Donald Moffat

Acting • 1930-12-26 • Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

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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2005
Law & Order: Trial by JuryTV
Matthew Sherwood • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
2003
Realizing The Right StuffFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2001
61*Film
Ford Frick
★ 7.0
2000
BullTV
Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts • 22 episodes
★ 6.8
1999
The West WingTV
Talmidge Cregg • 1 episodes
★ 8.3
1999
Cookie's FortuneFilm
Jack Palmer
★ 6.4
1998
The Sleep RoomTV
Joe Rauh • 2 episodes
★ 10.0
1997
A Smile Like YoursFilm
Dr. Felber
★ 4.0
1996
The Evening StarFilm
Hector Scott
★ 5.9
1994
Clear and Present DangerFilm
President Bennett
★ 6.6
1994
Trapped in ParadiseFilm
Clifford Anderson
★ 5.6
1994
Is There Life Out There?Film
Grandpa Walter
★ 6.0
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanTV
Walt Whitman • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1993
Tales of the CityTV
Edgar Halcyon • 5 episodes
★ 7.7
1993
Love, Cheat & StealFilm
Frank Harrington
★ 4.5
1992
HousesitterFilm
George Davis
★ 6.2
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryFilm
O'Connell
★ 5.8
1992
Majority RuleFilm
Walter Simms
★ 6.0
1991
Regarding HenryFilm
Charlie Cameron
★ 6.5
1991
Class ActionFilm
Quinn
★ 6.3
1991
The Great PretenderFilm
Owen Milner
★ 3.3
1991
Babe RuthFilm
Jacob Ruppert
★ 6.0
1990
The Bonfire of the VanitiesFilm
Mr. McCoy
★ 5.6
1990
A Son's PromiseFilm
Paw Paw
★ 6.4
1990
KaleidoscopeFilm
Arthur Patterson
★ 4.6
1990
Kojak: Flowers For MattyFilm
Garrett Fitzsimons
★ 5.8
1989
Music BoxFilm
Harry Talbot
★ 7.2
1989
Cross of FireTV
George Oberholtzer • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingFilm
Chief Surgeon
★ 6.8
1988
China BeachTV
★ 7.4
1988
The Bourne IdentityTV
David Abbott • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
1988
Far NorthFilm
Uncle Dane
★ 6.5
1988
Necessary PartiesFilm
Grampa Mills
★ 6.7
1987
DesperadoFilm
Malloy, Nora's Dad
★ 4.2
1987
When the Time ComesFilm
Harold
1986
L.A. LawTV
Lawrence O'Neil • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1986
The Best of TimesFilm
Herbert ("The Colonel")
★ 5.7
1986
Monster in the ClosetFilm
General Franklin Turnbull
★ 4.9
1986
License to KillFilm
Howard Webster
★ 5.7
1986
Houston: The Legend of TexasFilm
Col. John Allen
★ 7.2
1986
LilyFilm
John Farnsworth
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
(segment "The Star") • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1985
Alamo BayFilm
Wally
★ 5.9
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Tim Carver • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1983
The Right StuffFilm
Lyndon B. Johnson
★ 7.4
1983
Who Will Love My Children?Film
Dick Thomas
★ 6.5
1983
Through Naked EyesFilm
Patrolman
★ 4.6
1982
The ThingFilm
Garry
★ 8.1
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Gardner Church • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Edgar Halcyon • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's RebellionFilm
Captain Vesey
★ 7.0
1981
Jacqueline Bouvier KennedyFilm
Hugh Auchincloss
★ 7.6
1981
The White LionsFilm
Vreeland
★ 10.0
1981
My ChampionFilm
Dr. Myron Shapiro
★ 9.0
1980
PopeyeFilm
The Taxman
★ 5.6
1980
HealtHFilm
Colonel Cody
★ 5.4
1980
On the NickelFilm
Sam
★ 7.0
1980
The Long Days of SummerFilm
Josef Kaplan
★ 7.0
1979
Promises in the DarkFilm
Dr. Walter McInerny
★ 5.9
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterFilm
Wally Ball
★ 9.4
1979
Ebony, Ivory and JadeFilm
Ian Cabot
★ 7.5
1979
Mrs. R's DaughterFilm
Frank Randell
★ 7.5
1978
DallasTV
Brooks Oliver • 3 episodes
★ 6.9
1978
The Gift of LoveFilm
William Schuyler
★ 6.7
1978
The WordTV
Henri Aubert • 4 episodes
★ 4.8
1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air ForceFilm
Col. Benton
★ 4.4
1978
TartuffeFilm
Tartuffe
★ 7.0
1977
Logan's RunTV
Rem • 14 episodes
★ 6.9
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsFilm
Harry Hopkins
★ 4.9
1977
Exo-ManFilm
Wallace Rogers
★ 4.7
1977
The FitzpatricksTV
★ 7.5
1977
Code RTV
Jack Douglas • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1977
Mary WhiteFilm
Sir James Barrie
★ 5.0
1976
The Call of the WildFilm
Simpson
★ 6.5
1975
Forget-Me-Not LaneFilm
Charles Bisley
1974
Little House on the PrairieTV
Nathaniel Mears • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTV
Lester Burstyn • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTV
Dr. Martin Davis • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1974
EarthquakeFilm
Dr. Harvey Johnson
★ 6.1
1974
The Terminal ManFilm
Dr. Arthur McPherson
★ 5.5
1974
A Touch of the PoetFilm
Jamie Cregan
★ 10.0
1974
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of LoveFilm
Fred
★ 7.0
1974
The New LandTV
★ 5.0
1973
ShowdownFilm
Art Williams
★ 6.1
1973
The Snoop SistersTV
Shriver Danforth • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1972
The WaltonsTV
Lester Morgan • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota RaidFilm
Manning
★ 5.7
1972
The Trial of the Catonsville NineFilm
Thomas Melville
★ 7.0
1971
ColumboTV
Sheldon Hays • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Charles Bisley • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
The Devil and Miss SarahFilm
Appleton
★ 6.7
1970
Night GalleryTV
Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model") • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1970
R.P.M.Film
Perry Howard
★ 5.9
1970
The Young RebelsTV
★ 5.7
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
Dr. David Forbes • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1969
Room 222TV
★ 6.1
1969
The File on DevlinFilm
John Heywood
★ 8.0
1968
Rachel, RachelFilm
Niall Cameron
★ 6.6
1968
LancerTV
★ 5.6
1968
Of Mice and MenFilm
Slim
★ 9.0
1967
IronsideTV
Daniel Keyes • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1967
IronsideTV
Hartz • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1967
MannixTV
Don McGrath • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1967
The High ChaparralTV
Henry Simmons • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1967
Coronet BlueTV
The Rector • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV
Alex Pierson • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1963
Art, what is it? Why is it?Film
Narrator
1961
The DefendersTV
Dr. Leon Elm • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
The DefendersTV
Dr. Finch • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1959
BonanzaTV
Judge MacIntyre • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1959
BonanzaTV
Thatcher • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1958
Naked CityTV
Brickwell • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1956
The Battle of the River PlateFilm
Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1955
GunsmokeTV
Joseph Graham • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
John Heywood • 1 episodes
★ 8.8

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Clear and Present Danger

The Thing

Housesitter

Music Box

Regarding Henry

Popeye

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