
Donald Moffat
Born
1930-12-26
Place of birth
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Died
2018-12-20
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
Garry

Clear and Present Danger
President Bennett

Little House on the Prairie
TV Series

The Right Stuff
Lyndon B. Johnson

Columbo
Sheldon Hays

Popeye
The Taxman

Regarding Henry
Charlie Cameron

The West Wing
Talmidge Cregg

The Bonfire of the Vanities
Mr. McCoy

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Chief Surgeon

Bonanza
Judge MacIntyre

Bonanza
Thatcher

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Walt Whitman

Housesitter
George Davis

Murder, She Wrote
Tim Carver