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