Donald Losby
Donald A. Losby, Jr (born May 26, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor, known primarily for his many character roles in popular television during the 1950s and 1960s in programs such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Rawhide, Route 66, The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Lassie, My Three Sons, Gunsmoke (1966 “The Whispering Tree), Daniel Boone, Blue Light, Lost in Space ("Return from Outer Space"), and The Young Rebels, as well as a small number of movies, typically playing the role of someone's son or brother, as in The Mating Game (film) with Debbie Reynolds.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role |
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1957 | Raintree County | Jim Shawnessy |
1959 | The Mating Game | Grant Larkin |
1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Ben Pennypacker |
1962 | Tower of London | Young boy |
1963 | Critic's Choice | Godfrey Von Hagedorn |
1964 | Your Cheatin' Heart | Young Hank Williams |
1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Davey Henderson |
Trivia
[edit]- In 1963, he co-starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed comedy series called Grand Slam, about a sports columnist (played by Murray Hamilton) who can't help getting involved with other people's problems.
- His last acting role was in support of the short-lived 1970 television show The Headmaster, a vehicle for Andy Griffith that also co-starred Jerry Van Dyke.