Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 26, 1930
Place of Birth
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Also Known As
- Donald Moffatt
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 - Movies
The Thing
as Garry
The Right Stuff
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Clear and Present Danger
as President Bennett
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Mr. McCoy
Earthquake
as Dr. Harvey Johnson
Popeye
as The Taxman
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as Chief Surgeon
Regarding Henry
as Charlie Cameron
The Battle of the River Plate
as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
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as Ford Frick
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Sheldon Hays
Murder, She Wrote
as Tim Carver
The West Wing
as Talmidge Cregg
Dallas
as Brooks Oliver
Bonanza
as Judge MacIntyre
Bonanza
as Thatcher
Great Performances
as Charles Bisley
Little House on the Prairie
as Nathaniel Mears
Mission: Impossible
as Alex Pierson
Mannix
as Don McGrath