Don Keefer
Don Keefer was born in Highspire, Pennsylvania, United States on August 18th, 1916 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 98, Don Keefer biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Donald Hood Keefer (August 18, 1916-September 7, 2014) was an American actor known for his versatility in comedy as well as in more dramatic roles.
He appeared in hundreds of stage, film, and television shows throughout his more than 50 years of acting.
He was a founder of The Actors Studio, and he appeared in both Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and 1951 film version.
In ten episodes of Gunsmoke, the CBS series starring James Arness, and Angel, a 1960-1961 sitcom starring French-American actress Annie Fargé, he had his longest on television appearances.
Personal life
Keefer married actress Catherine McLeod on May 7, 1950, and the pair lived for 47 years until her death on May 11, 1997.
Don played husband to Catherine on "Wrong Man" (S2E29), his role being a homesteader turned cowardly killer and abusive husband who later left.
The Keefers were living in Sherman Oaks, California, at the time of Catherine's death (following his retirement from acting). Donald McLeod, John H., and Thomas James are the three Keefer sons. On September 7, 2014, Don Keefer died at the age of 98.
Early life and career
Donald Keefer, the youngest of three sons of Edna (née Hood) and John E. Keefer, who worked as a butcher, was born in Highspire, Pennsylvania, in August 1916. "Don" began attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City when he was in his early 20s, graduating from the prestigious acting school in 1939. He appeared on stage in excerpts of William Shakespeare's work from that year, as well as at the New York World's Fair. Keefer found roles as supporting characters in Broadway plays such as Junior Miss and Othello during the 1940s. As an early member of The Actors Studio, he began researching method acting in Manhattan. He had an early career and appeared in the emerging medium of television. Keefer appeared in a televised performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in 1947 and in a retrospective of the anthology program Kraft Television Theatre. In an episode titled "The Silver Cord," he appeared on Kraft Theatre again this year.
Keefer had returned to Broadway in 1949 as a cast member in Arthur Miller's acclaimed performance of Death of a Salesman, directed by Elia Kazan. Keefer's participation in the play resulted in his first film appearance, reprising his role as Bernard in the 1951 film version of Death of a Salesman. He soon appeared in several films, including The Girl in White (1952), The Caine Mutiny (1954), Six Bridges to Cross (1955), and Hellcats of the Navy (1957). However, Keefer in the 1950s began focusing on the "small screen," assuring more appearances in a variety of television series.