Don Chastain
Born
September 2, 1935
Died
August 9, 2002 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Don Chastain was an American actor, singer, and screenwriter. He worked in television in Los Angeles and New York and toured the United States and Canada. Chastain's Broadway credits include Parade (1998), 42nd Street (1980), It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1965), and No Strings (1961).
On television, Chastain appeared as Gerald Wiley in the episode "Trial by Rope" of the TV series Colt .45 in 1960. The guest cast also included Pamela Duncan as Dora Lacey, and Lurene Tuttle as Lottie Strong. Other series in which Chastain appeared as a guest star include The Real McCoys, Rhoda, Maude, The Rockford Files, All My Children, Hawaii Five-O, The West Wing, Gunsmoke, Scrubs, and The Big Valley.
Chastain also played Jim Thompson in the TV comedy The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969–1970) and Scott Thomas in the TV comedy Hello, Larry (1979–1981). One of Chastain’s final roles on TV was as a “suspect” On the television reality competition show “Murder in Small Town X” in 2001 as character Hayden DeBeck. He was featured for 6 episodes before being “killed” by the show’s fictional killer.
On film, he appeared in the role of Lizard in the 1970 film of C.C. and Company and also penned the screenplay for The Mafu Cage (1978). Chastain also wrote several episodes of As the World Turns between 1992 and 1995.

Scrubs
Mr. Chambers · (1 episode)
2001

The West Wing
Reporter · (2 episodes)
1999

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
Dr. Corelli
1979

The Ropers
(1 episode)
1979

Hello, Larry
(1 episode)
1979

Have I Got a Christmas for You
Reverend Michael Powers
1977

Alice
(3 episodes)
1976

S.W.A.T.
(1 episode)
1975

The Rockford Files
Jon Van Deerlin · (1 episode)
1974

Rhoda
(5 episodes)
1974

The Black Godfather
Tony Burton
1974

Banyon
(1 episode)
1972

Cannon
(2 episodes)
1971

C.C. and Company
Eddie Ellis
1970

Flareup
Lieutenant Manion
1969
The Debbie Reynolds Show
Jim Thompson · (26 episodes)
1969

Hawaii Five-O
Lou Horton · (2 episodes)
1968

Hawaii Five-O
Sullivan · (1 episode)
1968

Mannix
(1 episode)
1967

The Invaders
Blake · (1 episode)
1967

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
(1 episode)
1966

Poppycock!
1966

The F.B.I.
Intern · (1 episode)
1965

The F.B.I.
Norman Reese · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Horn · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Crowder · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Stacey · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Worth Parker · (1 episode)
1965

The Big Valley
Tony Semper · (1 episode)
1965

Calamity Jane
Lt. Danny Gilmartin
1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bruce Richmond · (1 episode)
1962

Gunsmoke
Bob Sullivan · (1 episode)
1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Reverend Michael Powers · (1 episode)
1951