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Donald Tandy
Born: 20th Dec 1918 Lambeth, London, England, UK - Died 9th May 2014
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 19
Film: 11 (58%)
Television: 8 (42%)
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Filmography
Mar 1986 (first aired)
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 au ... view
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Mr Soanes (3 ep.)
Feb 1985 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Unknown/various (3479 ep.)
Tom Clements (7 ep.)
Tom (121 ep.)
Apr 1974 (first aired)
Incidents and mishaps propel Norman Wisdom into a series of extraordinary escapades in his final leading role on television. ... view
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Chief Warden (1 ep.)
Oct 1972 (first aired)
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 ... view
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Senior French Officer (2 ep.)
Sep 1970 (first aired)
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders. ... view
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Gateman (1 ep.)
1966
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. ... view
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Ticket Collector
1966
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 ... view
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1963
Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets. ... view
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Hospital porter
1963
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 wa ... view
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Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1963
After a pop singer is murdered, the police have to figure out which of his many enemies is responsible. ... view
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Harris
Oct 1962 (first aired)
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in ... view
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Detective Sergeant (1 ep.)
1962
A young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost. ... view
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Police Sergeant
1961
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 par ... view
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George
Jan 1961 (first aired)
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1960
Crossroads to Crime is about the investigations of a police constable (Anthony Oliver) who, working undercover without support from his colleagues, co ... view
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Basher
Jan 1960 (first aired)
Anthony Smith, an agent based at Britain's Interpol Division at Scotland Yard, takes on international assignments dealing with murderers, drug smuggle ... view
Character:
John (1 ep.)
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Messenger
1950
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. ... view
Character:
Worker