Don Dubbins

Don Dubbins
Don Dubbins
	Dubbins in Bonanza, 1960
Born	Donald Gene Dubbins; June 28, 1928; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	August 17, 1991 (aged 63); Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–1991
Spouse	Jeanne Schaults Dubbins

Donald Gene Dubbins (June 28, 1928 – August 17, 1991) was an American film, stage and television actor.

Life and career

Dubbins was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.^[2] 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.^[3] 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, The Illustrated Man, Enchanted Island, Death Wish II, The Caine Mutiny.^[3]^[4] Later in his career, Dubbins appeared in numerous TV programs including Gunsmoke; Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Rifleman; Bonanza; Wanted: Dead or Alive; The Millionaire; Peyton Place; Perry Mason; Petticoat Junction; 77 Sunset Strip; The Twilight Zone; The Guns of Will Sonnett; Dynasty; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Then Came Bronson; Dragnet; Murder, She Wrote; Barnaby Jones; and Hunter.^[3]^[5]^[4] Dubbins's last credit was his role in Death of a Salesman, where he played Willy Loman.^[6]

Dubbins died on 17 August 1991 of cancer at the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 63.^[1]^[4] He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.^[7]

Selected Filmography

From Here to Eternity (1953) as Private Friday Clark, Bugler (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Seaman First Class Urban (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 19: "The Morning of the Bride") as Philip Pryor
Rawhide (1959) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Incident of the Dog Days") as Billy Carter
Sugarfoot (1959) (Season 2 Episode 15: "The Mountain") as Vic Bradley
Sugarfoot (1959) (Season 2 Episode 16: "The Twister") as Sid Garnin
Gunsmoke (1959) (Season 5 Episode 2: "Kitty's Injury") as Lootie
The Twilight Zone (1960) (Season 1 Episode 20: "Elegy") as Peter Kirby
Bonanza (1960) (Season 1 Episode 29: "Bitter Water") as Todd McCarren
The Rifleman (1960) (Season 3 Episode 7: "The Martinet") as Ben Perry
Gunsmoke (1961) (Season 7 Episode 9: "Milly") as Potts
Gunsmoke (1961) (Season 7 Episode 13: "Marry Me") as Orkey Cathcart
Perry Mason (1961-1966) (7 episodes)
Dr. Kildare (1962) (Season 1 Episode 23: "The Witch Doctor") as Roy Tyler
Route 66 (1963) (Season 3 Episode 21: "In the Closing of a Trunk") as Mattie Hawkes
77 Sunset Strip (1963) (Season 5 Episode 24: "The Man Who Wasn't There") as Pete Rix
Gunsmoke (1964) (Season 9 Episode 16: "Prairie Wolfer") as Wendt
Petticoat Junction (1964) (Season 1 Episode 37: "Kate Flat on Her Back") as Smokey Harner
The Fugitive (1964) (Season 1 Episode 24: "Flight from the Final Demon") as Horton
The Virginian (1965) (Season 4 Episode 13: "The Horse Fighter") as Albi
I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (Season 1 Episode 1: "The Lady in the Bottle") as Lieutenant Pete Conway, US Naval Reserve
The Fugitive (1966) (Season 4 Episode 10: "Nobody Loses All the Time") as McCaffrey
Dragnet (1967) (Season 1 Episode 2: "The Big Explosion") as Donald L. Chapman
Dragnet (1967) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Big Ad") as Steve Deal
Dragnet (1968) (Season 2 Episode 21: "The Big Clan") as Billy Catcher
Dragnet (1969) (Season 3 Episode 16: "Narcotics: DR-21") as Bob Buesing
Dragnet (1969) (Season 4 Episode 6: "Juvenile: The Little Pusher") as Thomas Shore
I Dream of Jeannie (1970) (Season 5 Episode 23: "An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing") as Commander Jay Russell
Mannix (1970) (Season 4 Episode 7: "The Other Game in Town") as Chris Allison
The Mod Squad (1970) (Season 2 Episode 21: "The Deadly Sin") as Teddy Capp
The Mod Squad (1972) (Season 4 Episode 17: "Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie") as Leonard Gault
Adam-12 (1973) (Season 5 Episode 20: "Suspended") as Officer Steve Tyson
Kung Fu (1973) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Superstition") as Meador
Barnaby Jones (1973) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Some See Evil... Do Some Evil") as Emory Brandon
Barnaby Jones (1974) (Season 3 Episode 4: "Conspiracy of Terror") as John Riley
Cannon (1974) (Season 4 Episode 9: "Flashpoint") as Harry Fryer
Barnaby Jones (1977) (Season 5 Episode 23: "The Inside Man") as Bill Hummel
Barnaby Jones (1977) (Season 6 Episode 11: "The Devil's Handmaiden") as Sheriff Mason
Barnaby Jones (1978) (Season 7 Episode 2: "A Dangerous Affair") as Frank Auburn
The Rockford Files (1978) (Season 4 Episode 18: "South by Southeast") as Agent Frazee
Fantasy Island (1978) (Season 1 Episode 14: "King for a Day/Instant Family") as Dr. Sidney Block
The Incredible Hulk (1979) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Blind Rage") as Sergeant Murkland
Death Wish II (1982) as Mike
Mork & Mindy (1982) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Gotta Run: Part 2") as Secretary General
Trapper John, M.D. (1983) (Season 4 Episode 17: "The Spy Who Bugged Me") as Mr. Williams
Murder, She Wrote (1985) (Season 1 Episode 13: "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean") as Dr. Carmichael
Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 1 Episode 16: "Going Home, Going Home") as Don Weston
Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 1 Episode 17: "As Difficult as ABC") as Don Weston
Hunter (1987) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Not Just Another John Doe") as John