Don Chastain Filmography

Born:
January 1, 1936 in Oklahoma City, OK
Occupation:
Actor, Screenwriter
Biography:
A Emmy-nominated actor-singer who built a foundation in Hollywood before relocating to Broadway, Don Chastain's work as an actor and charismatic jazz singer found the multifaceted talent often switching gears and wearing numerous hats. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, Chastain moved to Hollywood in the...Read More

  • Murder in Small Town X [TV Series]

    Actors: Gary Fredo, Kent George, Heather Campbell, Sarah Jane Morris

    2001

  • Alice: My Fair Vera

    Synopsis: Evidently still working for the same children's-theater company depicted in the previous episode "If the Shoe Fits", Vera (Beth Howland) receives glowing reviews for her portrayal of Cinderella. In fact, Vera is so impressive that a TV producer offers her the opportunity to star in a supermarket Read More

    1979

  • Alice: The Last Stow It, Part 1

    Synopsis: In the first episode of a two-part story, Mel (Vic Tayback) finally gives up the restaurant business and sells his diner. The girls wonder if their new boss will be nicer or meaner than the departed Mel. The answer comes with depressing suddenness when they meet the new proprietor: A strict Read More

    1979

  • The Mafu Cage

    Crew: Screenwriter

    Actors: Lee Grant, Carol Kane, Will Geer, James Olson

    Synopsis: In this combination of domestic melodrama and offbeat suspense flick, an astronomer must shoulder the burden of caring for and sleeping with her mentally ill sister after their anthropologist father dies in Africa. Ellen (Lee Grant) and Cissy (Carol Kane) share a possibly incestuous relationship Read More

    1978

  • The Rockford Files: South By Southeast

    Synopsis: References to the films of Alfred Hitchcock abound in this roller-coaster of an episode, in which Jim (James Garner) is mistakenly identified as a spy named Terrence Halsey. Unable to convince the Feds that he isn't who they think he is, Jim ends up being dispatched to South America, there to help Read More

    1978

  • Alice: The Indian Taker

    Synopsis: Victor Jory guest stars as a wizened old man who claims to be a Navajo Indian. He also claims that Mel's Diner has been built on a sacred Navajo burial ground, and he intends to plant himself on the floor and fast until restitution has been made. While it cannot be said that the ending of this Read More

    1977

  • Emergency!: How Green Was My Thumb

    Synopsis: Roy (Kevin Tighe) reluctantly serves as nursemaid for some plants cultivated by a "matron" who turns out to be much younger than he expected. More seriously, the Ramparts team performs emergency field surgery on a man with a live grenade imbedded in his abdomen, and on another man who has Read More

    1974

  • The Black Godfather

    Synopsis: 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) Read More

    1974

  • C.C. and Company

    Actors: Joe Namath, Ann-Margret, William Smith, Jennifer Billingsley, Don Chastain

    Synopsis: C.C. Ryder (Joe Namath) is a biker who rescues Ann McCalley (Ann-Margret) from a rape attempt by a gang of malevolent hippies. She makes love with him to show her appreciation, but their romance meets with obstacles when gang-leader Moon (William Smith) seeks revenge for C.C.'s interference. They Read More

    1970

  • The F.B.I.: Consipiracy of Silence

    Synopsis: Hollywood film favorite Gene Tierney makes a rare TV appearance in this episode, in which she plays one of three witnesses to a Mob murder. The victim was an ex-FBI agent who just before his death had informed Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) that the Mafia was in the process of taking over an Read More

    1969

  • Flareup

    Actors: Raquel Welch, James Stacy, Luke Askew, Don Chastain, Ron Rifkin

    Synopsis: A trio of Las Vegas go-go dancers are pursued by a homicidal maniac in this suspenseful murder thriller. Alan Morris (Luke Askew) murders his wife when she seeks a divorce then goes after her three friends. Believing the women have turned his wife against him, Alan hunts down the dancers and kills Read More

    1969

  • The F.B.I.: Sky on Fire

    Synopsis: Escaped killer George Bellamy (Bradford Dillman) covers his tracks by setting a series of forest fires. Bellamy's strategy is to throw the FBI off the trail; while they're searching for an unknown arsonist, he will be able to flee the country. It is up to Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) to capture Read More

    1967

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow

    Actors: Patricia Collinge, Jessica Walter, Don Chastain, George Macready, June Vincent

    Synopsis: Wealthy Adelaide Snow (Patricia Collinge) confronts her nephew Bruce (Don Chastain), who has been passing bad checks to pay his gambling debts. Rather than allow Adelaide to notify the authorities, Bruce locks the old woman in her own money vault and leaves her there to suffocate. Bruce has taken Read More

    1964

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