J. Don Ferguson
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J. Don Ferguson sometimes credited as "Don Ferguson", was an American film actor, stage actor and television actor.
Born in Savannah, Georgia
, USA, Ferguson appeared in a number of different films and shows such as; Stephen King
's Maximum Overdrive
(1986) Horror/comedy film as Andy, The Second Chance
(2006) as Jeremiah Jenkins, Juwanna Mann
(2002) as UBA Referee, The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)(V) as Colonel Teague, Remember the Titans
(2000) as Executive Director, Fled
(1996) as Chairman, I Know What You Did Last Summer
(1997) as Emcee, The War
(1994) as Mine Foreman, Final Cut (1988) as Sheriff Thompson, Tank
(1984) as Gov. Harold R. Sims, Tennessee, Sharky's Machine
(1981) as Rally Emcee, Kidco
(1984) as TV Show Announcer, Murder in Coweta County
(1983)(TV) as Jim Hillin, "From the Earth to the Moon" (1 episode, 1998) as Senator Stephen Young, Tear Down the Walls (1989) TV episode as Rev. Kenneth Haskell, The Idol (1994) TV episode as Mr. Walters, In the Line of Duty: Street War
(1992)(TV) as Gun Shop Owner, Murder in Coweta County
(1983)(TV) as Jim Hillin, The Lincoln Conspiracy
(1977) as Lt. Luther Baker, Our Winning Season (1978) as Coach Michael Murphy, and many others.
Born in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, USA, Ferguson appeared in a number of different films and shows such as; Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
's Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American action-horror-science fiction film written and directed by novelist Stephen King. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, Night Shift.Maximum Overdrive is...
(1986) Horror/comedy film as Andy, The Second Chance
The Second Chance
The Second Chance is a 2006 drama film, directed by veteran musician Steve Taylor. The film won Best Feature Film at the Christian WYSIWYG Film Festival....
(2006) as Jeremiah Jenkins, Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Jesse Vaughan. The movie stars Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jamal Jeffries, a basketball star turned female impersonator after being banned from men's basketball. The film also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans,...
(2002) as UBA Referee, The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)(V) as Colonel Teague, Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. Inspired by real events, the plot was conceived from a screenplay written by Gregory Allen Howard. The film starts as a new coach of the Titans, a football team previously coached by the...
(2000) as Executive Director, Fled
Fled
Fled is a 1996 action film directed by Kevin Hooks. A remake of the 1958 film The Defiant Ones, the film stars Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin as a pair of escaped criminals on the run from the police, corrupt officials and the Cuban Mafia....
(1996) as Chairman, I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
(1997) as Emcee, The War
The War (film)
The War is a 1994 drama film directed by Jon Avnet. Starring Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner and Mare Winningham. It is a coming of age tale set in Mississippi in the 1970s...
(1994) as Mine Foreman, Final Cut (1988) as Sheriff Thompson, Tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
(1984) as Gov. Harold R. Sims, Tennessee, Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine (film)
Sharky's Machine is a 1981 motion picture directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. The movie is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel Sharky's Machine , with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego....
(1981) as Rally Emcee, Kidco
Kidco
Kidco is a 1984 comedy film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and starring Scott Schwartz, Marty Van Hoe, Mahlon Richmond, Clifton James, and Vincent Schiavelli.-Plot summary:...
(1984) as TV Show Announcer, Murder in Coweta County
Murder in Coweta County
The murder in Coweta County was an April 1948 act of murder committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia and involving the sheriff of neighboring Meriwether County...
(1983)(TV) as Jim Hillin, "From the Earth to the Moon" (1 episode, 1998) as Senator Stephen Young, Tear Down the Walls (1989) TV episode as Rev. Kenneth Haskell, The Idol (1994) TV episode as Mr. Walters, In the Line of Duty: Street War
In the Line of Duty: Street War
In the Line of Duty: Street War is an action film which was released in 1992. It is about a New York City Housing Authority policeman whose partner is killed and he seeks revenge for the killing.-Cast:*Peter Boyle ... Det. Dan Reilly...
(1992)(TV) as Gun Shop Owner, Murder in Coweta County
Murder in Coweta County
The murder in Coweta County was an April 1948 act of murder committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia and involving the sheriff of neighboring Meriwether County...
(1983)(TV) as Jim Hillin, The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy (film)
The Lincoln Conspiracy is a 1977 film directed by James L. Conway that dramatizes certain conspiracy theories concerning the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The film, which is based on the 1977 book of the same name by David W. Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier Jr., stars Robert...
(1977) as Lt. Luther Baker, Our Winning Season (1978) as Coach Michael Murphy, and many others.
Filmography
- The Second ChanceThe Second ChanceThe Second Chance is a 2006 drama film, directed by veteran musician Steve Taylor. The film won Best Feature Film at the Christian WYSIWYG Film Festival....
(2006) -Jeremiah Jenkins - Juwanna MannJuwanna MannJuwanna Mann is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Jesse Vaughan. The movie stars Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Jamal Jeffries, a basketball star turned female impersonator after being banned from men's basketball. The film also stars Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans,...
(2002) -UBA Referee - The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)(V) -Colonel Teague
- The Legend of Bagger VanceThe Legend of Bagger VanceThe Legend of Bagger Vance is a 2000 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon and Charlize Theron. It is based on the 1995 book of the same title by Steven Pressfield and takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 1931...
(2000) -Citizen - Remember the TitansRemember the TitansRemember the Titans is a 2000 American sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. Inspired by real events, the plot was conceived from a screenplay written by Gregory Allen Howard. The film starts as a new coach of the Titans, a football team previously coached by the...
(2000) -Executive Director - Movievoyeur.com (2000) -Sheriff Ames
- Major League: Back to the MinorsMajor League: Back to the MinorsMajor League: Back to the Minors is a 1998 film, distributed by Warner Bros., directed and written by John Warren, with David S. Ward taking the co-writer duties. It is the third film in the Major League series.-Cast:...
(1998) -Mick the Umpire - I Know What You Did Last SummerI Know What You Did Last SummerI Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title...
(1997) -Emcee - RaneyRaneyRaney is a surname, and may refer to:*Albert Raney, Sr. , developer of Mystic Caverns in Arkansas, USA*Catherine Raney , American Olympic speed skater*Chad Raney , American entrepreneur; founder of Lone Star Music...
(1997) -Thurman Daddy Bell - FledFledFled is a 1996 action film directed by Kevin Hooks. A remake of the 1958 film The Defiant Ones, the film stars Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin as a pair of escaped criminals on the run from the police, corrupt officials and the Cuban Mafia....
(1996) -Chairman - EddieEddie (film)Eddie is a 1996 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella. It was a moderate success, grossing $31,387,164 in the US.The film was directed by Steve Rash.- Plot summary :...
(1996) -Game Referree - Something to Talk AboutSomething to Talk About (film)Something to Talk About is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, from a screenplay written by Callie Khouri. It stars Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid as an estranged couple, Kyra Sedgwick as Roberts's sister, and Robert Duvall and Gena Rowlands as their parents. The...
(1995) -Announcer - The WarThe War (film)The War is a 1994 drama film directed by Jon Avnet. Starring Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner and Mare Winningham. It is a coming of age tale set in Mississippi in the 1970s...
(1994) -Mine Foreman - Radioland MurdersRadioland MurdersRadioland Murders is a 1994 black comedy mystery film directed by Mel Smith and co-written/produced by George Lucas. Radioland Murders is set in the 1939 atmosphere of old-time radio and pays homage to the screwball comedy films of the 1930s...
(1994) -Johnny Ace, Hard Boiled Dick (as Don Ferguson) - The ProgramThe ProgramThe Program is a 1993 film starring James Caan, Halle Berry, Omar Epps, Craig Sheffer, Kristy Swanson, Daniel Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams. The film was directed by David S...
(1993) -Referee - My Cousin VinnyMy Cousin VinnyMy Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill and Fred Gwynne...
(1992) -Guard #1 - FreejackFreejackFreejack is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Geoff Murphy, starring Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Jonathan Banks, Grand L. Bush and Anthony Hopkins. Upon its release in the United States, the film received mostly negative reviews. The story was adapted from Immortality, Inc., a...
(1992) -Promoter - The Return of Swamp ThingThe Return of Swamp ThingThe Return of Swamp Thing is a sci-fi-comedy film released in 1989, and directed by Jim Wynorski. It is based on the DC Comics title Swamp Thing and is a sequel to the 1982 horror film Swamp Thing directed by Wes Craven; however, it had a lighter tone than the previous film...
(1989) -Bob - Fast FoodFast foodFast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
(1989) -Dean Witler - Final Cut (1988) -Sheriff Thompson
- Date with an AngelDate with an AngelDate with an Angel is an American film which was released in 1987, starring Emmanuelle Béart, Phoebe Cates and Michael E. Knight. The romantic fantasy/comedy was an updated reworking of the 1942 film I Married an Angel and released by De Laurentiis Entertainment Group. The film was written and...
(1987) -Harlan Rafferty - Maximum OverdriveMaximum OverdriveMaximum Overdrive is a 1986 American action-horror-science fiction film written and directed by novelist Stephen King. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, Night Shift.Maximum Overdrive is...
(1986) -Andy - Running Mates (1985) -
- TankTank (film)Tank is a 1984 comedy, drama, and action movie starring James Garner, Jenilee Harrison, and C. Thomas Howell. The film was written by Dan Gordon and directed by Marvin J. Chomsky...
(1984) -Gov. Harold R. Sims, Tennessee - The Loveless (1982) -Tarver
- Tennessee Stallion (1982) -Fred
- Sharky's MachineSharky's Machine (film)Sharky's Machine is a 1981 motion picture directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. The movie is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel Sharky's Machine , with a screenplay by Gerald Di Pego....
(1981) -Rally Emcee - The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaThe Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a Southern Gothic song written by songwriter Bobby Russell and performed in 1972 by his then-wife Vicki Lawrence...
(1981) -Hawkins - The Long RidersThe Long RidersThe Long Riders is a 1980 western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the Best Music award in 1980 from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for this soundtrack...
(1980) -Preacher - Little DarlingsLittle DarlingsLittle Darlings is a 1980 teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Matt Dillon and Armand Assante, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.The screenplay is written by Kimi Peck and Dalene Young. The original music score is composed by Charles Fox...
(1980) -Husband - The Prize Fighter (1979) -Referee #1
- Norma RaeNorma RaeNorma Rae is a 1979 American drama film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina, who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works...
(1979) -Peter Gallat - Our Winning Season (1978) -Coach Michael Murphy
- The Lincoln ConspiracyThe Lincoln Conspiracy (film)The Lincoln Conspiracy is a 1977 film directed by James L. Conway that dramatizes certain conspiracy theories concerning the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The film, which is based on the 1977 book of the same name by David W. Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier Jr., stars Robert...
(1977) -Lt. Luther Baker - The Longest Yard (1974) -Football Referee (uncredited)
Television
- "From the Earth to the Moon" (1 episode, 1998) -Senator Stephen Young
- Apollo One (1998) TV episode -Senator Stephen Young
- Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)(TV) -Wendy Blevins
- "Matlock" (3 episodes, 1993–1994) .... Mr. Bostwick / ...
- The Tabloid (1994) TV episode -Reverend Wesley Masters
- The Idol (1994) TV episode -Mr. Walters
- The DivorceThe DivorceThe Divorce was a rock band from Seattle, Washington, originally composed of Shane Berry, lead vocals, keyboard, guitar and tambourine, Jimmy Curran and Kyle Risan, drums. The band's first full-length release was There Will Be Blood Tonight on Fugitive Records in 2003...
(1993) TV episode -Mr. Bostwick - In the Heat of the Night" (3 episodes, 1989–1993) -Kevin Riley / ...
- A Correct Settling (1993) TV episode -Rev. Winchell
- By Means Most Foul (1992) TV episode -Kevin Riley
- Tear Down the Walls (1989) TV episode -Rev. Kenneth Haskell
- "I'll Fly Away" (1 episode, 1993) -Harry Saunders
- RealpolitikRealpolitikRealpolitik refers to politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than ideological notions or moralistic or ethical premises...
(1993) TV episode -Harry Saunders - In the Line of Duty: Street WarIn the Line of Duty: Street WarIn the Line of Duty: Street War is an action film which was released in 1992. It is about a New York City Housing Authority policeman whose partner is killed and he seeks revenge for the killing.-Cast:*Peter Boyle ... Det. Dan Reilly...
(1992)(TV) -Gun Shop Owner - A Kiss to Die For (1993)(TV) -Harold Graham
- Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)(TV) -Bob Smith
- In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)(TV) -James Blasingame
- When Will I Be Loved? (1990)(TV) -Man at Bar #1
- Murder in MississippiMurder in MississippiMurder in Mississippi is a 1990 television movie which dramatized the last weeks of civil rights activists Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney, and the events leading up to their disappearance and subsequent murder in the summer of 1964. It starred Tom Hulce as Schwerner,...
(1990)(TV) - - Traveling Man (1989)(TV) -Riker
- UnconqueredUnconqueredUnconquered is a 1947 adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount. The film depicts the violent struggles between American colonists and Native Americans on the western frontier in the mid-18th century during the time of Pontiac's Rebellion, primarily around...
(1989) (TV) -Mr. Woods - Windmills of the GodsWindmills of the GodsWindmills of the Gods is a 1987 thriller novel by American writer Sidney Sheldon.-Plot summary:Mary Ashley, a professor at Kansas State University, is offered an ambassadorship by Paul Ellison, the US president. She rejects the offer because her husband, Dr. Edward Ashley, does not want to leave...
(1988)(TV) -Ian Villers - Murder in Coweta CountyMurder in Coweta CountyThe murder in Coweta County was an April 1948 act of murder committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia and involving the sheriff of neighboring Meriwether County...
(1983)(TV) -Jim Hillin - KidcoKidcoKidco is a 1984 comedy film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell and starring Scott Schwartz, Marty Van Hoe, Mahlon Richmond, Clifton James, and Vincent Schiavelli.-Plot summary:...
(1984) -TV Show Announcer - Murder in Coweta CountyMurder in Coweta CountyThe murder in Coweta County was an April 1948 act of murder committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia and involving the sheriff of neighboring Meriwether County...
(1983)(TV) -Jim Hillin - When the Circus Came to TownWhen the Circus Came to TownWhen the Circus Came to Town is an American television movie that originally aired on CBS as a "movie of the week" on January 20, 1981. Directed by Boris Sagal, the film stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Christopher Plummer, and Eileen Brennan.-Story:...
(1981)(TV) -Andre Probashka - "Barnaby Jones" (1 episode, 1980) -Ross Chapman
- Death Is the Punchline (1980) TV episode -Ross Chapman
- LindaLindaLinda may refer to:* Linda , a female given name * Linda , stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer* "Linda" , a popular song written by Jack Lawrence...
(1993)(TV) -Davis Vernon - I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsI Know Why the Caged Bird SingsI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a six-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma...
(1979)(TV) -Mr. Donleavy - Summer of My German SoldierSummer of My German SoldierSummer of My German Soldier is a book by Bette Greene first published in 1973.The story is told in first person narrative by a twelve-year-old Jewish girl named Patty Bergen living in Jenkinsville, Arkansas during World War II. The story focuses on the friendship between Patty and an escaped German...
(1978)(TV) -Mr. Jackson - The Greatest GiftThe Greatest GiftThe Greatest Gift is a posthumously-released compilation album by Scratch Acid, containing everything they had recorded.Included is one unreleased track, "The Scale Song", which was recorded in December 1982 and is likely the band's earliest recording....
(1974)(TV) -Jim Friedlin - F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles (1974)(TV) -Man in Speakeasy