# Donald Bisset

Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was an English actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.

## Selected filmography

* Murder in the Cathedral (1951) – First Priest
* Noose for a Lady (1953) – Superintendent Shelford
* The Brain Machine (1955) – Maj. Gifford, hospital superintendent
* Little Red Monkey (1955) – Editor Harris
* Up the Creek (1958) – Farm Laborer
* Broth of a Boy (1959) – Newcome
* The Headless Ghost (1959) – Guide
* Friends and Neighbours (1959) – Porter
* A Touch of Larceny (1959) – Club Member
* The Battle of the Sexes (1960) – Tobacconist
* Hide and Seek (1964) – Stranger on Platform
* Eye of the Devil (1966) – Rennard
* Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) – Flood
* Two a Penny (1967) – Dr. Berman
* Carry On Again Doctor (1969) – Patient (uncredited)
* See No Evil (1971) – Doctor
* For the Love of Ada (1972) – Mr. Chapman
* Clinic Exclusive (1972) – Chauffeur
* Nearest and Dearest (1972) – Vicar
* The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) – Gentleman of the Hunt (uncredited)
* Escape from the Dark (1976)
* Warlords of Atlantis (1978) – Professor Aitken
* The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) – Renfrew
* Ragtime (1981) – J.P. Morgan
* Only Fools and Horses (1982) - A Touch of Glass - Wallace The Butler
* Little Dorrit (1987) – Enthusiastic Weighty Gentleman

## Books

* Anytime Stories, illus. by the author. London, Faber & Faber, 1954
* Some Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1957
* Next Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen & Co., 1959
* This Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1961
* Another Time Stories, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1963
* Little Bear's Pony, illus. Shirley Hughes. London, Benn, 1966
* Hullo Lucy, illus. Gillian Kenny. London, Benn, 1967; as Hello Lucy!, Ernest Benn, 1969
* Talks With a Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1967
* Kangaroo Tennis, illus. B. S. Biro. London, Benn, 1968
* Benjie the Circus Dog, illus. Val Biro. London, Benn, 1969
* Nothing, illus. by the author. London, Benn, 1969
* Upside Down Land. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1969
* Time and Again Stories (selection of stories from Some Time Stories and This Time Stories), illus. by the author. London, London, Methuen, 1970
* Barcha the Tiger, illus. Derek Collard. London, Benn, 1971
* Tiger Wants More, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1971; as Ogg, illus. Amelia Rosato. Oxford University Press, 1987
* Yak and the Painted Cave, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971
* Yak and the Sea Shell, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1971
* Yak and the Buried Treasure (from an idea by Susan Rutherford), illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972
* Yak and the Ice Cream, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1972
* Father Tingtang's Journey, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1973
* Jenny Hopalong, illus. Derek Collard. Tonbridge & London, Benn, 1973
* Yak Goes Home, illus. Lorraine Calaora. London, Methuen, 1973
* The Adventures of Mandy Duck, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1974
* The Happy Horse, illus. David Sharpe. London, Benn, 1974
* Hazy Mountain, illus. Shirley Hughes. Harmondsworth, Kestrel Books, 1975
* 'Oh Dear', said Tiger, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1975
* Paws with Numbers, with Michael Morris, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976
* Paws with Shapes, illus. Tony Hutchings. Maidenhead, Berks., Intercontinental Books, 1976
* The Lost Birthday, illus. by the author. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1976
* Journey to the Jungle, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977
* The Story of Smokey Horse, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1977
* This is Ridiculous, illus. by the author. London, Beaver Books, 1977
* The Adventures of Yak, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1978
* What Time Is It, When it Isn't?, illus. by the author. London, Methuen, 1980
* Johnny Here and There, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1981
* The Hedgehog Who Rolled Uphill, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982
* The Joyous Adventures of Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1982
* Sleep Tight, Snakey Boo, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1985
* Upside Down Stories, with Alison Claire Darke. London, Puffin, 1987
* Just a Moment!, illus. by the author. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1988
* Please Yourself. London, Methuen Children's Books, 1991