Don Vidler
Proud native of East Aurora, NY and graduate of Hamilton College with BA degree (History and German). Spent 30 years in New York City in variety of sales/marketing positions in textile/apparel/fiber industry with extensive international travel. Moved back to East Aurora to join family business -- Vidler's 5 & 10 -- the largest five and dime store in the world until proven otherwise! The store is a regional destination and has appeared in several Christmas movies and been featured in national publications including Martha Stewart's Living and Business Week. Life-long and long suffering fan of Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres, and not quite as long-suffering with the New York Mets. Named 2016 Tourism Executive of the Year by Visit Buffalo Niagara tourism bureau.
Don W. Shepherd
Don W. Shepherd is an actor, known for Deaden (2006), The Strain (2014) and Racetime (2018).
Don Wallace
Prior to acting Don was an amateur and professional boxer, coming out of the famed Gleasons gym in Brooklyn New York; and was trained by hall of fame trainers Bob Jackson, Al Gavin, as well as Ring 8 trainer of the year Hector Roca. Don started boxing at 11 years old at the Foster Laurie PAL and won his first championship at age 12, winning the New York City kid gloves championship in Madison square garden. Don went on to win The New York City Spanish Gloves championship, was a two time Police athletic league champion, New York city Parks and recreation champion and was a New York City Daily news golden gloves finalist. Don also fought on the New York City/USA boxing team where he fought in Norway, Trinidad and Holland and then boxed several years in the professional ranks. Don started his acting career in the New York theater, performing in playhouses such as; LaMama theaters, Provincetown playhouse and Eugene O'Neil theater as well as many others. Don honed his craft at The new actors workshop, Robert X Modica studios with Robert Modica, Peter Miner, who was also a mentor and the late great Wynn Handman at Wynn Handman studios. Don soon landed roles on the small screen, his first role was a recurring guest star on the hit CBS show Dellaventura. His breakout role on the big screen was playing the role of "Ty" in the controversial Mirimax film A price above rubies, opposite, two time Oscar winning actress Renee Zellwegger and directed by award winning director Boaz Yakin. Don went on to play more roles on television and film and soon landed the role of Bugsy in the Charles Dutton directed, three time Emmy award winning HBO mini series The corner . Soon after moving to Los Angeles Don got an opportunity to showcase his boxing skills on the hit series Resurrection Blvd where he landed a recurring role opposite Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. He also went on to guest star on many more network shows including NCIS New York, Cold Case, The Forgotten, Blue Bloods and so many others playing a variety of dynamic roles as well as leading and supporting roles in films. Don is also a writer, producer and wrote, produced and starred in the award winning feature film Blue the American Dream, where he met his wife and co star Daya Vaidya. The film won the Grand Jury prize for best film in the Hollywood Black film festival and audience award winner at the American Black film festival, as well as being entered into the Chicago international film festival and was then bought by both Showtime and Starz cable networks. Don has also written and been supervising producer on a show for BET networks that has yet to be released. Don continues acting, writing and producing and is recurring on the hit show NCIS Los Angeles where he plays navy seal senior chief Frank Wallace on CBS network and also recurring on All American as MIckey on the CW network.
Don Walsh
Don Walsh is known for Raise the Titanic (1980), Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019) and Richard Hammond's Journey to ... (2011).
Don Warrington
Along with his brother, Don was raised in Warrington Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Inspired to act after seeing the film On the Waterfront (1954), he got into stage school then became an Assistant Stage Manager. As there was already an actor called Donald Williams, Don had to change his name so adopted that of the road he grew up in. In 1973 he got a part in the touring production of The Banana Box with Paul Jones, Leonard Rossiter and Rosemary Leach, who after a short while left and was replaced by Frances de la Tour. This was then adapted for television and with a change of title became the hit series Rising Damp (1974).
Don Was
Don Ferguson first became known to music audiences as a founding member of Was (Not Was), which he formed with childhood friend David Weiss in his hometown of suburban Detroit under the stage names Don Was and David Was. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Was (Not Was) released four studio albums that showcased their unique blend of soul, funk, R&B, rock, and dance music combined with satirical and unusual lyrics. Their 1988 album, What Up, Dog?, spawned the US and UK hit singles "Spy in the House of Love" and "Walk the Dinosaur." As an in-demand, highly acclaimed, and commercially successful producer since the late 1980s, Was has been honored with multiple Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award for his production work, which includes collaborations with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Brian Wilson, Ziggy Marley, and countless others. Albums produced by Was have achieved dozens of multi-platinum, platinum, and gold certifications and have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. As president of Blue Note Records, the preeminent jazz record company that recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, Was is both the company's leader and an ambassador for its music, charged with presenting the label's artists to a global audience. Was is also a steward of Blue Note's singular and historic catalogue of music and is burnishing the label's historic legacy through his involvement with ongoing and extensive reissue campaigns that serve audiences in both the analog and digital realms.
Don Washbrook
Don Washbrook was born on March 15, 1941 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Petticoat Junction (1963), Playhouse 90 (1956) and Lonelyhearts (1958). He died on May 15, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Don Weiner
Don Weiner is a director and producer, known for Mo'Nique's Fat Chance (2005), Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed (2002) and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007).
Don White
Don White is an actor, known for Different Flowers (2017).
Don Wilbanks
Don Wilbanks was born on October 4, 1926 in Holden, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Virginian (1962), Lawman (1958) and Thriller (1960). He died on July 26, 2013 in Oakdale, California, USA.