Donald Moffat

Acting

Donald Moffat

Born 26 December 1930 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK · Died 20 December 2018 at 87

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

Highlights

The Thing1982 · Film · Garry
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Nathaniel Mears
Columbo1971 · Series · Sheldon Hays
The West Wing1999 · Series · Talmidge Cregg
The Right Stuff1983 · Film · Lyndon B. Johnson
Clear and Present Danger1994 · Film · President Bennett

Filmography

Movies

67 films

61*2001 · Film · Ford Frick
Cookie's Fortune1999 · Film · Jack Palmer
A Smile Like Yours1997 · Film · Dr. Felber
The Evening Star1996 · Film · Hector Scott
Trapped in Paradise1994 · Film · Clifford Anderson
Is There Life Out There?1994 · Film · Grandpa Walter
Clear and Present Danger1994 · Film · President Bennett
Love, Cheat & Steal1993 · Film · Frank Harrington
Majority Rule1992 · Film · Walter Simms
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story1992 · Film · O'Connell
Housesitter1992 · Film · George Davis
Babe Ruth1991 · Film · Jacob Ruppert
Regarding Henry1991 · Film · Charlie Cameron
The Great Pretender1991 · Film · Owen Milner
Class Action1991 · Film · Quinn
The Bonfire of the Vanities1990 · Film · Mr. McCoy
Kaleidoscope1990 · Film · Arthur Patterson
A Son's Promise1990 · Film · Paw Paw
Kojak: Flowers For Matty1990 · Film · Garrett Fitzsimons
Music Box1989 · Film · Harry Talbot
Far North1988 · Film · Uncle Dane
The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988 · Film · Chief Surgeon
Necessary Parties1988 · Film · Grampa Mills
When the Time Comes1987 · Film · Harold
Desperado1987 · Film · Malloy, Nora's Dad
License to Kill1986 · Film · Howard Webster
Houston: The Legend of Texas1986 · Film · Col. John Allen
Lily1986 · Film · John Farnsworth
Monster in the Closet1986 · Film · General Franklin Turnbull
The Best of Times1986 · Film · Herbert ("The Colonel")
Alamo Bay1985 · Film · Wally
Through Naked Eyes1983 · Film · Patrolman
The Right Stuff1983 · Film · Lyndon B. Johnson
Who Will Love My Children?1983 · Film · Dick Thomas
The Thing1982 · Film · Garry
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982 · Film · Captain Vesey
The White Lions1981 · Film · Vreeland
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy1981 · Film · Hugh Auchincloss
My Champion1981 · Film · Dr. Myron Shapiro
Popeye1980 · Film · The Taxman
HealtH1980 · Film · Colonel Cody
The Long Days of Summer1980 · Film · Josef Kaplan
On the Nickel1980 · Film · Sam
Promises in the Dark1979 · Film · Dr. Walter McInerny
Mrs. R's Daughter1979 · Film · Frank Randell
Ebony, Ivory and Jade1979 · Film · Ian Cabot
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter1979 · Film · Wally Ball
The Gift of Love1978 · Film · William Schuyler
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force1978 · Film · Col. Benton
Tartuffe1978 · Film · Tartuffe
Mary White1977 · Film · Sir James Barrie
Exo-Man1977 · Film · Wallace Rogers
The Call of the Wild1976 · Film · Simpson
Forget-Me-Not Lane1975 · Film · Charles Bisley
Earthquake1974 · Film · Dr. Harvey Johnson
The Terminal Man1974 · Film · Dr. Arthur McPherson
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love1974 · Film · Fred
A Touch of the Poet1974 · Film · Jamie Cregan
Showdown1973 · Film · Art Williams
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine1972 · Film · Thomas Melville
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid1972 · Film · Manning
The Devil and Miss Sarah1971 · Film · Appleton
R.P.M.1970 · Film · Perry Howard
The File on Devlin1969 · Film · John Heywood
Rachel, Rachel1968 · Film · Niall Cameron
Of Mice and Men1968 · Film · Slim
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · Film · Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

38 shows

Law & Order: Trial by Jury2005 · Series · Matthew Sherwood
Bull2000 · Series · Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts
The West Wing1999 · Series · Talmidge Cregg
The Sleep Room1998 · Series · Joe Rauh
Tales of the City1993 · Series · Edgar Halcyon
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1993 · Series · Walt Whitman
Cross of Fire1989 · Series · George Oberholtzer
The Bourne Identity1988 · Series · David Abbott
China Beach1988 · Series
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Lawrence O'Neil
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "The Star")
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Tim Carver
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Gardner Church
The Word1978 · Series · Henri Aubert
Dallas1978 · Series · Brooks Oliver
Logan's Run1977 · Series · Rem
The Fitzpatricks1977 · Series
Code R1977 · Series · Jack Douglas
Little House on the Prairie1974 · Series · Nathaniel Mears
The Six Million Dollar Man1974 · Series · Lester Burstyn
The Snoop Sisters1973 · Series · Shriver Danforth
The Waltons1972 · Series · Lester Morgan
Columbo1971 · Series · Sheldon Hays
Great Performances1971 · Series · Charles Bisley
Night Gallery1970 · Series · Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model")
The Young Rebels1970 · Series
Room 2221969 · Series
Hawaii Five-O1969 · Series · Dr. David Forbes
Lancer1968 · Series
Mannix1967 · Series · Don McGrath
The High Chaparral1967 · Series · Henry Simmons
Coronet Blue1967 · Series · The Rector
Ironside1967 · Series · Daniel Keyes
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series · Alex Pierson
The Defenders1961 · Series · Dr. Leon Elm
Bonanza1959 · Series · Judge MacIntyre
Naked City1958 · Series · Brickwell
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Joseph Graham