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Don Chastain is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 2 september 1935 at Oklahoma City (USA)

Don Chastain

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Nationality USA
Birth 2 september 1935 at Oklahoma City (USA)
Death 9 august 2002 (at 66 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Don Chastain (September 2, 1935 – August 9, 2002) was an American actor, singer and screenwriter. He was married to Jill Diamond and had one son, Colin Chastain.

He worked in television in Los Angeles and New York and toured the United States and Canada with major productions. Leading ladies included Katharine Hepburn; Lauren Bacall; Barbara Stanwick The Big Valley, Episode: Hunter's Moon, S04, E12 (First Aired: Dec. 30, 1968); Debbie Reynolds (as her husband in the NBC situation comedy "The Debbie Reynolds Show," in the 1969-70 season); Tuesday Weld, Elizabeth Ashley, Barbara Eden (in the 1984 musical TV-movie remake of "Woman of The Year"); and Edie Adams.

In 1960, Chastain appeared as Gerald Wiley in the episode "Trial by Rope" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Colt .45. 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, The Rockford Files, All My Children, Hawaii Five-O, The West Wing, Gunsmoke, and Scrubs, The Big Valley.

Additionally, Chastain was a jazz singer and lyricist who served in the United States Army.

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John Bailey
John Bailey
(1 films)
Roger Smith
Roger Smith
(1 films)
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin
(1 films)
Sid Haig
Sid Haig
(1 films)
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Filmography of Don Chastain (5 films)

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Actor

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors James Farentino, Kathryn Harrold, Stephen Elliott, Melissa Francis, Erica Yohn, Michael Adams
Rating71% 3.5629953.5629953.5629953.5629953.562995
Raun was born "like all, perfect" to Bears and Suzi Kaufman. Eventually his parents noticed that Raun could see only certain things and could sometimes hear. He had also lost a couple of words that he had been taught. He had 12 out of 13 symptoms of autism. Medical professionals were pessimistic about Raun's condition.
The Black Godfather, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Rod Perry, Don Chastain, Diane Sommerfield, Tony Burton
Rating43% 2.1764552.1764552.1764552.1764552.176455
J.J. (Rod Perry), a rising star in the black crime scene, is in the process of consolidating his power over the neighborhood. One of the only remaining obstacles is the white heroin cartel that is understandably reluctant to abandon such a lucrative market. Tensions rise, and an explosive confrontation is the result.
C.C. and Company, 1h34
Directed by Seymour Robbie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Ann-Margret, William Smith, Sid Haig, Ned Wertimer, Jennifer Billingsley, Greg Mullavey
Rating48% 2.414872.414872.414872.414872.41487
C.C. Ryder falls in with a biker gang in the desert, and then rescues Ann from trouble with the same gang. There next occurs a motocross race tied in with a fashion shoot. The Heads disrupt the event, but C.C. Ryder enters the race to gain Ann's favor. This puts him in conflict with Moon. When Ryder wins the race and leaves with his award money the gang kidnaps Ann, and Ryder must ride back to save her.
Flareup
Flareup (1969)
, 1h40
Directed by James Neilson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Raquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke Askew, Ron Rifkin, Don Chastain, Jean Byron
Roles Lieutenant Manion
Rating50% 2.516322.516322.516322.516322.51632
Michele (Welch) is a Vagas dancer who is, as the saying goes, red hot: maybe too hot, for in this film, she learns that somebody wants her dead. She gets help from the cops, but along the way the killer stays on her trail, and she learns it may be a man she knows. It also features Welch dancing to the song Suzie Q, which became a hit song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Scriptwriter

The Mafu Cage
Directed by Karen Arthur
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Théâtre, Films about apes, Films based on plays, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Lee Grant, Carol Kane, Will Geer, James Olson
Rating59% 2.956112.956112.956112.956112.95611
Deux sœurs au comportement étrange vivent seules dans un hôtel particulier totalement délabré. Elles conservent, enfermé dans une cage, un singe qui leur vient de leur défunt père. Elles vivent passablement recluses dans leur hôtel, y construisant leur propre monde et évitant au possible le monde extérieur. Alors que l'une des deux sœurs semblent garder un esprit raisonnable, l'autre s'enfonce progressivement dans la folie et la barbarie…