# Richard Donat

Richard Donat (born 1 June 1941) is a Canadian actor, known for his work in Canadian and American television. He is well known for playing the character Vince Teagues in the Canadian–American TV series, Haven. Donat is the younger brother of Peter Donat and the nephew of British actor Robert Donat.

## Career

Donat has had a long career playing character roles mainly on television, though he has had roles in films such as Tomorrow Never Comes (1978), City on Fire (1979), Gas (1981), Draw! (1984), My American Cousin (1985), Samuel Lount (1985), American Boyfriends (1989), The Weight of Water (2000), The Event (2003) and Amelia (2009). He has also narrated several documentaries, including a number of Nova episodes.
Among his TV appearances, Donat was Doctor Burnley in the Canadian television series Emily of New Moon from 1998 to 2000. He played Colonel Boyle, the fort commander in the Canadian comedy series Blackfly for its two seasons, 2001–2002. Between 2010 and 2015 he played Vince Teagues, one of the editors of the local newspaper in the town of Haven from the TV series of the same name. Although Haven is supposed to be in Maine, the series is filmed in Nova Scotia where Donat hails from.
In 1984, Donat won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role" for his work in Brecht's In the Jungle of Cities. In 2007, he won a Merritt Award for "Outstanding Performance – Supporting Actor" for his role in Sam Shepard's Fool For Love.
Donat is also a director and won the Mecca Award in 2004 for his direction of The Drawer Boy.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1976 | Death Weekend | Policeman |
| 1978 | Tomorrow Never Comes | Ray |
| 1979 | City on Fire | Captain Harrison Risley |
| 1981 | Gas | Fred |
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Senior Policeman |
| 1985 | My American Cousin | Major Wilcox |
| 1985 | Samuel Lount | Sheriff Jarvis |
| 1987 | Deep Sea Conspiracy | Micradyne man |
| 1989 | American Boyfriends | Major Wilcox |
| 2000 | The Weight of Water | Mr. Plaisted |
| 2002 | Phase IV | Karl Dean |
| 2002 | Dragonwheel | Reverend Matherson |
| 2003 | The Event | Undertaker |
| 2006 | The Conclave | Cardinal Pietro Barbo |
| 2009 | Amelia | Gallagher |
| 2014 | Lure | Marshall Spencer |
| 2016 | The Healer | Larry |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | Dr. Simon Locke | Lamont | Episode: "The Importer" |
| 1977 | For the Record | Dan | Episode: "Hank" |
| 1979 | The Newcomers | — | Episode: "1911" |
| 1979 | Little House on the Prairie | Joe Dortmunder | Episode: "The Angry Heart" |
| 1979, 1983 | The Littlest Hobo | Charlie / Mac Devlin | 3 episodes |
| 1980 | The Great Detective | Isaac Treadwell | Episode: "The Eye of Clarkie Blackburn" |
| 1982 | Nurse | Stan Geddis | Episode: "Euthanasia" |
| 1984 | ABC Weekend Special | Reuben Bright | Episode: "Cougar!" |
| 1984 | Draw! | Sheriff Harmon | Television film |
| 1985 | Ewoks | Deej | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Vern Harrington | Television film |
| 1985, 1987 | Seeing Things | Barry Cade / Luke | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Edison Twins | Dr. Betterman | Episode: "Heavy Sweat" |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Waxnose | Episode: "Trouble Is My Business" |
| 1986 | Adderly | — | Episode: "Capture the Flag" |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | Sheriff | Episode: "No One Gets Out of Here Alive" |
| 1988 | T. and T. | Benny | Episode: "Sophie a La Modem" |
| 1988, 1990 | Danger Bay | Hunter / Hugh Carver | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | The Campbells | Jack Spragget | Episode: "Something's Rotten" |
| 1990 | The Little Kidnappers | Hans Hooft | Television film |
| 1991 | Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story | Jim Curtis | Television film |
| 1992 | The Secret | Shane | Television film |
| 1993 | Life with Billy | Constable Snow | Television film |
| 1994 | Mary Silliman's War | Selleck Silliman | Television film |
| 1995 | Side Effects | Dr. Duchene | Episode: "Snap, Crackle, Pop!" |
| 1995 | Net Worth | Jimmy Norris | Television film |
| 1996 | Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story | Robert Harris | Television film |
| 1996 | Calm at Sunset | Gil | Television film |
| 1996–1997 | Lexx | Megashadow Admiral | 4 episodes |
| 1997 | Psi Factor | Cole Conacher | Episode: "The Greenhouse Effect/The Buzz" |
| 1997 | Pit Pony: A Diamond in The Rough | Rory MacLean | Television film |
| 1997 | Major Crime | Sgt. Hulce | Television film |
| 1997 | Promise the Moon | Wilbur Bennett | Television film |
| 1997–2000 | Wind at My Back | Eugene MacFarlane | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Oceans of Mystery | Narrator | Episode: "Slaver, Warrior or Privateer?" |
| 1998–2000 | Emily of New Moon | Dr. Burnley | 28 episodes |
| 1999 | Blue Moon | Justice of the Peace | Television film |
| 1999 | Made in Canada | — | Episode: "The Christmas Show" |
| 2000 | Our Daily Bread | Father McGregor | Television film |
| 2001 | Passion and Prejudice | Dist. Atty. Bridges | Television film |
| 2001 | Sunk on Christmas Eve | Narrator | Television film |
| 2001–2002 | Blackfly | Col. Boyle / Earl of Pickersaill | 26 episodes |
| 2002 | Trudeau | MacDonald | Television film |
| 2002 | The Pilot's Wife | Father Paul | Television film |
| 2002 | Heart of a Stranger | Phillip | Television film |
| 2003 | Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart | Kmart Exec | Television film |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Patrick Collins | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Sleep Murder | Judge Walter | Television film |
| 2004–2009 | Nova | Narrator / Dr. Robert Darwin | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas | Earl | Television film |
| 2005 | Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making | Monseigneur Desranleau | Television film |
| 2006 | Candles on Bay Street | Walter | Television film |
| 2007, 2018 | Trailer Park Boys | Big Hawk / Judge | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Sea Wolf | Clerk #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2015 | Haven | Vince Teagues | 61 episodes |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Inn Landlord | Television film |
| 2012 | Titanic: The Aftermath | John Henry Barnstead | Television film |
| 2013 | Republic of Doyle | James Bennett | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Rookie Blue | Graham Ward | Episode: "For Better, for Worse" |
| 2015 | Hemlock Grove | McDougal | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Mr. D | Narrator | Episode: "Gerry Goes to Prison" |
| 2020 | Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series | Big Hawk / Clown | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Sullivan's Crossing | Roy | 6 episodes |