Don Chastain

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 JaneCalamity Jane · 1963
Calamity 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.
FlareupFlareup · 1969
Flareup
5.41969
MovieThriller
A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.
The Mafu CageThe Mafu Cage · 1978
The 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 CompanyC.C. and Company · 1970
C.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 YouHave I Got a Christmas for You · 1977
Have 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 GodfatherThe Black Godfather · 1974
The 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 LoveSon-Rise: A Miracle of Love · 1979
Son-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!Poppycock! · 1966
Poppycock!
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.

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