Don Dubbins
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1928-06-28
- Died
- 1991-08-17
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Donald Gene Dubbins
Biography
Don Dubbins (June 28, 1928 - August 17, 1991), originally Donald Dubbins, was an American actor of film and television who in his early career usually played younger military roles, particularly in such classic pictures as From Here to Eternity (1953) and The Caine Mutiny (1954). Screen giant James Cagney took a liking to Dubbins and procured roles for him in two 1956 films, These Wilder Years and Tribute to a Bad Man. In the former, Dubbins played Cagney's long-lost adopted son; in the latter, he was in a romantic triangle with cattle boss Cagney for the affections of a senorita. In 1957, Dubbins played a callow young United States Marines private in Jack Webb's The D.I. In 1958, Dubbins was cast in From the Earth to the Moon, a science fiction picture based on Jules Verne's novel of the same title.
As Dubbins matured, he appeared in such films as The Prize in 1963, The Illustrated Man (based on a Ray Bradbury novel) in 1969, and Death Wish II in 1982.
Dubbins appeared in many television roles, including four episodes each of CBS's Gunsmoke, Perry Mason and Rawhide in Season 1/14 Incident of the Dog Days. In 1960, Dubbins appeared in the episode "Elegy" of CBS's The Twilight Zone. That same year he guest starred with Mel Torme in NBC's crime drama Dan Raven starring Skip Homeier. In 1961, he played a deputy who inadvertently killed his outlaw-brother in an episode of Stagecoach West, a Four Star Television series on ABC. He later appeared on the CBS anthology The Lloyd Bridges Show, and with Walter Brennan in ABC's The Guns of Will Sonnett. He appeared in the 1965 pilot episode of I Dream of Jeannie, and returned for one of the series' final episodes (as a different character) in 1970. In 1966, Dubbins appeared with Robert F. Simon as guest stars in the episode "Long Journey to Leavenworth" in the NBC series The Road West, starring Barry Sullivan, Andrew Prine, and Glenn Corbett.
Dubbins appeared twice on NBC's Little House on the Prairie with Michael Landon and five times on CBS's Barnaby Jones crime drama with Buddy Ebsen. Dubbins appeared in several episodes of Jack Webb's Dragnet 1967 series on NBC. Dubbins played the part of Billy Carter in "The Incident of the Dog Days" on Rawhide.
Dubbins' last TV roles were in episodes of CBS's Knots Landing (1979), ABC's Dynasty (1981), and NBC's Highway to Heaven (1984).
Known For
TV Shows (60)
Perry Mason
1957
as Hartley Elliott / Deputy D.A. Vincent / Kenneth Dalgran / Ned Bertell / Burt Blair / Deputy D.A. Bill Vincent
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dr. Charmichael
Bonanza
1959
as Todd McCarren
Mannix
1967
The Fugitive
1963
as McCaffrey / Horton
Knots Landing
1979
as Doctor
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Jim Bowers
The Rifleman
1958
Adam-12
1968
as Officer Tyson
Dynasty
1981
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Kirby
The Virginian
1962
as Albi
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Zack Meesham
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Luke
Climax!
1954
as Chris Barker
Simon & Simon
1981
as Philip Bloom
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Smokey Harner
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Joel Polk / McKinney / Al, the Gas Station Owner
Fantasy Island
1978
as Dr. Sidney Block
Hunter
1984
as John
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Pete Conway / Jay Russell
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Sgt. Murkland
Barnaby Jones
1973
as John Riley / Sheriff Mason / Frank Auburn
The Big Valley
1965
as Grady Shanks
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Don Weston
Route 66
1960
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Randy Holleran
The Rookies
1972
The Invaders
1967
as Wesley J. Sanders
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lootie / Potts / Orkey / Wendt
77 Sunset Strip
1958
One Step Beyond
1959
as First Mate Walter Blake
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Big Ed Brody
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Philip Pryor
Sugarfoot
1957
as Vic Bradley / Sid Garnin
Dragnet
1967
as Steve Deal / Billy Catcher / Donald L. Chapman
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Corporal Shale
M Squad
1957
as Stick Wilson
The Mod Squad
1968
as Leonard Gault / Teddy Capp
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Prince Peter
Petrocelli
1974
as Joseph Bear
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Mite Rankin
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Al
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Harley Crale
The Alaskans
1959
The Great Adventure
1963
as Jason Chiles
Search
1972
Run, Joe, Run
1974
The Manhunter
1974
Dan August
1970
as Arnold Cane
Movin' On
1974
General Electric True
1962
Men Into Space
1959
Wichita Town
1959
Separate but Equal
1991
as Professor Al Kelly
Kung Fu
1972
as Meador
Movies (18)
From Here to Eternity
1953
as Pvt. Friday Clark - Bugler (uncredited) / Pvt. Friday Clark (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Seaman 1st Class Urban (uncredited)
Death Wish II
1982
as Mike
The Prize
1963
as Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman
The Hoax
1972
as Sergeant O'Roherty
Outrage!
1973
as Mr. Werner
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Steve Miller
The D.I.
1957
as Pvt. Owens
The Illustrated Man
1969
as Pickard
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as Ben Sharpe
These Wilder Years
1956
as Mark
The Learning Tree
1969
as Harley Davis, Defense Attorney
Gunfight in Abilene
1967
as Rod Sprague
Run, Simon, Run
1970
as Freddie Tomb
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
as Sanford Bates
Separate But Equal
1991
as Professor Al Kelly
Enchanted Island
1958
as Tom
The Fix
1984
as Sheriff Bower
About Don Dubbins
Don Dubbins (June 28, 1928 - August 17, 1991), originally Donald Dubbins, was an American actor of film and television who in his early career usually played younger military roles, particularly in such classic pictures as From Here to Eternity (1953) and The Caine Mutiny (1954). Screen giant James Cagney took a liking to Dubbins and procured roles for him in two 1956 films, These Wilder Years and Tribute to a Bad Man. In the former, Dubbins played Cagney's long-lost adopted son; in the latter, he was in a romantic triangle with cattle boss Ca… With 78 credits spanning from 1947 to 1991, Don Dubbins has appeared in 18 films and 60 TV shows.
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- From Here to Eternity (1953) — as Pvt. Friday Clark - Bugler (uncredited) / Pvt. Friday Clark (uncredited)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954) — as Seaman 1st Class Urban (uncredited)
- Death Wish II (1982) — as Mike
- The Prize (1963) — as Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman
- The Hoax (1972) — as Sergeant O'Roherty
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