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Donald Hood Keefer was an American actor known for his versatility in performing comedic, as well as highly dramatic, roles. In an acting career that spanned more than 50 years, he appeared in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions. He was a founding member of The Actors Studio, and he performed in both the original Broadway play and 1951 film versions of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. His longest-lasting roles on television were in 10 episodes each of Gunsmoke, the CBS series starring James Arness, and Angel, a 1960–1961 sitcom featuring French-American actress Annie Fargé.
Birth Name
Donald Hood Keefer
Born
Friday, 18 August 1916
Died
Sunday, 07 September 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Liar Liar | Beggar at Courthouse | 1997 |
| Profiler | Noah Becker | 1996 |
| Innocent Victims | Grandfather | 1996 |
| ER | Louie | 1994 |
| Phenom | Bill Wilhite | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Old Benny Rockland | 1993 |
| Picket Fences | Billy Shauger | 1992 |
| The Marrying Man | Justice #3 | 1991 |
| Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Grandpa Ball | 1991 |
| Gabriel's Fire | James | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Liar Liar | Beggar at Courthouse | 1997 |
| Profiler | Noah Becker | 1996 |
| Innocent Victims | Grandfather | 1996 |
| ER | Louie | 1994 |
| Phenom | Bill Wilhite | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Old Benny Rockland | 1993 |
| Picket Fences | Billy Shauger | 1992 |
| The Marrying Man | Justice #3 | 1991 |
| Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Grandpa Ball | 1991 |
| Gabriel's Fire | James | 1990 |
| Amos | Winston Beard | 1985 |
| Highway to Heaven | Dr. Washburn | 1984 |
| Who Will Love My Children? | Mr. Henry | 1983 |
| Creepshow | Mike the Janitor (segment "The Crate") | 1982 |
| The Mississippi | Perry | 1982 |
| The Five of Me | Middle Aged Man | 1981 |
| The Scarlett O'Hara War | Judge | 1980 |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Dr. Casey | 1979 |
| Samurai | Norm Jonas | 1979 |
| Time Express | Jim Fraser | 1979 |
| A Rainy Day | Rev. Jewels | 1979 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Hapgood | 1979 |
| The Last Word | Mayor Wenzel | 1979 |
| Sword of Justice | Barrows | 1978 |
| Mirrors | Peter | 1978 |
| The Kid from Not-So-Big | Hank 'Gramps' Goodman | 1978 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Mr. MacIntire | 1977 |
| The Girl in the Empty Grave | Mr. Sylvester Dean | 1977 |
| Fire Sale | Banker | 1977 |
| The Car | Dr. Pullbrook | 1977 |
| Billy Jack Goes to Washington | Bailey Associate | 1977 |
| Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers | Judge | 1976 |
| Quincy M.E. | Doc Watson / Dr. Lloyd Matson / Terence Morgan | 1976 |
| Alice | Wally | 1976 |
| Lanigan's Rabbi | Cogan | 1976 |
| Family | Al Trask | 1976 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Eric Ronstan, Esq. | 1975 |
| Returning Home | Mr. Parish | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | The Fence | 1975 |
| Switch | Kettering | 1975 |
| Who Is the Black Dahlia? | Jimmy Richardson | 1975 |
| Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Dr. Wheeler | 1975 |
| S.W.A.T. | Captain Wallen | 1975 |
| Baretta | Phillips | 1975 |
| Candy Stripe Nurses | Dr. Wilson | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Frank Miller | 1974 |
| Sleeper | Dr. Tryon | 1973 |
| The Way We Were | Actor | 1973 |
| Faraday and Company | William Stafford | 1973 |
| The New Perry Mason | Leland Harwood | 1973 |
| Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Mr. Parsons | 1973 |
| The Bait | Newsdealer | 1973 |
| The Young Nurses | Chemist | 1973 |
| Walking Tall | Dr. Lamar Stivers | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Dave Blevins / Mr. Greening / Professor Albertson / Tully Kupper | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Dr. Mayhill | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Arnie Shimerdy | 1972 |
| Banacek | Loomis | 1972 |
| Kung Fu | Stripper / Station Keeper | 1972 |
| A Death of Innocence | Medical Examiner | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Selwyn | 1971 |
| Nichols | Burt Lincoln | 1971 |
| Columbo | Deputy Coroner / Medical Examiner | 1971 |
| The Grissom Gang | Doc Grissom | 1971 |
| Sarge | Prison Chaplain | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Dr. Hiram Wilson | 1971 |
| Rabbit, Run | Mr. Springer | 1970 |
| Matt Lincoln | Dr. Hughes | 1970 |
| Arnie | Harry | 1970 |
| R.P.M. | Dean George Cooper | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Dr. Coolidge (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan") | 1969 |
| My World and Welcome to It | Jordan | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Marvin Hendrix / Larry Sabberly | 1969 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Fireman | 1969 |
| The Good Guys | Burns | 1968 |
| The Outcasts | Case | 1968 |
| Mayberry R.F.D. | McComb | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Chaplain | 1968 |
| The High Chaparral | Telegrapher | 1967 |
| Judd for the Defense | Walter McAdam | 1967 |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | Prosecutor / Sawyer | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Bolt | 1967 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Johnson | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Zubin | 1966 |
| The Felony Squad | Harry Jocelyn | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Blake | 1966 |
| That Girl | Mr. Carson | 1966 |
| Love on a Rooftop | Palmer | 1966 |
| Star Trek | Cromwell | 1966 |
| The Last of the Secret Agents? | Over-Vain Spy | 1966 |
| The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming | Irving Christiansen | 1966 |
| The Loner | Minister | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Mr. Allison / Junkman / Dr. J.F. Bissell / Dr. Darcy / Claude Norris | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Carl Kelcy | 1965 |
| For the People | The Man | 1965 |
| Ready for the People | Dr. Michaels | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | George Farnum | 1964 |
| Bewitched | A.J. Kimberley | 1964 |
| The Tycoon | Miller | 1964 |
| The Rogues | Foster | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Dr. Elliott | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Henry / Jim | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Copeland | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Forbes | 1963 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Dr. Roscoe / Police Lieutenant / Rod Walden | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Ben Haddock | 1963 |
| The Doctors | College Friend's Husband | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Mr. Ewbank | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Undertaker / Station Master / Ross Tedler | 1962 |
| Incident in an Alley | Roy Swanson | 1962 |
| The Dakotas | Minister | 1962 |
| The Clown and the Kid | Moko | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Bob Page | 1961 |
| The New Breed | Mel Ruderman | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Vic | 1961 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Dr. Mitchell | 1961 |
| Whispering Smith | Dr. Albert Johnson | 1961 |
| 'Way Out | George Atterbury | 1961 |
| Angel | George | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Grover / Carl Phillips | 1960 |
| Cash McCall | Junior Partner | 1960 |
| The Twilight Zone | Dan Hollis / Fred Danziger / Spierto | 1959 |
| Hotel de Paree | Red Porterfield | 1959 |
| Wichita Town | Clerk | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | The Doctor | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Tobias Temple / Billy Harris | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Doctor | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Hames | 1959 |
| Torpedo Run | Ens. Ron Milligan | 1958 |
| U.S. Marshal | Sheriff Fred Dunn | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Hannify | 1958 |
| Lux Playhouse | Henry | 1958 |
| Peter Gunn | John Alastair | 1958 |
| Date with Dizzy | Don Babbitt | 1958 |
| The Real McCoys | Harry Porter | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Maj. Anderson | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Corcoran - Gun Drummer / Kelso / Col. Barlowe | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Reagan | 1957 |
| Hellcats of the Navy | Jug | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Ferris | 1957 |
| Code 3 | Ed Simpson | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Leech | 1956 |
| Away All Boats | Ens. Twitchell | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Ed Locke | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Elkins / Pete Williams / Tax Clerk | 1955 |
| Navy Log | McNair | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Harry Burns | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Chet / Drunk / Floyd Babcock / Milty Sims / Nally / Newspaper Editor / Rankin / Sam Rickers / Turner / Wally | 1955 |
| An Annapolis Story | Air Officer | 1955 |
| Six Bridges to Cross | Sherman | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | John Prentice | 1954 |
| Climax! | Dr. Whittaker | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Mr. Buford | 1954 |
| The Human Jungle | Det. Cleary / Detective Cleary | 1954 |
| The Caine Mutiny | Court Stenographer - Yeoman 1st Class | 1954 |
| Riot in Cell Block 11 | Reporter | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Bob | 1953 |
| The Girl in White | Dr. Williams | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Mr. Adams / Gilpin - Newspaperman / Commandant - the Colonel | 1952 |
| Death of a Salesman | Bernard | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Social Worker | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Tom | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Tony | 1950 |
| Fireside Theatre | Paul / Jerry | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Front Row Center | Herbert Kamin | 1945 |
