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Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Actor · Died September 10, 2018, aged 90 · Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 20, 1928
Died
September 10, 2018 (aged 90)
From
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Peter Donat's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Survival
12%
Power
11%
Ideas
7%
Society
6%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 11

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 17 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 9 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Mentor
2 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Hopeful
5
Warm
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Donat's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Donat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Deep End(2001)

    as Jack Hall

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Red Corner(1997)

    as David McAndrews

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Game(1997)

    as Samuel Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Seduced and Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Judge Van Owen

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Kern

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Dieppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as McNaughton

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as William Mulder

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Time Trax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 23 episodes · as Mordecai Sahmbi

  • School Ties(1992)

    as Headmaster Bartram

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Babe(1992)

    as Frazee

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Scenic Wonders of America: American West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Scenic Wonders of America: Atlantic Vistas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Scenic Wonders of America: Pacific Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Video Visits: Bali - A Window on Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The War of the Roses(1989)

    as Jason Larrabee

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Christine Cromwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Skin Deep(1989)

    as Sparky

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Switzerland: The Alpine Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

    as Kerner

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Earth Star Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Admiral Beasley

  • Earth Star Voyager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Admiral Beasley

  • Unfinished Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Ferency

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Goodman

  • Fortune Dane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dexter

  • Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Novak

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as David North · as Floyd Larkin · as Sergei Chaloff

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Bay Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Will Campbell

  • Massive Retaliation(1984)

    as Lee Briscoe

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Highpoint(1982)

    as Maronzella

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Masquerade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mazes and Monsters(1982)

    as Harold

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Voyagers!(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains(1982)

    as Harley Dennis

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Princess and the Cabbie(1981)

    as Edward James

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Golden Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Richard Bryne

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • A Matter of Life and Death(1981)

    as Dr. Whedon

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flamingo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 37 episodes · as Elmo Tyson

  • Fun and Games(1980)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Suicide's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Wayne Harrington

  • Meteor(1979)

    as Opening Sequence Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hanging by a Thread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Durant

  • The China Syndrome(1979)

    as Don Jacovich

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Return Engagement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as George Riley

  • The Eddie Capra Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Different Story(1978)

    as Sills

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • F.I.S.T.(1978)

    as Arthur St. Clair

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Miles Pearson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Philip Godard

  • Rafferty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Delta County, U.S.A.(1977)

    as John McCain, Jr.

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Billy Jack Goes to Washington(1977)

    as Ralph Butler

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Captains and the Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 8 episodes · as Clair Montrose

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Russell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Baa Baa Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Mathis

  • Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 9 episodes · as Arthur Raymond

  • The Flying Misfits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Col. Mathis

  • The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case(1976)

    as Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Hindenburg(1975)

    as Reed Channing

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Matt Helm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Bates

  • Kate McShane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Larrabee

  • Russian Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Inspector McDermott

  • The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dr. Bryce

  • Last Hours Before Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Peter Helms

  • The Godfather Part II(1974)

    as Questadt

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Missiles of October(1974)

    as David Ormsby-Gore, British Ambassador to U.S.

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cyrano de Begerac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Cyrano de Bergerac

  • Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Zakhar

  • The Return of Charlie Chan(1972)

    as Noel Adamson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Banacek(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Morgan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • My Old Man's Place(1971)

    as Car Salesman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyrano de Bergerac · as Zakhar

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Greg Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Warner

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wojeck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bob Eden

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Pollard

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Burton Wells

  • Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 220 episodes · as Vincent Conway

  • The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Greene

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Toozenbach

  • Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

  • Lost Lagoon(1957)

    as David Burnham

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as George Riley

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles from 1951 to 2001; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

The War of the Roses (1989)

$160M worldwide

Highest rated

The Game (1997)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19512001

Peak 1996 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting89 of 89: 89 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s10 · acting1970s36 · acting1980s26 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
7585

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Peter Donat's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 28; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

79th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Donat's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles8–52 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles43–68 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Donat work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Donat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Douglas shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles