Portrait of Richard Donat

Acting

Richard Donat

Career

Active from 1985 to 2014, busiest in 1997 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Net Worth
Net Worth
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 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
Richard Donat Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2
  • Satire & Parody
    1.8, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Dark Themes 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 60
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Big Hawk

Sullivan's Crossing
Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Roy Gunderson

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 60
The Healer
The Healer (2017)
GoodWatch score 32

as Larry

Lure
Lure (2014)

as Marshall Spencer

Hemlock Grove
Hemlock Grove (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as McDougal

Haven
Haven (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Vince Teagues

Rookie Blue
Rookie Blue (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Graham Ward

Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle (2010)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as James Bennett

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 53
Darwin's Darkest Hour
Darwin's Darkest Hour (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Robert Darwin

Amelia
Amelia (2009)
GoodWatch score 38

as Gallagher

Candles on Bay Street
Candles on Bay Street (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

as Walter

Mystery of the Megaflood
Mystery of the Megaflood (2005)

as Narrator

Great Escape
Great Escape (2004)

as Narrator

Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kmart Exec

Phase IV
Phase IV (2002)
GoodWatch score 37

as Karl Dean

Heart of a Stranger
Heart of a Stranger (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Phillip

Dragonwheel
Dragonwheel (2002)

as Reverend Matherson

The Pilot's Wife
The Pilot's Wife (2002)
GoodWatch score 50

as Father Paul

Blackfly
Blackfly (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Colonel Boyle

The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mr. Plaisted

1990s

14 titles ยท average score 70
Blue Moon
Blue Moon (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Justice of the Peace

Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon (1998)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Dr. Burnley

Pit Pony
Pit Pony (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

as Rory MacLean

Lexx
Lexx (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Megashadow Admiral

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods (1997)

as Deej (voice)

Promise the Moon
Promise the Moon (1997)

as Wilbur Bennett

Calm at Sunset
Calm at Sunset (1996)

as Peter McGuire

I Worship His Shadow
I Worship His Shadow (1996)
GoodWatch score 75

as Megashadow Admiral

Net Worth
Net Worth (1995)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jimmy Norris

The Secret
The Secret (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shane

Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1992)

as Jim Curtis

The Little Kidnappers
The Little Kidnappers (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Hans Hooft

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 59
American Boyfriends
American Boyfriends (1989)

as Major Wilcox

My American Cousin
My American Cousin (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Major Wilcox

Ewoks
Ewoks (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Deej (voice)

Samuel Lount
Samuel Lount (1985)

as Sheriff Jarvis

The Suicide Murders
The Suicide Murders (1985)

as Vern Harrington

Draw!
Draw! (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sheriff Harmon

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Major Wilcox

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 57
City on Fire
City on Fire (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

as Captain Harrison Risley

Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

as Ray

The House by the Lake
The House by the Lake (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

as Policeman

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

TV show ยท as Joe Dortmunder

NOVA
NOVA (1974)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Narrator