Donald Moffat

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 26, 1930

died

December 20, 2018

place of birth

Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

also known as

Donald Moffatt

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Thing
8.1

The Thing

1982as Garry
Clear and Present Danger
6.6

Clear and Present Danger

1994as President Bennett
Earthquake
6.1

Earthquake

1974as Dr. Harvey Johnson
Popeye
5.6

Popeye

1980as The Taxman
The Right Stuff
7.4

The Right Stuff

1983as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.9

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988as Chief Surgeon
Regarding Henry
6.5

Regarding Henry

1991as Charlie Cameron
Housesitter
6.2

Housesitter

1992as George Davis
The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990as Mr. McCoy
61*
7.0

61*

2001as Ford Frick
Music Box
7.2

Music Box

1989as Harry Talbot
Rachel, Rachel
6.6

Rachel, Rachel

1968as Niall Cameron
Class Action
6.3

Class Action

1991as Quinn
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)
The Evening Star
6.0

The Evening Star

1996as Hector Scott
Cookie's Fortune
6.4

Cookie's Fortune

1999as Jack Palmer
R.P.M.
5.9

R.P.M.

1970as Perry Howard
Love, Cheat & Steal
4.4

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993as Frank Harrington
Trapped in Paradise
5.7

Trapped in Paradise

1994as Clifford Anderson
License to Kill
5.7

License to Kill

1986as Howard Webster
The Best of Times
5.7

The Best of Times

1986as Herbert ("The Colonel")
A Smile Like Yours
4.0

A Smile Like Yours

1997as Dr. Felber
The Terminal Man
5.4

The Terminal Man

1974as Dr. Arthur McPherson
Alamo Bay
6.0

Alamo Bay

1985as Wally
Monster in the Closet
4.9

Monster in the Closet

1986as General Franklin Turnbull
A Son's Promise
6.4

A Son's Promise

1990as Paw Paw
HealtH
5.4

HealtH

1980as Colonel Cody
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
5.6

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972as Manning
Kaleidoscope
4.6

Kaleidoscope

1990as Arthur Patterson
Through Naked Eyes
4.6

Through Naked Eyes

1983as Patrolman
Babe Ruth
6.0

Babe Ruth

1991as Jacob Ruppert
Exo-Man
4.7

Exo-Man

1977as Wallace Rogers
Showdown
6.2

Showdown

1973as Art Williams
Necessary Parties
6.7

Necessary Parties

1988as Grampa Mills
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
5.8

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

1992as O'Connell
Houston: The Legend of Texas
7.2

Houston: The Legend of Texas

1986as Col. John Allen
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
7.0

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

1982as Captain Vesey
Far North
6.5

Far North

1988as Uncle Dane
Mrs. R's Daughter
7.5

Mrs. R's Daughter

1979as Frank Randell
Majority Rule
6.0

Majority Rule

1992as Walter Simms
The Call of the Wild
6.5

The Call of the Wild

1976as Simpson
Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love
7.0

Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love

1974as Fred
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force
4.4

Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force

1978as Col. Benton
Mary White
5.0

Mary White

1977as Sir James Barrie
Desperado
4.2

Desperado

1987as Malloy, Nora's Dad
The Gift of Love
6.7

The Gift of Love

1978as William Schuyler
Of Mice and Men
9.0

Of Mice and Men

1968as Slim
On the Nickel
7.0

On the Nickel

1980as Sam
The Great Pretender
3.3

The Great Pretender

1991as Owen Milner
The Long Days of Summer
7.0

The Long Days of Summer

1980as Josef Kaplan