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2011 Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (TV movie)
Defeated Player (uncredited)
 
2008 Little Bear and the Master
Caleb Egler
 
2007 The Last Sin Eater
Indian Chief
 
2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (video)
The Fisherman
 
2005 Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (video)
Coach Jacoby
 
2002 No Dogs Allowed
Junior
 
2001 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Guard #1
– Famous Last Words (2001) … Guard #1
 
2001 Water with Food Coloring (short)
Thug
 
2001 Twice Today
Joe Oliver
 
2000 Primary Suspect
Chief Lance
 
2000 The Crow: Salvation
Guard #1
 
1999/I Ride with the Devil
George
 
1999 Made Men
Caleb
 
1998 The Tempest (TV movie)
Overseer
 
1998 Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (TV movie)
Greywolf
 
1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Vago Wiseguy #3
 
1997 Walking Thunder
Blood Coat
 
1996 Last Resort
Walking Far
 
1996 Unforgivable (TV movie)
George
 
1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
Charlie (as Donald L. Shanks)
 
1994 Heaven Sent
Van Driver
 
1993 The ButterCream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain (video)
Indian holding an axe
 
1993 Wind Dancer
Halfmoon
 
1992 The Legend of Wolf Mountain
Simcoe (uncredited)
 
1992 The Secret of Lost Creek (TV series)
Charlie Little Elk
 
1991 The Indian Runner
Young Indian Runner
 
1991 Spirit of the Eagle
Running Wolf
 
1989 Tripwire
Indian Fighter
 
1989 Halloween 5
Michael Myers (as Donald L. Shanks) / Man in Black (as Donald L. Shanks)
 
1988 Stranger on My Land (TV movie)
Construction Worker #1
 
1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (TV movie)
Ashawakie
 
1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night
Santa Climbing in Window (uncredited)
 
1983 Revenge of the Ninja
Chief
 
1983 Sweet 16
Jason Longshadow
 
1982 The Rogue and Grizzly
Tonora
 
1981 Legend of the Wild
 
1980 The Ghost Dance
Excavation Worker (as Donald L. Shanks)
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Little Jim
– Kindred Spirits (1979) … Little Jim
 
1979 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
Enapay
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Red Kettle
– The Enemy (1979) … Red Kettle
 
1977-1978 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series)
Nakoma
– The World's Greatest Bounty Hunter (1978) … Nakoma
– The Skyrider (1978) … Nakoma
– The Quest (1978) … Nakoma
– The Stranger (1978) … Nakoma
– The Renewal (1978) … Nakoma
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1977 Last of the Mohicans (TV movie)
Uncas
 
1976 Guardian of the Wilderness
Teneiya
 
1976 The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
 
1974 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
Nakoma
 
Show ShowStunts (52 titles)
2011 Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (TV movie) (utility stunts)
 
2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (stunt coordinator)
 
2011 Three of a Kind (stunt coordinator)
 
2009 Hatching Pete (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2009 Dadnapped (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year (stunt coordinator)
 
2008 Darkroom (stunt coordinator)
 
2008 Minutemen (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2008/I Animals (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 Saving Sarah Cain (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 High School Musical 2 (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 Daddy Day Camp (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 Ice Spiders (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2007 The Last Sin Eater (stunt coordinator)
 
2006 Read It and Weep (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2006 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (video) (stunt coordinator)
 
2005 Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (video) (stunt coordinator)
 
2005 Life Is Ruff (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2005 Go Figure (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer (stunts)
 
2005 Buffalo Dreams (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Halloweentown High (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 The First Vampire: Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions (short) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Going to the Mat (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Pixel Perfect (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2004 Paradise (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2003 The Maldonado Miracle (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
2002 Con Express (video) (stunts)
 
2002 Just a Dream (stunt coordinator)
 
2002 Firestarter 2: Rekindled (TV movie) (utility stunts)
 
2002 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (stunt coordinator)
 
2001 Water with Food Coloring (short) (stunt coordinator)
 
2000 The Right Temptation (stunts)
 
2000 Baby Bedlam (stunt coordinator)
 
2000 Primary Suspect (stunt coordinator)
 
2000 Partners in Crime (stunts)
 
1999 Bats (stunts)
 
1997 McHale's Navy (stunts)
 
1997 Walking Thunder (stunt coordinator)
 
1996 Invasion of Privacy (stunts)
 
1996 Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (documentary short) (stunt coordinator)
 
1996 The Undercover Kid (stunts)
 
1994 Dumb & Dumber (stunt performer)
 
1994 The Stand (TV mini-series) (stunts - 2 episodes)
– The Stand (1994) (stunts - uncredited)
– The Betrayal (1994) (stunts)
 
1990 El Diablo (TV movie) (stunts - as Donald Shanks)
 
1990 Ski Patrol (stunts - as Donald L. Shanks)
 
1987 Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (stunt coordinator - as Donald L. Shanks)
 
1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (TV movie) (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1984 Silent Night, Deadly Night (stunts)
 
1984 In Search of a Golden Sky (stunts)
 
1983 Revenge of the Ninja (assistant stunt coordinator, stunts)
 
1980 The Ghost Dance (stunt coordinator - as Donald Shanks)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (2 titles)
1976 In Search of Noah's Ark (documentary) (makeup artist - 1976)
 
1974 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (makeup artist)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (2 titles)
1976 In Search of Noah's Ark (documentary) (wardrobe - 1976)
 
1974 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (wardrobe)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Making of 'I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer' (video short)
Himself
 
2004 Inside 'Halloween 5' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1987 Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Santa at Window (as Donald L. Shanks)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Donald L. Shanks | Donald Shanks

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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