Peter Donat
Peter Donat | |
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| Born | Pierre Collingwood Donat January 20, 1928 Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | September 10, 2018 (aged 90) |
| Education | Acadia University (BA) Yale University |
| Occupations | Actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1953–2003 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3, including Lucas |
| Relatives | Robert 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).