Acting
Don Chastain
Born September 2, 1935 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died August 9, 2002 · aged 66
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 Co…
Known For
Calamity Jane · 1963Calamity Jane
★ 10.01963
MovieMusicComedy
A Wild West cow town is starving for entertainment and it falls upon Calamity Jane, a rowdy, gun-toting tomboy, to go to Chicago to bring back a famed stage actress. She brings instead the star's maid, who settles in the town, but Jane's "Secret Love" falls for her. This television special was based on a stage adaptation of the film that was playing regional circuits at the time it aired.
Flareup · 1969Flareup
★ 5.41969
MovieThriller
A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.
The Mafu Cage · 1978The Mafu Cage
★ 5.91978
MovieThrillerHorror
Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity.
C.C. and Company · 1970C.C. and Company
★ 5.51970
MovieActionComedy
A motorcycle rebel rescues a woman from his gang and fights an outlaw guru for supremacy.
Have I Got a Christmas for You · 1977Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
MovieTV MovieDrama
Members of a town's Jewish community decide to substitute for their Christian friends and neighbors so they can enjoy Christmas. The good folk humorously attempt jobs they have never done before.
The Black Godfather · 1974The Black Godfather
★ 4.81974
MovieActionCrime
The heroes in The Black Godfather are members of an African-American criminal organization. Like Brando in The Godfather, they're not averse to robbery and murder, but they do draw the line at narcotics. When the Mafia infiltrates the 'hood with dangerous drugs, the Black Godfather (Rod Perry) orders his minions to put an end to this perfidy.
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love · 1979Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
★ 6.31979
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the boy turns out to autistic. Unhappy with the diagnoses and treatments available, they decide to work out their own therapy program for their son.
Poppycock! · 1966Poppycock!
1966
Movie
Addresses the age-old problem of two men vying for the same woman. Includes an unconventional, contemporary duel between them, with a wineglass and a violin as weapons. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.


















