Don Castle

Don Castle (September 29, 1917 – May 26, 1966) was an American film actor of the 1930s and 1940s.

For the baseball player, see Don Castle (baseball).
Don Castle
Born(1917-09-29)September 29, 1917
Beaumont, Texas, US
DiedMay 26, 1966(1966-05-26) (aged 48)
Hollywood, California, US
OccupationActor

Biography

Castle was born in Beaumont, Texas. He went to the University of Texas where he was room with mates with Jack Wrather.[1] He resembled Clark Gable[2] and started his acting career as a stage actor, then moved to films, signing with Paramount Pictures, however, World War II stalled his career.[1] Castle was drafted into the Army Air Force, during which he made training films for the First Motion Picture Unit.[3] Upon returning to Hollywood, he found many of his fans had turned to Alan Ladd.[1] He bumped into Wrather again who had become bored of the oil business and Wrather decided to set up as a producer, making The Guilty (1947) starring Castle and Wrather's new wife Bonita Granville.[1] Castle eventually became a television producer for Wrather's Lassie television program. He maintained a home in Palm Springs, California.[4] After a traffic accident in 1966, Castle died of a medication overdose, aged 48.[5]

Partial filmography

References
  1. JOHN FRANCHEY (May 25, 1947). "Jack Wrather, Texas Whirlwind, Earns a Fast Dollar in Bow as Producer". The New York Times. p. X5. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. Don Castle – AllMovie
  3. Don Castle: Film, TV, Bio Amazon.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 25. ISBN 978-1479328598.
  5. Don Castle – Biography – IMDb
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