Donald Bisset


Donald Bisset, was an English actor.
He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and made his first London appearance, in A Bride for the Unicorn, at the Westminster Theatre in July 1936.
He also wrote numerous stories for children, which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.

Selected filmography

Murder in the Cathedral – First PriestNoose for a Lady – Superintendent ShelfordThe Brain Machine – Major Gifford, hospital superintendentLittle Red Monkey – Editor HarrisUp the Creek – Farm LabourerBroth of a Boy – NewcomeThe Headless Ghost – GuideFriends and Neighbours – PorterA Touch of Larceny – Club MemberThe Battle of the Sexes – TobacconistHide and Seek – Stranger on PlatformEye of the Devil – RennardJules Verne's Rocket to the Moon – FloodTwo a Penny – Dr BermanCarry On Again Doctor – Patient See No Evil – DoctorFor the Love of Ada – Mr ChapmanClinic Exclusive – ChauffeurNearest and Dearest – VicarThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones – Gentleman of the Hunt Escape from the Dark Warlords of Atlantis – Professor AitkenThe Thirty Nine Steps – RenfrewRagtime – J P MorganLittle Dorrit – 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 , 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, 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