
Donald Moffat
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1930-12-26
- Died
- 2018-12-20
- Place of birth
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as
- Donald Moffatt
Biography
Donald Moffat (26 December 1930 – 20 December 2018) was an English actor with decades long career in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on and off Broadway which included appearances in The Wild Duck and Right You Are If You Think You Are, earning a Tony Award nomination for both, as well as Painting Churches for which he received an Obie Award. Moffat also appeared in several feature films including The Thing and The Right Stuff, along with his guest appearances in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and The West Wing.
Known For
TV Shows (39)

Columbo
1971
as Sheldon Hays

The West Wing
1999
as Talmidge Cregg

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Tim Carver

Bonanza
1959
as Judge MacIntyre / Thatcher

Dallas
1978
as Brooks Oliver

Mannix
1967
as Don McGrath

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. David Forbes

Ironside
1967
as Daniel Keyes / Hartz

Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Nathaniel Mears

Great Performances
1971
as Charles Bisley

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Alex Pierson

The Waltons
1972
as Lester Morgan

L.A. Law
1986
as Lawrence O'Neil

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Walt Whitman

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Lester Burstyn / Dr. Martin Davis

Naked City
1958
as Brickwell

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Star")

The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Leon Elm / Dr. Finch

Night Gallery
1970
as Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model")

The High Chaparral
1967
as Henry Simmons

Gunsmoke
1955
as Joseph Graham

Room 222
1969

China Beach
1988

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Matthew Sherwood

Lancer
1968

Bull
2000
as Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts

Tales of the City
1993
as Edgar Halcyon

The Bourne Identity
1988
as David Abbott

Logan's Run
1977
as Rem

Code R
1977
as Jack Douglas

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John Heywood

The Fitzpatricks
1977

The Snoop Sisters
1973
as Shriver Danforth

Coronet Blue
1967
as The Rector

The Young Rebels
1970

The Word
1978
as Henri Aubert

Cross of Fire
1989
as George Oberholtzer
The New Land
1974

The Sleep Room
1998
as Joe Rauh
Movies (71)

The Thing
1982
as Garry

Clear and Present Danger
1994
as President Bennett

Popeye
1980
as The Taxman

The Right Stuff
1983
as Lyndon B. Johnson

Earthquake
1974
as Dr. Harvey Johnson

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Mr. McCoy

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Chief Surgeon

Regarding Henry
1991
as Charlie Cameron

Housesitter
1992
as George Davis

Music Box
1989
as Harry Talbot

Class Action
1991
as Quinn

61*
2001
as Ford Frick

The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
1981
as Hugh Auchincloss

Trapped in Paradise
1994
as Clifford Anderson

Necessary Parties
1988
as Grampa Mills

The Best of Times
1986
as Herbert ("The Colonel")

Cookie's Fortune
1999
as Jack Palmer

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
1978
as Col. Benton

HealtH
1980
as Colonel Cody

Showdown
1973
as Art Williams

The Evening Star
1996
as Hector Scott

Love, Cheat & Steal
1993
as Frank Harrington

R.P.M.
1970
as Perry Howard

Exo-Man
1977
as Wallace Rogers

Rachel, Rachel
1968
as Niall Cameron
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977
as Harry Hopkins

Babe Ruth
1991
as Jacob Ruppert

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
1972
as Manning

Monster in the Closet
1986
as General Franklin Turnbull

A Son's Promise
1990
as Paw Paw

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as O'Connell

A Smile Like Yours
1997
as Dr. Felber

Mrs. R's Daughter
1979
as Frank Randell

The Terminal Man
1974
as Dr. Arthur McPherson

Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Garrett Fitzsimons

Kaleidoscope
1990
as Arthur Patterson

Majority Rule
1992
as Walter Simms

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
1974
as Fred

Desperado
1987
as Malloy, Nora's Dad

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972

The Great Pretender
1991
as Owen Milner

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Captain Vesey

Who Will Love My Children?
1983
as Dick Thomas

Houston: The Legend of Texas
1986
as Col. John Allen

Alamo Bay
1985
as Wally

License to Kill
1986
as Howard Webster

Of Mice and Men
1968
as Slim

Mary White
1977
as Sir James Barrie

Tartuffe
1978
as Tartuffe

A Touch of the Poet
1974
as Jamie Cregan

Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979
as Ian Cabot

The Gift of Love
1978
as William Schuyler

Far North
1988
as Uncle Dane

The Call of the Wild
1976
as Simpson

The Long Days of Summer
1980
as Josef Kaplan

Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
1979
as Wally Ball

On the Nickel
1980
as Sam

Is There Life Out There?
1994
as Grandpa Walter

Promises in the Dark
1979
as Dr. Walter McInerny

Lily
1986
as John Farnsworth

The Devil and Miss Sarah
1971
as Appleton

The White Lions
1981
as Vreeland

The File on Devlin
1969
as John Heywood

My Champion
1981
as Dr. Myron Shapiro

Through Naked Eyes
1983
as Patrolman

Realizing The Right Stuff
2003
as Self

Forget-Me-Not Lane
1975
as Charles Bisley

When the Time Comes
1987
as Harold

Art, what is it? Why is it?
1963
as Narrator
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island
as Roger Williams
About Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat (26 December 1930 – 20 December 2018) was an English actor with decades long career in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on and off Broadway which included appearances in The Wild Duck and Right You Are If You Think You Are, earning a Tony Award nomination for both, as well as Painting Churches for which he received an Obie Award. Moffat also appeared in several feature films including The Thing and The Right Stuff, along with his guest appearances in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman a… With 110 credits spanning from 1951 to 2005, Donald Moffat has appeared in 71 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Donald Moffat Movies
- The Thing (1982) — as Garry
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as President Bennett
- Popeye (1980) — as The Taxman
- The Right Stuff (1983) — as Lyndon B. Johnson
- Earthquake (1974) — as Dr. Harvey Johnson
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