Don Chastain was a multifaceted American artist, boasting a career that spanned across various mediums, including acting, singing, and screenwriting. His professional journey commenced in the realm of television, where he worked in both Los Angeles and New York, subsequently touring the United States and Canada.
Chastain's impressive Broadway credits include the iconic productions of Parade (1998),42nd Street (1980),It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1965),and No Strings (1961).
In television, Chastain made memorable guest appearances in various shows, such as Colt.45 (1960),where he portrayed Gerald Wiley in the episode "Trial by Rope," alongside Pamela Duncan as Dora Lacey and Lurene Tuttle as Lottie Strong. His extensive list of guest roles also includes The Real McCoys, Rhoda, Maude, The Rockford Files, All My Children, Hawaii Five-O, The West Wing, Gunsmoke, Scrubs, and The Big Valley.
Chastain's television credits also include starring roles in the sitcoms The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969-1970),where he played Jim Thompson, and Hello, Larry (1979-1981),in which he portrayed Scott Thomas. One of his final television roles was as Hayden DeBeck, a "suspect," on the reality competition show "Murder in Small Town X" (2001),which featured him in six episodes before his character was "killed" by the show's fictional killer.
In addition to his television work, Chastain appeared in the 1970 film C.C. and Company, playing the role of Lizard, and penned the screenplay for The Mafu Cage (1978). He also wrote several episodes of the soap opera As the World Turns between 1992 and 1995.
