Don Chastain

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: Acting

Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, 1935-09-02

Died: 2002-08-09

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	Calamity Jane	Lt. Danny Gilmartin	0
2	1966	Poppycock!		0
3	1969	Flareup	Lieutenant Manion	54
4	1970	C.C. and Company	Eddie Ellis	56
5	1974	The Black Godfather	Tony Burton	46
6	1977	Have I Got a Christmas for You	Reverend Michael Powers	0
7	1979	Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love	Dr. Corelli	60

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Reverend Michael Powers	86
2	1955	Gunsmoke	Bob Sullivan	66
3	1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Bruce Richmond	78
4	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
5	1965	The Big Valley	Horn	61
6	1965	The Big Valley	Crowder	61
7	1965	The Big Valley	Stacey	61
8	1965	The Big Valley	Worth Parker	61
9	1965	The Big Valley	Tony Semper	61
10	1965	The F.B.I.	Intern	55
11	1965	The F.B.I.	Norman Reese	55
12	1966	The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.		66
13	1967	The Invaders	Blake	68
14	1967	Mannix		67
15	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Lou Horton	71
16	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Sullivan	71
17	1969	The Debbie Reynolds Show	Jim Thompson	70
18	1971	Cannon		65
19	1972	Banyon		70
20	1974	Rhoda		63
21	1974	The Rockford Files	Jon Van Deerlin	75
22	1975	S.W.A.T.		70
23	1976	Alice		71
24	1979	Hello, Larry		50
25	1979	The Ropers		57
26	1999	The West Wing	Reporter	83
27	2001	Scrubs	Mr. Chambers	80

Don Chastain

Film

Television