Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat
Born(1930-12-26)December 26, 1930
Plymouth, Devon, England
DiedDecember 20, 2018(2018-12-20) (aged 87)
EducationRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1956–2005
Spouses
  • Anne Murray Ellsperman
    (m. 1954; div. 1968)
  • (m. 1970)
Children4

Donald Moffat (December 26, 1930 – December 20, 2018) was a British-American actor with a 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 Tony Award nominations for both, as well as Painting Churches, for which he received an Obie Award. Moffat also appeared in several feature films, including The Thing (1982), The Right Stuff (1983) and, in a rare leading role on film, as a tenuously-recovering alcoholic in On the Nickel (1980). Moffat also made guest appearances in numerous television series, including such shows as Little House on the Prairie, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and The West Wing. He also was a principal in the 1993 TV miniseries Tales of the City.