Don Dubbins
Donald Gene Dubbins was an American film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Dubbins was born in Brooklyn, New York. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Dubbins began his career in 1953, appearing in the television series The Doctor. He also appeared in the film From Here to Eternity, where he played the uncredited role of the bugler, Private Friday Clark. Perhaps his highest-profile roles came with the western Tribute to a Bad Man and the drama These Wilder Years, both times playing alongside James Cagney.
Other film credits include The D.I., From the Earth [to the Moon (film)|From the Earth to the Moon], The [Illustrated Man (film)|The Illustrated Man], Enchanted Island, Death Wish II, The [Caine Mutiny (1954 film)|The Caine Mutiny]. Later in his career, Dubbins appeared in numerous TV programs including Gunsmoke; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Rifleman; Bonanza; Wanted [Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]; The Millionaire; Peyton Place; Perry Mason; Petticoat Junction; 77 Sunset Strip; The [Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]; The Guns of Will Sonnett; Dynasty; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Then Came Bronson; a number of appearances in the late 1960's reboot of Dragnet; Murder, She Wrote; Barnaby Jones; and Hunter. Dubbins's last credit was his role in Death of a Salesman, where he played Willy Loman.
Death
Dubbins died on 17 August 1991 of cancer at the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 63. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Selected filmography
From Here to Eternity as Private Friday Clark, Bugler The Caine Mutiny as Seaman First Class Urban Tribute to a Bad Man as Steve MillerThe D.I. as Private Owens, recruitAlfred Hitchcock Presents as Philip Pryor Rawhide as Billy CarterSugarfoot as Vic BradleySugarfoot as Sid GarninGunsmoke as LootieThe Twilight Zone as Peter KirbyBonanza as Todd McCarrenThe Rifleman as Ben PerryGunsmoke as PottsGunsmoke as Orkey CathcartPerry Mason Dr. Kildare as Roy TylerRoute 66 as Mattie Hawkes77 Sunset Strip as Pete RixGunsmoke as WendtPetticoat Junction as Smokey HarnerThe Fugitive as Horton The Virginian as AlbiI Dream of Jeannie as Lieutenant Pete Conway, US Naval ReserveThe Fugitive as McCaffreyDragnet as Donald L. ChapmanDragnet as Steve DealDragnet as Billy CatcherDragnet as Bob BuesingDragnet as Thomas ShoreI Dream of Jeannie as Commander Jay RussellMannix as Chris AllisonThe Mod Squad as Teddy CappThe Mod Squad as Leonard GaultAdam-12 as Officer Steve TysonKung Fu as MeadorBarnaby Jones as Emory BrandonBarnaby Jones as John RileyCannon as Harry FryerBarnaby Jones as Bill HummelBarnaby Jones as Sheriff MasonBarnaby Jones as Frank AuburnThe Rockford Files as Agent FrazeeFantasy Island as Dr. Sidney BlockThe Incredible Hulk as Sergeant MurklandDeath Wish II as MikeMork & Mindy as Secretary GeneralTrapper John, M.D. as Mr. WilliamsMurder, She Wrote as Dr. CarmichaelHighway to Heaven as Don Weston Highway to Heaven as Don Weston Hunter as John