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- Actor
- Producer
Don Collier made over 200 credited movie and television appearances. He performed with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Anthony Quinn, Dean Martin, Tom Selleck, James Arness, and even Elvis Presley. His first role was as an extra in 1948 in the western Massacre River (1949). This was followed by two more westerns -- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) and Fort Apache (1948) with John Wayne. He later appeared in three more John Wayne movies.
In 1959, Collier won the leading role of U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Foreman in the NBC series, Outlaws (1960). Starring with Don were Barton MacLane and Jock Gaynor. The second season of Outlaws (1960) found Will Foreman as a full-fledged Marshal. New characters were played by Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens, and Judy Lewis.
Collier kept busy appearing on all the other western TV shows, such as Bonanza (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Wagon Train (1957), Branded (1965), and Death Valley Days (1952). In 1968, he was cast as the foreman of the ranch The High Chaparral (1967) in David Dortort's latest western series of the same name. Working alongside a extremely talented and experienced cast, his portrayal of Sam Butler was fundamental to the success of the highly acclaimed show, which ran until 1971. Even his commercials took advantage of his cowboy persona, when he became a 1980s icon as The Gum Fighter for Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum. More movies and TV kept him busy. Then he went further back in time when he was called on play the recurring role of William Tompkins in The Young Riders (1989).
He continued to guest star on TV in and out of the west in Little House on the Prairie (1974), two made-for-TV Gunsmoke movies (Gunsmoke: To the Last Man (1992) and Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994)), a made-for-TV Bonanza movie (Bonanza: Under Attack (1995)), Banacek (1972), The Waltons (1972), Highway to Heaven (1984) and such big-screen movies as Tombstone (1993).
He worked on a western radio drama series titled West of the Story and was sidekick to Fred Imus on Sirius Radio's weekly show, Fred's Trailer Park Bash until Imus' death in 2011. He remained active with public appearances at Western and nostalgia shows like Western Legends Roundup in Kanab, Utah; Territorial Days in Tombstone, Ariz.; and the 50th Anniversary of The High Chaparral event being hosted in Sept. 2017 in Hollywood.- Alan Pottinger was born on 6 July 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Dead Poets Society (1989), Reversal of Fortune (1990) and See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989). He died on 13 September 2021 in the USA.
- Rizabawa was an actor, known for Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002), Aanaval Mothiram (1990) and The Gang (2000). He died on 13 September 2021 in Kochi, Kerala, India.
- Krystyna Kolodziejczyk was born on 30 March 1939 in Czestochowa, Slaskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986), Wiano (1964) and Godzina szczytu (1974). She died on 13 September 2021 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Music Department
George Wein was born on 3 October 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He was a producer, known for Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume II (1984), Festival (1967) and Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008). He was married to Joyce Alexander. He died on 13 September 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Ruly Carpenter was born on 10 June 1940 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He was married to Stephanie Conklin. He died on 13 September 2021 in Montchanin, Delaware, USA.
- Charlotte Johnson Wahl was born on 29 May 1942 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was married to Nicholas Wahl and Stanley Johnson. She died on 13 September 2021 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
- Antony Hewish was born on 11 May 1924 in Fowey, Cornwall, UK. He was married to Marjorie Elizabeth Catherine Richards. He died on 13 September 2021 in the UK.
- Maurizio Monticelli was born on 30 September 1940 in Rome, Italy. He was an actor, known for Poor But Beautiful (1957) and Belle ma povere (1957). He died on 13 September 2021 in Giussano, Italy.
- Henryk Malecha was born on 19 August 1931 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was an actor, known for Milosc z listy przebojów (1985) and Olsnienie (1976). He died on 13 September 2021.
- Kurt Schalk was born on 13 November 1965 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. Kurt was a producer, known for Das Märchen von der Prinzessin, die unbedingt in einem Märchen vorkommen wollte (2013). Kurt died on 13 September 2021 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Producer
David Gershenson was born on 26 November 1935 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Stick (1985). He died on 13 September 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Additional Crew
Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow McGowan was born on 1 March 1943 in West Point, Virginia, USA. Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow is known for Pocahontas (1995). Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow was married to Olson B. "Mickey" McGowan. Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow died on 13 September 2021 in West Point, Viriginia, USA.- Parys Haralson was born on 24 January 1984 in Flora, Mississippi, USA. He died on 13 September 2021 in the USA.
- Thommayanti was born on 10 July 1936 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thommayanti was a writer, known for Sai Roong (1997), Dung Duang Haruetai (1996) and Dung Duang Haruetai (2020). Thommayanti died on 13 September 2021.
- Writer
- Actor
- Composer
Michel Garneau was born on 25 April 1939 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for Les célébrations (1979), Chanson Pour Julie (1976) and Valérie et l'aventure (1967). He died on 13 September 2021 in Magog, Québec, Canada.- Borisav Jovic was born on 29 October 1928 in Niksic, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]. He died on 13 September 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- John Clunies-Ross was born on 29 November 1928 in London, England, UK. He was married to Daphne Holmes Parkinson. He died on 13 September 2021 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ileana Iordache was born on 1 July 1930 in Gaesti, Romania. She was an actress, known for Pantoful Cenusaresei (1968), Pe raspunderea mea (1956) and Mofturi 1900 (1965). She died on 13 September 2021 in Romania.
- Igor Buchko was born on 8 July 1934 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for The Invisible Man (1985), Nabat (1983) and Zdes, na moey zemle (1980). He died on 13 September 2021 in Moscow, Russia.