Don Stroud
Biography
Don Stroud is an American actor, musician and surfer whose credits include more than 100 films and 200 television shows. Born and raised in Honolulu, he taught surfing and worked as a lifeguard before doubling for Troy Donahue in an episode of Hawaiian Eye, which brought him to Los Angeles and acting. Often cast as villains and tough guys, he made his film debut in Games (1967). After signing with Universal Pictures in 1968, he took a role in Madigan (1968) and worked with Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968) and Joe Kidd (1972). He co-starred in Roger Corman's Bloody Mama (1970) and later in Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), starred as Jack Murphy in Murph the Surf (1975), and played Father Bolen in The Amityville Horror (1979). He was Buddy Holly's drummer in The Buddy Holly Story (1978) and a villain in Licence to Kill (1989). On television, he portrayed Captain Pat Chambers on Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer.
83years old
Turns 84 on September 1in 295 days
- Born Honolulu
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Donald Lee Stroud
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 31 years1967 to 1998
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First role
Stroud was hired to double for Troy Donahue in surfing sequences on Hawaiian Eye, which led Donahue to urge him to move to Los Angeles and become an actor.
Big break
Stroud received advice on starting an acting career from Sidney Poitier, who frequented the Whisky A Go-Go club where Stroud worked, and Poitier set him up with agent Dick Clayton.
Getting ready for a role
Stroud co-starred in The Buddy Holly Story in 1978 as the late musician's drummer, and he actually played the drums live before two or three thousand kids who arrived by bus. The soundtrack was recorded at the venue with 24-track trucks.
Getting ready for a role
Stroud played Roy Brown in Von Richthofen and Brown, which was filmed using Lynn Garrison's Irish aviation facility. Garrison showed Stroud the basics of flying so he could get the aircraft off the ground and back down, which made some footage more realistic.
A first
At 17, Stroud took the Mākaha Junior Championship in 1960. He also finished fourth in the Duke Kahanamoku International competition.
Don Stroud movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Don Siegel directed two of these films, Roger Corman two and Louis Morneau two. George Kennedy appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
George Kennedy's page
James Caan's page
Clint Eastwood's page
Brion James's page
Burt Young's page
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's page
All films by Don Siegel
All films by Roger Corman
Louis MorneauDirector, 2 films, 1995
All films by Louis Morneau
Also two films together7 more actors
- Marjorie BennettCoogan's Bluff (1968) and Games (1967)
- William SmithThe Roller Blade Seven (1991) and Hollywood Man (1976)
- George FurthWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968) and Games (1967)
- Susan ClarkCoogan's Bluff (1968) and Madigan (1968)
- Albert PopwellThe Buddy Holly Story (1978) and Coogan's Bluff (1968)
- Tisha SterlingCoogan's Bluff (1968) and Journey to Shiloh (1968)
- Clint KimbroughVon Richthofen and Brown (1971) and Bloody Mama (1970)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Don Stroud's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$286 million
8 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 8 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 14 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 14Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$156M54.7% of the total
- 2$86M30.3% of the total
- 3$16M5.6% of the total
- 4$14M5.0% of the total
- 5$6.3M2.2% of the total
- 6$3.1M1.1% of the total
- 7$3.0M1.0% of the total
- 8$408K0.1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.