Donald Pickering: movies and TV shows
Donald Pickering has 85 credits in the archive: 31 films and 54 TV series, from 1954 to 2001. Highest rated: John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1954 – 2001 · busiest year: 1965 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Victoria & Albert | Dr. Locock | Film | 7.6 | 67 |
| 1998 | Monk Dawson | Archbishop of Westminster | Film | 5.2 | 64 |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Sir Duncan | Film | 6.4 | 63 |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Sir Martin Cook | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Randolph | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1994 | Good King Wenceslas | Kyril | Film | 4.4 | 60 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Andrew Parkin | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn | George | TV | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1992 | Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors | Prince Philip | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1991 | The Brittas Empire | TV | 6.6 | 57 | |
| 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham? | Douglas Hurd, Foreign Secretary | Film | 8.5 | 56 |
| 1988 | The Contract | Permanent Undersecretary | TV | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Lord Frankham | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Time and the Rani | Beyus | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Sir Roger | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1986 | Yes, Prime Minister | TV | 8.4 | 52 | |
| 1986 | John Silver's Return to Treasure Island | Hallows | TV | 8.8 | 52 |
| 1986 | Executive Stress | TV | 6.2 | 52 | |
| 1986 | Half Moon Street | George Hardcastle | Film | 5.1 | 52 |
| 1984 | Scarab | Harrington | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1983 | The Cleopatras | Lucullus | TV | 3.8 | 49 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Captain George Melbeck | TV | 6.6 | 48 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Gallery Owner | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1979 | Dick Turpin | Lord Manderfell | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1979 | Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson | Dr. Watson | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1979 | Yanks | Golfing friend | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn | Maj. Russell R.A. | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Sir Robert | TV | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1978 | Return of the Saint | Sir Trevor Stevens | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1978 | The Thirty Nine Steps | Marshall | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Brigadier Tennant | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Lt. Col. Mackenzie | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1977 | Cottage to Let | Jonathan Mootpoint | TV | — | 43 |
| 1977 | Heartbreak House | Randall Utterwood | Film | — | 43 |
| 1977 | The Three Hostages | McGillivray | Film | — | 43 |
| 1976 | Private Lives | Victor Prynne | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Attorney General | TV | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1975 | Sporting Chance | Lyndon (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1974 | The Pallisers | Dolly Longstaffe | TV | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1973 | An Afternoon at the Festival | Howerd | Film | — | 39 |
| 1973 | Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club | Dr. Penberthy | TV | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Morley Lyndon | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Fielding | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1971 | Barlow | Tony Sherlock | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Angus Nash | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1970 | The Three Sisters | Soliony | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1970 | The Breaking of Bumbo | Jorum | Film | 4.7 | 36 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Howerd | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1969 | Maigret at Bay | Préfet de Police | Film | — | 35 |
| 1968 | The Champions | Colonel Banks | TV | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1967 | A Challenge for Robin Hood | Sir Jamyl de Penitone | Film | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1967 | Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones | Blade | Film | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | TV Announcer (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 32 |
| 1966 | King of the River | Skinner | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1966 | Second Childhood | Kenneth Dennistoun | Film | — | 32 |
| 1966 | End in Tears | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Soliony | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Monty Cave | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Préfet de Police | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Hotel Manager | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Ronald Utterword | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | George Farrant | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | 'Bookie' Barton Smith | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Rawlings | TV | 7.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Kenneth Dennistoun | TV | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Film | 6.9 | 31 | |
| 1965 | Londoners | Leigh | TV | — | 31 |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Hatier | TV | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1965 | It's Not Me - It's Them! | TV | — | 31 | |
| 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpin | Sir John Burnside | Film | — | 31 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Colonel Edmund Heines | TV | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best | Adrian Slater | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1964 | Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus | Eyesen | Film | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Blade | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Beyus | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Eyesen | TV | 7.9 | 29 |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Jack Lamond | TV | 8.2 | 29 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Wilson | TV | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Jeremy | TV | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Peter Roberts | TV | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Freddie Cartwright | TV | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1960 | Androcles and the Lion | Metellus | TV | — | 26 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 25 | |
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | Second Officer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 23 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Sir John Burnside | TV | 7.9 | 20 |