Donald Moffat
Known for
Acting
Life
1930 – 2018 (aged 87)
Born in
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb110 acting credits
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
The Thing
25 Jun 1982
Clear and Present Danger
03 Aug 1994
Little House on the Prairie
11 Sep 1974
The Right Stuff
20 Oct 1983
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Popeye
12 Dec 1980
Regarding Henry
10 Jul 1991
The West Wing
22 Sep 1999
Filmography
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Juryas Matthew Sherwood1 episode
2001
- 61*as Ford Frick
2000
- Bullas Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts22 episodes
1999
- The West Wingas Talmidge Cregg1 episode
- Cookie's Fortuneas Jack Palmer
1998
- The Sleep Roomas Joe Rauh2 episodes
1997
- A Smile Like Yoursas Dr. Felber
1996
- The Evening Staras Hector Scott
1994
- Trapped in Paradiseas Clifford Anderson
- Is There Life Out There?as Grandpa Walter
- Clear and Present Dangeras President Bennett
1993
- Love, Cheat & Stealas Frank Harrington
- Tales of the Cityas Edgar Halcyon5 episodes
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Womanas Walt Whitman1 episode
1992
- Majority Ruleas Walter Simms
- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Storyas O'Connell
- Housesitteras George Davis
1991
- Babe Ruthas Jacob Ruppert
- Regarding Henryas Charlie Cameron
- The Great Pretenderas Owen Milner
- Class Actionas Quinn
1990
- The Bonfire of the Vanitiesas Mr. McCoy
- Kaleidoscopeas Arthur Patterson
- A Son's Promiseas Paw Paw
- Kojak: Flowers For Mattyas Garrett Fitzsimons
1989
- Music Boxas Harry Talbot
- Cross of Fireas George Oberholtzer2 episodes
1988
- Far Northas Uncle Dane
- The Bourne Identityas David Abbott2 episodes
- China Beach2 episodes
- The Unbearable Lightness of Beingas Chief Surgeon
- Necessary Partiesas Grampa Mills
1987
- When the Time Comesas Harold
- Desperadoas Malloy, Nora's Dad
1986
- License to Killas Howard Webster
- Houston: The Legend of Texasas Col. John Allen
- L.A. Lawas Lawrence O'Neil1 episode
- Lilyas John Farnsworth
- Monster in the Closetas General Franklin Turnbull
- The Best of Timesas Herbert ("The Colonel")
1985
- The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The Star")1 episode
- Alamo Bayas Wally
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Tim Carver1 episode
1983
- Through Naked Eyesas Patrolman
- The Right Stuffas Lyndon B. Johnson
- Who Will Love My Children?as Dick Thomas
1982
- The Thingas Garry
- A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellionas Captain Vesey
- American Playhouseas Edgar Halcyon1 episode
1981
- The White Lionsas Vreeland
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedyas Hugh Auchincloss
- My Championas Dr. Myron Shapiro
1980
- Popeyeas The Taxman
- HealtHas Colonel Cody
- The Long Days of Summeras Josef Kaplan
- On the Nickelas Sam
1979
- Promises in the Darkas Dr. Walter McInerny
- Mrs. R's Daughteras Frank Randell
- Ebony, Ivory and Jadeas Ian Cabot
- Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughteras Wally Ball
1978
- The Gift of Loveas William Schuyler
- The Wordas Henri Aubert4 episodes
- Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Forceas Col. Benton
- Tartuffeas Tartuffe
- Dallasas Brooks Oliver3 episodes
1977
- Mary Whiteas Sir James Barrie
- Logan's Runas Rem14 episodes
- The Fitzpatricks1 episode
- Exo-Manas Wallace Rogers
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Harry Hopkins
- Code Ras Jack Douglas1 episode
1976
- The Call of the Wildas Simpson
1975
- Forget-Me-Not Laneas Charles Bisley
1974
- Earthquakeas Dr. Harvey Johnson
- The New Land13 episodes
- Little House on the Prairieas Nathaniel Mears1 episode
- The Terminal Manas Dr. Arthur McPherson
- Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Loveas Fred
- A Touch of the Poetas Jamie Cregan
- The Six Million Dollar Manas Dr. Martin Davis1 episode
1973
- The Snoop Sistersas Shriver Danforth1 episode
- Showdownas Art Williams
1972
- The Waltonsas Lester Morgan1 episode
- The Trial of the Catonsville Nineas Thomas Melville
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raidas Manning
1971
- The Devil and Miss Sarahas Appleton
- Columboas Sheldon Hays1 episode
- Great Performancesas Charles Bisley1 episode
1970
- Night Galleryas Uncle George (segment "Pickman's Model")1 episode
- The Young Rebels1 episode
- R.P.M.as Perry Howard
1969
- The File on Devlinas John Heywood
- Room 2221 episode
1968
- Lancer1 episode
- Hawaii Five-Oas Dr. David Forbes1 episode
- Rachel, Rachelas Niall Cameron
- Of Mice and Menas Slim
1967
- Mannixas Don McGrath1 episode
- The High Chaparralas Henry Simmons1 episode
- Coronet Blueas The Rector1 episode
- Ironsideas Hartz1 episode
1966
- Mission: Impossibleas Alex Pierson1 episode
1963
- Art, what is it? Why is it?as Narrator
1961
- The Defendersas Dr. Finch1 episode
1959
- Bonanzaas Thatcher1 episode
1958
- Naked Cityas Brickwell1 episode
1956
- The Battle of the River Plateas Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
1955
- Gunsmokeas Joseph Graham1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas John Heywood1 episode