# Donovan Scott

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American character actor (born 1947)

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Donovan Scott Born (1946-09-29) September 29, 1946 (age 79) Chico, California, U.S. Education American Conservatory Theater Occupation Character actor Years active 1979–present

**Donovan Scott** (born September 29, 1946)[1] is an American character actor best known for his role as cadet Leslie Barbara in the 1984 film *[Police Academy](/source/Police_Academy_(film))*, in which he was part of an ensemble cast.

## Biography

Scott was born on 26 September 1946 in Chico, California.[1] He studied for two and a half years at the [American Conservatory Theater](/source/American_Conservatory_Theater) in San Francisco.[1] He toured as both an actor and artistic director of a theatrical troupe.[1] In 1977, Scott settled in Los Angeles and worked extensively in both film and television.[1] In 1979, he made his film debut in [Steven Spielberg](/source/Steven_Spielberg)'s *[1941](/source/1941_(film))*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] His likeness to [Oliver Hardy](/source/Oliver_Hardy) in the film *[Sheena](/source/Sheena_(film))* has been noted.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Scott also appeared in the music video for [Olivia Newton-John](/source/Olivia_Newton-John)'s 1981 hit "[Physical](/source/Physical_(Olivia_Newton-John_song))", and co-starred in [Lucille Ball](/source/Lucille_Ball)'s 1986 [ABC-TV](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) series *[Life with Lucy](/source/Life_with_Lucy)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

From 1993 to 1994 Scott stayed in Russia and [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) ([Crimea](/source/Crimea)) where he made *The Children of Captain Grant* as film director, screenwriter and actor.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 2016, Scott told *[San Diego Gay and Lesbian News](/source/San_Diego_Gay_and_Lesbian_News)* he was working with his improv group at the [ACME Comedy Theatre](/source/ACME_Comedy_Theatre) in Los Angeles, as well as working on "a Santa script" for television.[2]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1979 Presenting Susan Anton Regular TV series Laverne & Shirley Rollo Episode: "Fat City Holiday" 1941 Kid Sailor 1980 The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway Minister TV movie Popeye Castor Oyl 1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Neighbor Zorro, The Gay Blade Paco the mute servant 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 1984 Police Academy Cadet Leslie Barbara Slapstick Studio Himself TV series Sheena Fletcher "Fletch" Agronsky 1985–1986 Tall Tales & Legends Man in the Moon/Joe 2 episodes 1986 Trapper John, M.D. Marty Calwood Episode: "Heart and Seoul" The Best of Times Eddie Remington Steele Vincent Dowd Episode: "Steele Alive and Kicking" Psycho III Kyle Life with Lucy Leonard Stoner 13 episodes 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" 1989 Meet the Hollowheads Cop No. 2 Knots Landing Owner Episode: "Down Came the Rain and Washed the Spider Out: Part 2" 1990 Freddy's Nightmares Jake Hopchick Episode: "Prime Cut" Back to the Future Part III Strickland's Deputy 1991 Crazies Robber with a frog 1993 The Alaska Kid Shorty/Blackbeard 13 episodes 1996 Homeboys in Outer Space Petery Barnum Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon, or When the Going Gets Ruff" The Children of Captain Grant Willie 1997 Babylon 5 Captain Jack Episode: "Racing Mars" You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Christmas Party Santa Claus 1998 Family Attraction Bob Short film 1999 Blast from the Past Ron Martial Law George Calvin Episode: "Thieves Among Thieves" 2000 Frasier Santa Episode: "Mary Christmas" 2001 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 2005 Boston Legal Judge Christopher Serra Episode: "Death Be Not Proud" I Love the '80s 3-D Himself 1 episode 2006 The Enigma with a Stigma Robert Riley I Love the '70s: Volume 2 Himself 1 episode 2007 I Know Who Killed Me Sheriff Leon Cardero Bones Santa Larry Episode: "The Santa in the Slush" 2008 My Name Is Earl Therapist Episode: "Reading Is a Funda Mental Case" 2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Santa Claus in Mall Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas" The Middle Santa Claus 2 episodes The Three Gifts Santa Claus TV movie 2010 Backlight Old Farmer Zeke and Luther Santa Episode: "Bro-Ho-Ho" The Psycho Legacy Himself 2011 Eagleheart Cyrus Barnaby Episode: "Me Llamo Justice" 3 Holiday Tails Michael TV movie 2012 Matchmaker Santa Chris TV movie 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 2015 Death to Cupid Santa Claus Short film Northpole: Open for Christmas Santa TV movie Life in Pieces Santa Episode: "College Stealing Santa Caroling" 2016 Superstore Tom Episode: "Seasonal Help" Sleigh Bells Ring Mr. Winter TV movie Days of Our Lives Santa 1 episode 2017 Somerville Scotty TV series TBA Y'All-R Family Virgil Boudreaux Episode: "Corona – Not Just a Beer" What an Institution: The Story of Police Academy Himself Post-production

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tanya-cast_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tanya-cast_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tanya-cast_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tanya-cast_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-tanya-cast_1-4) ["Sheena (1984) – Page 4: Supporting Cast"](http://terrororstralis.com/sheena/tanya/tanya-cast.htm).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["San Diego Gay and Lesbian News"](http://web.archive.org/web/20161103115723/http://sdgln.com/entertainment/2016/07/05/thirty-five-years-after-savannah-smiles-and-donovan-scott-still-making). July 5, 2016. Archived from [the original](http://sdgln.com/entertainment/2016/07/05/thirty-five-years-after-savannah-smiles-and-donovan-scott-still-making) on November 3, 2016.

## External links

- [Donovan Scott](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779073/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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