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Don Fellows

Acting Born Dec 22, 1922 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 24 credits

Biography

Don Fellows 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 The Naked Civil Servant, Spy Story, The Omen, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Eye of the Needle and Velvet Goldmine. He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actor Ed Bishop in the radio series The BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe. 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.

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Known for

Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Waymarsh
Film

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Col. Musgrove

Full filmography

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Lanier
  • Great Performances (1971) as Professor Pilbeam
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Renshaw
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Waymarsh
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Studio One (1948) as Turney
  • Inspector Morse (1987) as Lyman Stansky
  • Jeeves and Wooster (1990) as Stoker
  • Space: 1999 (1975) as GTV Newscaster
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Col. Musgrove
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Board member
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Hugh
  • The Chief (1990) as Gen. Harald Finer
  • Superman II (1980) as General
  • The Omen (1976) as Thorn's Second Aide
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) as Levon Hornsby
  • The Gentle Touch (1980)
  • Raffles (1977)
  • The Sandbaggers (1978) as Al Briscoe
  • Ike (1979) as Gen. Carl Spaatz
  • Inside the Third Reich (1982) as American Major
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) as General
  • First Among Equals (1986) as American Diplomat
  • Electric Dreams (1984) as Mr. Ryley