Donald Briggs
Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s.
| Donald Briggs | |
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%2C_Fit_For_A_King.jpg) Donald Briggs (1937), in Fit for a King | |
| Born |
January 28, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Died |
February 3, 1986 (aged 75) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Don Briggs |
| Occupation | Actor: Film and television |
| Years active | 1930s to 1970s |
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Woodland Hills, California at age 75.[1]
Early life
Briggs was a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago and worked at KYW radio in 1928.[2]
Radio
Briggs played the title roles in The First Nighter Program,[2] The Sheriff,[3] Perry Mason,[4] and The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.[5]
Family
Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie.[2]
Selected Filmography
These are a few of the films he worked in.[6]
• The Wheeler Dealers (1963) as Len Fink
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) as Mr. Brownlee
• Men Against the Sky (1940) as Dick Allerton
• Hot Steel (1940) as George Barnes
• Outside the 3-Mile Limit (1940) as Jimmy Rothacker
• Dreaming Out Loud (1940) as Will Danielson
• Made for Each Other (1939) as Carter
• The Forgotten Woman (1939) as District Attorney [David] Burke
• Unexpected Father (1939) as Allen Rand
• Crime School (1938) as New Doctor
• Blondes at Work (1938) as Maitland Greer
• Men Are Such Fools (1938) as George Onslow
• Love, Honor and Behave (1938) as Yale tennis coach
• The First Hundred Years (1938) as William Regan
• They Won't Forget (1937) as Harmon [Drake]
• Man of the People (1937) as Baldwin
• Fit for a King (1937) as Prince Michael
• Submarine D-1 (1937) as Instructor
• Captains Courageous (1937) as Bob Tyler
• Love Before Breakfast (1936) as Stuart Farnum
• Show Boat (1936) as Press agent
• Dangerous Waters (1936) as Quartermaster
• After the Thin Man (1936) as Reporter
• The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936)
Selected Television Credits
These are just some of the television shows he worked on.[1]
• Naked City (1961), Mr. Bagger
• Police Story (1975)
• Here's Lucy; Lucy the Crusader (1970), Mr. Huntington
• Lancer; Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls (1969), Marshal Thurman (as Don Briggs)
• Bonanza; Erin (1969), Clint Murray (as Don Briggs)
• Batman; Caught in the Spider's Den (1967), Irving Irving (as Don Briggs)
• My Favorite Martian; Who's Got a Secret? (1965), General (as Don Briggs)
• The Wild Wild West; The Night of the Fatal Trap (1965), Sheriff Cantrell (as Don Briggs)
• Hazel; Champagne Tony (1965), Bill Gollard (as Don Briggs)
• Gunsmoke; Hammerhead (1964), Deggers (as Don Briggs)
• The Fugitive; When the Bough Breaks (1964), Whit Pearson
• The Lucy Show (1962-3), Eddie Collin
• Captain Video and His Video Rangers; The Swordsmen of Lyra (1955), Tor (as Don Briggs)
• Lux Video Theatre; This Is Jimmy Merrill (1953), Scott Henderson (as Don Briggs)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame; Joan of Arc (1952), (as Don Briggs)
• Suspense (1949–1951); (as Don Briggs)
• The Web; For Laura (1951), (as Don Briggs)
• Pulitzer Prize Playhouse; The Canton Story (1950), (as Don Briggs)
• Stage 13 (1950)
References
- 1 2 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109022/
- 1 2 3 Lyon, Herb (April 8, 1959). "Tower Ticker". Chicago Tribune. p. Part 3 - Page 2. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-7146-1. P. 44.
- ↑ "'Sleuth'". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 7, 1946. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. P. 10.
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/22269%7C40023/Donald-Briggs/filmography.html
External links
- Donald Briggs, at IMBD
- Donald Briggs, Partial Filmography, at TCM
- Donald Briggs, Films available, at Internet Archives