Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes Henry (December 4, 1937 – January 8, 2018) was a Canadian actor. He was known to Canadian audiences as Sgt. Nick Raitt on CBC TV's Sidestreet (1975–78), Grant "Doc" Roberts on Danger Bay (1984–90), and Det. Leo Shannon on Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005). He also had many American television and film credits, notably as the hapless escaped convict Dutch Leitner on the soap opera spoof Soap (1978–81), Phillip Chancellor II on the daytime soap The Young and the Restless (1974–75, 1978–81), and Doctor Cottle ("Doc") on Battlestar Galactica (2004–09).

Rhodes won a Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his performance on Da Vinci's Inquest, with three additional nominations. He received the Earle Grey Award in 2006.

Early life and education Rhodes was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, either in 1936 or in 1937. His mother, Ann Henry, was a playwright.

For seven years (1998-2005), he played the role of Detective Leo Shannon on the acclaimed CBC television series, Da Vinci's Inquest.

Rhodes played the character Milash in an episode of Smallville in 2008. On the revived Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Rhodes played Chief Medical Officer Sherman Cottle who smoked cigarettes in most scenes. Most recently Rhodes played Mr. Decker, Rufus Decker's father, in the two seasons of The Romeo Section on CBC in 2015-2016.

Rhodes' film appearances were fewer, including roles in Gunfight in Abilene (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Change of Mind (1969), The Neptune Factor (1973), Goldenrod (1976), Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980), Urban Safari (1995), and Tron: Legacy (2010).

In February 2009, the Union of British Columbia Performers honoured Rhodes with the Sam Payne Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Radio work Rhodes provided the voice of the US president at the start of each episode of the CBC Radio One space opera/comedy series Canadia: 2056.

Death Rhodes died of cancer at the Baillie House Hospice in Maple Ridge, British Columbia at the age of 80.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1956 Reprisal! Buck 1957 The 27th Day Television Technician Uncredited 1967 Gunfight in Abilene Joe Slade 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Macon Change of Mind Roger Morrow 1973 The Neptune Factor Bob Cousins The Hard Part Begins Jim King 1976 Goldenrod Keno McLaughlin 1980 Oh! Heavenly Dog Montanero 1989 The Penthouse Lt. Valeri 1991 The Legend of Kootenai Brown 'McTooth' 1996 Urban Safari Harry 2001 Touched by a Killer Bernie Gordon 2002 Pressure Sheriff Cooper Snow Dogs Race Official #1 2009 Damage Deacon 2010 Ramona and Beezus Crusty Photographer Hunt to Kill Sheriff Westlake Tron: Legacy Grandpa Flynn 2011 Marley & Me: The Puppy Years Fred Grogan 2012 Barricade Sheriff Howes

Television Year Title Role Notes 1960 Bonanza Latigo / Little Henchman Episodes: "San Francisco" & "The Mission" 1964–65 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour John Cochran Episodes: "The Trap," "Ten Minutes From Now" 1965 Wagon Train Jeremiah Stewart Episode: "The Wanda Snow Story" 1965–66 Laredo Don Carlos, Bob Jamison 2 episodes 1966 The Road West Red Eagle Episode: "Pariah" The Virginian Ben Colby Episode: "The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind" 1967 Custer War Cloud Episode: "Dangerous Prey" Mannix Ramon Verona Episode: "The Cost Of A Vacation" Dundee and the Culhane Michael Episode: "The Vasquez Brief" Tarzan Hank Episode: "Hotel Hurricane" The Wild Wild West Captain Dansby Episode: "The Night of the Legion of Death" S3 E12 1968–72 Mission: Impossible Joel Morgan / Lou Merrick / Raymond Barret 3 episodes 1973 The Starlost Roloff "The Implant People" 1978–81 Soap Dutch Leitner 38 episodes (Season 2-4) 1979 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Ward Selkirk Episode: "A Date with Doomsday" 1980 The Chisholms Franciscan priest Episode: "The Siren Song" 1982 Report to Murphy Charlie 6 episodes Cheers Leo Episode: "Sam's Women" The Facts of Life Sal Largo Episode: "Jo's Cousin" Taxi Angelo (Tony's father) Episode: "Travels with My Dad" 1982–83 Hill Street Blues Judge Paul Grogin 4 episodes 1983 Magnum PI Wilson Arthur MacLeish Episode: "Of Sound Mind" Gimme a Break! Mayor Episode: "The Centerfold: Part 2" Amanda's Mr. Johnson Episode: "You Were Meant for Me" 1984 Alice Frank Episode: "Tommy Goes Overboard"Flight 90: Disaster on the PotomacArland D. Williams Jr.TV movie 1984–85 Double Trouble Art Foster 9 episodes 1985–90 Danger Bay Dr. Grant Roberts 122 episodes 1987 The Golden Girls Jake Smollens Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"After The PromiseDr. NorthfieldTV movie 1988 Empty Nest Leonard Episode: "Harry's Friend" 1988–93 Murder, She Wrote Various roles 3 episodes 1989 Bordertown John Quincy McGraw 1 episode: "Keenan's Raiders" 1991–92 Street Legal R.J. Williams 10 episodes 1993 The X-Files Jim Parker Episode: "Shapes" 1996, 1997 The Outer Limits Senator, General James Eiger 2 episodes 1997 Millennium Peter Dumont Episode: "Broken World" The Sentinel Don Dominick Lazar Episode: "Inside Man"Indefensible: The Truth About Edward BranniganJack BaileyTV movie 1998 The Young and the Restless Phillip Chancellor II 2 episodes 1998–2005 Da Vinci's Inquest Leo Shannon 91 episodes 1999 Hope Island Jake Mitchum Episode: "Look One Way and Row Another" 2000 Call of the Wild Thadeus P. Rossmore Episode: "Betrayal" 2004–09 Battlestar Galactica Dr. Sherman Cottle 36 episodes 2005, 2013 Supernatural Father Simon, Mr. Shaw 2 episodes 2006 Whistler Daniel Wallace Episode: "In the Air" 2007 Psych Judge Horace Leland Episode: "Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder" 2008 Smallville Milash Episode: "Quest" The L Word Colonel Jon Smythe Episode: "Lesbians Gone Wild" 2010 Human Target Guerrero's Friend Episode: "Pilot" Heartland Eli Stark Episode: "The Slippery Slope"GoblinCharlieTV movie 2013 Arctic Air Virgil Haggard Episode: "Skeletons in the Closet"Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe StoryNHL LawyerTV movie 2015–16 The Romeo Section Mr. Decker 2 episodes 2016 The Flash Agent Smith Episode: "Invasion!" (crossover episode) Legends of Tomorrow