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Donald Elson
Donald Elson was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, just a "whoop and a holler" from Hollywood. He was a young college student at the outbreak of WWII. After serving in the Air Force, he attended the Columbia Radio School of Broadcasting on the GI Bill and pursued a career as a radio announcer at stations in Texas and Oklahoma before ...
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Actor (53 credits)
Actor (53 credits)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Bookstore Owner
Bookstore Owner
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
(1984)
... Bookstore Owner
1978-1982
Little House on the Prairie
(TV Series)
Fred / Farmer #2
Fred / Farmer #2
- Stone Soup
(1982)
... Farmer #2
- Blind Journey (Part I)
(1978)
... Fred
- There's No Place Like Home (Part I)
(1978)
... Fred
- As Long as We're Together: Part II
(1978)
... Fred
- As Long as We're Together: Part I
(1978)
... Fred
1973
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Farmer Buey / Brown
Farmer Buey / Brown
- The Hanging of Newly O'Brien
(1973)
... Farmer Buey
- Patricia
(1973)
... Brown
1971
Scandalous John
(uncredited)
1971
The Bill Cosby Show
(TV Series)
Male Teacher #4
Male Teacher #4
- The Sesame Street Rumble
(1971)
... Male Teacher #4 (as Don Elson)
1969
The Lady, or the Tiger?
(Short)
(as Don Elson)
1964-1969
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Clerk / Mr. Lang / Ed Wharton
Clerk / Mr. Lang / Ed Wharton
- The Running Man
(1969)
... Clerk
- The Pursued: Part 1
(1966)
... Mr. Lang
- The Roper
(1964)
... Ed Wharton
1959-1962
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Aaron / Printer
Aaron / Printer
- Outlaw's Shoes
(1962)
... Aaron
- The Coward
(1959)
... Printer (as Don Elson)
1959-1962
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
J.C. Clegg / Crony #1 / Mr. Drake
J.C. Clegg / Crony #1 / Mr. Drake
- Chauncey
(1962)
... J.C. Clegg
- A Fistful of Pride
(1961)
... Crony #1 (as Donald Elsom)
- Home Town
(1959)
... Mr. Drake
1960-1961
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Deputy / Townsman
Deputy / Townsman
- Loophole
(1961)
... Deputy
- Devil's Bar
(1960)
... Townsman (uncredited)
1961
Shirley Temple's Storybook
(TV Series)
Pirate
Pirate
- The Return of Long John Silver
(1961)
... Pirate
1959-1960
Lawman
(TV Series)
Express Office Proprietor Oliver / Oliver
Express Office Proprietor Oliver / Oliver
- The Swamper
(1960)
... Express Office Proprietor Oliver
- The Conclave
(1959)
... Oliver
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Clerk of the Court
Clerk of the Court
- Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?
(1960)
... Clerk of the Court
1959
Sugarfoot
(TV Series)
Storekeeper / Baines
Storekeeper / Baines
- The Gaucho
(1959)
... Storekeeper (uncredited)
- The Twister
(1959)
... Baines
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Stage Play: Threepenny Opera Theatre de Lys , (3/10/1954 - 5/30/1954) First Preview: Total Previews: Opening Date: Mar 10, 1954 Closing Date: May 30, 1954 Total Performances: 96 Category: Musical, Drama, Operetta, Revival, Off-Broadway Setting: 19th-century London. Peachum's Beggar's Outfit Shop, a brothel in Wapping, Newgate Prison, a ... See more »Official Sites:
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Don Ellson | Donald Elsom | Don ElsonHeight:
6' 1" (1.85 m)
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