Donald Moffat
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-12-26
Day of Death
2018-12-20 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Donald Moffat
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.
Known For
Acting
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island
as Roger Williams
(2001)
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as Ford Frick
(1999)
Cookie's Fortune
as Jack Palmer
(1998)
(1997)
A Smile Like Yours
as Dr. Felber
(1996)
The Evening Star
as Hector Scott
(1994)
Trapped in Paradise
as Clifford Anderson
(1994)
Clear and Present Danger
as President Bennett
(1994)
Is There Life Out There?
as Grandpa Walter
(1993)
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Frank Harrington
(1992)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
as O'Connell
(1992)
Majority Rule
as Walter Simms
(1992)
Housesitter
as George Davis
(1991)
Regarding Henry
as Charlie Cameron
(1991)
Class Action
as Quinn
(1991)
The Great Pretender
as Owen Milner
(1991)
Babe Ruth
as Jacob Ruppert
(1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Mr. McCoy
(1990)
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
as Garrett Fitzsimons
(1990)
Kaleidoscope
as Arthur Patterson
(1990)
A Son's Promise
as Paw Paw
(1989)
Music Box
as Harry Talbot
(1988)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as Chief Surgeon
(1988)
Far North
as Uncle Dane
(1988)
Necessary Parties
as Grampa Mills
(1987)
Desperado
as Malloy, Nora's Dad
(1987)
When the Time Comes
as Harold
(1986)
Monster in the Closet
as General Franklin Turnbull
(1986)
License to Kill
as Howard Webster
(1986)
The Best of Times
as Herbert ("The Colonel")
(1986)
Lily
as John Farnsworth
(1986)
Houston: The Legend of Texas
as Col. John Allen
(1985)
Alamo Bay
as Wally
(1984)
Who Will Love My Children?
as Dick Thomas
(1983)
The Right Stuff
as Lyndon B. Johnson
(1983)
Through Naked Eyes
as Patrolman
(1982)
The Thing
as Garry
(1982)
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Captain Vesey
(1981)
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
as Hugh Auchincloss
(1981)
The White Lions
as Vreeland
(1980)
The Long Days of Summer
as Josef Kaplan
(1980)
Popeye
as The Taxman
(1980)
HealtH
as Colonel Cody
(1980)
On the Nickel
as Sam
(1979)
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
as Wally Ball
(1979)
Promises in the Dark
as Dr. Walter McInerny
(1979)
Mrs. R's Daughter
as Frank Randell
(1979)
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Ian Cabot
(1978)
The Gift of Love
as William Schuyler
(1978)
Tartuffe
as Tartuffe
(1978)
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
as Col. Benton
(1977)
Mary White
as Sir James Barrie
(1977)
Exo-Man
as Wallace Rogers
(1977)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Harry Hopkins
(1976)
The Call of the Wild
as Simpson
(1975)
Forget-Me-Not Lane
as Charles Bisley
(1974)
Earthquake
as Dr. Harvey Johnson
(1974)
(1974)
The Terminal Man
as Dr. Arthur McPherson
(1974)
A Touch of the Poet
as Jamie Cregan
(1973)
Showdown
as Art Williams
(1972)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
as Manning
(1971)
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Appleton
(1970)
R.P.M.
as Perry Howard
(1969)
The File on Devlin
as John Heywood
(1968)
Rachel, Rachel
as Niall Cameron
(1968)
Of Mice and Men
as Slim
(1963)
Art, what is it? Why is it?
as Narrator
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)