Donovan Scott

{{short description|American character actor (born 1947)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2009}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Donovan Scott | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|9|29}} | birth_place = [[Chico, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | website = | education = [[American Conservatory Theater]] | occupation = Character actor | years_active = 1979–present }} '''Donovan Scott''' (born September 29, 1946)<ref name=" tanya-cast"/> is an American character actor best known for his role as cadet Leslie Barbara in the 1984 film ''[[Police Academy (film)|Police Academy]]'', in which he was part of an ensemble cast.

== Biography == Scott was born on 26 September 1946 in Chico, California.<ref name="tanya-cast"/> He studied for two and a half years at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] in San Francisco.<ref name=tanya-cast>{{Cite web|url=http://terrororstralis.com/sheena/tanya/tanya-cast.htm|title=Sheena (1984) – Page 4: Supporting Cast}}</ref> He toured as both an actor and artistic director of a theatrical troupe.<ref name=tanya-cast/> In 1977, Scott settled in Los Angeles and worked extensively in both film and television.<ref name=tanya-cast/> In 1979, he made his film debut in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}} His likeness to [[Oliver Hardy]] in the film ''[[Sheena (film)|Sheena]]'' has been noted.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}} Scott also appeared in the music video for [[Olivia Newton-John]]'s 1981 hit "[[Physical (Olivia Newton-John song)|Physical]]", and co-starred in [[Lucille Ball]]'s 1986 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] series ''[[Life with Lucy]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}}

From 1993 to 1994 Scott stayed in Russia and [[Ukraine]] ([[Crimea]]) where he made ''The Children of Captain Grant'' as film director, screenwriter and actor.{{citation needed|date=March 2026}} In 2016, Scott told ''[[San Diego Gay and Lesbian News]]'' he was working with his improv group at the [[ACME Comedy Theatre]] in Los Angeles, as well as working on "a Santa script" for television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sdgln.com/entertainment/2016/07/05/thirty-five-years-after-savannah-smiles-and-donovan-scott-still-making|title = San Diego Gay and Lesbian News| date=5 Jul 2016| archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20161103115723/http://sdgln.com/entertainment/2016/07/05/thirty-five-years-after-savannah-smiles-and-donovan-scott-still-making |archive-date=3 Nov 2016 }}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan="3"| 1979 || ''Presenting Susan Anton'' || Regular || TV series |- | ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]''|| Rollo || Episode: "Fat City Holiday" |- | ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]'' || Kid Sailor || |- |rowspan="2"| 1980 || ''The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway'' || Minister || TV movie |- | ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' || [[Castor Oyl]] || |- |rowspan="2"| 1981 || ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Woman]]'' || Neighbor || |- | ''[[Zorro, The Gay Blade]]'' || Paco the mute servant || |- |rowspan="3"| 1982 || ''Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical'' || Guy getting powdered by Olivia || TV movie |- | ''[[Savannah Smiles]]'' || Boots "Bootsie" McGaffee || |- | ''Scared Silly'' || Skip Midler || TV movie |- | 1982–1985 || ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' || Guest Interviewee/Herman Todd/Cubby Bear/Hendrix/The French Chef || 4 episodes |- | 1983 || ''The Lost Satellite'' || Various || TV series |- |rowspan="3"| 1984 || ''[[Police Academy (film)|Police Academy]]'' || Cadet Leslie Barbara || |- | ''Slapstick Studio'' || Himself || TV series |- | ''[[Sheena (film)|Sheena]]'' || Fletcher "Fletch" Agronsky || |- | 1985–1986 || ''[[Tall Tales & Legends]]'' || Man in the Moon/Joe || 2 episodes |- |rowspan="5"| 1986 || ''[[Trapper John, M.D.]]'' || Marty Calwood || Episode: "Heart and Seoul" |- | ''[[The Best of Times (1986 film)|The Best of Times]]'' || Eddie || |- | ''[[Remington Steele]]'' || Vincent Dowd || Episode: "Steele Alive and Kicking" |- | ''[[Psycho III]]'' || Kyle || |- | ''[[Life with Lucy]]'' || Leonard Stoner || 13 episodes |- |rowspan="3"| 1988 || ''[[Splash, Too]]'' || Freddie Bauer || TV movie, part of ''[[The Magical World of Disney]]'' |- | ''[[Wizard of Speed and Time]]'' || Prisoner || |- | ''[[Great Performances]]'' || The Tour Guide || Episode: "Tales from the Hollywood Hills – The Old Reliable" |- |rowspan="2"| 1989 || ''[[Meet the Hollowheads]]'' || Cop No. 2 || |- | ''[[Knots Landing]]'' || Owner || Episode: "Down Came the Rain and Washed the Spider Out: Part 2" |- |rowspan="2"| 1990 || ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' || Jake Hopchick || Episode: "Prime Cut" |- | ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'' || Strickland's Deputy || |- | 1991 || ''[[Crazies (film)|Crazies]]'' || Robber with a frog || |- | 1993 || ''[[The Alaska Kid]]'' || Shorty/Blackbeard || 13 episodes |- |rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]'' || Petery Barnum || Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon, or When the Going Gets Ruff" |- | ''[[The Children of Captain Grant]]'' || Willie || |- |rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Babylon 5]]'' || Captain Jack || Episode: "Racing Mars" |- | ''[[You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's|You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Christmas Party]]'' || Santa Claus || |- | 1998 || ''Family Attraction'' || Bob || Short film |- |rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[Blast from the Past (film)|Blast from the Past]]'' || Ron || |- | ''[[Martial Law (TV series)|Martial Law]]'' || George Calvin || Episode: "Thieves Among Thieves" |- | 2000 || ''[[Frasier]]'' || Santa || Episode: "Mary Christmas" |- | 2001 || ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Impulse Control" |- | 2002 || ''Fish Don't Blink'' || Leonard || |- | 2003 || ''Uh-Oh!'' || Captain Squid || |- | 2004 || ''Police Academy – Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed'' || Himself || |- |rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[Boston Legal]]'' || Judge Christopher Serra || Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" |- | ''[[I Love the '80s 3-D]]'' || Himself || 1 episode |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 || ''The Enigma with a Stigma'' || Robert Riley || |- | ''[[I Love the '70s: Volume 2]]'' || Himself || 1 episode |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[I Know Who Killed Me]]'' || Sheriff Leon Cardero || |- | ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Santa Larry || Episode: "The Santa in the Slush" |- | 2008 || ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' || Therapist || Episode: "Reading Is a Funda Mental Case" |- |rowspan="3"| 2009 || ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'' || Santa Claus in Mall || Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas" |- | ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' || Santa Claus || 2 episodes |- | ''The Three Gifts'' || Santa Claus || TV movie |- |rowspan="3"| 2010 || ''[[Backlight (film)|Backlight]]'' || Old Farmer || |- | ''[[Zeke and Luther]]'' || Santa || Episode: "Bro-Ho-Ho" |- | ''The Psycho Legacy'' || Himself |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Eagleheart (TV series)|Eagleheart]]'' || Cyrus Barnaby || Episode: "Me Llamo Justice" |- | ''3 Holiday Tails'' || Michael || TV movie |- | 2012 ||''Matchmaker Santa'' || Chris || TV movie |- |rowspan="2"| 2013 || ''Santa Switch'' || Santa || TV movie |- | ''[[Baby Daddy]]'' || Santa Claus || Episode: "Emma's First Christmas" |- | 2014 || ''Klaus'' || Santa || Episode: "Santa" |- | 2014–2015 || ''Panske & McShane'' || Santa || 2 episodes |- |rowspan="3"| 2015 || ''Death to Cupid'' || Santa Claus || Short film |- | ''Northpole: Open for Christmas'' || Santa || TV movie |- | ''[[Life in Pieces]]'' || Santa || Episode: "College Stealing Santa Caroling" |- |rowspan="3"| 2016 || ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' || Tom || Episode: "Seasonal Help" |- | ''Sleigh Bells Ring'' || Mr. Winter || TV movie |- | ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' || Santa || 1 episode |- | 2017 || ''Somerville'' || Scotty || TV series |- |rowspan="2"| {{TableTBA}} || ''Y'All-R Family'' || Virgil Boudreaux || Episode: "Corona – Not Just a Beer" |- | ''What an Institution: The Story of Police Academy'' || Himself || Post-production |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0779073}}

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