Peter Donat
Date of birth: 1928-01-20
Place of birth: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Known for: Acting
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Peter Donat (born 20 January 1928) is a Canadian-American actor known for his roles in American television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Donat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The China Syndrome
1979-03-16
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells
Golden Gate
1981-09-25
A venerable San Francisco publishing family becomes embroiled in a bitter power struggle between the
The Game
1997-09-12
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hea
Red Corner
1997-10-30
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key t
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
1982-10-01
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
Mazes and Monsters
1982-12-27
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates deci
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
1964-01-01
This short film realistically portrays the conflict Henry Hudson experienced when he went in search
The Hindenburg
1975-12-25
Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the
The Bay Boy
1984-09-06
A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces va
The Missiles of October
1974-12-18
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administr
Seduced and Betrayed
1995-04-24
A beautiful but equally dangerous widow won't take "no" for an answer as she draws a dedicated famil
Switzerland: The Alpine Wonderland
1989-02-20
A tour of the mountains, valleys and cities of this beautiful country. Visit Neuchatel, then shop in
Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers
1991-01-01
Your journey begins in the stark beauty of Death Valley Monument. It ends with enthralling closeups
Scenic Wonders of America: American West
1991-01-01
Start where America's mighty Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico... voyage upriver and wonde
Scenic Wonders of America: Atlantic Vistas
1991-01-01
From early morning sunlight that lights up the rocky shores of Maine's Acadia National Park to a glo
Lost Lagoon
1957-11-24
Saddled with a loveless marriage and three ungrateful children, Charlie Walker (Jeffrey Lynn) dreams
Mirrors
1978-02-01
A newlywed couple checks into an old hotel in New Orleans where the wife begins having dreams in whi
Enemies
1974-01-23
In a sun-dappled garden in provincial Russia in 1905, some factory owners and their wives discuss th
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975-05-13
A young doctor fresh out of medical school takes a job at a big-city hospital, and on his first day
A Different Story
1978-05-10
A gay man and a lesbian enter into a marriage of convenience in order to prevent his deportation, an
Russian Roulette
1975-08-20
An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976-02-26
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, an
The Flying Misfits
1976-09-21
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack S
Last Hours Before Morning
1975-04-19
An ex-cop, now a private detective, investigating a gambler's murder finds that there may be a conne
Highpoint
1982-08-20
James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabblin
Video Visits: Bali - A Window on Paradise
1990-01-01
A comprehensive tour of the beautiful Indonesian island of Bali - its slumbering volcanoes, mountain
The Deep End
2001-01-21
With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. H
The Godfather Part II
1974-12-20
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in
The Princess and the Cabbie
1981-11-03
A young woman works to overcome her dyslexia with the help of a good-hearted cab driver.
Return Engagement
1978-11-17
A live-theater production in which Elizabeth Taylor stars as Emily Loomis, a professor of ancient hi
The War of the Roses
1989-12-08
Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life wo
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988-08-12
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his in
Cyrano de Begerac
1974-02-06
Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.
Fun and Games
1980-05-25
A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection
The Return of Charlie Chan
1973-07-01
Charlie Chan comes out of retirement to investigate a murder case aboard the yacht of a wealthy Gree
The Suicide's Wife
1979-11-07
An unsuccessful middle-aged college professor commits suicide, leaving his wife to cope with guilt,
My Old Man's Place
1971-06-29
Two soldiers return from Vietnam with serious PTSD. They decide to go for a couple of days to a peac
The Babe
1992-04-17
A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage
Honeymoon
1985-11-20
A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently
Meteor
1979-10-19
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards
Skin Deep
1989-03-03
Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him
School Ties
1992-09-18
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feel
Unfinished Business
1987-09-18
Helena, a stage actress is confronted by Ferenc, a Hungarian who left her 15 years before to return
Massive Retaliation
1984-09-01
Three families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The
Earth Star Voyager
1988-01-17
In the late 21st century, planet earth's natural resources are near depletion, and problems like aci
Billy Jack Goes to Washington
1977-04-16
After a senator suddenly dies after completing (and sealing) an investigation into the nuclear power
The China Syndrome: Creating a Controversy
2004-10-26
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
The China Syndrome: A Fusion of Talent
2004-10-26
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "The China Syndrome."
Hanging by a Thread
1979-05-08
A group of old friends on an outing re-live various traumas and tragedies via flashback whilst trapp
F.I.S.T.
1978-04-26
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in
Dieppe
1993-12-30
A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian for
A Matter of Life and Death
1981-01-13
The true story of a nurse who spent her life caring for terminally ill patients.
Delta County, USA
1977-05-20
Delta County is a staid Southern community caught between the old traditions and a rapidly changing
Fortune Dane
1986-02-15
Carl Weathers is a former championship athlete turned police officer. He is about to face the most v
More Secrets of the X-Files
1996-05-10
The first three seasons of the hit television show The X-Files (1993) are briefly re-capped in this