- He and Kurt Russell are the only stars of The Thing (1982) to have worked with James Arness, who played the original monster in The Thing from Another World (1951). They both worked with him on episodes of Gunsmoke (1955).
- Studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
- Donald Moffat passed away on December 20, 2018, only six days from what would have been his 88th birthday on December 26.
- Has played two United States Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson in The Right Stuff (1983), and the fictional President in Clear and Present Danger (1994).
- Father of Kathleen Wendy and Gabriel Robin from his first marriage, and Lynn Marie and Catherine Jean with his wife, Gwen Arner.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1967 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for two plays - both revivals: Luigi Pirandello's "Right You Are If You Think You Are", and Henrik Ibsen's "The Wild Duck".
- Made his stage debut at age 24 in a London stage production of "Macbeth".
- Survived by four children, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
- He was awarded the 1979 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Terra Nova" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Began his acting career as a member of London's Old Vic theater in the 1950s.
- He was awarded the 1986 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "The Iceman Cometh," in Mark Taper Forum production at the James A. Doolittle Theatre at the University of California in Los Angeles, California.
- He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in "Misalliance" at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- He was awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Performance for "The Heiress" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Thing (1982) and The Right Stuff (1983).
- He has appeared in two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Rachel, Rachel (1968) and The Right Stuff (1983).
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