Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Fellows served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a member of the Actors Studio. He moved to London in 1973 to further his stage career.
Fellows' TV appearances included Space: 1999, Z Cars, Lillie, The Sandbaggers, The Citadel, The Beiderbecke Tapes, The Bill and Inspector Morse.
His film appearances included Spy Story (1976), The Omen (1976), Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977), Valentino (1977), Licensed to Love and Kill (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Eye of the Needle (1981), Who Dares Wins (1982), Electric Dreams (1984), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Velvet Goldmine (1998).
He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actor Ed Bishop in the radio series The BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe.
In 1992, he played the part of Conn Kortchmar, an American GI, in the Radio 4 drama The Archers.
Throughout his life, Fellows suffered from a stutter, which he was able to suppress while acting. He died in 2007, at the age of 84.
Filmography
The Detective (1968) as Reporter (uncredited) Pretty Poison (1968) as Detective Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (1968) as Himself Trick Baby (1972) as Phillips Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) as Senior Counsellor (uncredited) The Spikes Gang (1974) as Cowboy Inside Out (1975) as U.S. Colonel The Omen (1976) as Thorn's Second Aide Death Play (1976) as Arthur Spy Story (1976) as Colonel Schlegel Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as Gen. Stonesifer Valentino (1977) as George Melford Lillie (1978, TV) as J. M. Whistler The Adventures of Pinocchio (1978) as the Green Fisherman (English version, voice; uncredited) The London Connection (1979) as General Licensed to Love and Kill (1979) as Vice-President Ike (1979, TV) as Gen. Carl Spaatz Tales of the Unexpected (1979, TV) as Renshaw Superman II (1980) as General Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Col. Musgrove Eye of the Needle (1981) as American Colonel Who Dares Wins (1982) as Ambassador Franklin Enigma (1982) Electric Dreams (1984) as Mr. Ryley Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) as Suzuka (1992) (English version, voice) Reunion at Fairborough (1985) as Duffy The American Way (1986) as Capt. War Hero Haunted Honeymoon (1986) as Producer Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as Levon Hornsby Jeeves and Wooster: Safety in New York / Bertie Sets Sail (1992) as J. Washburn Stoker Patlabor: The Movie (1989) as Jitsuyama (1995) (English version, voice) Felidae (1994) as Dr. Preterius (English version, voice; uncredited) Ekkusu (1996) as Nataku (English version, voice; uncredited) Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1996) as Silverman (English version, voice) Velvet Goldmine (1998) as Lou The Man Who Cried (2000) as Joe
References
External links
Don Fellows at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio Audio Collection Obituary in The Guardian, January 21, 2008