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Don Fellows | |
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![]() Fellows (center) as Ensign Pulver with Patricia Ferris andHenry Fonda inMister Roberts on Broadway | |
Born | (1922-12-02)December 2, 1922 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Died | October 21, 2007(2007-10-21) (aged 84) London, England |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–2002 |
Organization | Actors Studio |
Spouse | (2nd marriage) |
Children | 4 |
Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television.
Born inSalt Lake City,Utah and raised inMadison, Wisconsin, Fellows served in theUnited States Merchant Marine duringWorld War II. He was a graduate of theUniversity of Wisconsin and a member of theActors Studio. He moved to London in 1973 to further his stage career.
Fellows' TV appearances includedSpace: 1999,Z Cars,Lillie,The Sandbaggers,The Citadel,The Beiderbecke Tapes,The Bill andInspector Morse.
His film appearances includedSpy Story (1976),The Omen (1976),Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977),Valentino (1977),Licensed to Love and Kill (1979),Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981),Eye of the Needle (1981),Who Dares Wins (1982),Electric Dreams (1984),Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) andVelvet Goldmine (1998).
He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actorEd Bishop in the radio seriesThe BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe.
In 1992, he played the part of Conn Kortchmar, an American GI, in the Radio 4 dramaThe Archers.
Throughout his life, Fellows suffered from astutter, which he was able to suppress while acting. He died in 2007, at the age of 84.[1]