Peter Donat

Peter Donat
Born
Pierre Collingwood Donat

(1928-01-20)January 20, 1928
DiedSeptember 10, 2018(2018-09-10) (aged 90)
EducationAcadia University (BA)
Yale University
OccupationsActor, screenwriter
Years active1953–2003
Spouses
(m. 1956; div. 1972)
Marijke DeJong
(m. 1983)
Children3, including Lucas
RelativesRobert Donat (uncle)

Pierre Collingwood Donat (January 20, 1928 – September 10, 2018), known as Peter Donat, was a Canadian actor. He was a co-founding company member of the American Conservatory Theater, and a frequent player at the Stratford Festival. He was also known to television audiences for his roles as Elmo Tyson on the primetime soap opera Flamingo Road (1981-82) and as William Mulder, the father of Fox Mulder, on The X-Files (1995-99). He won a Theatre World Award for The First Gentleman (1957), and was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Bay Boy (1984).