Donald Sumpter

Born on 13 February 1943, Donald Sumpter began his career in acting in the mid-1960s, appearing in various film and television productions. One of his notable early roles was as the Doctor in the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Wheel in Space alongside Patrick Troughton. He went on to reprise his role in the 1972 serial The Sea Devils with Jon Pertwee, before taking on other notable parts such as a lead role in the 1977 film The Black Panther, playing real-life British criminal Donald Neilson.