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Donald Moffat

Acting Born Dec 26, 1930 Plymouth, Devon, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Columbo

as Sheldon Hays

The West Wing

as Talmidge Cregg

Murder, She Wrote

as Tim Carver

Bonanza

as Judge MacIntyre

Bonanza

as Thatcher

Ironside

as Daniel Keyes

Ironside

as Hartz
Film

Ikiru

as Brickwell

Full filmography

  • Dallas (1978) as Brooks Oliver
  • Columbo (1971) as Sheldon Hays
  • The West Wing (1999) as Talmidge Cregg
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Tim Carver
  • Bonanza (1959) as Judge MacIntyre
  • Bonanza (1959) as Thatcher
  • Ironside (1967) as Daniel Keyes
  • Ironside (1967) as Hartz
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Dr. David Forbes
  • The Waltons (1972) as Lester Morgan
  • Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Nathaniel Mears
  • Mannix (1967) as Don McGrath
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Lester Burstyn
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Dr. Martin Davis
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Alex Pierson
  • Great Performances (1971) as Charles Bisley
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Walt Whitman
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Lawrence O'Neil
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Joseph Graham
  • Naked City (1958) as Brickwell
  • The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "The Star")
  • The High Chaparral (1967) as Henry Simmons
  • Night Gallery (1970) as Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model")
  • Room 222 (1969)