Donald Tandy

{{Infobox person | name = Donald Tandy | image = Portrait_of_Donald_Tandy.jpg | caption = Tandy in ''Scotland Yard'', "The Square Mile Murder" (1960) | 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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equity.org.uk/documents/equity-magazine-autumn-2014/|title=Equity magazine Autumn 2014|work=equity.org.uk|accessdate=3 November 2022}}</ref> 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 to 1988.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140728104208/http://www.donaldtandyofficialwebsite.co.uk/as_tom_clements_in_eastenders.html/ "Donald Tandy Plays Tom In ''EastEnders''"], donaldtandyofficialwebsite.co.uk. Accessed 3 November 2022.</ref>

==Career== Tandy started his career in 1950 in the low-budget film ''Chance of a Lifetime''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/donald-tandy-p69779|title=Donald Tandy - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|accessdate=3 November 2022}}</ref>

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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ff300c8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723010117/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ff300c8|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 July 2012|title=Donald Tandy|work=BFI}}</ref>

Starting in 1986, he appeared in ''EastEnders'' as the Queen Vic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/potman potman] Tom Clements. His last appearance was in 1988.

==Partial filmology==

===Film=== * ''Chance of a Lifetime'' (1950) * ''Hand in Hand'' (1960) * ''Scotland Yard'': ''Crossroads to Crime'' (1960), "The Square Mile Murder" (1960) * ''The Middle Course'' (1961) * ''Doomsday at Eleven'' (1962) * ''Farewell Performance'' (1963) * ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'': ''Playback'' (1962), ''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) * ''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) * ''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)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0849208|name=Donald Tandy}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tandy}} Category:1918 births Category:2014 deaths Category:English male film actors Category:English male television actors Category:Male actors from London