Donald Briggs

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2657

Gender

Male

Birthday

28-Jan-1911

Age

(114 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As
  • Donald Preston Briggs
  • Donald P. Briggs
  • Don Briggs

Donald Briggs

Biography

Donald Briggs was an American actor who appeared in over 75 films and television shows during a forty years span 1936-1976.


Credits

Mr. Chump Mr. Chump (1938) Character: Jim Belden
A naive young trumpet player inadvertently becomes involved with bank embezzlers. Comedy.
Hot Steel Hot Steel (1940) Character: George Barnes
Matt Morrison gets his old college chum Frank Stewart a job at the steel foundry where he works. Trouble quickly ensues.
The Forgotten Woman The Forgotten Woman (1939) Character: Dist. Atty. Burke
A beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.
Captains Courageous Captains Courageous (1937) Character: Tyler
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Cowboy from Brooklyn Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) Character: Star Reporter
A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
Dangerous Waters Dangerous Waters (1936) Character: Quartermaster
While a ship captain is at sea dealing with a mutiny among his crew, his wife is at home having an affair with his best friend.
Dreaming Out Loud Dreaming Out Loud (1940) Character: Will Danielson
Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.
Blondes at Work Blondes at Work (1938) Character: Maitland Greer
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
Whispering Enemies Whispering Enemies (1939) Character: Fred Bowman
Meet the man who stayed just inside the law with a brand new racket...
Man Of The People Man Of The People (1937) Character: Baldwin
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
The Beloved Brat The Beloved Brat (1938) Character: Williams
Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her society-club activities and her father is immersed in his business activities. She also feels that the household staff is against her and that no one understands her needs and problems. Things spiral out of control.
The Good Old Soak The Good Old Soak (1937) Character: Fred
A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.
Sutter's Gold Sutter's Gold (1936) Character: Man
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
They Won't Forget They Won't Forget (1937) Character: Harmon
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.
Fit for a King Fit for a King (1937) Character: Prince Michael
Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio. Trying to get the story, he runs into Jane Hamilton who is really Princess Helen. He doesn't realize that she is the story: a princess in exile, in danger of assassination; and, falling in love with "Scoops", while engaged to a prince.
The Hardys Ride High The Hardys Ride High (1939) Character: Caleb Bowen
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
Made for Each Other Made for Each Other (1939) Character: Mr. Carter (uncredited)
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) Character: Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school just in time to win a decisive baseball game with his remarkable pitching and hitting.
Panama Lady Panama Lady (1939) Character: Roy
A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon is given the choice of jail or going with a rough-and-tumble oil driller's jungle oil-field in order to pay him back for being slipped a mickey and robbed.
Show Boat Show Boat (1936) Character: N/A
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Ex-Champ Ex-Champ (1939) Character: Jeffrey Grey
A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.
Love Before Breakfast Love Before Breakfast (1936) Character: Stuart Farnum (uncredited)
Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.
The Wheeler Dealers The Wheeler Dealers (1963) Character: Len Flink
Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but, in the end, she falls for his charm.
The First Hundred Years The First Hundred Years (1938) Character: William Regan
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job
Love, Honor and Behave Love, Honor and Behave (1938) Character: Tennis Coach
Comedy about a weak husband, afraid to say "no" to his new wife, who realizes he must assert himself to save his marriage.
Crime School Crime School (1938) Character: New Doctor
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.
The Daredevil Drivers The Daredevil Drivers (1938) Character: Tommy Burnell
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival.
Men Are Such Fools Men Are Such Fools (1938) Character: George Onslow
Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous coworker who wants to marry her. But Jimmy is jealous of Linda's career and of Harry, a radio executive who works with Linda, and their marriage gets off to a very rough start.
Men Against the Sky Men Against the Sky (1940) Character: Dick Allerton
A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation.
Dr. Kildare Goes Home Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) Character: Mr. Brownlee
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Wings of the Navy Wings of the Navy (1939) Character: Instructor
Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.
Unexpected Father Unexpected Father (1939) Character: Allen Rand - theatre manager
Jimmy Hanley learns that his former dancing partner has been killed, leaving a baby boy Sandy, so he takes the baby to live with him and his roommate Boris Bebenko. Theatre manager Allen Rand threatens to fire Jimmy for neglecting his work, but Jimmy's girlfriend Diana squares things by going to dinner with Rand over Jimmy's objections. Sandy catches measles and the quarantine causes Jimmy and Boris to miss a big audition.
After the Thin Man After the Thin Man (1936) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
All American Sweetheart All American Sweetheart (1937) Character: Johnny Ames
Cap Collender (Arthur Loft),a showboat gambling racketeer, ensnares a collegiate rowing team's coxswain, "Squirt" Adams (Jimmy Eagles), into the sports-gambling racket.
Outside the Three-Mile Limit Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940) Character: Jimmy Rothaker
Government Agent Conway, posing as a crew member of a ship, is investigating the flood of counterfeit money that seemingly is originating for a gambling ship, moored off-shore beyond the three-mile limit and operated by gangster Dave Reeves.



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