Donald Tandy Explained

Donald Tandy
Birth Name:	Donald Eric Tandy
Birth Date:	20 December 1918
Birth Place:	London, England
Death Date:	9 May 2014 (aged 95)
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1948–1991
Spouse:	Diana Buckland (1947-2014; his death)
Children:	1

Donald Eric Tandy (20 December 1918 – 9 May 2014)^[1] 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.^[2]

Career

Tandy started his career in 1950 in the low-budget film Chance of a Lifetime.^[3]

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.^[4]

Starting in 1986, he appeared in EastEnders as the Queen Vic potman, Tom Clements. His last appearance was in 1988.

Partial filmology

Film

• Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
• Hand in Hand (1960)
• Crossroads to Crime (1960)
• The Middle Course (1961)
• Playback (1962)
• Doomsday at Eleven (1962)
• Farewell Performance (1963)
• Game for Three Losers (1965)
• Twenty-One (1991) - Bobby's Father (Last appearance)

Television

• Sunday Night Theatre (2 episodes, 1950–1959)
• Redgauntlet (1 episode, 1959)
• Scotland Yard, "The Square Mile Murder" (1960)
• Man from Interpol (2 episodes, 1960)
• ITV Play of the Week (1 episode, 1960)
• The Winter's Tale (1962)
• The Avengers (1 episode, 1962)
• Hancock (1 episode, 1963)
• The Saint (1 episode, 1963)
• Suspense (2 episodes, 1963)
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1 episode, 1963)
• The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1 episode, 1965)
• Sergeant Cork (2 episodes, 1966)
• Sherlock Holmes (1 episode, 1968)
• Mogul (1 episode, 1969)
• Softly Softly (2 episodes, 1966–1970)
• Dixon of Dock Green (2 episodes, –1974)
• Out of the Past (1 episode, 1974)
• Brendon Chase (2 episodes, 1981)
• Weekend Playhouse (1 episode, 1984)
• EastEnders (1986-1988)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Equity magazine Autumn 2014. equity.org.uk. 3 November 2022.
2. https://archive.today/20140728104208/http://www.donaldtandyofficialwebsite.co.uk/as_tom_clements_in_eastenders.html/ "Donald Tandy Plays Tom In EastEnders"
3. Web site: Donald Tandy - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie. 3 November 2022.
4. Web site: Donald Tandy. https://web.archive.org/web/20120723010117/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ff300c8. dead. 23 July 2012. BFI.