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 |From the Earth to the Moon], The Illustrated Man, Enchanted Island, Death Wish II, 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 |Wanted: Dead or Alive]; The Millionaire; Peyton Place; Perry Mason; Petticoat Junction; 77 Sunset Strip; The [Twilight Zone |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