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Donovan Philips Leitch was born May 10, 1946, in Glasgow, Scotland. Music was always part of his home life, with both traditional Scottish/Irish songs at family and local celebrations, and popular music through radio and live performances. When Donovan was ten his family moved south to England, resettling in Hatfield... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Nanny Dearest (2013) (writer: "Sunshine Superman" / performer: "Sunshine Superman")
 
2012 Fringe (TV series)
Black Blotter (2012) (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" - uncredited / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" - uncredited)
 
2012 Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story (TV movie) (writer: "Colours" / performer: "Colours")
 
2012 ParaNorman (writer: "Season of the Witch" / as Donovan Phillips Leitch)
 
2012 Dark Shadows (writer: "Season of the Witch" / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
2003-2011 Cuéntame (TV series)
Abstención es lo contrario que abstinencia (2011) (writer: "Colours" / performer: "Colours")
Besos de hippies (2003) (writer: "Colours" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Colours")
 
2002-2011 The Simpsons (TV series)
Flaming Moe (2011) (writer: "Jennifer Juniper" - uncredited / performer: "Jennifer Juniper" - uncredited)
Rednecks and Broomsticks (2009) (writer: "Season of the Witch" - uncredited / performer: "Season of the Witch" - uncredited)
I Am Furious Yellow (2002) (writer: "Mellow Yellow")
Weekend at Burnsie's (2002) (writer: "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Wear Your Love Like Heaven")
 
2011 Peter ("Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
2010 Por el camino ("Colours")
 
2010 Boardwalk Empire (TV series)
 
2010 West Is West (music: "MELLOW YELLOW" / as Donovan Leitch / lyrics: "MELLOW YELLOW" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "MELLOW YELLOW" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2010 Barney's Version (performer: "Sunshine Superman")
 
2010 The Other Guys (writer: "Season of the Witch" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
2009 Life Blood (video) (writer: "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2009 The Invention of Lying (writer: "Catch the Wind" 1965 / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Catch the Wind" 1965)
 
2009 Charlie & Boots (writer: "Catch the Wind" / performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
2009 Pirate Radio (writer: "Sunshine Superman" 1966 / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Sunshine Superman" 1966)
 
2003-2009 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Ronnie Chase (2009) (performer: "Barabajagal" - uncredited)
Adelle Coffin (2003) (writer: "Sunshine Superman" - uncredited / performer: "Sunshine Superman" - uncredited)
 
2008 Sex Drive (writer: "Atlantis" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Atlantis")
 
2008 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
Episode #2.32 (2008) (writer: "Colours" / performer: "Colours")
 
2008 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round 1: Part 1 (2008) (performer: "Mellow Yellow" - uncredited)
 
2008 Blodigt jävla helvete (writer: "To Try for the Sun" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "To Try for the Sun")
 
2008 The Wackness (writer: "Season of the Witch" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (writer: "Jennifer Juniper" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2007 Margot at the Wedding (writer: "Teen Angel" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Teen Angel")
 
2007 Zodiac (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
2007 Skins (TV series)
Cassie (2007) (performer: "Atlantis" - uncredited)
 
2007 House M.D. (TV series)
Words and Deeds (2007) (writer: "Season of the Witch" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
2007 Music Within (writer: "Sunshine Superman" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Sunshine Superman")
 
2006 Flicka (writer: "Catch The Wind" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Catch The Wind")
 
2006 Man of the Year (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
2006 Bonneville (writer: "Catch the Wind" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
2006 Bobby (writer: "Season of the Witch", "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season of the Witch", "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
2006 Children of Men (writer: "There Is an Ocean" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "There Is an Ocean" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2005 Edison (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
2004 The Girl Next Door (writer: "ATLANTIS" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "ATLANTIS")
 
2004 The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (TV mini-series documentary)
The Phantom Victory (2004) (performer: "Colours" - uncredited)
 
2003 Red Roses and Petrol (writer: "Catch The Wind")
 
2003 Travelling Light (writer: "Catch the Wind" / performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
2003 The Boys of 2nd Street Park (TV documentary) (writer: "Sunshine Superman" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (writer: "Sunshine Superman" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2002 The Rules of Attraction (writer: "Colours" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Colours")
 
2002 xXx (writer: "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2002 Spun (performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (performer: "Atlantis 2002")
 
2001 L.I.E. (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
2000 Opposite Sex (TV series)
The Drug Episode (2000) (performer: "Mellow Yellow")
 
2000 Futurama (TV series)
The Deep South (2000) (writer: "Atlantis" / performer: "Atlantis")
 
2000 Steal This Movie (writer: "Season of the Witch", "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
1999 A Room for Romeo Brass (writer: "Colours" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Colours")
 
1999 Bowfinger (writer: "Legend of a Cowgirl" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
1999 Virtual Sexuality (writer: "Legend Of A Cowgirl", "Sunshine Superman" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
1999 The Limey (writer: "Colours")
 
1999 Election (writer: "Jennifer Juniper" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Jennifer Juniper")
 
1999 The '60s (TV movie) (performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
1998 Rushmore (writer: "Jersey Thursday" / performer: "Jersey Thursday")
 
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)
For Miles and Miles (1998) (writer: "There Is a Mountain" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "There Is a Mountain")
Galileo Was Right (1998) (writer: "There Is a Mountain" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "There Is a Mountain")
Apollo One (1998) (writer: "Season Of The Witch" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season Of The Witch")
Can We Do This? (1998) (writer: "Season Of The Witch" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Season Of The Witch")
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (writer: "Season Of The Witch")
 
1997 One Night Stand (writer: "Charlie, Happy Birthday" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Charlie, Happy Birthday" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
1997 Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (documentary) (writer: "Catch the Wind" / performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
1996 Sleepers (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol (writer: "Sunshine Superman" / writer: "Season of the Witch' / as Donovan Leitch)
 
1995 To Die For (writer: "SEASON OF THE WITCH" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "SEASON OF THE WITCH")
 
1995 Boys on the Side (writer: "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch)
 
1994 Dumb & Dumber (writer: "Hurdy Gurdy Man")
 
1994 The Nanny (TV series)
Material Fran (1994) (writer: "Mellow Yellow" - uncredited)
 
1994 L'eau froide (writer: "Cosmic Wheels" / performer: "Cosmic Wheels")
 
1993 Heaven & Earth (writer: "Mellow Yellow" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Mellow Yellow")
 
1993 Heartbeat (TV series)
Baby Blues (1993) (writer: "Colours" - uncredited / performer: "Colours" - uncredited)
 
1992 The Efficiency Expert (writer: "Catch the Wind" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
1990 Goodfellas (writer: "Atlantis" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Atlantis")
 
1990 I Love You to Death (writer: "Crazy Daisy" / performer: "Crazy Daisy")
 
1989 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Brightwing (1989) (performer: "Catch the Wind")
 
1989 84C MoPic (writer: "Catch the Wind", "Susan on the West Coast Waiting" / performer: "Catch the Wind", "Susan on the West Coast Waiting")
 
1988 Rockin' the Night Away (TV movie) (writer: "Sunshine, Superman" / as Donovan Leitch / performer: "Sunshine, Superman")
 
1985 Miami Vice (TV series)
Golden Triangle: Part 2 (1985) (writer: "Catch The Wind" - uncredited)
 
1980 Getting Wasted ("Mellow Yellow")
 
1979 More American Graffiti (performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
1975 Donovan i København (TV documentary) (performer: "Isle of Islay", "Banjoman", "Mellow Yellow", "Ferryman's Daughter", "Universal Soldier", "Cosmic Wheels", "Your Broken Heart", "Luluby of Spring", "Happiness Runs")
 
1972 Hungry Wives (writer: "Season of the Witch" / performer: "Season of the Witch")
 
1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon ("Canzone di San Damiano")
 
1969 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (writer: "If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium", "Lord Of The Reedy River" / performer: "Lord Of The Reedy River")
 
1968 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
All My Loving (1968) (writer: "The Lullaby of Spring" / performer: "The Lullaby of Spring")
 
1967 Poor Cow (writer: "Be Not Too Hard", "Colours", "Poor Love" / performer: "Be Not Too Hard", "Colours", "Poor Love")
 
1966 The Big T.N.T. Show (documentary) (performer: "Universal Soldier", "A Reflection On a Summer's Day", "Bert's Blues", "Sweet Joy")
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Episode #2.5 (1965) (performer: "Colours")
Episode #1.48 (1965) (performer: "Catch the Wind", "Colours")
Episode #1.44 (1965) (writer: "Catch the Wind")
 
1965 Hollywood a Go Go (TV series)
Episode #1.34 (1965) ("Catch the Winde")
 
Show ShowComposer (6 titles)
1989 84C MoPic
 
1977 Aliens from Spaceship Earth (documentary)
 
1972 The Pied Piper
 
1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon (international version)
 
1967 Poor Cow
 
1966 A Boy Called Donovan (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1977 Aliens from Spaceship Earth (documentary) (music arranger)
 
1972 The Pied Piper (musician: singer)
 
Show ShowSelf (72 titles)
2012 The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree/Performer (also archive footage)
 
2012 Fox and Friends (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Change Begins Within (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Les années bonheur (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 March 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2008-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer / Songwriter
Episode dated 7 February 2011 (2011) … Himself - Singer/Songwriter
Episode dated 30 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2010 David Wants to Fly (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Die ultimative Chartshow (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Songbook (TV series)
Himself
Donovan (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Serotonin Rising (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 God Gave Rock & Roll to You (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Folk Britannia (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Tout le monde en parle (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 April 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Dusty Wright's Culture CatchCulture Catch (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
John Lennon's Jukebox (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
Next Stop Vietnam (2003) … Himself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
2001 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
Wetten, dass..? aus Böblingen (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Futurama (TV series)
Himself
The Deep South (2000) … Himself (voice)
 
1998 Hollywood Fame (TV series documentary)
Daniel's Friend
 
1997 Backstage Pass (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Graffiti Art (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
1997 Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.5 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Ein Traum von Kabul (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 La ronda (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1988 Rockin' the Night Away (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Walking After Midnight (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Marti Caine Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.2 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary)
Himself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Himself
All Along the Watchtower: Sour Rock (1977) … Himself
Mighty Good: The Beatles (1977) … Himself
 
1977 Aliens from Spaceship Earth (documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1976 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.205 (1976) … Himself
 
1975 Donovan i København (TV documentary)
Himself - Musician (as Donovan Leitch)
 
1974 Rock Concert (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.10 (1974) … Himself
 
1973 Musikladen (TV series)
Episode #1.9 (1973)
 
1973 Nana Mouskouri (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.43 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Cucumber Castle (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 Get It Together (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1965-1969 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 June 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 10 June 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 3 June 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 22 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1968-1969 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.25 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.22 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.8 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.10 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Beat-Club (TV series)
Episode #1.39 (1969)
 
1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #6.7 (1968) … Himself - Singer
 
1968 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
All My Loving (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Goodbye Again (TV series)
Himself -singer
Episode #1.2 (1968) … Himself -singer
 
1968 Bobbie Gentry (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 July 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 It Must Be Dusty (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.11 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Tienerklanken (TV series)
Singer
Hullabaloo (1967) … Singer
 
1967 Festival (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Dont Look Back (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.6 (1967) … Himself
 
1965-1966 Ready, Steady, Go! (TV series)
Himself
Ready Steady Goes (1966) … Himself
Episode #4.13 (1966) … Himself
Episode #4.12 (1966) … Himself
Episode #3.21 (1966) … Himself
1965 Christmas Show (1965) … Himself
 
1966 La battaglia dei mods
Himself
 
1966 A Boy Called Donovan (TV documentary)
 
1966 The Big T.N.T. Show (documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Hullabaloo (TV series)
Episode #2.8 (1965)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #2.5 (1965) … Himself - Singer
Episode #1.48 (1965) … Himself - Singer
 
1965 Where the Action Is (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 September 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode #1.50 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Hollywood a Go Go (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #1.34 (1965) … Himself - Singer
 
1965 New American Bandstand 1965 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.48 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Thank Your Lucky Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.36 (1965) … Himself
Episode #7.28 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Discs a Go-Go (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 June 1965 (1965) … Himself
Episode dated 19 April 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 New Musical Express Poll Winners' Concert (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Gadzooks! It's All Happening (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.7 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Rainbow Quest (TV series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
1995 The Beatles Anthology (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1994 Legends of Country Blues Guitar (video)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982 The Compleat Beatles (video documentary)
Himself (in India with the Maharishi) (uncredited)
 

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Dont Look Back -- Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Catch the Wind". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Donovan Leitch

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Bob [Bob Dylan] and myself came from the same bohemian background in different parts of the world. We arrived on the scene together. He came a little earlier, which is why some people assume I copied him. I don't believe I did. See more »

Trivia:

Grandfather of Violet Lilac Jean Leitch, Kate Netto and Goldie Pryia Lee, Coco Sian Ryder and Sebastian Kerr Pisal. See more »

Trademark:

Scottish Accent See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus