Donat died on Monday at his home in Point Reyes, California. His wife, Maria told the New York Times the cause was complications of diabetes.
The actor was also a frequent stage actor. He played Cyrano de Bergerac, Prospero, Shylock, King Lear and Hadrian VII over the years.
He also guest starred on TV series like "The F.B.I.", "Hawaii Five-O", "Mannix", McMillan & Wife", "Hill Street Blues" and "Murder, She Wrote".
Coppola cast Donat as a lawyer in "The Godfather Part II" after he was considered for the role of Tom Hagen in "The Godather", a part that eventually went to Robert Duvall.
The Canadian-born actor also played Otto Kerner in Coppola's "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" in 1980.
In addition to his wife, Donat is survived by his sons, Caleb, Christopher and Lucas; two stepdaughters, Barbara Park Shapiro and Marina Park Sutton; a stepson, Malcolm Park; 11 grandchildren; and his brother, Richard, who is also an actor.
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