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name: "Donald Briggs"
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born: "28 January 1911"
died: "3 February 1986"
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updated: "2026-09-19T23:27:56.068247+00:00"
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# Donald Briggs

Actor. Born 28 January 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 3 February 1986.

## Details

- **Born:** 28 January 1911, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 3 February 1986
- **Also known as:** Donald Preston Briggs, Donald P. Briggs, Don Briggs
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Briggs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5294069, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109022/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1040487

## Biography

Donald Briggs (28 January 1911 – 3 February 1986) was an American actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career in radio in the late 1920s and appeared in numerous films and television programmes from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s.

His film credits include *After the Thin Man* (1936), *Captains Courageous* (1937) as Tyler, *Show Boat* (1936) and *Made for Each Other* (1939). On television he appeared in series such as *The Lucy Show* (1962) as Eddie Collins, *The Fugitive* (1963) as Whit Pearson and *Batman* (1966) as Irving Irving. He also had an extensive radio career, playing title roles in programmes including *The Adventures of Frank Merriwell* and *Perry Mason*.

Briggs was married to actress Audrey Christie.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Captains Courageous* (1937), Fi1m 84, as Tyler — [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Here's Lucy* (1968), series, as Mr. Huntington
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Irving Irving
- *The Wheeler Dealers* (1963), as Len Flink
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Whit Pearson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Eddie Collins
- *Dreaming Out Loud* (1940), as Will Danielson
- *Dr. Kildare Goes Home* (1940), as Mr. Brownlee
- *Men Against the Sky* (1940), as Dick Allerton
- *Hot Steel* (1940), as George Barnes
- *Outside the Three-Mile Limit* (1940), as Jimmy Rothaker
- *The Forgotten Woman* (1939), as Dist. Atty. Burke
- *Unexpected Father* (1939), as Allen Rand - theatre manager
- *Panama Lady* (1939), as Roy
- *Ex-Champ* (1939), as Jeffrey Grey
- *The Hardys Ride High* (1939), as Caleb Bowen
- *Whispering Enemies* (1939), as Fred Bowman
- *Wings of the Navy* (1939), as Instructor
- *Made for Each Other* (1939), as Mr. Carter (uncredited)
- *Mr. Chump* (1938), as Jim Belden
- *Cowboy from Brooklyn* (1938), as Star Reporter
- *Men Are Such Fools* (1938), as George Onslow
- *Crime School* (1938), as New Doctor
- *The Beloved Brat* (1938), as Williams
- *Love, Honor and Behave* (1938), as Tennis Coach
- *The First Hundred Years* (1938), as William Regan
- *The Daredevil Drivers* (1938), as Tommy Burnell
- *Blondes at Work* (1938), as Maitland Greer
- *All American Sweetheart* (1937), as Johnny Ames
- *Fit for a King* (1937), as Prince Michael
- *They Won't Forget* (1937), as Harmon
- *Captains Courageous* (1937), as Tyler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/captains-courageous.md)
- *The Good Old Soak* (1937), as Fred
- *Man Of The People* (1937), as Baldwin
- *After the Thin Man* (1936), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Show Boat* (1936), Actor
- *Love Before Breakfast* (1936), as Stuart Farnum (uncredited)
- *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Man
- *Dangerous Waters* (1936), as Quartermaster
- *The Adventures of Frank Merriwell* (1936), as Frank Merriwell (as Don Briggs)

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