
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…
Acting
- 1979The Ropers1 ep.
- 1979Hello, Larry1 ep.
- 1976Alice3 ep.
- 1975S.W.A.T.1 ep.
- 1974Rhoda5 ep.
- 1972Banyon1 ep.
- 1971Cannon2 ep.
- 1969The Debbie Reynolds ShowJim Thompson26 ep.
- 1969Hawaii Five-OLou Horton3 ep.
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Montgomery1 ep.
- 1965The Big ValleyCrowder5 ep.
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBruce Richmond1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2002ScrubsMr. Chambers1 ep.
- 2000The West WingReporter2 ep.
- 1979Hello, Larry1 ep.
- 1979The Ropers1 ep.
- 1977Alice3 ep.
- 1978The Rockford FilesJon Van Deerlin1 ep.
- 1977Hallmark Hall of FameReverend Michael Powers1 ep.
- 1975Rhoda5 ep.
- 1976S.W.A.T.1 ep.
- 1974Emergency!Chaplain Chuck Miller1 ep.
- 1971Cannon2 ep.
- 1972Banyon1 ep.
- 1971Hawaii Five-OLou Horton, Sullivan3 ep.
- 1967The F.B.I.Intern, Norman Reese2 ep.
- 1969Mannix1 ep.
- 1967The Big ValleyCrowder, Horn, Stacey, Tony Semper5 ep.
- 1968GunsmokeBob Sullivan1 ep.
- 1968The InvadersBlake1 ep.
- 1967The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Montgomery1 ep.
- 1964The Alfred Hitchcock HourBruce Richmond1 ep.
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf1 ep.