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Don Chastain
Actor

Don Chastain

2 Sep 1935Born
9 Aug 2002Died
66Age at death
29Credits

Biography

Don Chastain was an American actor, singer, and screenwriter. He worked in television in Los Angeles and New York and toured the United States and Canada. Chastain's Broadway credits include Parade (1998), 42nd Street (1980), It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1965), and No Strings (1961).

On television, Chastain appeared as Gerald Wiley in the episode "Trial by Rope" of the TV series Colt .45 in 1960. The guest cast also included Pamela Duncan as Dora Lacey, and Lurene Tuttle as Lottie Strong.

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Other series in which Chastain appeared as a guest star include The Real McCoys, Rhoda, Maude, The Rockford Files, All My Children, Hawaii Five-O, The West Wing, Gunsmoke, Scrubs, and The Big Valley.

Chastain also played Jim Thompson in the TV comedy The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969–1970) and Scott Thomas in the TV comedy Hello, Larry (1979–1981). One of Chastain’s final roles on TV was as a “suspect” On the television reality competition show “Murder in Small Town X” in 2001 as character Hayden DeBeck. He was featured for 6 episodes before being “killed” by the show’s fictional killer.

On film, he appeared in the role of Lizard in the 1970 film of C.C. and Company and also penned the screenplay for The Mafu Cage (1978). Chastain also wrote several episodes of As the World Turns between 1992 and 1995.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2001ScrubsSeries: Mr. Chambers (1 episode)
  2. 1999The West WingSeries: Reporter (2 episodes)
  3. 1979Son-Rise: A Miracle of LoveFilm: Dr. Corelli
  4. 1979The RopersSeries (1 episode)
  5. 1979Hello, LarrySeries (1 episode)
  6. 1978The Mafu CageFilm: Writer
  7. 1977Have I Got a Christmas for YouFilm: Reverend Michael Powers
  8. 1976AliceSeries (3 episodes)
  9. 1975S.W.A.T.Series (1 episode)
  10. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Jon Van Deerlin (1 episode)
  11. 1974RhodaSeries (5 episodes)
  12. 1974The Black GodfatherFilm: Tony Burton
  13. 1972BanyonSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1972Emergency!Series: Chaplain Chuck Miller (1 episode)
  15. 1971CannonSeries (2 episodes)
  16. 1970C.C. and CompanyFilm: Eddie Ellis
  17. 1969FlareupFilm: Lieutenant Manion
  18. 1969The Debbie Reynolds ShowSeries: Jim Thompson (26 episodes)
  19. 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries: Lou Horton, Sullivan (2 episodes)
  20. 1967MannixSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1967The InvadersSeries: Blake (1 episode)
  22. 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Montgomery (1 episode)
  23. 1966Poppycock!Film
  24. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Intern, Norman Reese (1 episode)
  25. 1965The Big ValleySeries: Horn, Crowder, Stacey, Worth Parker, Tony Semper (1 episode)
  26. 1963Calamity JaneFilm: Lt. Danny Gilmartin
  27. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Bruce Richmond (1 episode)
  28. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Bob Sullivan (1 episode)
  29. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Reverend Michael Powers (1 episode)

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