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Donald Moffat

Acting Born Dec 26, 1930 Died Dec 20, 2018 Plymouth, Devon, England, UK 116 credits

Biography

Donald Moffat was an English actor with a career spanning multiple decades in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on and off Broadway, appearing in productions such as The Wild Duck and Right You Are If You Think You Are, and Painting Churches for which he received an Obie Award. Moffat also appeared in several feature films and television series, including The Thing, The Right Stuff, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and The West Wing. He was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK, on December 26, 1930, and passed away on December 20, 2018, at the age of 87.

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Career

Career overview

Donald Moffat was an English actor with a career spanning multiple decades in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on and off Broadway, appearing in notable productions such as The Wild Duck and Right You Are If You Think You Are, for which he received Tony Award nominations. He also received an Obie Award for his performance in Painting Churches.

In addition to his stage work, Moffat appeared in several feature films, including The Thing and The Right Stuff. He also made guest appearances in television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and The West Wing.

Moffat's extensive career in film and television spanned many years, with a total of 111 known credits. He was born on December 26, 1930, in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK, and passed away on December 20, 2018, at the age of 87.

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Career timeline

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Realizing The Right Stuff
61*
Bull
The West WingCookie's Fortune
The Sleep Room
A Smile Like Yours
The Evening Star
Clear and Present DangerTrapped in ParadiseIs There Life Out There?
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanTales of the CityLove, Cheat & Steal
HousesitterTeamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryMajority Rule
Regarding HenryClass ActionBabe RuthThe Great Pretender
The Bonfire of the VanitiesKaleidoscopeA Son's PromiseKojak: Flowers For Matty
Music BoxCross of Fire
China BeachThe Bourne IdentityThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingFar NorthNecessary Parties
When the Time ComesDesperado
L.A. LawLilyMonster in the ClosetLicense to KillHouston: The Legend of Texas
The Twilight ZoneAlamo Bay
Murder, She Wrote
The Right StuffWho Will Love My Children?Through Naked Eyes
American PlayhouseAmerican PlayhouseThe ThingA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
My ChampionJacqueline Bouvier KennedyThe White Lions
PopeyeHealtHThe Long Days of SummerOn the Nickel
Mrs. R's DaughterPromises in the DarkEbony, Ivory and JadeStrangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
DallasThe WordTartuffeSergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceThe Gift of Love
Logan's RunCode RThe FitzpatricksExo-ManEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
The Call of the Wild
Forget-Me-Not Lane
Little House on the PrairieThe Six Million Dollar ManThe Six Million Dollar ManEarthquakeThe New Land
The Snoop SistersShowdown

Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Matthew Sherwood
  • Realizing The Right Stuff (2003) as Self
  • 61* (2001) as Ford Frick
  • Bull (2000) as Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts
  • The West Wing (1999) as Talmidge Cregg
  • Cookie's Fortune (1999) as Jack Palmer
  • The Sleep Room (1998) as Joe Rauh
  • A Smile Like Yours (1997) as Dr. Felber
  • The Evening Star (1996) as Hector Scott
  • Clear and Present Danger (1994) as President Bennett
  • Trapped in Paradise (1994) as Clifford Anderson
  • Is There Life Out There? (1994) as Grandpa Walter
  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Walt Whitman
  • Tales of the City (1993) as Edgar Halcyon
  • Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) as Frank Harrington
  • Housesitter (1992) as George Davis
  • Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) as O'Connell
  • Majority Rule (1992) as Walter Simms
  • Regarding Henry (1991) as Charlie Cameron
  • Class Action (1991) as Quinn
  • Babe Ruth (1991) as Jacob Ruppert
  • The Great Pretender (1991) as Owen Milner
  • The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) as Mr. McCoy
  • Kaleidoscope (1990) as Arthur Patterson
  • A Son's Promise (1990) as Paw Paw
  • Kojak: Flowers For Matty (1990) as Garrett Fitzsimons
  • Music Box (1989) as Harry Talbot
  • Cross of Fire (1989) as George Oberholtzer
  • China Beach (1988)
  • The Bourne Identity (1988) as David Abbott
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) as Chief Surgeon
  • Far North (1988) as Uncle Dane
  • Necessary Parties (1988) as Grampa Mills
  • When the Time Comes (1987) as Harold
  • Desperado (1987) as Malloy, Nora's Dad
  • L.A. Law (1986) as Lawrence O'Neil
  • Lily (1986) as John Farnsworth
  • Monster in the Closet (1986) as General Franklin Turnbull
  • License to Kill (1986) as Howard Webster
  • Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986) as Col. John Allen
  • The Best of Times (1986) as Herbert ("The Colonel")
  • The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "The Star")
  • Alamo Bay (1985) as Wally
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Tim Carver
  • The Right Stuff (1983) as Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Who Will Love My Children? (1983) as Dick Thomas
  • Through Naked Eyes (1983) as Patrolman
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Gardner Church
  • American Playhouse (1982) as Edgar Halcyon
  • The Thing (1982) as Garry
  • A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982) as Captain Vesey
  • My Champion (1981) as Dr. Myron Shapiro
  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) as Hugh Auchincloss
  • The White Lions (1981) as Vreeland
  • Popeye (1980) as The Taxman
  • HealtH (1980) as Colonel Cody
  • The Long Days of Summer (1980) as Josef Kaplan
  • On the Nickel (1980) as Sam
  • Mrs. R's Daughter (1979) as Frank Randell
  • Promises in the Dark (1979) as Dr. Walter McInerny
  • Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) as Ian Cabot
  • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) as Wally Ball
  • Dallas (1978) as Brooks Oliver
  • The Word (1978) as Henri Aubert
  • Tartuffe (1978) as Tartuffe
  • Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978) as Col. Benton
  • The Gift of Love (1978) as William Schuyler
  • Logan's Run (1977) as Rem
  • Code R (1977) as Jack Douglas
  • The Fitzpatricks (1977)
  • Exo-Man (1977) as Wallace Rogers
  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) as Harry Hopkins
  • Mary White (1977) as Sir James Barrie
  • The Call of the Wild (1976) as Simpson
  • Forget-Me-Not Lane (1975) as Charles Bisley
  • Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Nathaniel Mears
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Lester Burstyn
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Dr. Martin Davis
  • Earthquake (1974) as Dr. Harvey Johnson
  • The New Land (1974)
  • The Terminal Man (1974) as Dr. Arthur McPherson
  • A Touch of the Poet (1974) as Jamie Cregan
  • Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love (1974) as Fred
  • The Snoop Sisters (1973) as Shriver Danforth
  • Showdown (1973) as Art Williams
  • The Waltons (1972) as Lester Morgan
  • The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) as Manning
  • The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)
  • Columbo (1971) as Sheldon Hays
  • Great Performances (1971) as Charles Bisley
  • The Devil and Miss Sarah (1971) as Appleton
  • Night Gallery (1970) as Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model")
  • The Young Rebels (1970)
  • R.P.M. (1970) as Perry Howard
  • Room 222 (1969)
  • The File on Devlin (1969) as John Heywood
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Dr. David Forbes
  • Lancer (1968)
  • Rachel, Rachel (1968) as Niall Cameron
  • Of Mice and Men (1968) as Slim
  • Ironside (1967) as Daniel Keyes
  • Ironside (1967) as Hartz
  • Mannix (1967) as Don McGrath
  • The High Chaparral (1967) as Henry Simmons
  • Coronet Blue (1967) as The Rector
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Alex Pierson
  • Art, what is it? Why is it? (1963) as Narrator
  • The Defenders (1961) as Dr. Leon Elm
  • The Defenders (1961) as Dr. Finch
  • Bonanza (1959) as Judge MacIntyre
  • Bonanza (1959) as Thatcher
  • Naked City (1958) as Brickwell
  • The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Joseph Graham
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as John Heywood
  • Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island as Roger Williams