Donald Tandy
Biography
Donald Eric Tandy (20 December 1918 – 9 May 2014) was an English actor who appeared in over a dozen films (usually in minor or uncredited roles) and several dozens of televisions shows during his career. He played potman Tom Clements in EastEnders from 1986 through 1988. Tandy started his career in 1950 in the low-budget film Chance of a Lifetime. He appeared in many television programmes including Man from Interpol, Scotland Yard, You Can't Win, The Avengers, The Saint, Danger Man, Sergeant Cork, Sherlock Holmes, The Troubleshooters, and Colditz. Starting in 1986, he appeared in EastEnders as the Queen Vic potman, Tom Clements. His last appearance was in 1988.
Known For & Full Filmography18 Titles
Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes • as Tom Clements
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes • as Tom
The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Drama Series - 1961, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes • as Detective Sergeant
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Gateman
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes • as Senior French Officer
Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at the supposedly escape-proof Colditz Castle when designated Oflag IV-C during World War II, and their many attempts to escape captivity, as well as the relationships formed between the various nationalities and their German captors.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Ticket Collector
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes • as Chief Warden
A series of occurrences launch Norman Wisdom on a succession of remarkable and unpredictable adventures.
Drama Series - 1960, 16 episodes • as John
Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's Interpol Division at Scotland Yard, takes on international assignments dealing with murderers, drug smugglers and slave runners.
Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • as Mr Soanes
Seal Morning is a 1986 British drama serial developed by Rosemary Anne Sisson for ITV. In 1930s England, the lives of orphaned young Rowena and her aunt Miriam are changed by raising an abandoned seal pup, Laura, attracting the attention of naturalist Dr Bernard Lacey.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Mariner
Adaptation of the Shakespeare play.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to the culprits, they set up a blackmail scheme to warn him off. But when the crooks begin to fall out with each other, the police learn the truth.
Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as George
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to remain friends "forever and ever and can't be parted for never and never". Unfortunately, the society that Michael and Rachel live in is one of religious intolerance. The fact that Michael is Irish Catholic and Rachel is Jewish is a point of conflict for just about everyone in the community.
Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Worker
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Hospital porter
Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets.
Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Police Sergeant
A young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.
Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Basher
Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, confronts and brings down a gang of vehicle hi-jackers.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted as a vulnerable target by an insurance salesman who suggests precautions, including buying insurance. Will the works be done in time and sufficient to stop the robbers?