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Donald Moffat
ACTOR

Donald Moffat

Known for Little House on the Prairie · Columbo · The West Wing

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…

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Born
Dec 26, 1930
Died
Dec 20, 2018
Birthplace
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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

TVLittle House on the Prairie
Little House on the PrairieNathaniel Mears · 1974
★ 8.0
TVColumbo
ColumboSheldon Hays · 1971
★ 8.1
TVThe West Wing
The West WingTalmidge Cregg · 1999
★ 8.3
TVBonanza
BonanzaJudge MacIntyre · 1959
★ 7.5
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteTim Carver · 1984
★ 7.5
TVMission: Impossible
Mission: ImpossibleAlex Pierson · 1966
★ 7.6
TVDallas
DallasBrooks Oliver · 1978
★ 6.9
TVHawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-ODr. David Forbes · 1969
★ 7.2

Filmography

Movies

The Battle of the River PlateSwanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
1956
Art, what is it? Why is it?Narrator
1963
Of Mice and MenSlim
1968
Rachel, RachelNiall Cameron
1968
The File on DevlinJohn Heywood
1969
R.P.M.Perry Howard
1970
The Devil and Miss SarahAppleton
1971
The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidManning
1972
The Trial of the Catonsville NineThomas Melville
1972
ShowdownArt Williams
1973
A Touch of the PoetJamie Cregan
1974
EarthquakeDr. Harvey Johnson
1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveFred
1974
The Terminal ManDr. Arthur McPherson
1974
Forget-Me-Not LaneCharles Bisley
1975
The Call of the WildSimpson
1976
EA
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsHarry Hopkins
1977
Exo-ManWallace Rogers
1977
Mary WhiteSir James Barrie
1977
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceCol. Benton
1978
TartuffeTartuffe
1978
The Gift of LoveWilliam Schuyler
1978
Ebony, Ivory and JadeIan Cabot
1979
Mrs. R's DaughterFrank Randell
1979
Promises in the DarkDr. Walter McInerny
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterWally Ball
1979
HealtHColonel Cody
1980
On the NickelSam
1980
PopeyeThe Taxman
1980
The Long Days of SummerJosef Kaplan
1980
Jacqueline Bouvier KennedyHugh Auchincloss
1981
My ChampionDr. Myron Shapiro
1981
The White LionsVreeland
1981
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionCaptain Vesey
1982
The ThingGarry
1982
The Right StuffLyndon B. Johnson
1983
Through Naked EyesPatrolman
1983
Who Will Love My Children?Dick Thomas
1983
Alamo BayWally
1985
Houston: The Legend of TexasCol. John Allen
1986
License to KillHoward Webster
1986
LilyJohn Farnsworth
1986
Monster in the ClosetGeneral Franklin Turnbull
1986
The Best of TimesHerbert ("The Colonel")
1986
DesperadoMalloy, Nora's Dad
1987
When the Time ComesHarold
1987
Far NorthUncle Dane
1988
Necessary PartiesGrampa Mills
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingChief Surgeon
1988
Music BoxHarry Talbot
1989
A Son's PromisePaw Paw
1990
KaleidoscopeArthur Patterson
1990
Kojak: Flowers For MattyGarrett Fitzsimons
1990
The Bonfire of the VanitiesMr. McCoy
1990
Babe RuthJacob Ruppert
1991
Class ActionQuinn
1991
Regarding HenryCharlie Cameron
1991
The Great PretenderOwen Milner
1991
HousesitterGeorge Davis
1992
Majority RuleWalter Simms
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryO'Connell
1992
Love, Cheat & StealFrank Harrington
1993
Clear and Present DangerPresident Bennett
1994
Is There Life Out There?Grandpa Walter
1994
Trapped in ParadiseClifford Anderson
1994
The Evening StarHector Scott
1996
A Smile Like YoursDr. Felber
1997
Cookie's FortuneJack Palmer
1999
61*Ford Frick
2001
Realizing The Right StuffSelf
2003
RW
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode IslandRoger Williams

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameJohn Heywood · 1 eps
1951
GunsmokeJoseph Graham · 1 eps
1955
Naked CityBrickwell · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaJudge MacIntyre · 1 eps
1959
BonanzaThatcher · 1 eps
1959
The DefendersDr. Leon Elm · 1 eps
1961
The DefendersDr. Finch · 1 eps
1961
Mission: ImpossibleAlex Pierson · 1 eps
1966
Coronet BlueThe Rector · 1 eps
1967
IronsideDaniel Keyes · 1 eps
1967
IronsideHartz · 1 eps
1967
MannixDon McGrath · 1 eps
1967
The High ChaparralHenry Simmons · 1 eps
1967
Lancer1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-ODr. David Forbes · 1 eps
1969
Room 2221 eps
1969
Night GalleryUncle George (segment "Pickman's Model") · 1 eps
1970
The Young Rebels1 eps
1970
ColumboSheldon Hays · 1 eps
1971
Great PerformancesCharles Bisley · 1 eps
1971
The WaltonsLester Morgan · 1 eps
1972
The Snoop SistersShriver Danforth · 1 eps
1973
Little House on the PrairieNathaniel Mears · 1 eps
1974
TN
The New Land13 eps
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManLester Burstyn · 1 eps
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManDr. Martin Davis · 1 eps
1974
Code RJack Douglas · 1 eps
1977
Logan's RunRem · 14 eps
1977
The Fitzpatricks1 eps
1977
DallasBrooks Oliver · 3 eps
1978
The WordHenri Aubert · 4 eps
1978
American PlayhouseGardner Church · 1 eps
1982
American PlayhouseEdgar Halcyon · 1 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteTim Carver · 1 eps
1984
The Twilight Zone(segment "The Star") · 1 eps
1985
L.A. LawLawrence O'Neil · 1 eps
1986
China Beach2 eps
1988
The Bourne IdentityDavid Abbott · 2 eps
1988
Cross of FireGeorge Oberholtzer · 2 eps
1989
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanWalt Whitman · 1 eps
1993
Tales of the CityEdgar Halcyon · 5 eps
1993
The Sleep RoomJoe Rauh · 2 eps
1998
The West WingTalmidge Cregg · 1 eps
1999
BullRobert 'The Kaiser' Roberts · 22 eps
2000
Law & Order: Trial by JuryMatthew Sherwood · 1 eps
2005

Photos

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