Donald Gene Dubbins (June 28, 1928 – August 17, 1991) was an American film, stage and television actor.
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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. 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)
