Donald Bisset

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

Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote 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) – Maj. Gifford, hospital superintendent
• Little Red Monkey (1955) – Editor Harris
• Up the Creek (1958) – Farm Laborer
• 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
• Only Fools and Horses (1982) - A Touch of Glass - Wallace The Butler
• 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

External links

• Donald Bisset at IMDb