Donald Briggs (January 28, 1911 – February 3, 1986) was an American actor, who appeared in over 75 films and television shows between the 1930s and 1970s.
Early life Briggs was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Woodland Hills, California, at age 75. He was a graduate of Senn High School in Chicago and worked at KYW radio in 1928.
Career While Briggs was in the Army he worked with Glenn Miller, serving as his executive officer in charge of production, and he was production engineer for The Army Hour radio program.
Briggs played the title roles in The First Nighter Program, The Sheriff,French, Jack & Siegel, David S. (eds.) (2014). Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 44. Perry Mason, and The Adventures of Frank Merriwell.
Family Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie.Wagner, Laura. "Actor's Scrapbook", Films of the Golden Age. June 2022 They had a son and a daughter. Although both of them were from Chicago, they met only when they were in a touring company of the play Without Love. After marriage, they generally maintained separate careers, only occasionally working together on television or in stock theater.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1936The Adventures of Frank MerriwellFrank MerriwellCredited as Don Briggs1936Dangerous WatersQuartermasterCredited as Don Briggs1936Sutter's GoldSoldierUncredited1936Love Before BreakfastStuart FarnumUncredited1936Show BoatPress AgentUncredited1936After the Thin ManReporterUncredited1937Man of the PeopleBaldwin1937The Good Old SoakFredUncredited1937Captains CourageousBob Tyler1937They Won't ForgetHarmon1937Fit for a KingPrince Michael1937Submarine D-1Underwater Escape InstructorUncredited1937All American SweetheartJohnny Ames1938Blondes at WorkMaitland Greer1938The Daredevil DriversTommy Burnell1938The First Hundred YearsWilliam Regan1938Love, Honor and BehaveYale Tennis Coach1938The Beloved BratJerome Williams1938Crime SchoolNew Doctor1938Men Are Such FoolsGeorge Onslow1938Cowboy from BrooklynStar Reporter1938Mr. ChumpJim Belden1939Wings of the NavyInstructor1939Made for Each OtherMr. CarterUncredited1939The Spirit of CulverInstructorUncredited1939Whispering EnemiesFred Bowman1939The Hardys Ride HighCaleb Bowen1939Ex-ChampJeffrey Grey1939Panama LadyRoy Harmon1939Unexpected FatherAllen Rand1939The Forgotten WomanDist. Atty. Burke1940Outside the Three-Mile LimitJimmy Rothaker1940Hot SteelGeorge Barnes1940Men Against the SkyDick Allerton1940Dr. Kildare Goes HomeMr. Brownlee1940Dreaming Out LoudWill Danielson1963The Wheeler DealersLen FlinkCredited as Don Briggs1976W.C. Fields and MePoliticianUncredited; final film role
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1949Volume OneEpisode: "Number Two"1949–1951SuspenseHenry Lord / Mark3 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1949–1952Kraft Theatre3 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1949–1956Studio OneMichael / Sgt. Honey Joey / Ned Beaumont4 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1950Stage 13Episode: "No More Wishes"1950Pulitzer Prize PlayhouseEpisode: "The Canton Story"; credited as Don Briggs1951Cameo Theatre2 episodes1951–1952Tales of TomorrowHerbert Rand / Will Jethroe2 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1951–1954The Web3 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1951–1957Robert Montgomery Presents3 episodes1952Schlitz PlayhouseLeoEpisode: "Autumn in New York"1952Joan of ArcTV movie; credited as Don Briggs1953Lux Video TheatreScott HendersonEpisode: "This Is Jimmy Merrill"; credited as Don Briggs1954Ethel and AlbertEpisode: "Episode #2.22"1954Treasury Men in ActionEpisode: "The Case of the Tailor-Made Money"1954Martin KaneJoe MannEpisode: "The Milk Bottle Burglar"; credited as Don Briggs1955The StrangerEpisode: "Court of No Appeal"1955Captain Video and His Video RangersTorEpisode: "The Swordsmen of Lyra"; credited as Don Briggs1955The United States Steel HourTruck RogersEpisode: "Hung for a Sheep"; credited as Don Briggs1955I SpyRongeEpisode: "The Redl Story"1955Matinee TheatreStephenEpisode: "The Touchstone; credited as Don Briggs1955Star Tonight2 episodes; as Don Briggs1955–1956The Big Story2 episodes1955–1960Armstrong Circle TheatreTom Foley / Lewis Stidman5 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1956Chevron Hall of StarsCameronEpisode: "Moment of Fear"1958DecoyLoganEpisode: "Earthbound Satellite"; credited as Don Briggs1959DeadlineSam Day / FBI Man2 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1961Naked CityJerry BaggerEpisode: "Ooftus Goofus"; credited as Don Briggs1962I'm Dickens, He's FensterFinkelEpisode: "Here's to the Three of Us"1962–1963The Lucy ShowEddie Collins7 episodes; credited as Don Briggs1964The FugitiveWhit PearsonEpisode: "When the Bough Breaks"1964GunsmokeDeggersEpisode: "Hammerhead"; credited as Don Briggs1965HazelBill GollardEpisode: "Champagne Tony"; credited as Don Briggs1965The Wild Wild WestSheriff CantrellEpisode: "The Night of the Fatal Trap"; credited as Don Briggs1965My Favorite MartianGeneralEpisode: "Who's Got a Secret?"; credited as Don Briggs1966Run, Buddy, RunCharles DrutenEpisode: "The Death of Buddy Overstreet"; credited as Don Briggs1967Iron HorseMarshalEpisode: "Volcano Wagon"1967BatmanIrving IrvingEpisode: "Caught in the Spider's Den"1968The Felony SquadHarold PardwayEpisode: "Man on Fire"; credited as Don Briggs1969BonanzaClint MurrayEpisode: "Erin"; credited as Don Briggs1969LancerMarshal ThurmanEpisode: "Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls"; credited as Don Briggs1970Here's LucyMr. HuntingtonEpisode: "Lucy the Crusader"1972LassieMajor MerrillEpisode: "Peace Is Our Profession: Part 3"1974Run, Joe, RunDeputy MorrisEpisode: "Homecoming"1975Police StoryMullinsEpisode: "To Steal a Million" Source: References
External links
Donald Briggs, Films available at Internet Archives