10 Facts About Peter Donat

Pierre Collingwood Donat was born in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Marie and Philip Ernst Donat, a landscape gardener.

Peter Donat's uncle was Oscar winning British actor Robert Donat.

Peter Donat emigrated to the United States in 1950, studied drama at Yale University, and first came to attention as a stage actor in the lead of a production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Peter Donat starred in Cyrano de Bergerac playing the title role, in 1974 on the PBS anthology Theatre in America.

Peter Donat was a regular cast member of the 1980s primetime serial, Flamingo Road as Elmo Tyson, in 1993 on the series Time Trax as the antagonist Dr Mordecai Sahmbi, and more recently had a recurring role as Bill Mulder, Agent Mulder's father, in The X-Files.

Peter Donat was a prominent member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco for a number of years.

Peter Donat was active in local theater, most notably playing his first singing role as Professor Higgins in the 1988 Cabrillo Stage production of My Fair Lady.

Peter Donat narrated the biographical film chronicling the life and work of famed mythologist Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey: A Biographical Portrait and moderated the multi-volume video series, The World of Joseph Campbell: Transformation of Myths Through Time, giving insightful commentary and celebrating Campbell's brilliance as a scholar and storyteller.

Peter Donat was married to actress Michael Learned from 1956 until 1972, when they divorced.

Peter Donat died at his home in Point Reyes Station, California, on September 10,2018, due to complications of diabetes.