Peter Donat

Biography: Canadian-born, Yale-trained Peter Donat made his mark on the theatrical world with his rich portrayals of such larger-than-life characters as Cyrano de Bergerac. Donat brought some of this grandiosity into his film work, which includes appearances in films as diverse as The Godfather II (1974), The China Syndrome (1979), War of the Roses (1987), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), and The Babe (1992). His TV-series roles include Arthur Raymond in Rich Man, Poor Man -- Book 2 (1977) and Elmo Tyson in Flamingo Road (1980). Peter Donat was making occasional appearances on the syndicated TV sci-fier Time Trax (1993), gesticulating his way through the role of Dr. Mordecai (Mo) Sahmbi, the ee-vil scientist who used the time-traveling TRAX machine for his own nefarious purposes.

Peter Donat's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 81 The China Syndrome
Lowest Metascore: 43 Skin Deep
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
8 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
78 The Deep End Aug 8, 2001 Jack Hall 6.7
63 The Game Sep 12, 1997 Samuel Sutherland 8.5
65 School Ties Sep 18, 1992 Headmaster Dr. Bartram / Headmaster Dr. Bartram 6.8
80 The War of the Roses Dec 1, 1989 Jason Larrabee / Jason Larrabee tbd
43 Skin Deep Mar 3, 1989 Sparky / Sparky tbd
76 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Aug 12, 1988 Otto Kerner / Otto Kerner 8.2
81 The China Syndrome Mar 16, 1979 Don Jacovich 8.0
54 F.I.S.T. Apr 28, 1978 Arthur St. Clair 7.5