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'''Don Keefer''' is an actor, [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] in [[Pennsylvania]] on August 18th, [[Early production history|1916]]. He appeared on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', playing [[Cromwell]] in the [[TOS Season 2|second season]] episode "[[Assignment: Earth]]". |
'''Don Keefer''' is an actor, [[Star Trek birthdays|born]] in [[Pennsylvania]] on August 18th, [[Early production history|1916]]. He appeared on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', playing [[Cromwell]] in the [[TOS Season 2|second season]] episode "[[Assignment: Earth]]". |
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| − | He has made guest appearances in many other [[television]] series, including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''My Favorite Martian'' (starring [[Ray Walston]]), ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Bonanza'', ''Barnaby Jones'' (with [[Lee Meriwether]]), ''Quincy'' (with [[Garry Walberg]] and [[Robert Ito]]), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (starring [[David Soul]]), ''Alice'' (with [[Vic Tayback]]), and ''Picket Fences'' (with Ray Walston and [[Roy Brocksmith]]). |
+ | He has made guest appearances in many other [[television]] series, including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Have Gun - Will Travel'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''My Favorite Martian'' (starring [[Ray Walston]]), ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Bonanza'', ''Barnaby Jones'' (with [[Lee Meriwether]]), ''Quincy'' (with [[Garry Walberg]] and [[Robert Ito]]), ''Starsky & Hutch'' (starring [[David Soul]]), ''Alice'' (with [[Vic Tayback]]), and ''Picket Fences'' (with Ray Walston and [[Roy Brocksmith]]), as well as the pilot movie for ''The Incredible Hulk''. He also appeared in the 1972 TV movie ''Columbo: The Most Crucial Game'', along with [[James Gregory]], [[Susan Howard]], and [[Dean Stockwell]]. His other TV movies include ''Who Is the Black Dahlia'' (1975, with [[Ronny Cox]], [[John Fiedler]], and [[Sid Haig]]), ''Lannigan's Rabbi'' (1976, with [[Andrew Robinson]]), ''The Girl in the Empty Grave'' (1977, with [[Jonathan Banks]] and [[James Cromwell]]), ''The Immigrants'' (1978, with [[Stephen Macht]]), ''Samurai'' (1979, with [[Michael Pataki]]), ''The Scarlett O'Hara War'' (1980, with [[Clive Revill]] and [[Warren Munson]]), ''Amos'' (1985, with Ray Walston and [[James Sloyan]]), and ''Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter'' (1991, with [[Alan Oppenheimer]]). |
| − | Keefer also has several [[film]]s to his credit. He had a small role in the highly-acclaimed, [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]]-winning 1969 western ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', which also featured fellow [[TOS]] guest actors [[Jeff Corey]] and [[Ted Cassidy]] and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' guest star [[Kenneth Mars]]. Prior to this, he and another TOS guest star, [[Whit Bissell]], had uncredited roles in ''The Caine Mutiny'', which was released in 1954 and also earned several Academy Award nominations. That same year, Keefer and Bissell co-starred with [[William Schallert]] in ''Riot in Cell Block 11''. |
+ | Keefer also has several [[film]]s to his credit. He had a small role in the highly-acclaimed, [[Wikipedia:Academy Award|Academy Award]]-winning 1969 western ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'', which also featured fellow [[TOS]] guest actors [[Jeff Corey]] and [[Ted Cassidy]] and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' guest star [[Kenneth Mars]]. Prior to this, he and another TOS guest star, [[Whit Bissell]], had uncredited roles in ''The Caine Mutiny'', which was released in 1954 and also earned several Academy Award nominations. That same year, Keefer and Bissell co-starred with [[William Schallert]] in ''Riot in Cell Block 11''. Keefer and Scallert would go on to appear in 1955's ''An Annapolis Story'' and 1958's ''Torpedo Run'' (with [[Richard Carlyle]]). |
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| + | In 1966, Keefer appeared in the war comedy ''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.'' Also starring in this film were [[Brian Keith]], [[Andrea Dromm]], and [[Theodore Bikel]]. ([[Michael J. Pollard]] made an uncredited appearance.) In 1970, he co-starred with [[Gary Lockwood]], [[Paul Winfield]], and [[Graham Jarvis]] in ''R.P.M.'', and the following year, he and his "Assignment: Earth" co-star [[Robert Lansing]] appeared in ''The Grissom Gang'', which starred [[Kim Darby]] and also featured [[Hal Baylor]]. In 1973, he and [[Kenneth Tobey]] appeared in the popular film, ''Walking Tall''. That same year, he co-starred with [[Wikipedia:Woody Allen|Woody Allen]] in the latter's acclaimed [[science fiction]] comedy ''Sleeper''. |
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| + | Other film credits include ''Incident in an Alley'' (1962, with [[Clegg Hoyt]]), ''The Young Nurses'' (1973, with [[Dick Miller]]), ''Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies'' (1973, with [[Bill Quinn]]), ''Candy Stripe Nurses'' (1974, with Dick Miller and [[Bill Erwin]]), ''Fire Sale'' (1977, with [[Richard Libertini]]), ''The Car'' (1977, with [[John Rubinstein]] and Ronny Cox), ''Creepshow'' (1982, in the same segment which features [[Adrienne Barbeau]], [[Fritz Weaver]], and [[Jon Lormer]]), and ''The Marrying Man'' (1991, with [[Jeremy Roberts]]. His latest film appearance was in the 1997 comedy ''Liar, Liar'', which also featured [[Anne Haney]] and [[Randy Oglesby]]. |
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Revision as of 07:21, 16 November 2005
Don Keefer is an actor, born in Pennsylvania on August 18th, 1916. He appeared on Star Trek: The Original Series, playing Cromwell in the second season episode "Assignment: Earth".
He has made guest appearances in many other television series, including Gunsmoke, Have Gun - Will Travel, The Twilight Zone, My Favorite Martian (starring Ray Walston), Mission: Impossible, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, Barnaby Jones (with Lee Meriwether), Quincy (with Garry Walberg and Robert Ito), Starsky & Hutch (starring David Soul), Alice (with Vic Tayback), and Picket Fences (with Ray Walston and Roy Brocksmith), as well as the pilot movie for The Incredible Hulk. He also appeared in the 1972 TV movie Columbo: The Most Crucial Game, along with James Gregory, Susan Howard, and Dean Stockwell. His other TV movies include Who Is the Black Dahlia (1975, with Ronny Cox, John Fiedler, and Sid Haig), Lannigan's Rabbi (1976, with Andrew Robinson), The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977, with Jonathan Banks and James Cromwell), The Immigrants (1978, with Stephen Macht), Samurai (1979, with Michael Pataki), The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980, with Clive Revill and Warren Munson), Amos (1985, with Ray Walston and James Sloyan), and Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991, with Alan Oppenheimer).
Keefer also has several films to his credit. He had a small role in the highly-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning 1969 western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which also featured fellow TOS guest actors Jeff Corey and Ted Cassidy and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine guest star Kenneth Mars. Prior to this, he and another TOS guest star, Whit Bissell, had uncredited roles in The Caine Mutiny, which was released in 1954 and also earned several Academy Award nominations. That same year, Keefer and Bissell co-starred with William Schallert in Riot in Cell Block 11. Keefer and Scallert would go on to appear in 1955's An Annapolis Story and 1958's Torpedo Run (with Richard Carlyle).
In 1966, Keefer appeared in the war comedy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming. Also starring in this film were Brian Keith, Andrea Dromm, and Theodore Bikel. (Michael J. Pollard made an uncredited appearance.) In 1970, he co-starred with Gary Lockwood, Paul Winfield, and Graham Jarvis in R.P.M., and the following year, he and his "Assignment: Earth" co-star Robert Lansing appeared in The Grissom Gang, which starred Kim Darby and also featured Hal Baylor. In 1973, he and Kenneth Tobey appeared in the popular film, Walking Tall. That same year, he co-starred with Woody Allen in the latter's acclaimed science fiction comedy Sleeper.
Other film credits include Incident in an Alley (1962, with Clegg Hoyt), The Young Nurses (1973, with Dick Miller), Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973, with Bill Quinn), Candy Stripe Nurses (1974, with Dick Miller and Bill Erwin), Fire Sale (1977, with Richard Libertini), The Car (1977, with John Rubinstein and Ronny Cox), Creepshow (1982, in the same segment which features Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, and Jon Lormer), and The Marrying Man (1991, with Jeremy Roberts. His latest film appearance was in the 1997 comedy Liar, Liar, which also featured Anne Haney and Randy Oglesby.
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