Don Wildman
Born in Philadelphia, Don was raised in Pitman, New Jersey; he attended Quaker schools - Westtown School (Pennsylvania) and Earlham College (Indiana) - and trained as an actor at The Drama Studio in London, England. During his many years in New York, Don divided his time between a busy commercial career and stage work - he appeared in Moisés Kaufman's acclaimed "Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde". As host of ESPN's "Men's Journal", Travel Channel's "Weird Travels" and CNBC's "Ushuaia", global adventure became a trademark. Don now explores the storied undergrounds of the world's great urban centers as the host of Cities of the Underworld (2007), The History Channel's premiere series. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
Don Williams
Don Williams is an actor, known for Better Call Saul (2015), Grey's Anatomy (2005) and Criminal Minds (2005).
Don Wilson
Don "The Dragon" Wilson is considered the greatest kick-boxing champion in the sport's history. A native of South Florida, Wilson began fighting in the late 1970s. In a career which spanned 4 decades, he won 11 world kick-boxing championships, among them the WKA, STAR, WKC, PKO Lightheavyweight World Championships, WKA, STAR, ISKA World Cruiserweight Titles, and the WKA and STAR Super-Lightheavyweight World Championships. He posted a record of 72-5-2 with 47 wins by knockout. Wilson defeated such world champions as Dennis Alexio, Oaktree Edwards, and Dick Kimber. He retired from the sport in 1990, but launched a comeback on May 14, 1999. Since his return he has knocked-out Dick Kimber and defeated Dewey Cooper.
Don Wilson
Don Lee Wilson was born in Tacoma, WA, on 2/10/1933. The family heritage is mixed-- his mother, Josie, was first-generation Swedish, while his father was of Welsh and Irish extraction. Don's early interest in music started with the "big-band" sound and country-and-western music. When he was about 12 years old, his mother showed him a few chords on the tipple (a ten-stringed instrument, tuned like a ukulele), which she knew how to play. When compared with a guitar, the tipple would be equivalent to a 12-string. Don always liked listening to Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, but his idol was Tommy Dorsey because he enjoyed his mellow trombone sound. This inspired Don to take trombone lessons. He even played when he went into the army--in the 169th Infantry, he played with the regimental band in Germany, where he was stationed for 19 months. During this time, he had an army buddy who had previously played guitar, from whom Don learned some more guitar chords. On his return home from the army, Don went to work as a car salesman and, after meeting Bob Bogle, to whom he sold a car, they found they had a mutual interest in playing guitar, even though they only knew a few chords between them. After advancing their knowledge of chords and basic guitar playing, they bought two new Fender guitars and began playing club dates at night, while continuing to work during the day. With the help of Don's mother, they made a recording on their own record label, Blue Horizon, which was released in the Seattle/Tacoma area. They had heard a song called "Walk, Don't Run" played by Chet Atkins and, using their own arrangement, they came up with the basis for what was later identified as The Ventures' sound. The tune started to get airplay, and was picked up for nationwide release by Dolton Records. Shortly thereafter, "Walk Don't Run" became the #2 record in the country, selling over two million copies worldwide. The Ventures were on their way to becoming the world's largest-selling instrumental group of all time. Their popularity in Japan was such that, during The Beatles' heyday in the '60s, The Ventures outsold them 2:1.
Don Wilson
Don Wilson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Not much is known about his early life but what is known is that he played football for the University of Colorado in the 1920s. Wilson began his radio career as a singer in Denver's radio station, KFEL, in 1923. In 1929, he started working at radio station KFI in Los Angeles, California. In the summer of 1932, Wilson worked as a sportscaster, covering the opening of the 1932 Summer Olympics games and, in the early part of 1934, Wilson was working as the announcer on George Gershwin's series, "Music by Gershwin", when Jack Benny heard him on the radio and insisted that he come to work for him and, on 6 April 1934, Wilson made his first broadcast as Benny's announcer in his live radio show, that started a relationship with Benny that lasted for over thirty years. Wilson was a "portly man" with a deep resonating voice and a robust figure that made him very popular with sponsors as, in the early days of radio, the show's announcer read the commercial pitches for the sponsors and the sponsors believes a deep voice was more agreeable to the audience. Being a good business man, Wilson always made sure his contracts allowed him to freelance and take on other endeavors, and he did just that, as in 1946, Wilson was a regular on the daytime comedy, "Glamour Manor" (1946). He also worked as an announcer for variety shows and comedy radio programs. In 1950, Jack Benny made the move to television and Wilson made the move as well, until 1965, when The Jack Benny Program (1950) ended. In 1966, Wilson made his last television appearance on the Batman (1966) TV series (1966-1968) episode, Batman: Dizzoner the Penguin (1966), where he played the uncredited role of newscaster "Walter Klondike", a spoof of Walter Cronkite. From 1968 until the mid-1970s, Wilson and his wife hosted a television show called "Town Talk" in the Palm Springs area and he continued to do interviews on radio and television whenever the topic was about Jack Benny or old time radio (He was considered a authority on both). Don Wilson died of a stroke on April 25, 1982 at age 81 in Cathedral City, California. He was survived by his wife of over 30 years, radio actress Lois Corbett.
Don Wong
Don Wong was born in 1945 in Andong, Korea. He is known for Wo hu cang long (2000), Pi li da niu (1982) and Xin hai shuang shi (1981).
Don Woods
Since early childhood, Don has had a passion for the spotlight. So, it would suffice to say that acting was a natural choice for him. Because of his expressive and engaging personality, he has always had the ability to demand attention. Don has performed in numerous productions over the years including feature films, short films, plays and voiceover projects to name a few. He brings a creative and organic approach to every character he portrays, and has the ability to completely engage his audience. He has an unparalleled drive for success, which is manifested in his professionalism and focus.
Don Wright
Don Wright is an actor, known for Resident Alien (2021) and All Things Valentine (2016).
Don Wycherley
Don Wycherley was born on September 15, 1967 in Cork, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Sing Street (2016), Michael Collins (1996) and I Kill Giants (2017).
Don Yanan
Don Yanan was born on June 14, 1951 in the USA. He is an actor, known for The Muppets (2011), Hollywood Mouth (2008) and Echo Lake (2015).