Donald Gene Dubbins (June 28, 1928 – August 17, 1991) was an American film, stage and television actor.
Life and career Dubbins was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 28, 1928. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.Don Dubbins, Biography Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 8, 2023. Dubbins began his career in 1953, appearing in the television series The Doctor. He also appeared in the film From Here to Eternity, where he played the uncredited role of the bugler, Private Friday Clark. Perhaps his highest-profile roles came with the western Tribute to a Bad Man and the drama These Wilder Years, both times playing alongside James Cagney.
Other film credits include The Caine Mutiny, Death Wish II, The D.I., Enchanted Island, From the Earth to the Moon, and The Illustrated Man. Later in his career, Dubbins appeared in numerous TV programs including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barnaby Jones, Bonanza, Dynasty, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Gunsmoke, Hunter, The Millionaire, Murder, She Wrote, Perry Mason, Petticoat Junction, Peyton Place, The Rifleman, 77 Sunset Strip, Then Came Bronson, The Twilight Zone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Wanted: Dead or Alive. He made a number of appearances in the late 1960s reboot of Dragnet. Dubbins' last credit was a stage role in Death of a Salesman, in which he played Willy Loman.
Death Dubbins died on August 17, 1991 of cancer at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 63. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Selected filmography From Here to Eternity (1953) as Private Friday Clark, Bugler (uncredited) The Caine Mutiny (1954) as Seaman First Class Urban (uncredited) Tribute to a Bad Man (1955) as Steve Miller The D.I. (1957) as Private Owens, recruit Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 19: "The Morning of the Bride") as Philip Pryor Rawhide (1959) (Season 1 Episode 14: "Incident of the Dog Days") as Billy Carter Sugarfoot (1959) (Season 2 Episode 15: "The Mountain") as Vic Bradley Sugarfoot (1959) (Season 2 Episode 16: "The Twister") as Sid Garnin Gunsmoke (1959) (Season 5 Episode 2: "Kitty's Injury") as Lootie The Twilight Zone (1960) (Season 1 Episode 20: "Elegy") as Peter Kirby Bonanza (1960) (Season 1 Episode 29: "Bitter Water") as Todd McCarren The Rifleman (1960) (Season 3 Episode 7: "The Martinet") as Ben Perry Gunsmoke (1961) (Season 7 Episode 9: "Milly") as Potts Gunsmoke (1961) (Season 7 Episode 13: "Marry Me") as Orkey Cathcart Perry Mason (1961–1966) (7 episodes) Dr. Kildare (1962) (Season 1 Episode 23: "The Witch Doctor") as Roy Tyler Route 66 (1963) (Season 3 Episode 21: "In the Closing of a Trunk") as Mattie Hawkes 77 Sunset Strip (1963) (Season 5 Episode 24: "The Man Who Wasn't There") as Pete Rix Gunsmoke (1964) (Season 9 Episode 16: "Prairie Wolfer") as Wendt Petticoat Junction (1964) (Season 1 Episode 37: "Kate Flat on Her Back") as Smokey Harner The Fugitive (1964) (Season 1 Episode 24: "Flight from the Final Demon") as Horton The Virginian (1965) (Season 4 Episode 13: "The Horse Fighter") as Albi I Dream of Jeannie (1965) (Season 1 Episode 1: "The Lady in the Bottle") as Lieutenant Pete Conway, US Naval Reserve The Fugitive (1966) (Season 4 Episode 10: "Nobody Loses All the Time") as McCaffrey Dragnet (1967) (Season 1 Episode 2: "The Big Explosion") as Donald L. Chapman Dragnet (1967) (Season 2 Episode 9: "The Big Ad") as Steve Deal Dragnet (1968) (Season 2 Episode 21: "The Big Clan") as Billy Catcher Dragnet (1969) (Season 3 Episode 16: "Narcotics: DR-21") as Bob Buesing Dragnet (1969) (Season 4 Episode 6: "Juvenile: The Little Pusher") as Thomas Shore I Dream of Jeannie (1970) (Season 5 Episode 23: "An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing") as Commander Jay Russell Mannix (1970) (Season 4 Episode 7: "The Other Game in Town") as Chris Allison The Mod Squad (1970) (Season 2 Episode 21: "The Deadly Sin") as Teddy Capp The Mod Squad (1972) (Season 4 Episode 17: "Kill Gently, Sweet Jessie") as Leonard Gault Adam-12 (1973) (Season 5 Episode 20: "Suspended") as Officer Steve Tyson Kung Fu (1973) (Season 1 Episode 12: "Superstition") as Meador Barnaby Jones (1973) (Season 1 Episode 9: "Some See Evil... Do Some Evil") as Emory Brandon Barnaby Jones (1974) (Season 3 Episode 4: "Conspiracy of Terror") as John Riley Cannon (1974) (Season 4 Episode 9: "Flashpoint") as Harry Fryer Barnaby Jones (1977) (Season 5 Episode 23: "The Inside Man") as Bill Hummel Barnaby Jones (1977) (Season 6 Episode 11: "The Devil's Handmaiden") as Sheriff Mason Barnaby Jones (1978) (Season 7 Episode 2: "A Dangerous Affair") as Frank Auburn The Rockford Files (1978) (Season 4 Episode 18: "South by Southeast") as Agent Frazee Fantasy Island (1978) (Season 1 Episode 14: "King for a Day/Instant Family") as Dr. Sidney Block The Incredible Hulk (1979) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Blind Rage") as Sergeant Murkland Death Wish II (1982) as Mike Mork & Mindy (1982) (Season 4 Episode 20: "Gotta Run: Part 2") as Secretary General Trapper John, M.D. (1983) (Season 4 Episode 17: "The Spy Who Bugged Me") as Mr. Williams Murder, She Wrote (1985) (Season 1 Episode 13: "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean") as Dr. Carmichael Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 1 Episode 16: "Going Home, Going Home") as Don Weston Highway to Heaven (1985) (Season 1 Episode 17: "As Difficult as ABC") as Don Weston Hunter (1987) (Season 4 Episode 1: "Not Just Another John Doe") as John
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