Personal Info
Birth date
1911-01-28 (114 Years)
Day of death
1986-02-03
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
Donald Preston Briggs
Donald P. Briggs
Don Briggs
Donald Briggs
Biography
Donald Briggs was an American actor who appeared in over 75 films and television shows during a forty years span 1936-1976.
Filmography
The Lucy Show
7
Overview:
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.The Fugitive
7.2
Overview:
Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route to death row, Kimble's train derails and crashes, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man". At the same time, Dr. Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably dogged by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard.Batman
7.3
Overview:
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.After the Thin Man
7.3
Overview:
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.Captains Courageous
7.4
Overview:
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.The Wheeler Dealers
6.2
Overview:
Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but, in the end, she falls for his charm.They Won't Forget
5.7
Overview:
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.Show Boat
6.761
Overview:
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.Love Before Breakfast
5.8
Overview:
Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.Wings of the Navy
6
Overview:
Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.Fit for a King
5
Overview:
Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio. Trying to get the story, he runs into Jane Hamilton who is really Princess Helen. He doesn't realize that she is the story: a princess in exile, in danger of assassination; and, falling in love with "Scoops", while engaged to a prince.Sutter's Gold
NYR
Overview:
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.Panama Lady
5.6
Overview:
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon is given the choice of jail or going with a rough-and-tumble oil driller's jungle oil-field in order to pay him back for being slipped a mickey and robbed.Men Are Such Fools
5.6
Overview:
Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous coworker who wants to marry her. But Jimmy is jealous of Linda's career and of Harry, a radio executive who works with Linda, and their marriage gets off to a very rough start.Dangerous Waters
3
Overview:
While a ship captain is at sea dealing with a mutiny among his crew, his wife is at home having an affair with his best friend.Mr. Chump
NYR
Overview:
A naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8
Overview:
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.Love, Honor and Behave
3.5
Overview:
Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.The First Hundred Years
6
Overview:
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her jobCrime School
6.3
Overview:
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.The Beloved Brat
6.4
Overview:
Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her society-club activities and her father is immersed in his business activities. She also feels that the household staff is against her and that no one understands her needs and problems. Things spiral out of control.The Hardys Ride High
5.75
Overview:
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.Unexpected Father
NYR
Overview:
Jimmy Hanley learns that his former dancing partner has been killed, leaving a baby boy Sandy, so he takes the baby to live with him and his roommate Boris Bebenko. Theatre manager Allen Rand threatens to fire Jimmy for neglecting his work, but Jimmy's girlfriend Diana squares things by going to dinner with Rand over Jimmy's objections. Sandy catches measles and the quarantine causes Jimmy and Boris to miss a big audition.The Forgotten Woman
NYR
Overview:
A beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.Blondes at Work
6.1
Overview:
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.Acting
1968Here's Lucy (1 Episode) as Mr. Huntington
1966Batman (1 Episode) as Irving Irving
1963The Wheeler Dealers as Len Flink
1963The Fugitive (1 Episode) as Whit Pearson
1962The Lucy Show (7 Episodes) as Eddie Collins
1940Dreaming Out Loud as Will Danielson
1940Men Against the Sky as Dick Allerton
1940Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Mr. Brownlee
1940Hot Steel as George Barnes
1940Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Jimmy Rothaker
1939The Forgotten Woman as Dist. Atty. Burke
1939Unexpected Father as Allen Rand - theatre manager
1939Panama Lady as Roy
1939Ex-Champ as Jeffrey Grey
1939The Hardys Ride High as Caleb Bowen
1939Whispering Enemies as Fred Bowman
1939Wings of the Navy as Instructor
1939Made for Each Other as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
1938Mr. Chump as Jim Belden
1938Cowboy from Brooklyn as Star Reporter
1938Men Are Such Fools as George Onslow
1938Crime School as New Doctor
1938The Beloved Brat as Williams
1938Love, Honor and Behave as Tennis Coach
1938The First Hundred Years as William Regan
1938The Daredevil Drivers as Tommy Burnell
1938Blondes at Work as Maitland Greer
1937All American Sweetheart as Johnny Ames
1937Fit for a King as Prince Michael
1937They Won't Forget as Harmon
1937Captains Courageous as Tyler
1937The Good Old Soak as Fred
1937Man Of The People as Baldwin
1936After the Thin Man as Reporter (uncredited)
1936Show Boat as Unknown
1936Love Before Breakfast as Stuart Farnum (uncredited)
1936Sutter's Gold as Man
1936Dangerous Waters as Quartermaster
1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)