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Donald Losby

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Donald A. Losby, Jr.
Born (1951-05-26) May 26, 1951 (age 75)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1950s–1970s
Known forCharacter roles in television series during the 1950s and 1960s

Donald A. Losby, Jr (born May 26, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor, known primarily for his many character roles in popular television during the 1950s and 1960s in programs such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Rawhide, Route 66, The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Lassie, My Three Sons, Gunsmoke (1966 “The Whispering Tree), Daniel Boone, Blue Light, Lost in Space ("Return from Outer Space"), and The Young Rebels, as well as a small number of movies, typically playing the role of someone's son or brother, as in The Mating Game with Debbie Reynolds.

Filmography

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YearTitleRole
1957Raintree CountyJim Shawnessy
1959The Mating GameGrant Larkin
1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerBen Pennypacker
1962Tower of LondonYoung boy
1963Critic's ChoiceGodfrey Von Hagedorn
1964Your Cheatin' HeartYoung Hank Williams
1968How Sweet It Is!Davey Henderson

Trivia

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  • In 1963, he co-starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed comedy series called Grand Slam, about a sports columnist (played by Murray Hamilton) who can't help getting involved with other people's problems.
  • His last acting role was in support of the short-lived 1970 television show Headmaster, a vehicle for Andy Griffith that also co-starred Jerry Van Dyke.

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