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name: "Donald Symington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-symington"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 August 1925"
died: "24 July 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:16.582420+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Donald Symington

Actor. Born 30 August 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 24 July 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 August 1925, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- **Died:** 24 July 2013

## Biography

Donald Symington was an American stage, film and television actor. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he began his career in theatre and appeared in several Broadway productions, including replacements in *The King and I* (1977–1979) and roles in *Mourning Pictures* (1974) and *Murderous Angels* (1971).

His film credits include *Diary of a Mad Housewife* (1970), *The Front* (1976), *Annie Hall* (1977) as Dad Hall, *Bloodline* (1979), *Wolfen* (1981), *Hanky Panky* (1982), *Spring Break* (1983) and *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995). He also appeared in television series such as *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*. Symington died in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, baltimoresun.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Annie Hall* (1977), Fi1m 86, as Dad Hall — [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Edward
- *Mighty Aphrodite* (1995), Amanda's Father
- *Wolfen* (1981), Lawyer
- *The Front* (1976), Congressman
- *Spring Break* (1983), Ernest Dalby
- *Hanky Panky* (1982), Manager in Club
- *Bloodline* (1979), Henley
- *Diary of a Mad Housewife* (1970), Pediatrician

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