Donovan

Biography

Donovan Philips Leitch, better known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Career Overview

Donovan has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include The Pied Piper, Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC, Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

52

Birth Date

1946-05-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known For

• 

  The Pied Piper
• 

  Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC
• 

  Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan
• Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
• There Is an Ocean
• 

  Aliens from Spaceship Earth

Frequent Collaborators

• Diana Dors (1 collaborations)
• Donald Pleasence (1 collaborations)
• Roy Kinnear (1 collaborations)
• John Hurt (1 collaborations)
• Michael Hordern (1 collaborations)
• Jack Wild (1 collaborations)
• Peter Vaughan (1 collaborations)
• Keith Buckley (1 collaborations)
• Cathryn Harrison (1 collaborations)
• Peter Eyre (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (43 credits)

  • BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • My Generation

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Music of David Lynch

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Totally 60s Psychedelic Rock At The BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Meditation, Creativity, Peace

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Carnaby Street Undressed

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Acoustic at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • David Wants to Fly

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • There Is an Ocean

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Futurama

    - The Deep South (2000) ... Donovan (voice) actor actors
    1999
  • Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Wind in the Willows

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Walking After Midnight

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Superstars in Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Our Guests at Heartland

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Aliens from Spaceship Earth

    Self / Host

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Pied Piper

    The Pied Piper

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Donovan In Concert - BBC 1972

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Old Fashioned Picture Book

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Cucumber Castle

    Donovan

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium

    Singer in Youth Hostel

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Andy’s Love Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • All My Loving

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Donovan: Live on the Bouton Rouge Show

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Lost Paths

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Battle of the Mods

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • A Boy Called Donovan

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Big T.N.T. Show

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Hollywood Palace

    - Host: Mike Douglas / Donovan (1968) ... Self actor actors
    1964
  • Top of the Pops

    - Episode 1 (1967) ... Self actor actors

    - 10 June 1965 (1965) ... Self actor actors

    - 3 June 1965 (1965) ... Self actor actors

    - 22 April 1965 (1965) ... Self actor actors

    - 8 April 1965 (1965) ... Self actor actors
    1964
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 6 (1977) ... Self actor actors
    1961

• writing (1 credits)

  • There Is an Ocean

    screenplay

    writing
    2005

• sound (7 credits)

  • There Is an Ocean

    music

    sound
    2005
  • 84 Charlie Mopic

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Aliens from Spaceship Earth

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • The Pied Piper

    music

    sound
    1972
  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon

    original music composer

    sound
    1972
  • Poor Cow

    original music composer

    sound
    1967
  • A Boy Called Donovan

    music

    sound
    1966

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Old Fashioned Picture Book

    director

    directing
    1971