--- name: "Peter Donat" canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-donat" fi1m_id: "peter-donat" imdb_id: "nm0232194" tmdb_id: 14849 wikidata_id: "Q2074570" roles: ["Actor"] born: "20 January 1928" died: "10 September 2018" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-04T21:00:28.286434+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Peter Donat ## Identity Peter Donat - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-donat - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** peter-donat - **IMDb ID:** nm0232194 - **TMDB ID:** 14849 - **Wikidata ID:** Q2074570 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Donat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074570, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232194/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14849 Actor. Born 20 January 1928 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Died 10 September 2018. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 20 January 1928, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada - **Died:** 10 September 2018 - **Active:** 1974–1989 - **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 92 (1), 1980s 75 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Donat, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2074570, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232194/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14849 ## Biography Peter Donat was a Canadian actor whose career spanned stage, film and television from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Born Pierre Collingwood Donat on 20 January 1928 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, he studied at Acadia University and the Yale School of Drama. He was a co-founding member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and appeared regularly at the Stratford Festival in Canada. He is known for film roles including Questadt in *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Don Jacovich in *The China Syndrome* (1979), Kerner in *Tucker: The Man and His Dream* (1988), Jason Larrabee in *The War of the Roses* (1989) and Samuel Sutherland in *The Game* (1997). On television he played William Mulder in *The X-Files* (1995–1999) and appeared in series such as *Murder, She Wrote*. A nephew of the British actor Robert Donat, he won a Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut in *The First Gentleman* (1957) and received a Genie Award nomination for *The Bay Boy* (1984). He died on 10 September 2018 in Point Reyes Station, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The War of the Roses* (1989), Fi1m 75, as Jason Larrabee — [page](https://film.one/film/the-war-of-the-roses.md) - *The Godfather Part II* (1974), Fi1m 92, as Questadt — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md) ## Complete filmography (89) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Deep End* (2001), as Jack Hall - *Red Corner* (1997), as David McAndrews - *The Game* (1997), as Samuel Sutherland - *Seduced and Betrayed* (1995), as Judge Van Owen - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Principal Kern - *Dieppe* (1993), as McNaughton - *The X-Files* (1993), series, as William Mulder — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) - *Time Trax* (1993), series, as Mordecai Sahmbi - *School Ties* (1992), as Headmaster Bartram - *The Babe* (1992), as Frazee - *Scenic Wonders of America: Atlantic Vistas* (1991), as Narrator (voice) - *Scenic Wonders of America: American West* (1991), as Narrator (voice) - *Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers* (1991), as Narrator (voice) - *Video Visits: Bali - A Window on Paradise* (1990), as Narrator (voice) - *The War of the Roses* (1989), as Jason Larrabee — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-war-of-the-roses.md) - *Christine Cromwell* (1989), series, Actor - *Skin Deep* (1989), as Sparky - *Switzerland: The Alpine Wonderland* (1989), as Narrator (voice) - *Tucker: The Man and His Dream* (1988), as Kerner - *Earth Star Voyager* (1988), series, as Admiral Beasley - *Earth Star Voyager* (1988), as Admiral Beasley - *Unfinished Business* (1987), as Ferency - *The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd* (1987), series, as Mr. Goodman - *Fortune Dane* (1986), as Dexter - *Honeymoon* (1985), as Novak - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sergei Chaloff, David North, Floyd Larkin - *The Bay Boy* (1984), as Will Campbell - *Massive Retaliation* (1984), as Lee Briscoe - *Highpoint* (1984), as Maronzella - *Masquerade* (1983), series, Actor - *Mazes and Monsters* (1982), as Harold - *Voyagers!* (1982), series, Actor - *Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains* (1982), as Harley Dennis - *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor - *The Princess and the Cabbie* (1981), as Edward James - *Golden Gate* (1981), as Richard Bryne - *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md) - *A Matter of Life and Death* (1981), as Dr. Whedon - *Flamingo Road* (1981), series, as Elmo Tyson - *Fun and Games* (1980), as Ted - *The Suicide's Wife* (1979), as Wayne Harrington - *Meteor* (1979), as Opening Sequence Narrator (voice) - *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor - *Hanging by a Thread* (1979), series, as Mr. Durant - *The China Syndrome* (1979), as Don Jacovich - *Return Engagement* (1978), as George Riley - *The Eddie Capra Mysteries* (1978), series, Actor - *A Different Story* (1978), as Sills - *F.I.S.T.* (1978), as Arthur St. Clair - *Dallas* (1978), series, as Dr. Miles Pearson - *Mirrors* (1978), as Dr. Philip Godard - *Rafferty* (1977), series, Actor - *Delta County, USA* (1977), as John McCain, Jr. - *Billy Jack Goes to Washington* (1977), as Ralph Butler - *Captains and the Kings* (1976), series, as Clair Montrose - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Peter Russell - *Baa Baa Black Sheep* (1976), series, as Col. Mathis - *Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II* (1976), series, as Arthur Raymond - *The Flying Misfits* (1976), as Col. Mathis - *The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case* (1976), as Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf - *The Hindenburg* (1975), as Reed Channing - *Matt Helm* (1975), series, as Bates - *Kate McShane* (1975), series, as Larrabee - *Russian Roulette* (1975), as Inspector McDermott - *The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant* (1975), as Dr. Bryce - *Last Hours Before Morning* (1975), as Peter Helms - *The Godfather Part II* (1974), as Questadt — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md) - *The Missiles of October* (1974), as David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to U.S. - *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor - *Cyrano de Begerac* (1974), as Cyrano de Bergerac - *Enemies* (1974), as Zakhar - *The Return of Charlie Chan* (1973), as Noel Adamson - *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor - *Banacek* (1972), series, as Robert Morgan - *My Old Man's Place* (1971), as Car Salesman - *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Zakhar, Cyrano de Bergerac - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Greg Lawrence - *Mannix* (1967), series, Actor - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Arthur Warner — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md) - *Wojeck* (1966), series, as Bob Eden - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Robert Pollard - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Burton Wells - *Moment of Truth* (1965), series, as Vincent Conway - *The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson* (1964), as Greene - *Festival* (1960), series, as Toozenbach - *Startime* (1959), series, as Paul - *Lost Lagoon* (1957), as David Burnham - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as George Riley ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Theatre World Award 1957: Theatre World Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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