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Donovan Scott (born September 29, 1947)[1] is an American character actor best known for his role as cadet Leslie Barbara in the 1984 film Police Academy, in which he was part of an ensemble cast led by Steve Guttenberg.

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Donovan Scott
Born	(1947-09-29) September 29, 1947 (age 74) Chico, California, U.S.
Occupation	Character actor
Years active	early 1970s-present

Biography

Scott studied for two and a half years at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.[2]

He toured as both an actor and artistic director of a theatrical troupe.[2]

In 1977, Scott settled in Los Angeles and worked extensively in both film and television.[2]

In 1979, he made his film debut in Steven Spielberg's 1941.

Scott also appeared in the music video for Olivia Newton-John's 1981 hit "Physical", and co-starred in Lucille Ball's 1986 ABC-TV series Life with Lucy.

From 1993 to 1994 Scott stayed in Russia and Ukraine (the Crimea) where he made 'The Children of Captain Grant' as film director, screenplay and actor.

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.[3]

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
	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")
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 #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

External links

• Donovan Scott at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Скотт, Донован

До́нован Скотт (англ. Donovan Scott; 29 сентября 1947) — американский актёр и режиссёр, ставший известным по роли курсанта Лесли Барбары в фильме «Полицейская академия» (1984).

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