Don Castle

American actor (1917–1966)

Don Castle
Born	(1917-09-29)September 29, 1917 Beaumont, Texas, US
Died	May 26, 1966(1966-05-26) (aged 48) Hollywood, California, US
Occupation	Actor

Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography

Castle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He went to the University of Texas where he was roommates with Jack Wrather.^[1] He resembled Clark Gable^[2] and started his acting career as a stage actor, then moved to films, signing with Paramount Pictures, however, World War II stalled his career.^[1] Castle was drafted into the Army Air Force, during which he made training films for the First Motion Picture Unit.^[3] Upon returning to Hollywood, he found many of his fans had turned to Alan Ladd.^[1] He bumped into Wrather again who had become bored with the oil business and Wrather decided to set up as a producer, making The Guilty (1947) starring Castle and Wrather's new wife Bonita Granville.^[1] Castle eventually became a television producer for Wrather's Lassie television program. He maintained a home in Palm Springs, California.^[4] After a traffic accident in 1966, Castle died of a medication overdose, aged 48.^[5]

Partial filmography

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) - Dennis Hunt
Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) - Frank
Young Dr. Kildare (1938) - Dr. Bates (uncredited)
Men in Fright (1938, Short) - Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Out West with the Hardys (1938) - Dennis Hunt
Fast and Loose (1939) - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls (1939) - Jack
Thunder Afloat (1939) - Radio Operator (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) - Ed - 1st Hurt Worker (uncredited)
I Take This Woman (1940) - Ted Fenton
Northwest Passage (1940) - Richard Towne (uncredited)
The Ghost Comes Home (1940) - 'Spig'
Susan and God (1940) - Theater Usher (uncredited)
We Who Are Young (1940) - Accountex Clerk Making Pass (uncredited)
Strike Up the Band (1940) - Charlie (uncredited)
You're the One (1941) - Tony Delmar
Power Dive (1941) - Doug Farrell
World Premiere (1941) - Joe Bemis
Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942) - Johnny Duane
Wake Island (1942) - Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) - Worker - 'Swing Shift' Number (uncredited)
The Searching Wind (1946) - David
Lighthouse (1947) - Sam Wells
Born to Speed (1947) - Mike Conroy
Seven Were Saved (1947) - Lt. Pete Sturdevant
The Guilty (1947) - Mike Carr
High Tide (1947) - Tim 'T.M.' Slade
The Invisible Wall (1947) - Harry Lane
Roses Are Red (1947) - Robert A. Thorne / Don Carney
Perilous Waters (1948) - Willie Hunter
Madonna of the Desert (1948) - Joe Salinas
Who Killed Doc Robbin (1948) - George - Defense Attorney
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) - Thomas J. 'Tom' Quinn
Strike It Rich (1948) - William 'Tex' Warren
Stampede (1949) - Tim McCall
Motor Patrol (1950) - Officer Ken Foster
The Big Land (1957) - Tom Draper
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - Drunken Cowboy (final film role)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d JOHN FRANCHEY (May 25, 1947). "Jack Wrather, Texas Whirlwind, Earns a Fast Dollar in Bow as Producer". The New York Times. p. X5. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
^ Don Castle – AllMovie
^ Don Castle: Film, TV, Bio Amazon.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 25. ISBN 978-1479328598.
^ Don Castle – Biography – IMDb