King Donovan
Biography
King Donovan was an American actor and director who began performing as a teenager at the Butler Davenport Theater after his vaudevillian parents traveled the country with him as an infant. He worked in radio, served in the U.S. Army Air Forces, then returned to radio and West Coast stage work. His film debut came in The Man from Texas (1947), and his screen work included Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as Jack, The Defiant Ones (1958), Cowboy (1958), Angels in the Outfield (1951) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), where he played Rod, the studio publicity head. He also acted on Broadway and with the Jitney Players and the Hendrickson Shakespearean Company before leaving film in the late 1950s. On television he played Jake Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, Harvey Helm on The Bob Cummings Show and neighbor Herb on Please Don't Eat the Daisies. He directed the film Promises! Promises! and episodes of Grindl.
69years old at death
- Born Manhattan
- Died Branford
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 35 years1949 to 1984
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First role
King Donovan's acting debut happened when he was a teenager, and the place where it happened was the Butler Davenport Theater.
King Donovan 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, Stanley Kramer two and Delmer Daves two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Don Siegel
Stanley KramerDirector, 2 films, 1955 to 1958
All films by Stanley Kramer
Delmer DavesDirector, 2 films, 1958 to 1959
All films by Delmer Daves
Also two films together12 more actors
- Janet LeighThe Perfect Furlough (1958) and Angels in the Outfield (1951)
- William 'Billy' BenedictThe Hanging Tree (1959) and The Magnetic Monster (1953)
- Richard DeaconInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Private Hell 36 (1954)
- John DierkesThe Hanging Tree (1959) and Not as a Stranger (1955)
- Roy EngelThe Magnetic Monster (1953) and The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
- Mae ClarkeNot as a Stranger (1955) and Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- Everett SloaneThe Enforcer (1951) and The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
- Virginia ChristineInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Not as a Stranger (1955)
- Michael FoxThe Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) and The Magnetic Monster (1953)
- Donald RandolphCowboy (1958) and The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
- Danny BorzageThe Hanging Tree (1959) and Alias Nick Beal (1949)
- Kenneth PattersonInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Private Hell 36 (1954)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What King Donovan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$19.7 million
5 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 5 worldwide figure; 11 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 11Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$7.2M36.6% of the total
- 2$5.0M25.4% of the total
- 3$3.0M15.2% of the total
- 4$2.9M14.6% of the total
- 5$1.6M8.1% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.