Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) 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 Spy 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) and Velvet Goldmine (1998).
He featured alongside fellow American expatriate actor Ed Bishop 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 The Archers.
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.
Filmography
The Detective (1968) as Reporter (uncredited)
Pretty Poison (1968) as Detective
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (1968) as Himself
Trick Baby (1972) as Phillips
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) as Senior Counsellor (uncredited)
The Spikes Gang (1974) as Cowboy
Inside Out (1975) as U.S. Colonel
The Omen (1976) as Thorn’s Second Aide
Death Play (1976) as Arthur
Spy Story (1976) as Colonel Schlegel
Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977) as Gen. Stonesifer
Valentino (1977) as George Melford
Lillie (1978, TV) as J. M. Whistler
The London Connection (1979) as General
Licensed to Love and Kill (1979) as Vice-President
Ike (1979, TV) as Gen. Carl Spaatz
Tales of the Unexpected (1979, TV) as Renshaw
Superman II (1980) as General
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Col. Musgrove
Eye of the Needle (1981) as American Colonel
Who Dares Wins (1982) as Ambassador Franklin
Enigma (1982)
Electric Dreams (1984) as Mr. Ryley
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) as Suzuka (1992) (English version, voice)
Reunion at Fairborough (1985) as Duffy
The American Way (1986) as Capt. War Hero
Haunted Honeymoon (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)
Velvet Goldmine (1998) as Lou
The Man Who Cried (2000) as Joe
External Links
Actor Don Fellows – Wikipedia
