Other names Don Briggs Spouse Audrey Christie Role Actor | Name Donald Briggs Years active 1930s to 1970s | |
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Born January 28, 1911 ( 1911-01-28 ) Chicago, Illinois, USA Occupation Actor: Film and television Died February 3, 1986, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies The Adventures of Frank, Captains Courageous, The Beloved Brat, Dreaming Out Loud, Blondes at Work Similar People Victor Fleming, Lew Landers, Richard Thorpe, W S Van Dyke, Edwin L Marin | ||
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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.
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He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Woodland Hills, California at age 75.
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Early life
Briggs was a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago and worked at KYW radio in 1928.
Radio
Briggs played the title roles in The First Nighter Program, The Sheriff, Perry Mason, and The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.
Family
Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie.
These are a few of the films he worked in.
Selected Television Credits
These are just some of the television shows he worked on.
• 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)
Filmography
Actor
1976
W.C. Fields and Me as
Politician (uncredited)
1975
Police Story (TV Series) as
Mullins
- To Steal a Million (1975) - Mullins
1974
Run, Joe, Run (TV Series) as
Deputy Morris
- Homecoming (1974) - Deputy Morris
1972
Lassie (TV Series) as
Major Merrill
- Peace Is Our Profession: Part 3 (1972) - Major Merrill
1970
Here's Lucy (TV Series) as
Mr. Huntington
- Lucy the Crusader (1970) - Mr. Huntington
1969
Lancer (TV Series) as
Marshal Thurman
- Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls (1969) - Marshal Thurman (as Don Briggs)
1969
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Clint Murray
- Erin (1969) - Clint Murray (as Don Briggs)
1968
The Felony Squad (TV Series) as
Harold Pardway
- Man on Fire (1968) - Harold Pardway (as Don Briggs)
1967
Batman (TV Series) as
Irving Irving
- Caught in the Spider's Den (1967) - Irving Irving (as Don Briggs)
1967
Iron Horse (TV Series) as
Marshal
- Volcano Wagon (1967) - Marshal
1966
Run Buddy Run (TV Series) as
Charles Druten
- The Death of Buddy Overstreet (1966) - Charles Druten (as Don Briggs)
1965
My Favorite Martian (TV Series) as
General
- Who's Got a Secret? (1965) - General (as Don Briggs)
1965
The Wild Wild West (TV Series) as
Sheriff Cantrell
- The Night of the Fatal Trap (1965) - Sheriff Cantrell (as Don Briggs)
1965
Hazel (TV Series) as
Bill Gollard
- Champagne Tony (1965) - Bill Gollard (as Don Briggs)
1964
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Deggers
- Hammerhead (1964) - Deggers (as Don Briggs)
1964
The Fugitive (TV Series) as
Whit Pearson
- When the Bough Breaks (1964) - Whit Pearson
1963
The Wheeler Dealers as
Len Flink (as Don Briggs)
1962
The Lucy Show (TV Series) as
Eddie Collins / Eddie
- Lucy Goes Duck Hunting (1963) - Eddie
- No More Double Dates (1963) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
- Lucy and Viv Become Tycoons (1963) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
- Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower (1963) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
- Chris's New Year's Eve Party (1962) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
- Lucy Builds a Rumpus Room (1962) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
- Lucy Digs Up a Date (1962) - Eddie Collins (as Don Briggs)
1962
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV Series) as
Finkel
- Here's to the Three of Us (1962) - Finkel (as Don Briggs)
1961
Naked City (TV Series) as
Jerry Bagger
- Ooftus Goofus (1961) - Jerry Bagger (as Don Briggs)
1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) as
Tom Foley / Lewis Stidman
- Full Disclosure (1960) - Tom Foley (as Don Briggs)
- Full Disclosure (1960) - Tom Foley (as Don Briggs)
- The Trusted Thief (1958) - (as Don Briggs)
- Have Jacket Will Travel (1957) - Lewis Stidman (as Don Briggs)
- Moment of Truth (1955)
1959
Deadline (TV Series) as
Sam Day / FBI Man
- The Mad Bomber (1959) - Sam Day (as Don Briggs)
- Extortion (1959) - FBI Man (as Don Briggs)
1958
Decoy (TV Series) as
Logan
- Earthbound Satellite (1958) - Logan (as Don Briggs)
1957
True Story (TV Series)
- My Son Rickey (1957)
1951
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
- One Minute to Ditch (1957)
- Lila, My Love (1952)
- A Christmas Gift (1951)
- To Walk the Night (1951)
1956
Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series) as
Cameron
- Moment of Fear (1956) - Cameron
1955
The Big Story (TV Series)
- William Kennedy: Registrar Pajaronian (1956)
- Williiam Garrett, Williamson, W. Va. Daily News (1955)
1949
Studio One (TV Series) as
Michael / Sgt. Honey Joey / Ned Beaumont
- Regarding File Number 3456 (1956) - Michael
- Grandma Rolled Her Own (1955)
- Stir Mugs (1954) - Sgt. Honey Joey (as Don Briggs)
- The Glass Key (1949) - Ned Beaumont (as Don Briggs)
1955
Star Tonight (TV Series)
- The Summer Road (1955) - (as Don Briggs)
- Footfalls (1955)
1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Stephen
- The Touchstone (1955) - Stephen (as Don Briggs)
1955
I Spy (TV Series) as
Ronge
- The Redl Story (1955) - Ronge
1954
Modern Romances (TV Series)
- Episode dated 12 September 1955 (1955)
- Episode dated 4 October 1954 (1954)
1955
The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
Truck Rogers
- Hung for a Sheep (1955) - Truck Rogers (as Don Briggs)
1949
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Sturtevent
- Judge Contain's Hotel (1955) - Sturtevent
- Background (1952) - (as Don Briggs)
- As Husbands Go (1950)
- Whistling in the Dark (1949)
1955
Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV Series) as
Tor
- The Swordsmen of Lyra (1955) - Tor (as Don Briggs)
1954
The Stranger (TV Series)
- Court of No Appeal (1955)
- Eyewitness (1954)
- No Way Out (1954)
- Episode #1.3 (1954)
1954
The Mail Story (TV Series)
- Homes for Veterans (1954)
1954
Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Joe Mann
- The Milk Bottle Burglar (1954) - Joe Mann (as Don Briggs)
- The Shoeshine Murder (1954) - Joe Mann (as Don Briggs)
1954
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
- The Case of the Tailor-Made Money (1954)
1954
Ethel and Albert (TV Series)
- Episode #2.22 (1954)
1951
The Web (TV Series)
- The Well (1954)
- Breakup (1951)
- For Laura (1951) - (as Don Briggs)
1953
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Scott Henderson
- This Is Jimmy Merrill (1953) - Scott Henderson (as Don Briggs)
1952
Joan of Arc (TV Movie)(as Don Briggs)
1952
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Leo
- Autumn in New York (1952) - Leo
1951
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Herbert Rand / Will Jethroe
- Age of Peril (1952) - Herbert Rand (as Don Briggs)
- The Dark Angel (1951) - Will Jethroe (as Don Briggs)
1951
Cameo Theatre (TV Series)
- Strange Identity (1951)
- Of Unsound Mind (1951)
1949
Suspense (TV Series) as
Henry Lord / Mark
- Murder in the Ring (1951) - (as Don Briggs)
- The Man Who Talked in His Sleep (1950) - Henry Lord (as Don Briggs)
- The Comic Strip Murder (1949) - Mark (as Don Briggs)
1950
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Canton Story (1950) - (as Don Briggs)
1950
Stage 13 (TV Series)
- No More Wishes (1950)
1949
Volume One (TV Series)
- Number Two (1949)
1940
Dreaming Out Loud as
Will Danielson
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as
Mr. Brownlee
1940
Men Against the Sky as
Allerton
1940
Hot Steel as
George Barnes
1940
Outside the Three-Mile Limit as
Jimmy Rothaker
1939
The Forgotten Woman as
Dist. Atty. Burke
1939
Unexpected Father as
Allen Rand - theatre manager
1939
Panama Lady as
Roy
1939
Ex-Champ as
Jeffrey Grey
1939
The Hardys Ride High as
Caleb Bowen
1939
Whispering Enemies as
Fred Bowman
1939
The Spirit of Culver as
Instructor (uncredited)
1939
Made for Each Other as
Mr. Carter (uncredited)
1939
Wings of the Navy as
Instructor
1938
Mr. Chump as
Jim Belden
1938
Cowboy from Brooklyn as
Star Reporter
1938
Men Are Such Fools as
George Onslow
1938
Crime School as
New Doctor
1938
The Beloved Brat as
Jerome Williams
1938
Love, Honor and Behave as
Yale Tennis Coach
1938
The Daredevil Drivers as
Tommy Burnell
1938
Blondes at Work as
Maitland Greer
1937
All American Sweetheart as
Johnny Ames
1937
Submarine D-1 as
Underwater Escape Instructor (uncredited)
1937
The First Hundred Years as
William Regan
1937
Fit for a King as
Prince Michael
1937
They Won't Forget as
Harmon
1937
Captains Courageous as
Tyler
1937
The Good Old Soak as
Fred (uncredited)
1937
Man of the People as
Baldwin
1936
After the Thin Man as
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Show Boat as
Press Agent (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold as
Soldier (uncredited)
1936
Love Before Breakfast as
Stuart Farnum (uncredited)
1936
Dangerous Waters as
Quartermaster (as Don Briggs)
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as
Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)
Archive Footage
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV Movie documentary) as
Eddie Collins (uncredited)
References
Donald Briggs Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA