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Donnelly Rhodes(1936-2018)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Donnelly Rhodes in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
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Iron Golem (2011)
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Born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, Donnelly Rhodes trained to be a warden in the National Park Service in Manitoba and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an airman-mechanic before finally settling into his long and successful career as an actor. Rhodes studied at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Center and was a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School in Canada. After making his professional debut on stage as Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, he became a contract player for Universal Pictures in the U.S., landing film and television roles ranging from a gunslinger in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) to a country singer in The Hard Part Begins (1973) to various guest appearances in series such as Mission: Impossible (1966). Later, he was popular as the suave Phillip Chancellor Sr. on The Young and the Restless (1973), but left the show in 1976 to avoid devoting too much of his career to the one role. He continued to work steadily, taking roles in a wide variety of television and theatrical movies and making guest appearances on more than 100 television series. Major TV roles saw him range from dim-witted escaped con Dutch on Soap (1977) to veterinarian and family man Dr. Grant Roberts on the popular Canadian family series Danger Bay (1984). More recently, he has appeared in a number of TV movies as well as in guest spots on popular series such as Sliders (1995) and The X-Files (1993). Rhodes' diverse interests include music and horses, but his real passion is boats. He has said that if he hadn't succeeded as an actor, he would have pursued a career as a naval architect.
BornDecember 4, 1936
DiedJanuary 8, 2018(81)
BornDecember 4, 1936
DiedJanuary 8, 2018(81)
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Nicki Clyne and Donnelly Rhodes in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Anne Francis and Donnelly Rhodes in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Donnelly Rhodes in The X-Files (1993)
Donnelly Rhodes in The X-Files (1993)
Ty Miller and Donnelly Rhodes in The X-Files (1993)
Rue McClanahan and Donnelly Rhodes in The Golden Girls (1985)
Donnelly Rhodes and Ian Tracey in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Nicholas Campbell and Donnelly Rhodes in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Tom McBeath, Donnelly Rhodes, and Ian Tracey in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Nicholas Campbell, Donnelly Rhodes, and Ian Tracey in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Donnelly Rhodes, Ian Tracey, and Richard Yee in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Donnelly Rhodes and Michael Sunczyk in Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)

Known for

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8.0
  • Macon
  • 1969
Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Da Vinci's Inquest
8.1
TV Series
  • Det. Leo Shannon
Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
Tron: Legacy
6.8
  • Grandpa Flynn
  • 2010
Cuba Gooding Jr. in Snow Dogs (2002)
Snow Dogs
5.2
  • Race Official #1
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Dominic Purcell, Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Nick Zano, Matt Ryan, Adam Tsekhman, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, and Lisseth Chavez in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
    DC's Legends of Tomorrow
  • Jesse L. Martin, Danielle Panabaker, Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, and Carlos Valdes in The Flash (2014)
    The Flash
  • The Romeo Section (2015)
    The Romeo Section
  • CODED the series
    Coded
  • Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
  • Michael Shanks, Andrew Herr, and Dylan Playfair in Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013)
    Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story
  • Adam Beach and Pascale Hutton in Arctic Air (2012)
    Arctic Air
  • The 12 Disasters of Christmas (2012)
    The 12 Disasters of Christmas
  • Barricade (2012)
    Barricade
  • Graham Wardle, Amber Marshall, Alisha Newton, Ruby Spencer, and Emmanuella Spencer in Heartland (2007)
    Heartland
  • Marley & Me: The Puppy Years (2011)
    Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
  • Iron Golem (2011)
    Iron Golem
  • Always a Bridesmaid
  • Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
    Tron: Legacy
  • Steve Austin in Hunt to Kill (2010)
    Hunt to Kill

Director

  • Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
    Da Vinci's Inquest

Producer

  • Reel Horror (1985)
    Reel Horror

Videos40

Metal Shifters
Trailer 1:42
Metal Shifters
Hunt To Kill
Trailer 1:33
Hunt To Kill
Beyond Loch Ness aka "Loch Ness Terror"
Trailer 1:07
Beyond Loch Ness aka "Loch Ness Terror"
Da Vinci's Inquest: A Cinderlla Story (Part 1)
Trailer 1:02
Da Vinci's Inquest: A Cinderlla Story (Part 1)
Da Vinci's Inquest: Little Sister: Part 2
Trailer 1:40
Da Vinci's Inquest: Little Sister: Part 2
Da Vinci's Inquest: Bang Like That
Trailer 1:08
Da Vinci's Inquest: Bang Like That
Da Vinci's Inquest: Reality
Trailer 1:15
Da Vinci's Inquest: Reality
Da Vinci's Inquest: Clip 1
Trailer 0:50
Da Vinci's Inquest: Clip 1
Da Vinci's Inquest: Clip 2
Trailer 0:56
Da Vinci's Inquest: Clip 2
Da Vinci's Inquest: The Quality Of Mercy
Trailer 1:32
Da Vinci's Inquest: The Quality Of Mercy
Da Vinci's Inquest: Known To The Ministry
Trailer 0:54
Da Vinci's Inquest: Known To The Ministry
Da Vinci's Inquest: The Lottery
Trailer 1:03
Da Vinci's Inquest: The Lottery

Personal details

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    • Encyclopedia
    • December 4, 1936
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • January 8, 2018
    • Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada(cancer)
    • 2011 - January 8, 2018 (his death, 1 child)
  • Television: Guest appearance on The Golden Girls as Jake, one of Blanche Devereaux's beaus.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was one of three finalists for the role of "Col. Saul Tigh" in Battlestar Galactica (2004). The role eventually went to Michael Hogan. The producers, who were impressed with Rhodes, gave him the recurring role of "Dr. Cottle", instead.
  • Quotes
    "I've always been kind of a hidden actor. Not that I'd turn down the high profile of a mega-bucks hit, but I think it's much healthier to be a chameleon." (Vancouver Magazine, March, 1988)

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