Rhodes, Donnelly 1937– (Don Rhodes)

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RHODES, Donnelly 1937
(Don Rhodes)

PERSONAL


Born December 4, 1937, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; married Martha Henry (maiden name, Buhs; an actress), 1962 (divorced). Education: Graduated from National Theatre School, Canada; trained to be a warden at the Manitoba Theatre Center. Avocational Interests: Music, horses, and boats.

Career: Actor, director, and producer. Military service: Royal Canadian Air Force, airmanmechanic.


Awards, Honors: Gemini Award nomination, best performance by a lead actor in continuing dramatic role, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, 1988, for Danger Bay; Gemini Award nominations, best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic role, 1999, 2000, Gemini Award, best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic role, 2002, all for Da Vinci's Inquest.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Buck, Reprisal!, Columbia, 1956.

Joe Slade, Gunfight in Abilene, Universal, 1967.

Macon, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1969.

Roger Morrow, Change of Mind, Cinerama Releasing Corp., 1969.

Diver Bob Cousins, The Neptune Factor (also known as The Neptune Disaster and An Underwater Odyssey ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1973.

Jim King, The Hard Part Begins, Cinepix Film Properties, 1973.

Montanero, Oh, Heavenly Dog!, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1980.

"McTooth," Showdown at Williams Creek (also known as Kootenai Brown and The Legend of Kootenai Brown ), 1991.

Harry Johnson, Urban Safari, Warwick Pictures, 1996.

Arctic challenge race official #1, Snow Dogs (also known as Chiens des neiges ), Buena Vista, 2002.

Sheriff Cooper, Pressure, Curb Entertainment, 2002.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Reel Horror, 1985.

Television Appearances; Series:

Famous Jury Trials, CTV, 1971.

The Starlost, CTV and NBC, 1973.

Phillip Robert Chancellor II, The Young and the Restless (also known as Y&R ), CBS, 19741975.

Nick Raitt, Sidestreet, CBC, 1976.

Dutch Lightner, Soap, ABC, 19781981.

Charlie, Report to Murphy, CBS, 1982.

Dr. Grant "Doc" Roberts, Danger Bay, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1984.

Art Foster, Double Trouble, NBC, 1984.

R. J. Williams, Street Legal, CBC, 19911992.

Harry Abramowitz, The Heights, Fox, 1992.

Detective Leo Shannon, Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 1998.

Eyes of a Cowboy, 1998.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Antoine Cirret, The Smugglers, NBC, 1968.

Keno McLaughlin, Goldenrod, CBS, 1976.

Arland Williams, Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (also known as Flight No. 90 and Florida Flight 90 ), NBC, 1984.

Major Monty Bennett, Dalton: Code of Vengeance II, NBC, 1986.

Dr. Northfield, After the Promise, CBS, 1987.

Lieutenant Nick Valeri, The Penthouse, ABC, 1989.

Inspector Grissom, Dirty Work, USA Network, 1992.

Bill Richardson, Beyond Obsession (also known as A Daughter's Secret: The Traci di Carlo Story ), ABC, 1994.

Mayor Garth Dokken, Guitarman, 1994.

Gene, When the Vows Break (also known as Courting Justice ), Lifetime, 1995.

Williams, Shadow of a Doubt, NBC, 1995.

Professor Jeffrey Thurston, The Stepsister, USA Network, 1997.

Michael Plummer, Convictions, Lifetime, 1997.

Jack Bailey, Indefensible: The Truth about Edward Brannigan (also known as A Father's Betrayal ), CBS, 1997.

Ludlow Bumstock, Big and Hairy, Showtime, 1998.

Tyler, Roswell: The Aliens Attack, UPN, 1999.

Mac, A Murder on Shadow Mountain, CBS, 1999.

Peter McKinely, Miracle on the 17th Green, CBS, 1999.

Burt, Personally Yours (also known as Wilderness Love ), CBS, 2000.

Deke Johannsen, The Wedding Dress, CBS, 2001.

Bernie Gordon, Touched by a Killer, Lifetime, 2001.

Frank, Double Bill (also known as A Tales of Two Wives ), Oxygen, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Lahoud, Our Man Flint: Dead on Target (also known as Dead on Target ), ABC, 1976.

Father Hayden, American Dreams, NBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Seventeenth Annual Gemini Awards, CBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Don Rhodes) Cain, "A Flock of Trouble," Maverick, ABC, 1960.

James Bellington, "Ten Minutes from Now,"' The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, CBS, 1964.

Jeremiah Stewart, "The Wanda Snow Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1965.

John Cochran, "The Trap," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, NBC, 1965.

Mark, "Terror Island," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1965.

Chris McKenna, "The Time Buyers," Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1965.

Major Leslie, "Flight from Norway," Convoy, NBC, 1965.

Bob Jamison, "Rendezvous at Arillo," Laredo, NBC, 1965.

Ben Colby, "The Wolves Up Front, The Jackals Behind," The Virginian, NBC, 1966.

Don Carlos, "The WouldBe Gentleman of Laredo," Laredo, NBC, 1966.

Red Eagle, "Pariah," The Road West, NBC, 1966.

"The Vasquez Brief," Dundee and the Culhane, CBS, 1967.

"The Cost of a Vacation," Mannix, CBS, 1967.

Captain Dansby, "The Night of the Legion of Death," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1967.

War Cloud, "Dangerous Prey," Custer, ABC, 1967.

Joe Varona, "Girl in the Night," Ironside, NBC, 1967.

"Dead Wrong," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1967.

Matt Braid, "Don't Wait for Tomorrow," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, NBC, 1967.

"When Boy Meets Girl," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968.

Billy Baylor, "Big Jessie," Cimarron Strip, CBS, 1968.

Raymond Barret, "The Freeze," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1968.

Captain Zaboff, "The Night of the Cossacks," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1969.

Pat, "A Wild Colonial Boy," Here Comes the Brides, ABC, 1969.

Lou Merrick, "Mastermind," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969.

Joel Morgan, "Ultimatum," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1972.

"Operation: Dorias," O'Hara, U.S. Treasury, 1972.

"The Working Heart," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1973.

Jerry Strand, "The Case of the Wistful Widower," The New Perry Mason, 1973.

Roloff, "The Implant People," The Starlost, 1973.

"The Ripper," Police Story, NBC, 1974.

Ward Selkirk, "A Date with Doomsday," Wonder Woman, CBS, 1979.

Brewster, "The Pearls," The Littlest Hobo, CTV and syndicated, 1980.

Padre, "The Siren Song," The Chisholms, 1980.

Buddy Manischewitz, "Mann Is Mann," It's a Living, ABC, 1981.

Sal Largo, "Jo's Cousin," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1982.

Leo Metz, "Sam's Women," Cheers, NBC, 1982.

Angie Banta, Tony's father, "Travels with My Dad," Taxi, ABC, 1982.

Judge Paul Grogan, "A Hair of the Dog," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

Judge Paul Grogan, "Phantom of the Hill," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982.

Wilson Arthur MacLeish, "Of Sound Mind," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983.

Mayor, "The Centerfold: Part 2," Gimme a Break!, NBC, 1983.

Judge Paul Grogan, "Moon over Uranus: The Final Legacy," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Johnson, "You Were Meant for Me," Amanda's, ABC, 1983.

Frank, "Tommy Goes Overboard," Alice, CBS, 1983.

"Hired Help," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1985.

Art Foster, "Where's Poppa," Double Trouble, NBC, 1985.

Jake Smollens, "Diamond in the Rough," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1987.

Tony Santini, "Flying Home," Airwolf, USA Network, 1987.

Ed Bellamy, "Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?,"' Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988.

Leonard, "Harry's Friend," Empty Nest, NBC, 1988.

John Quincy McGraw, "Keenan's Raiders," Bordertown, 1989.

Ned Jinks, "The Prodigal Father," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Nick Miller, Sr., "The Man Who Would Be Grandpa," Baby Talk, 1992.

William Mahaffy, "A Killing in Cork," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993.

Jim Parker, "Shapes," The XFiles, Fox, 1994.

"Worlds Apart," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1996.

Ben Greenfeld, "Greatfellas," Sliders, Fox, 1996.

Anton Kostroff, "Leap of Faith," Two, CBC and syndicated, 1996.

Anton Kostrov, "Russian Hill," Two, CBC and syndicated, 1996.

General Francis, "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man," The XFiles, Fox, 1996.

General James Eiger, "Dead Man's Switch," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1997.

Peter Dumont, "Broken World," Millennium, Fox, 1997.

John Lazenby, "The List," Viper, syndicated, 1997.

Dominik Lazar, "The Inside Man," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Sheriff Blythe, "Death Warrant," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1997.

John T. Franklin, "Get a Life," The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, syndicated, 1998.

Sheriff Fritz Neuenschwander, " ... Thirteen Years Later," Millennium, Fox, 1998.

Jake Mitchum, "Look One Way and Row Another," Hope Island, PAX, 1999.

Fletcher Furnell, "Isaakland," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime, 2002.

Himself, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, 2002.

Colonel Burt Halsey, "The Hunt," The Dead Zone, USA Network, 2003.

Also appeared as lawyer, "Skyes," Profit; in "The Shadow of a Gunman," Hollywood Television Theatre.

Television Director; Episodic:

"You See How It Begins?," Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Made stage debut as Stanley Kowalski, Streetcar Named Desire; also appeared in Death of a Salesman.

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