Don Shelton
Acting
Biography
Don Shelton was born on September 20, 1912 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Them! (1954), Red, Hot and Blue (1949) and Mystery Street (1950). He was married to Mary Bear. He died on June 19, 1976 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Born: September 20, 1912
Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known For
Somebody Up There Likes Me
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Hilda Crane
After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.
A Star Is Born
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
Them!
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Mystery Street
When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
Alias Nick Beal
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
You Gotta Stay Happy
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
The Command
Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.
Red, Hot and Blue
In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water with the mob.
Submarine Command
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
Filmography
as Roger Martin
as Hotel Keeper
as City Attorney Hayden
as Sam Blake
as Captain at Court Martial (uncredited)
as Mr. Jensen - Caterer
as TV Director (uncredited)
as Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards
as Maj. Gibbs
as George Irwin
as A District Attorney
as Hamlet
as Banker
as Minister (Uncredited)