Donnelly Rhodes
With a long and storied resume to match his unmistakable talent as an actor, Donnelly Rhodes was born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1937. The son of playwright Anne Henry, Rhodes had plenty of exposure to the arts as a child, but he nonetheless explored a number of career paths before turning to acting-even training as a warden for the National Park Service. Once he did settle on a career as a performer, Rhodes studied at the then-new institution, National Theatre School of Canada. After graduating, he landed a contract with Universal. After a few uncredited background roles, Rhodes made his credited debut in 1960, with guest appearances on no less than five TV series: "Man with a Camera" (ABC, 1958-1960), "Maverick" (ABC, 1957-1962), "Cheyenne" (ABC, 1953-1965), "Bonanza" (NBC, 1959-1973), and "Two Faces West" (Syndicated, 1960-1961). Guest starring roles would prove to be Rhodes' strongest talent, and he would make well over 100 such appearances over the course of his over 50 year career, appearing on everything from "The Virginian" (NBC, 1962-1971) to "The Facts of Life" (NBC, 1979-1988). Rhodes would also land a number of more prestigious and prominent roles over the years. He made an appearance in the hit film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) in 1969, and later co-starred in the sitcom "Soap" (ABC 1977-82) as softhearted criminal Dutch, and on the adventure series "Danger Bay" (CBC, 1984-1990). Rhodes' star would rise even further when he began starring as Detective Leo Shannon on the popular series "Da Vinci's Inquest" (CBS, 1998-2006), as well as when he later joined the cast of the acclaimed reboot of "Battlestar Galactica" (Syfy, 2004-2009) in 2004. Rhodes' final appearance was on an episode of the fantasy series "Legends of Tomorrow" (CW, 2016-). He died in 2018 at the age of 80.
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Donnelly Rhodes
Filmography
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The 12 Disasters of Christmas | Grant (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Barricade | Sheriff Howes (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Iron Invader | Earl (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Fred Grogan (Character) | - | 2011 |
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Goblin | Charlie (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Hunt to Kill | Sheriff Westlake (Character) | - | 2010 |
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Beyond Loch Ness | Uncle Sean (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Riddles of the Sphinx | Thomas (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Past Tense | Captain Murphy (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Tale of Two Wives | Frank (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pressure | Sheriff Cooper (Character) | - | 2002 |
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The Wedding Dress | Deke Johannsen (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tick Tock | Bernie Gordon (Character) | - | 2001 |
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Personally Yours | Burt (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by a Killer | Bernie Gordon (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Murder on Shadow Mountain | Grandpa Mac (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Miracle on the 17th Green | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
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Big and Hairy | Ludlow Bumstock (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Convictions | Unknown (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan | Jack Bailey (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Stepsister | Professor Jeffrey Thurston (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Urban Safari | Harry Johnson (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Shadow of a Doubt | Williams (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | When the Vows Break | Gene (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond Obsession | Bill Richardson (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guitarman | Mayor Garth Dokken (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dirty Work | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Showdown at Williams Creek | "McTooth" (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Penthouse | Lt. Valeri (Character) | - | 1989 |
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After the Promise | Dr. Northfield (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dalton: Code of Vengeance II | Major Bennett (Character) | - | 1986 |
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Oh, Heavenly Dog! | Montanero (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Glory Days | Keno McLaughlin (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Invasion | Roloff (Character) | - | 1973 |
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The Neptune Factor | Diver Bob Cousins (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hard Part Begins | Jim King (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shadow of a Gunman | Soldier (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Macon (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Smugglers | Antoine Cirret (Character) | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunfight in Abilene | Joe Slade (Character) | - | 1967 |
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89% | 68% | DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Agent Smith (Guest Star) | 2016 |
95% | 94% | Battlestar Galactica |
Dr. Cottle (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
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78% | 70% | Smallville | Milash (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Moons Over Milford | Harris Hunsicker (Guest Star) | 2006 |
73% | No Score Yet | life as we know it | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004-2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Century City | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 72% | The Dead Zone | Colonel Burt Halsey (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Millennium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sentinel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Viper | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Senator (Character) | 1996-1997 |
74% | 86% | The X-Files | General Francis (Guest Star) | 1994 1996 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Sliders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Ned Jenks (Guest Star) | 1988 1991 1993 |
0% | No Score Yet | Baby Talk | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Danger Bay | Dr. Grant Roberts (Character) | 1985-1990 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Airwolf | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Golden Girls | Jake Smollens (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Trouble | Art Foster (Character) | 1984-1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hitchhiker | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | Judge Paul Grogan (Guest Star) | 1982-1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gimme a Break | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Wilson Arthur MacLeish (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Taxi | Angelo Banta (Guest Star) | 1982 |
87% | 95% | Cheers | Leo (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Sal (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Living | Buddy Manischewitz (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Soap | Unknown (Character) | 1978-1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Littlest Hobo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
100% | 82% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Story | Detective Bob Puller (Character) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Paul Daniels (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Here Come the Brides | Patrick Leigh (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cimarron Strip | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tarzan | Hank (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mannix | Ramon Verona (Guest Star) | 1967 |
10% | No Score Yet | The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laredo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965-1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Virginian | Ben Colby (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1964-1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Little Henchman (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |