Donald Elson

Biography

Donald Elson was an actor who grew up in Inglewood, a Los Angeles suburb close to Hollywood. After Air Force service, he studied at the Columbia Radio School of Broadcasting under the GI Bill, then worked at stations in Texas and Oklahoma. He then returned to college and earned a theater arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1949, after which he moved to New York. On Broadway he acted in productions including Inherit The Wind and Threepenny Opera, along with off-Broadway work. In the early 1960s he went back to Hollywood and took roles in Western films and television. Over his career he performed in movies, TV series, anthologies, Movies of the Week, and many commercials, and his skill let him play a broad range of characters.

99years old at death

Born March 31, 1923
Died May 7, 2022
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 41 years1959 to 2000

Every film, newest first

2000If These Walls Could Talk 2IMDb rating 7.0
1984GremlinsIMDb rating 7.3
1977The VanIMDb rating 4.6
1976The Great Texas Dynamite ChaseIMDb rating 5.8
1959Day of the OutlawIMDb rating 7.3

Genres

Donald Elson movies on Netflix

If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0as Sam (segment "1961")
Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3as Man on Street
The Van1977IMDb rating 4.6as Mr. Hump
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase1976IMDb rating 5.8as Mr. Smith
Day of the Outlaw1959IMDb rating 7.3as Vic, General Store Owner

Worked with

Donald Elson made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Danny DeVito

Vanessa Redgrave

Paul Giamatti

Dick Miller

Sharon Stone

Harry Carey Jr.

Joe DanteDirector, 1 film Jane AndersonDirector, 1 film

Martha CoolidgeDirector, 1 film

Films together

Danny DeVito1 film together, 1977
Danny DeVito's page
- The Van1977IMDb rating 4.6Elson as Mr. HumpDeVito as Andy
Vanessa Redgrave1 film together, 2000
Vanessa Redgrave's page
- If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0Elson as Sam (segment "1961")Redgrave as Edith Tree (segment "1961")
Paul Giamatti1 film together, 2000
Paul Giamatti's page
- If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0Elson as Sam (segment "1961")Giamatti as Ted Hedley (segment "1961")
Dick Miller1 film together, 1984
Dick Miller's page
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Elson as Man on StreetMiller as Murray Futterman
Sharon Stone1 film together, 2000
Sharon Stone's page
- If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0Elson as Sam (segment "1961")Stone as Fran
Harry Carey Jr.1 film together, 1984
Harry Carey Jr.'s page
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Elson as Man on StreetCarey as Mr. Anderson
Joe DanteDirector, 1 film, 1984
All films by Joe Dante
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Elson as Man on Street
Jane AndersonDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Jane Anderson
- If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0Elson as Sam (segment "1961")
Martha CoolidgeDirector, 1 film, 2000
All films by Martha Coolidge
- If These Walls Could Talk 22000IMDb rating 7.0Elson as Sam (segment "1961")

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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