Donnelly Rhodes
Donnelly Rhodes (born December 4, 1937 in Winnipeg , Manitoba , † January 8, 2018 in Maple Ridge , British Columbia ) was a Canadian actor .
Career
During his service with the Royal Canadian Air Force , Donnelly Rhodes tried himself as a stage actor . After studying at the Manitoba Theater Center and the National Theater School, he joined the Stratford Festival Theater in 1963. There he played the leading role of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams ' Endstation Sehnsucht .
In the course of his over 60-year acting career, Rhodes appeared in many films and series, including in 1969 with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in Two Bandits . This was followed by engagements in series such as Soap - Trautes Heim (1978–1981), Hill Street Police Station (1982–1983), Double Trouble (1984–1985) and Danger Bay (1985–1990). In the Canadian television series Da Vinci's Inquest , he played the role of Detective Leo Shannon in over 90 episodes from 1998 to 2005 .
From 2004 to 2009 Rhodes was seen as Doctor Cottle in the military science fiction series Battlestar Galactica in a total of 36 episodes. In 2010 he played the grandfather of the main character Sam Flynn in Tron: Legacy . The last time Rhodes appeared as an actor was in 2016 in the DC series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow , broadcast by television station The CW . In each episode he played the role of Agent Smith .
Donnelly Rhodes died on January 8, 2018 at Baillie House Hospice in Maple Ridge of complications from cancer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid)
- 1969: Cobra, Take Over ( Mission Impossible , TV series, episode "The Freeze")
- 1973: The Odyssey of Neptune (The Neptune Factor - An Undersea Odyssey)
- 1978–1981: Soap - Trautes Heim ( Soap , TV series, 38 episodes)
- 1980: Oh Heavenly Dog from a Sniffer
- 1982–1983: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1984–1985: Double Trouble (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 1985–1990: Danger Bay (TV series, 122 episodes)
- 1987: Golden Girls (TV series, episode)
- 1992: The Heights (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1998–2005: Da Vinci's Inquest (TV series, 91 episodes)
- 1999: Fatal past ( A Murder on Shadow Mountain , Television Movie)
- 2002: Snowdogs - eight heroes on four paws (Snow Dogs)
- 2004–2009: Battlestar Galactica (TV series, 36 episodes)
- 2005; 2013: Supernatural (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007: Loch Ness - The Beast from the Deep ( Beyond Loch Ness , TV movie)
- 2008: Smallville (TV series, episode)
- 2009: Damage
- 2010: Hunt to Kill
- 2010: Sister Hearts - Ramonas Wilde Welt (Ramona and Beezus)
- 2010: Tron: Legacy
- 2012: The End of the World - The 12 Mayan Prophecies ( The 12 Disasters of Christmas , TV movie)
- 2016: The Flash (TV series, episode)
- 2016: Legends of Tomorrow ( DC's Legends of Tomorrow , TV series, episode)
Awards
Donnelly Rhodes received a Gemini Award in 2002 for his role in Da Vinci's Inquest . He was nominated for this award in 1988, 1999 and 2000. In 2006 he received the Earle Gray Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Web links
- Donnelly Rhodes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Donnelly Rhodes, 'The Flash' and 'Soap' Actor, Dies at 80. The Hollywood Reporter , January 9, 2018, accessed January 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Canadian television actor Donnelly Rhodes dies at age 80. CTV News Channel , January 8, 2018, accessed January 14, 2018 .
- ^ Donnelly Rhodes Awards. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 14, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rhodes, Donnelly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2018 |
| Place of death | Maple Ridge , British Columbia , Canada |