RIP Don Elson

 

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Anna Harrison Griessel

May 9, 2022

 

It is with deep sadness that we, the family of Donald Elson, announce that he passed away peacefully in the early hours of May 7, 2022 with Valerie by his side. He lived a rich, long life and touched many with his kindness and caring. Memorial donations can be made to MPTF Recreation Fund

ELSON, Don (Donald Elson)

Born: 3/31/1923, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Died: 5/6/2022, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A.

 

Don Elson’s westerns – actor:

Jack Slade – 1953 (Mr. Ward)

The Day of the Outlaw – 1959 (Vic)

Johnny Ringo (TV) – 1959 (posse member)

Lawman (TV) – 1959, 1960 (Oliver, express office operator)

Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1959, 1961, 1962 (Mr. Drake, Crony, J.C. Clegg)

The Rifleman (TV) – 1959, 1962 (Aaron, North Fork newspaper printer)

Wichita Town (TV) – 1959 (Fred Walker)

Death Valley Days (TV) – 1960. 1961 (townsman, deputy)

Sugarfoot (TV) – 1959 (Branes, shopkeeper)

Bonanza (TV) – 1964, 1966, 1969 (Ed Wharton, McLang, clerk)

Shane (TV) – 1966 (Ames)

The Big Valley (TV) – 1968 (bartender)

Scandalous John -1971

Gunsmoke (TV) 1973 (Brown, farmer Buey)

Little House on the Prairie (TV) – 1978-1982 (Fred)

May Brigg’s Big Break – 2002 (Max Brigg)