Don Oreck

Donald Allen Oreck (August 31, 1930 — March 5, 2006) was an American actor who, between 1955 and 1961, played supporting roles in numerous television series and made uncredited appearances in a few feature films.

Don Oreck
Born
Donald Allen Oreck

(1930-08-31)August 31, 1930
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedMarch 5, 2006(2006-03-05) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationFilm, television actor
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1955; div. 1957)​

Mary Ann Powell
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(m. 1958; div. 1971)​
Children2

A native of Los Angeles, California, Oreck became a member of the Los Angeles Police Department following a stint in the United States Army. While continuing his service with law enforcement, he began taking small acting assignments, which gradually increased in importance until, in the late 1950s, he could be spotted in various installments of television programs.

In 1959, Oreck and his wife invested in the film You Hurt, I Cry. He also acted in the film, and she was the producing coordinator.[1] Also in 1959, Oreck portrayed the lead in the episode "Gringo Pete" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series, Frontier Doctor.

Personal life

In 1955, Oreck married 20-year-old Joanna Moore who, after their divorce in 1957, became a well-known movie and TV actress who later married Ryan O'Neal. His second marriage, to Tulsa-born Mary Ann Powell lasted from 1958 to 1971 and produced two children, Kevin Robert and Elizabeth Diane.[2]

Don Oreck died in Los Angeles at the age of seventy-five of a degenerative brain disease.

Selected filmography

References
  1. Johnson, Erskine (January 21, 1959). "Hollywood Today!". The Plain Speaker. Pennsylvania, Hazleton. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 13. Retrieved June 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Obituary: Donald Allen Oreck". Los Angeles Times. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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