Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s.
Don Castle | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1917 Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1966 (aged 48) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Chapel Of The Pines Crematory |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938-1957 |
Biography
editCastle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He went to the University of Texas where he was roommates with Jack Wrather.[1] He resembled Clark Gable[2] and started his acting career as a stage actor, then moved to films, signing with Paramount Pictures, however, World War II stalled his career.[1] Castle was drafted into the Army Air Force, during which he made training films for the First Motion Picture Unit.[3] Upon returning to Hollywood, he found many of his fans had turned to Alan Ladd.[1] He bumped into Wrather again who had become bored with the oil business and Wrather decided to set up as a producer, making The Guilty (1947) starring Castle and Wrather's new wife Bonita Granville.[1] Castle eventually became a television producer for Wrather's Lassie television program. He maintained a home in Palm Springs, California.[4] After a traffic accident in 1966, Castle died of a medication overdose, aged 48.[5]
Partial filmography
edit- Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) - Dennis Hunt
- Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - Frank
- Young Dr. Kildare (1938) - Dr. Bates (uncredited)
- Men in Fright (1938, Short) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
- Out West with the Hardys (1938) - Dennis Hunt
- Fast and Loose (1939) - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- These Glamour Girls (1939) - Jack
- Thunder Afloat (1939) - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) - Ed - 1st Hurt Worker (uncredited)
- I Take This Woman (1940) - Ted Fenton
- Northwest Passage (1940) - Richard Towne (uncredited)
- The Ghost Comes Home (1940) - 'Spig'
- Susan and God (1940) - Theater Usher (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) - Accountex Clerk Making Pass (uncredited)
- Strike Up the Band (1940) - Charlie (uncredited)
- You're the One (1941) - Tony Delmar
- Power Dive (1941) - Doug Farrell
- World Premiere (1941) - Joe Bemis
- Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942) - Johnny Duane
- Wake Island (1942) - Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
- Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) - Worker - 'Swing Shift' Number (uncredited)
- The Searching Wind (1946) - David
- Lighthouse (1947) - Sam Wells
- Born to Speed (1947) - Mike Conroy
- Seven Were Saved (1947) - Lt. Pete Sturdevant
- The Guilty (1947) - Mike Carr
- High Tide (1947) - Tim 'T.M.' Slade
- The Invisible Wall (1947) - Harry Lane
- Roses Are Red (1947) - Robert A. Thorne / Don Carney
- Perilous Waters (1948) - Willie Hunter
- Madonna of the Desert (1948) - Joe Salinas
- Who Killed Doc Robbin (1948) - George - Defense Attorney
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) - Thomas J. 'Tom' Quinn
- Strike It Rich (1948) - William 'Tex' Warren
- Stampede (1949) - Tim McCall
- Motor Patrol (1950) - Officer Ken Foster
- The Big Land (1957) - Tom Draper
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - Drunken Cowboy (final film role)
References
edit- ^ a b c d JOHN FRANCHEY (May 25, 1947). "Jack Wrather, Texas Whirlwind, Earns a Fast Dollar in Bow as Producer". The New York Times. p. X5. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Don Castle – AllMovie
- ^ Don Castle: Film, TV, Bio Amazon.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 25. ISBN 978-1479328598.
- ^ Don Castle – Biography – IMDb
External links
edit- Don Castle at IMDb