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Donald Elson

Donald Elson

Actor

Born March 31, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died May 7, 2022

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Biography

Donald Elson grew up in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles just a short distance from Hollywood. He was a college student when World War II began. After serving in the Air Force, he used the GI Bill to attend the Columbia Radio School of Broadcasting and started a career as a radio announcer at stations in Texas and Oklahoma before returning to school. In 1949, he earned a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Southern California and moved to New York. Elson found success as a Broadway actor, performing in productions such as "Inherit The Wind," "Desire Under the Elms," "Peter Pan," "Threepenny Opera," and many off-Broadway shows. In the early 1960s, he went back to Hollywood and appeared in numerous Film and TV Westerns.

His talent and craftsmanship have allowed him to take on a wide range of roles. That rugged face seems incredibly familiar because it has appeared countless times in movies, TV series, anthologies, Movies of the Week, and numerous television commercials.

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Lopez Tonight Poster

Lopez Tonight TV Series2009Roman Soldier

Live! Feature Film2007Oxygen Tank Guy

Bones TV Series2005Old Man

Max Bigg's Big Break Poster

Max Bigg's Big Break Short Film2002Max Bigg

61* TV Movie2001Older Man

Gideon's Crossing Poster

Gideon's Crossing TV Series2000Elderly Man

If These Walls Could Talk 2 Poster

If These Walls Could Talk 2 TV Movie2000Sam

Strong Medicine Poster

Strong Medicine TV Series2000Harold

Chaplin Feature Film1992Prop Man

Birch Street Gym Poster

Birch Street Gym Short Film1991Chess Player

Gremlins Poster

Gremlins Feature Film1984Man on Street

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984Bookstore owner

Ace Diamond Private Eye Poster

Ace Diamond Private Eye TV Movie1983The Prima Dona Actor

Mojado Power Poster

Mojado Power Feature Film1981Millonario

Angie TV Series1979Man with Broom

Stone TV Series1979Heathcliff

The Van Feature Film1977Mr. Hump

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Poster

The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Feature Film1976Mr. Smith

Sixpack Annie Poster

Sixpack Annie Feature Film1975Mr. Piker

The Honorable Sam Houston TV Movie1975

The Invisible Man Poster

The Invisible Man TV Series1975Compositor

Little House on the Prairie Poster

Little House on the Prairie TV Series1974Fred

Thumb Tripping Poster

Thumb Tripping Feature Film1972Gas station attendant

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Poster

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Feature Film1971Curator

Scandalous John Poster

Scandalous John Feature Film1971

Dreams of Glass Poster

Dreams of Glass Feature Film1970Timothy

The Bill Cosby Show Poster

The Bill Cosby Show TV Series1969Male Teacher #4

The Lady, or the Tiger? Poster

The Lady, or the Tiger? Short Film1969

Ironside Poster

Ironside TV Series1967Bomber

Batman TV Series1966Bank Manager

Shane TV Series1966Amos

The Big Valley Poster

The Big Valley TV Series1965Bartender

The Cincinnati Kid Poster

The Cincinnati Kid Feature Film1965Bit Part

The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes Poster

The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes Short Film1965The Devil

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV Series1962The Mailman

Inherit the Wind Poster

Inherit the Wind Feature Film1960Bollinger

My Three Sons Poster

My Three Sons TV Series1960Dr. Hastings

Thriller Poster

Thriller TV Series1960Clemins

Bonanza TV Series1959Clerk

Day of the Outlaw Poster

Day of the Outlaw Feature Film1959Vic

Johnny Ringo Poster

Johnny Ringo TV Series1959Posse Member

Wichita Town Poster

Wichita Town TV Series1959Fred Walker

How to Make a Monster Poster

How to Make a Monster Feature Film1958Police Coroner

Lawman TV Series1958Express Office Proprietor Oliver

Shirley Temple's Storybook Poster

Shirley Temple's Storybook TV Series1958Pirate

The Rifleman Poster

The Rifleman TV Series1958Aaron

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957Baines

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957Crony #1

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955Clerk of the Court

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Brown

Jack Slade Poster

Jack Slade Feature Film1953Mr. Ward

Julius Caesar Poster

Julius Caesar Feature Film1953Citizen of Rome

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Poster

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Feature Film1953Advisor

Death Valley Days Poster

Death Valley Days TV Series1952Deputy

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