Don Chastain
Born: 1935-09-02 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2002-08-09
Known For: Acting
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. 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.
Filmography
2001
- Scrubs as Mr. Chambers
1999
- The West Wing as Reporter
1979
- The Ropers
- Hello, Larry
- Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love as Dr. Corelli
1978
- The Mafu Cage ... (Writer)
1977
- Have I Got a Christmas for You as Reverend Michael Powers
1976
1975
1974
- The Rockford Files as Jon Van Deerlin
- Rhoda
- The Black Godfather as Tony Burton
1972
1971
1970
- C.C. and Company as Eddie Ellis
1969
- The Debbie Reynolds Show as Jim Thompson
- Flareup as Lieutenant Manion
1968
- Hawaii Five-O as Lou Horton
1967
- Mannix
- The Invaders as Blake
1966
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Montgomery
- Poppycock!
1965
- The Big Valley as Horn
- The F.B.I. as Intern
1963
- Calamity Jane as Lt. Danny Gilmartin
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Bruce Richmond
1955
- Gunsmoke as Bob Sullivan
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Reverend Michael Powers