Peter Donat was born Pierre Collingwood Donat in Kentville, Nova Scotia. His uncle was the British actor Robert Donat. He was a stage, screen and television actor with numerous credits but will perhaps be best remembered for his role as as Bill Mulder, Agent Fox Mulder's father in The X-Files. Peter passed away at his home in Point Reyes Station, Calif. from complications of diabetes. He was survived by his wife, 6 children and 11 grandchildren.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Outer Limits (1995)
Guest starring as Principal Kern
- Episode 2x08: Straight and Narrow (Feb 23, 1996)
The X-Files (1993)
Guest starring as Bill Mulder
(7 episodes)
- Episode 6x12: One Son (Feb 14, 1999)
- Episode 6x11: Two Fathers (Feb 7, 1999)
- Episode 3x24: Talitha Cumi (May 17, 1996)
- Episode 3x01: The Blessing Way (Sep 22, 1995)
- Episode 2x25: Anasazi (May 19, 1995)
- Episode 2x17: End Game (Feb 17, 1995)
- Episode 2x16: Colony (Feb 10, 1995)
Time Trax (1993)
Guest starring as Dr. Mordicai Sahmbi
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: One on One (Dec 1, 1993)
- Episode 1x21: Darrow for the Defense (Nov 24, 1993)
- Episode 1x18: Framed (Nov 3, 1993)
- Episode 1x15: Two Beans in a Wheel (May 19, 1993)
- Episode 1x04: Fire and Ice (Feb 10, 1993)
- Episode 1x03: To Kill a Billionaire (Feb 3, 1993)
- Episode 1x02: A Stranger in Time (2) (Jan 20, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x01: A Stranger in Time (1) (Jan 20, 1993) [Special Guest Star]
Flamingo Road (1981)
Starring as Elmo Tyson
(37 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Murder, They Said (May 4, 1982)
- Episode 2x21: The Harder They Fall (Apr 27, 1982)
- Episode 2x20: An Eye for an Eye (Apr 20, 1982)
- Episode 2x19: The Bad and the Beautiful (Apr 13, 1982)
- Episode 2x18: The High and the Mighty (Mar 30, 1982)
- Episode 2x17: No Dice (Mar 23, 1982)
- Episode 2x16: Sins of the Fathers (Mar 16, 1982)
- Episode 2x15: The Dedication (Mar 2, 1982)
- Episode 2x14: Double Trouble (Feb 23, 1982)
- Episode 2x13: Chance of a Lifetime (Feb 16, 1982)
- Episode 2x12: The Explosion (Feb 9, 1982)
- Episode 2x11: To Catch a Thief (Feb 2, 1982)
- Episode 2x10: Heatwave (Jan 19, 1982)
- Episode 2x09: Strange Bedfellows (Jan 12, 1982)
- Episode 2x08: Old Friends (Jan 5, 1982)
- Episode 2x07: Little Foxes (Dec 22, 1981)
- Episode 2x06: The Powers That Be (Dec 15, 1981)
- Episode 2x05: The Stranger (Dec 8, 1981)
- Episode 2x04: The Intruder (Nov 24, 1981)
- Episode 2x03: The Substitute (Nov 17, 1981)
- Episode 2x02: The Victim (Nov 10, 1981)
- Episode 2x01: The Arrangement (Nov 3, 1981)
- Episode 1x15: Hurricane (Apr 2, 1981)
- Episode 1x14: Bad Chemistry (Apr 2, 1981)
- Episode 1x13: Hell Hath No Fury (Mar 17, 1981)
- Episode 1x12: They Drive by Night (Mar 17, 1981)
- Episode 1x11: Secrets (Mar 10, 1981)
- Episode 1x10: Bad Girl (Mar 9, 1981)
- Episode 1x09: Trapped (Mar 3, 1981)
- Episode 1x08: Jealous Wife (Feb 17, 1981)
- Episode 1x07: The Election (Feb 10, 1981)
- Episode 1x06: The Fish Fry (Feb 3, 1981)
- Episode 1x05: A Mother's Revenge (Jan 27, 1981)
- Episode 1x04: The Titus Tapes (Jan 20, 1981)
- Episode 1x03: Illicit Weekend (Jan 13, 1981)
- Episode 1x02: The Hostages (2) (Jan 6, 1981)
- Episode 1x01: The Hostages (1) (Jan 6, 1981)
Mrs. Columbo (1979)
Guest starring as Senator Bennett
- Episode 2x02: It Goes with the Territory (Oct 25, 1979)
Dallas (1978)
Guest starring as Dr. Miles Pearson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x02: No More Mister Nice Guy (2) (Nov 9, 1980)
- Episode 4x01: No More Mister Nice Guy (1) (Nov 7, 1980)
The Feather and Father Gang (1976)
Guest starring as Tanner
- Episode 1x07: The Golden Fleece (May 21, 1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Guest starring as Peter Russell
- Episode 3x07: Haunted Angels (Oct 25, 1978) [Special Guest Star]
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Guest starring as Col. Mathis
- Episode 1x01: Flying Misfits (1) (Sep 21, 1976)
The Invisible Man (1975)
Guest starring as Morgan Klae
- Episode 1x10: The Klae Dynasty (Dec 8, 1975) [Special Guest Star]
Banacek (1972)
Guest starring as Robert Morgan
- Episode 1x03: No Sign of the Cross (Oct 11, 1972) [Co-Star]
The Man and the City (1971)
Guest starring as Staff doctor
- Episode 1x15: Diagnosis: Corruption (Jan 5, 1972)
Medical Center (1969)
Guest starring as Calvin Webb
- Episode 1x07: Thousands and Thousands of Miles (Nov 12, 1969)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Greg Lawrence
- Episode 6x20: Murder with a Golden Touch (Jan 29, 1974)
Mannix (1967)
Guest starring as Endicott
- Episode 7x12: Cry Danger (Dec 9, 1973)
Guest starring as Walter Webb
- Episode 2x15: Only Giants Can Play (Jan 18, 1969)
Guest starring as Edwin Mansfield
- Episode 5x13: Catspaw (Dec 8, 1971)