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Don Anderson

Acting

Born February 23, 1924 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died September 23, 1983

Biography

Don Anderson grew up near the MGM studios, and was a Jitterbug Dancer for the studios during WW2. He became a bit player, and worked as an actor/stand-in starting with Van Johnson. He did some stunts, and was one of the bikers, Shark, in The Wild One with Marlon Brando. Don enjoyed the business and was well known and liked. His last show was standing-in and working with Pierce Brosnan on Remington Steele. He was survived by his daughter, Misa Anderson and a brother.

Filmography33 titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Gambler

North by Northwest

1959as Worker (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind

1960as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Perry Mason

1957as Policeman at Road Block (uncredited)

Kisses for My President

1964as Reporter (uncredited)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961as Bartender (uncredited)

Days of Wine and Roses

1962as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah

1958as Cop at Wake (uncredited)

The Caine Mutiny

1954as Radarman

The Chase

1966as Reporter (uncredited)

Mirage

1965

What a Way to Go!

1964as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946as Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)

How the West Was Won

1962as Auction Guest (uncredited)

Lover Come Back

1961as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Father of the Bride

1950as Usher (uncredited)

Easter Parade

1948as Passerby on Street (uncredited)

The Gazebo

1959as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Send Me No Flowers

1964as Country Club Member (uncredited)

High Society

1956as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Wild One

1953as Stinger (uncredited)

Ocean's Eleven

1960as Bar Patron (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

1951as Soldier (uncredited)

Viva Las Vegas

1964as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

1960as Bartender (uncredited)

Strange Bedfellows

1965as Reporter (uncredited)

Beloved Infidel

1959as Man at Screening (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland

1961as Villager (uncredited)

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960

Undercurrent

1946as Warmsley's Assistant (uncredited)

Divorce American Style

1967as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

High Barbaree

1947as Co-Pilot (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex

1956as Patron at 21 (uncredited)