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Acting

Peter Donat

Career: Active from 1957 to 2001, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 15
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The China Syndrome
80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Peter Donat Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Uncanny
1.7, average 2.5
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7
Violence
3.4, average 4.1
Absurdist Humor
1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 3
Political Thriller 2
Social Commentary 2
Reality vs. Illusion 2
Psychological Drama 2
Political Intrigue 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

89

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 71

The Deep End

71

as Jack Hall

1990s

13 titles · average score 63

The Game

74

as Samuel Sutherland

Red Corner

42

as David McAndrews

The Outer Limits

82

TV show · as Principal Kern

Seduced and Betrayed

62

as Judge Van Owen

The X-Files

76

TV show · as William Mulder

Dieppe

as McNaughton

Time Trax

53

TV show · as Mordecai Sahmbi

School Ties

64

as Headmaster Bartram

The Babe

49

as Frazee

Scenic Wonders of America: Atlantic Vistas

as Narrator (voice)

Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers

as Narrator (voice)

Video Visits: Bali - A Window on Paradise

as Narrator (voice)

1980s

26 titles · average score 61

Skin Deep

42

as Sparky

The War of the Roses

75

as Jason Larrabee

Earth Star Voyager

73

TV show · as Admiral Beasley

Unfinished Business

as Ferency

The Bay Boy

67

as Will Campbell

Highpoint

49

as Maronzella

Massive Retaliation

as Lee Briscoe

Murder, She Wrote

76

TV show · as Floyd Larkin / David North

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

64

as Harley Dennis

Mazes and Monsters

34

as Harold

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

Simon & Simon

46

TV show

1970s

36 titles · average score 62

The China Syndrome

80

as Don Jacovich

Hanging by a Thread

TV show · as Mr. Durant

Hart to Hart

60

TV show

Dallas

73

TV show · as Dr. Miles Pearson

Mirrors

50

as Dr. Philip Godard

A Different Story

49

as Sills

Charlie's Angels

44

TV show · as Peter Russell

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

70

as Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Cyrano de Begerac

as Cyrano de Bergerac

The Godfather Part II

92

as Questadt

The Waltons

65

TV show

Great Performances

70

TV show · as Cyrano de Bergerac / Zakhar

1960s

10 titles · average score 69

Hawaii Five-O

48

TV show · as Greg Lawrence

Mannix

71

TV show

Judd, for the Defense

76

TV show

Mission: Impossible

79

TV show · as Arthur Warner

Wojeck

TV show · as Bob Eden

Moment of Truth

TV show · as Vincent Conway

The F.B.I.

65

TV show · as Robert Pollard

Run for Your Life

73

TV show · as Burton Wells

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson

as Greene

Festival

TV show · as Toozenbach

1950s

3 titles · average score 75

Startime

67

TV show · as Paul

Lost Lagoon

as David Burnham

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as George Riley