Portrait of Donald Moffat

Acting

Donald Moffat

Career

Active from 1963 to 2000, busiest in 1986 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tales of the City
Tales of the City
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donald Moffat Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 8
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Legal Drama 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Western 2
  • Friendship 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

110
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

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1 title
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island
Roger Williams: Founder Of Rhode Island

as Roger Williams

2000s

3 titles · average score 80
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Matthew Sherwood

61*
61* (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ford Frick

Bull
Bull (2000)

TV show · as Robert 'The Kaiser' Roberts

1990s

22 titles · average score 58
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Talmidge Cregg

A Smile Like Yours
A Smile Like Yours (1997)
GoodWatch score 20

as Dr. Felber

Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as President Bennett

Trapped in Paradise
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
GoodWatch score 37

as Clifford Anderson

Tales of the City
Tales of the City (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Edgar Halcyon

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Walt Whitman

Love, Cheat & Steal
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

as Frank Harrington

Housesitter
Housesitter (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

as George Davis

Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Charlie Cameron

Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jacob Ruppert

Class Action
Class Action (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

as Quinn

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

as Arthur Patterson

1980s

31 titles · average score 64
Music Box
Music Box (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Harry Talbot

Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as George Oberholtzer

The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as David Abbott

The Best of Times
The Best of Times (1986)
GoodWatch score 47

as Herbert ("The Colonel")

Monster in the Closet
Monster in the Closet (1986)
GoodWatch score 44

as General Franklin Turnbull

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lawrence O'Neil

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Tim Carver

The Thing
The Thing (1982)
GoodWatch score 78

as Garry

The White Lions
The White Lions (1981)

as Vreeland

My Champion
My Champion (1981)

as Dr. Myron Shapiro

Popeye
Popeye (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Taxman

On the Nickel
On the Nickel (1980)

as Sam

1970s

35 titles · average score 66
Mrs. R's Daughter
Mrs. R's Daughter (1979)

as Frank Randell

Tartuffe
Tartuffe (1978)

as Tartuffe

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Brooks Oliver

Logan's Run
Logan's Run (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Rem

The New Land
The New Land (1974)

TV show

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Nathaniel Mears

The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Arthur McPherson

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Dr. Martin Davis / Lester Burstyn

Showdown
Showdown (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Art Williams

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Manning

The Waltons
The Waltons (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Lester Morgan

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Sheldon Hays

1960s

13 titles · average score 66
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Dr. David Forbes

Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The File on Devlin
The File on Devlin (1969)

as John Heywood

Rachel, Rachel
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
GoodWatch score 68

as Niall Cameron

Lancer
Lancer (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men (1968)

as Slim

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Hartz / Daniel Keyes

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Don McGrath

The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Henry Simmons

Coronet Blue
Coronet Blue (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as The Rector

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Alex Pierson

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Leon Elm / Dr. Finch

1950s

5 titles · average score 73
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Thatcher / Judge MacIntyre

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Brickwell

The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Swanston - Lookout, HMS Ajax (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Joseph Graham

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as John Heywood