Richard Donat, Actor on ‘Haven,’ Dies at 84

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Richard Donat, the Canadian actor who came from a notable acting family to portray Vince Teagues, the co-publisher of the local newspaper, on the supernatural TV series Haven, has died. He was 84.

A longtime resident of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Donat died March 28, his family announced.

His uncle was British star Robert Donat, who was known for his performances in such films as Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (1935) and, in an Oscar-winning role, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).

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His older brother was Peter Donat, the stage veteran who appeared in two films for Francis Ford Coppola and played the father of Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files. He died in September 2018 at age 90.

Richard Donat portrayed Teagues, who worked as a sketch artist and editor at the small-town Haven Herald newspaper alongside his reporter brother, Dave

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