# Donald Tandy

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{{Short description|English actor (1918–2014)}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox person
| name               = Donald Tandy
| image              = Portrait_of_Donald_Tandy.jpg
| caption            = Tandy in ''[Scotland Yard](/source/Scotland_Yard_(film_series))'', "The Square Mile Murder" (1960)
| birth_name         = Donald Eric Tandy
| birth_date         = 20 December 1918
| birth_place        = [London](/source/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](/source/Tom_Clements_(EastEnders)) in ''[EastEnders](/source/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](/source/Chance_of_a_Lifetime_(1950_film))''.<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](/source/Man_from_Interpol)'', ''[Scotland Yard](/source/Scotland_Yard_(TV_series))'', ''[You Can't Win](/source/You_Can't_Win_(1966_TV_series))'', ''[The Avengers](/source/The_Avengers_(TV_series))'', ''[The Saint](/source/The_Saint_(TV_series))'', ''[Danger Man](/source/Danger_Man)'', ''[Sergeant Cork](/source/Sergeant_Cork)'', ''[Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes_(1965_TV_series))'', ''[The Troubleshooters](/source/The_Troubleshooters_(British_TV_series))'', and ''[Colditz](/source/Colditz_(1972_TV_series))''.<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](/source/Chance_of_a_Lifetime_(1950_film))'' (1950)
* ''[Hand in Hand](/source/Hand_in_Hand_(1961_film))'' (1960)
* ''[Scotland Yard](/source/Scotland_Yard_(film_series))'': ''[Crossroads to Crime](/source/Crossroads_to_Crime)'' (1960), "The Square Mile Murder" (1960)
* ''[The Middle Course](/source/Middle_Course)'' (1961)
* ''[Doomsday at Eleven](/source/Doomsday_at_Eleven)'' (1962)
* ''[Farewell Performance](/source/Farewell_Performance)'' (1963)
* ''[Edgar Wallace Mysteries](/source/Edgar_Wallace_Mysteries)'':  ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(1962_film))'' (1962), ''[Game for Three Losers](/source/Game_for_Three_Losers)'' (1965)
* ''[Twenty-One](/source/Twenty-One_(1991_film))'' (1991) – Bobby's father (last appearance)

==Television==
* ''[Sunday Night Theatre](/source/Sunday_Night_Theatre)'' (2 episodes, 1950–1959)
* ''[Redgauntlet](/source/Redgauntlet)'' (1 episode, 1959)
* ''[Man from Interpol](/source/Man_from_Interpol)'' (2 episodes, 1960)
* ''[ITV Play of the Week](/source/ITV_Play_of_the_Week)'' (1 episode, 1960)
* ''[The Winter's Tale](/source/The_Winter's_Tale)'' (1962)
* ''[The Avengers](/source/The_Avengers_(TV_series))'' (1 episode, 1962)
* ''[Hancock](/source/Hancock's_Half_Hour)'' (1 episode, 1963)
* ''[The Saint](/source/The_Saint_(TV_series))'' (1 episode, 1963)
* ''[Suspense](/source/Suspense_(British_TV_series))'' (2 episodes, 1963)
* ''[Dr. Finlay's Casebook](/source/Dr._Finlay's_Casebook)'' (1 episode, 1963)
* ''[Sergeant Cork](/source/Sergeant_Cork)'' (2 episodes, 1966)
* ''[Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes_(1965_TV_series))'' (1 episode, 1968)
* ''[Mogul](/source/Mogul_(TV_series))'' (1 episode, 1969)
* ''[Softly Softly](/source/Softly%2C_Softly_(TV_series))'' (2 episodes, 1966–1970)
* ''[Dixon of Dock Green](/source/Dixon_of_Dock_Green)'' (2 episodes, –1974)
* ''Out of the Past'' (1 episode, 1974)
* ''[Brendon Chase](/source/Brendon_Chase)'' (2 episodes, 1981)
* ''[Weekend Playhouse](/source/Weekend_Playhouse)'' (1 episode, 1984)
* ''[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)'' (1986–1988)

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

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Category:English male film actors
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Category:Male actors from London

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