Donald Bisset

Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset
Born	Donald Harold Gunn Bisset; 30 August 1910; Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died	10 August 1995 (aged 84); London, England
Occupations	Actor; author;

Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor.

He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made his first London appearance, in A Bride for the Unicorn, at the Westminster Theatre in July 1936.

He also wrote numerous stories for children, which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.

Selected filmography

Murder in the Cathedral (1951) – First Priest
Noose for a Lady (1953) – Superintendent Shelford
The Brain Machine (1955) – Major Gifford, hospital superintendent
Little Red Monkey (1955) – Editor Harris
Up the Creek (1958) – Farm Labourer
Broth of a Boy (1959) – Newcome
The Headless Ghost (1959) – Guide
Friends and Neighbours (1959) – Porter
A Touch of Larceny (1959) – Club Member
The Battle of the Sexes (1960) – Tobacconist
Hide and Seek (1964) – Stranger on Platform
Eye of the Devil (1966) – Rennard
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) – Flood
Two a Penny (1967) – Dr Berman
Carry On Again Doctor (1969) – Patient (uncredited)
See No Evil (1971) – Doctor
For the Love of Ada (1972) – Mr Chapman
Clinic Exclusive (1972) – Chauffeur
Nearest and Dearest (1972) – Vicar
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) – Gentleman of the Hunt (uncredited)
Escape from the Dark (1976)
Warlords of Atlantis (1978) – Professor Aitken
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) – Renfrew
Ragtime (1981) – J P Morgan
Little Dorrit (1987) – Enthusiastic Weighty Gentleman

Books

Anytime Stories, illus. by the author. London, Faber & Faber, 1954
Some Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1957
Next Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1959
This Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1961
Another Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1963
Little Bear's Pony, illus. Shirley Hughes. London, Benn, 1966
Hullo Lucy, illus. Gillian Kenny. London, Benn, 1967; as Hello Lucy!, Ernest Benn, 1969
Talks With a Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1967
Kangaroo Tennis, illus. B. S. Biro. London, Benn, 1968
Benjie the Circus Dog, illus. Val Biro. London, Benn, 1969
Nothing, illus. by the author. London, Benn, 1969
Upside Down Land. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1969
Time and Again Stories (selection of stories from Some Time Stories and This Time Stories), illus. by the author. London, London, Methuen, 1970
Barcha the Tiger, illus. Derek Collard. London, Benn, 1971
Tiger Wants More, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1971; as Ogg, illus. Amelia Rosato. Oxford University Press, 1987
Yak and the Painted Cave, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971
Yak and the Sea Shell, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971
Yak and the Buried Treasure (from an idea by Susan Rutherford), illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972
Yak and the Ice Cream, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972
Father Tingtang's Journey, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1973
Jenny Hopalong, illus. Derek Collard. Tonbridge & London, Benn, 1973
Yak Goes Home, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1973
The Adventures of Mandy Duck, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1974
The Happy Horse, illus. David Sharpe. London, Benn, 1974
Hazy Mountain, illus. Shirley Hughes. Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1975
'Oh Dear', said Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1975
Paws with Numbers, with Michael Morris, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976
Paws with Shapes, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976
The Lost Birthday, illus. by the author. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1976
Journey to the Jungle, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977
The Story of Smokey Horse, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1977
This is Ridiculous, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977
The Adventures of Yak, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1978
What Time Is It, When it Isn't?, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1980
Johnny Here and There, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1981
The Hedgehog Who Rolled Uphill, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982
The Joyous Adventures of Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982
Sleep Tight, Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1985
Upside Down Stories, with Alison Claire Darke. London, Puffin, 1987
Just a Moment!, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1988
Please Yourself. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1991

References

↑ "Donald Bisset | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
↑ "Donald Bisset | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
↑ 'Guildhall School of Music', The Era, 26 June 1935, p.23.
↑ 'The Westminster', The Stage, 9 July 1936, p.10.
↑ "Donald Bisset". Oxford Reference.
↑ "Donald Bisset - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.
↑ Steve (30 December 2006). "Bear Alley: Donald Bisset (a.k.a. Donald Bissett)". Bearalley.blogspot.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

External links

Donald Bisset at IMDb

[1] "Donald Bisset | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

[2] "Donald Bisset | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.

[3] 'Guildhall School of Music', The Era, 26 June 1935, p.23.

[4] 'The Westminster', The Stage, 9 July 1936, p.10.

[5] "Donald Bisset". Oxford Reference.

[6] "Donald Bisset - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.

[7] Steve (30 December 2006). "Bear Alley: Donald Bisset (a.k.a. Donald Bissett)". Bearalley.blogspot.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

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Donald Bisset

Born	Donald Harold Gunn Bisset (1910-08-30)30 August 1910 Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died	10 August 1995(1995-08-10) (aged 84) London, England
Occupations	Actor author