"Land of the Giants" Actor Don Marshall 1936-2016 Memorial Video
Вставка
- Опубліковано 1 лис 2016
- Donald James Marshall (May 2, 1936 - October 30, 2016) was an American actor best known for his role as Dan Erickson in the television show Land of the Giants.
Marshall was one of four children and was schooled at San Diego High School. While studying engineering between 1956 and 1957, he was encouraged to try acting by a friend, Peter Bren. Marshall was still in the army at this time, but later studied acting at the Bob Gist Dramatic Workshop, while undertaking a course in Theatre Arts at Los Angeles City College.
Marshall provided consultation on matters connected with his work and with racial issues, and received an award for "Outstanding Achievement in his field as a Black Achiever in the United States." Marshall died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on October 30, 2016.
Marshall's first professional role was in a 1961 Columbia Studios feature The Interns. In 1964 he took the role of Chris Logan, playing opposite Nichelle Nichols in Great Gettin' Up Mornin,' a TV production about an African-American family preparing their children for their first day at a racially integrated school in America's south.
THE LIEUTENANT
That same year, Nichols played Marshall's fiancée in a controversial episode of Gene Roddenberry's series The Lieutenant.
In 1965, Marshall appeared in a pilot for a series Braddock. In 1966 he appeared as Luke in Daktari, in the episodes Predator of Wameru, The Killer Lion and Trail of the Cheetah.
STAR TREK
Later in the 1960s he appeared in Roddenberry's next series, Star Trek portraying Lt. Boma in the episode "The Galileo Seven" (1967). Other TV series he appeared in were Tarzan (the series with Ron Ely), Dragnet 1967, and Ironside. In 1968 he appeared as Ted Neumann, the recurring love interest of Julia Baker, in the television series Julia, a series about an African-American widow raising her son on her own.
Marshall had a role in the film The Reluctant Heroes, aka The Egghead on Hill 656 (1971), a film that was directed by Robert Day. This was a war film set in the Korean War with men under a newly commissioned lieutenant who are trapped on a hill surrounded by the enemy. His character as Pvt. Carver LeMoyne was subject to continual racial abuse by Cpl. Leroy Sprague (Warren Oates).
In the seventies he set up his own company called DJM Productions, Inc., which produced television commercials and documentary films.
In the 1980s, Marshall had few roles, appearing occasionally in episodes of Little House on the Prairie as Caleb Ledoux.
LAND OF THE GIANTS
As a result of appearing in the pilot for the TV series Braddock, the actor met Irwin Allen, leading to Marshall gaining his the role in Land of the Giants, in which he performed alongside Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Kurt Kasznar, Stefan Arngrim, Deanna Lund and Heather Young. The series, created by Irwin Allen, featured Marshall as a competent African-American in a leading role. This was also a first for an African American male in the 1960s to be featured so prominently in science fiction. The only other African American actors to be in such a position in the 1960s were Nichelle Nichols, known for her role as Lt. Uhurain the TV series Star Trek, and Greg Morris as electronics expert Barney Collier in Mission: Impossible.
On set, the actors had to perform many of their own stunts and Marshall's athleticism was an asset, he credited his previous football, track and pole vaulting work that helped him with the stunts required. In one of the episodes, "Ghost Town," while diving over a fire, Marshall actually dislocated his shoulder and the next day they had to shoot new scenes with Marshall's arm in a sling. Another episode "Giants and All That Jazz" that featured former world champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson as Biff Bowers and Mike Mazurki as Loach, where Marshall had to teach Biff Bowers how to play the trumpet was one that Marshall in his own words calls "Beautiful" seems to be a favourite of his and made him want to act rather than follow or figure out what dialogue to use or say. He also says that actors had a better time on the set when Irwin Allen wasn't on the set. When he was it was much different and people would get uptight.
In later years Marshall wrote a script for a sequel to the series called Escape from a Giant Land. He hoped that it would be a big screen production and would feature as many original cast members as possible.
THE THING WITH TWO HEADS
Marshall was subsequently cast in the role of Dr. Fred Williams in the science-fiction horror exploitation film The Thing with Two Heads (1972) which starred Ray Milland and Rosey Grier. This was a tale about a wealthy and racist white man who has his head transplanted onto the body of a black prisoner from death row. - Розваги
Don Marshall was my friend for 10 years. A very driven man. Told me many
Hollywood stories. I loved to talk Star Trek with him. I have
many personal items he gave me and many signed pics and even a script we
were working on. I am saddened that I did not know he passed in October
2016. I lost contact for a year and a half. R.I.P. my friend.
Very sad for you, I'm sure. I to am a Original Star Trek series fan as well to and admired Don for his great way of acting and potraying his parts. He is a very good man.
Did he tell u he dated Diahann Carroll?
@@cdgates1 Oh yes and all the drama.
So underrated!! RIP Don!
Rest in peace Don
My very favorite actor of all. R.I.P Mr. Don Marshall.
sakinehbs s he is on Julia frequently as Ted Newman and this week on TCM Comcast on demand terminal islsnd
I too loved the show Land of the Giants. Don was a great actor and a very good looking guy. The year 2016 took too many of our great actors. RIP Mr Williams, you are still beloved by the fans.
Who is Mr. Williams?
Kim Cham Van Williams from the "Green Hornet" -- he died in 2016, as well.
Seems like all my TV friends I grew up with are all passing quickly now. Thanks for this. I always liked Don Marshall and my condolences to his family.
I loved Land of the Giants. It aired in Los Angeles on Sunday nights at 7:00 pm. I never missed an episode. Don Marshal was my favorite. We've lost a lot of our childhood icons in the last few years. Don passing is among those who I feel constitute a Huge Loss. Mr. Marshall thanks for the great memories! My love and prayers to his family and may he Rest in Peace.
met Don some years ago and I must say a more interesting and informed man you would be hard pressed to find and generous. a great loss indeed.
I was a kid in those days we didn't see very many black people on TV especially on prime-time television shows and when we did we were so excited and inspired to be like them , Don Marshall was one of my heroes in those days... may he rest in peace
The eternal Dan Erickson in Land of the Giants!
Rest in peace don Marshall great TV actor will sadly be missed
MR. DON MARSHAL , THANK U FOR THE HARD WORK , I LIVED THE 1960s- & 1970s . THEY WERE NOT EASY DECADES FULL WITH RACISM & BEGATRYS , SO I KNOW IT WAS NOT EASY ON U !!!. THANK U MY FREND !!!. AND R.I.P. FOR EVER WITH THE LORD . !!!. 😎🇺🇸😎❤️🌹🌺🌷🥀👍👍👍👍....
RIP.
Land of the giants was my favourite TV series and Don was part of the team R.I.P DON MARSHALL God bless sir
So many people from my Childhood have passed away, family, friends and famous people I liked watching on TV and film. I was living in OHIO and attending School in the 6th Grade when Land of the Giants was aired every Sunday evening. I couldn't wait to see it. it was shown in full Colour, when I got back home to the UK, I had to suffer Black and White TV, but I Still watched LOTG, I now have the Box Set. RIP Don.
The week he passed, METV had the episode he was on in Bewitched, a memorable episode from 1970, if I'm right, about Tabitha and her cute AA friend, and their " witch measles " covered in polka dots and how they wanted to be sisters, only seeing themselves as sisters without differences. I'm 56 and remember that episode with gladness... but in 2018... sadness. Elizabeth Montgomery with her husband/ producer quietly made statements on that show, ( as a fact) about how the times were changing .Don was a steady role changer, too little acknowledged wonderful actor for all he did for his craft/art.😚🤔😄😣
To Mr Marshall family, your father was my big big crush when I was a teenager, he was so handsome and a terrific actor, I did not see color he was just an actor that was so good, before Denzel we had a lot of fine great male actors, who gave so much to us, thank you Mr Marshall, you where so good in LAND OF GIANTS, we never forgot you. My he rest in peace forever.
Just finished watching him as a new Dr. in town on Little House on COZI TV
i just discovered him while watching my chidlhood series Land of the Giants, so sad he has passed away before i got to love him in his role and many others. RIP Don Marshall, you will be sadly missed for a long time
A great actor and I am sure a great man he was and will always be!
As a little kid I loved watching him on Land of the Giants - he was as cool as the other side of the pillow. One of the best looking men on tv ever & in the Top 5 men of color of all time with = Greg Morris , Philip Michael Thomas (Miami vice) , Clifton Davis & Ron Glass (barney miller show) , Don Marshall !
Ageing, its a terrible, cruel act of nature........I so remember the show in the 60's.......happy memories...why do we have to grow old.....
Some people don't.
@@kimcham9949 He was one of them that aged beautifully. R.I.P. Don M.
Very nice tribute.
Don Marshall Reminds Me Of Lon Chaney Jr, When He Looks Serious. He Actually Did A Imitation Of The Frankenstien Monster In A Halloween Type Episode Of LOTGTS! It Was Pretty Funny Actually RIP Mr.Don Marshall,
Don Marshall as Private Goodlove co starred in a Rawhide episode "Incident At Seven Fingers" Buffalo Soldiers One hundred and 10th 1st Battalion Tenth Cavalry along with William Marshall (Star Trek alumni Doctor Richard Daystrom) as 1st Sergeant Sam Turner and Hari Rhodes (Conquest of The Planet of the Apes ) as Corporal Dunbar.
I recall Don Marshall been in western but have forgottem which one.
@@raphaelandrews3617 Rawhide
REST IN PEACE ' THANKS '
I always thought he was a great guy I always liked what he did I think he had respect in Hollywood too
Perfect compliment to Gary Conway and vice versa.
saudades emocionante
I believe he was on either Battlestar Glactica or Buck Rogers in the 25th century as well to. Rather liked Don Marshall, excellent actor.
I think he was in a episode of Battlestar where he play the son of Adama Commander( I forgot his name)
Wasn't he in Uptown Saturday Night?
Yep. I recognized him, too. I couldn't remember if it was Uptown Saturday Night or Let's Do It Again. So, I went to imdb.com and you're right! I recognized him while watching the first episode of Land of the Giants.
He was chingon!
I liked him
Was he buried in a tiny casket?
guy stiffed me for a $600 cell phone I stupidly co signed for him
Who r u? And, y?