Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television. Born in

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and raised in

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, Fellows served in the

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during

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. He was a graduate of the

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and a member of the

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. He moved to London in 1973 to further his stage career. Fellows' TV appearances included '' Space: 1999'', ''

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'', '' Lillie'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Beiderbecke Tapes ''The Beiderbecke Tapes'' is a two-part British television drama serial written by Alan Plater and broadcast in 1987. It is the second serial in '' The Beiderbecke Trilogy'' and stars James Bolam and Barbara Flynn as schoolteachers Trevor Cha ...

'', ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' and ''

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''. His film appearances included '' Spy Story'' (1976), ''

The Omen ''The Omen'' is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Spencer ...

'' (1976), ''

Twilight's Last Gleaming ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' is a 1977 thriller film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark. The film was a West German/American co-production, shot mainly at the Bavaria Studios. Loosely based on a 1971 nov ...

'' (1977), '' Valentino'' (1977), ''

Licensed to Love and Kill '' Licensed to Love and Kill'' is a 1979 imitation James Bond film starring Gareth Hunt as British secret agent Charles Bind. It was directed and written by Lindsay Shonteff and produced by his wife Elizabeth Gray. The film had the working title ...

'' (1979), ''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronal ...

'' (1981), '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981), ''

Who Dares Wins ''Who Dares Wins'' (Latin: ''Qui audet adipiscitur''; el, Ο Τολμών Νικά, ''O tolmón niká''; french: Qui ose gagne; it, Chi osa vince; Portuguese: ''Quem ousa vence''; German: ''Wer wagt, gewinnt'') is a motto made popular in the ...

'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) and ''

Velvet Goldmine ''Velvet Goldmine'' is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star B ...

'' (1998). He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actor

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in the radio series '' The BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe''. In 1992, he played the part of Conn Kortchmar, an American GI, in the Radio 4 drama ''

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''. Throughout his life, Fellows suffered from a

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, which he was able to suppress while acting. He died in 2007, at the age of 84.

Filmography

* '' The Detective'' (1968) as Reporter (uncredited) * '' Pretty Poison'' (1968) as Detective * '' Symbiopsychotaxiplasm'' (1968) as Himself * ''

Trick Baby ''Trick Baby'' is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Larry Yust and starring Kiel Martin and Mel Stewart. This crime-drama is based and named after a novel by Iceberg Slim written in 1967. The film was produced by Marshal Backlar and James Le ...

'' (1972) as Phillips * ''

Soft Beds, Hard Battles ''Soft Beds, Hard Battles'' is a 1974 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting, starring Peter Sellers (in several roles), Curt Jurgens, Lila Kedrova and Jenny Hanley. Sellers reunited with the Boulting brothers for this farce, in which the ...

'' (1974) as Senior Counsellor (uncredited) * ''

The Spikes Gang ''The Spikes Gang'' is a 1974 American Western film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lee Marvin. Produced by the Mirisch Company and based on the novel ''The Bank Robber'' by Giles Tippette, the supporting cast features Gary Grimes, ...

'' (1974) as Cowboy * '' Inside Out'' (1975) as U.S. Colonel * ''

'' (1976) as Thorn's Second Aide * ''Death Play'' (1976) as Arthur * '' Spy Story'' (1976) as Colonel Schlegel * ''

'' (1977) as Gen. Stonesifer * '' Valentino'' (1977) as

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* '' Lillie'' (1978, TV) as J. M. Whistler * ''

The London Connection ''The Omega Connection'' is a 1979 American made-for-television action spy film directed by Robert Clouse for Walt Disney Productions. It stars Jeffrey Byron and Larry Cedar. It was released theatrically in other countries as ''The London Connecti ...

'' (1979) as General * ''

'' (1979) as Vice-President * ''

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'' (1979, TV) as Gen. Carl Spaatz * '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1979, TV) as Renshaw * ''

Superman II ''Superman II'' is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the second installment in the ''Superman'' film seri ...

'' (1980) as General * ''

'' (1981) as Col. Musgrove * '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981) as American Colonel * ''

'' (1982) as Ambassador Franklin * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Electric Dreams'' (1984) as Mr. Ryley * '' Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' (1985) as Suzuka (1992) (English version, voice) * ''

Reunion at Fairborough ''Reunion at Fairborough'' is a 1985 American romantic drama television film directed by Herbert Wise, written by Albert Ruben, and starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr. It premiered on HBO on May 12, 1985. Plot After 40 years, a disillusio ...

'' (1985) as Duffy * '' The American Way'' (1986) as Capt. War Hero * ''

Haunted Honeymoon ''Haunted Honeymoon'' is a 1986 American comedy horror film starring Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise and Jonathan Pryce. Wilder also served as writer and director. The title ''Haunted Honeymoon'' was previously used for the 1940 U.S. ...

'' (1986) as Producer * '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) as Levon Hornsby * '' Patlabor: The Movie'' (1989) as Jitsuyama (1995) (English version, voice) * ''Ekkusu'' (1996) as Nataku (English version, voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1998) as Lou * ''

The Man Who Cried ''The Man Who Cried'' is a 2000 drama film written and directed by Sally Potter, and starring Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Harry Dean Stanton and John Turturro. The film tells the story of a young Jewish girl who, after being ...

'' (2000) as Joe

External links

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'', November 21, 2007
Obituary
in ''

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'', January 21, 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fellows, Don 1922 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American emigrants to England Male actors from Wisconsin American expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom American male film actors American male television actors American male radio actors American male stage actors Actors from Madison, Wisconsin United States Merchant Mariners of World War II University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni