Cecil Donald Briscoe was an American stage and soap opera actor known for starring in the TV series Dark Shadows.
15 Facts About Don Briscoe
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Don Briscoe grew up in a middle-class family, where his father worked as a service manager for Firestone, and his mother worked in admissions at the old City of Memphis Hospital.
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Don Briscoe earned a scholarship to attend Phillips Exeter Academy and aspired to attend MIT to study astrophysics.
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Don Briscoe graduated in 1958 and considered either acting or astrophysics, having developed an interest in acting at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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Don Briscoe received his bachelor's degree from Columbia College in 1962.
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Don Briscoe received his master's degree in English literature from Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1965.
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Don Briscoe's early acting credits include New York stage appearances in Come Back Little Sheba, The Tavern, and Friends and Romans.
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Don Briscoe made a guest appearance during the second season of I Dream of Jeannie, which aired on March 20,1967.
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Don Briscoe appeared in the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows as Todd, the fiancee of Carolyn and the target of her vampire attacks.
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Don Briscoe got into the drug culture very heavily in California.
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Don Briscoe continued to act in local productions, such as in a performance of Hamlet in 1980.
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Don Briscoe worked as a gas station attendant for a stint.
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Over time, Don Briscoe became more of a recluse, and a psychiatrist eventually ruled he was unable to hold a regular job.
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Don Briscoe's mom died in 1999, and his father died in 2004.
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Don Briscoe went to check on him on October 31,2004 and found Briscoe had died at his home from heart disease.