death_date death_place children birth_place yearsactive image_size birth_date spouse residence image article_title occupation
7 september 2014 sherman oaks , california , u.s. donald mcleod keefer john h. keefer thomas james keefer highspire , pennsylvania , u.s. 1947 -- 1997 150px 18 august 1916 catherine death -rrb- mcleod keefer -lrb- 1950 -- 97 , her sherman oaks , california don_keefer . jpg.png don keefer
 actor
don keefer

donald hood `` don '' keefer -lrb- august 18 , 1916 -- september 7 , 2014 -rrb- was an american actor known for the versatility of his roles .
he was born in highspire in dauphin county near harrisburg , pennsylvania .
a founding member of the actors studio , keefer 's film debut was as bernard in the 1951 film , `` death of a salesman '' , based on the arthur miller play .
his longest-lasting roles were in ten episodes each of the cbs series , `` gunsmoke '' , starring james arness , and `` angel '' , a 1960 -- 1961 sitcom featuring french-american actress annie fargé .
