Don Chastain

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1935-09-02

Deathday 2002-08-09 (66 years old)

Place of Birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Don Chastain

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.

Known For

Actor

2001
Scrubs

as Mr. Chambers

1999
The West Wing

as Reporter

1979
1977
Have I Got a Christmas for You

as Reverend Michael Powers

1976
1974
The Black Godfather

as Tony Burton

1974
The Rockford Files

as Jon Van Deerlin

1974
1972
1971
1970
C.C. and Company

as Eddie Ellis

1969
Flareup

as Lieutenant Manion

1969
The Debbie Reynolds Show

as Jim Thompson

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Lou Horton

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Sullivan

1967
1967
The Invaders

as Blake

1965
The F.B.I.

as Intern

1965
The F.B.I.

as Norman Reese

1965
1965
The Big Valley

as Crowder

1965
The Big Valley

as Stacey

1965
The Big Valley

as Worth Parker

1965
The Big Valley

as Tony Semper

1963
Calamity Jane

as Lt. Danny Gilmartin

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Bruce Richmond

1955
Gunsmoke

as Bob Sullivan

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Reverend Michael Powers

Writer

1978
The Mafu Cage

as Writer