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Don Dillaway

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Don Dillaway
Dillaway (second from left) In Young as You Feel (1931)
BornMarch 17, 1903
DiedNovember 18, 1982 (aged 79)
West Lake, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Stage, film actor
Years active1920s-1967

Donald Dillaway (1903–1982) was an American stage and film actor.

Biography

New York-born Dillaway started his acting career in the 1920s, with numerous appearances on Broadway. He had prominent supporting roles in several films of the 1930s, including Pack Up Your Troubles in 1932, the second feature film from Laurel and Hardy. His roles became gradually smaller in the 1940s and 1950s, usually uncredited bit parts. His numerous TV appearances include Maverick, Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Munsters, Run for Your Life, and The Big Valley. His final role before retiring in 1967 was in The Wild Wild West.

His interment is at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery (or at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park [1]).

Selected filmography

Richard Bennett, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Don Dillaway, Agnes Moorehead and Ray Collins in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)