Donald A. Losby, Jr (born May 26, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor, known primarily for his many character roles in popular television during the 1950s and 1960s in programs such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Rawhide, Route 66, The Fugitive, Ben Casey, Lassie, My Three Sons, Gunsmoke (1966 “The Whispering Tree), Daniel Boone, Blue Light, Lost in Space ("Return from Outer Space"), and The Young Rebels, as well as a small number of movies, typically playing the role of someone's son or brother, as in The Mating Game (film) with Debbie Reynolds.

Filmography

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Year Title Role
1957 Raintree County Jim Shawnessy
1959 The Mating Game Grant Larkin
1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker Ben Pennypacker
1962 Tower of London Young boy
1963 Critic's Choice Godfrey Von Hagedorn
1964 Your Cheatin' Heart Young Hank Williams
1968 How Sweet It Is! Davey Henderson

Trivia

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  • In 1963, he co-starred in an unsold pilot for a proposed comedy series called Grand Slam, about a sports columnist (played by Murray Hamilton) who can't help getting involved with other people's problems.
  • His last acting role was in support of the short-lived 1970 television show The Headmaster, a vehicle for Andy Griffith that also co-starred Jerry Van Dyke.

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