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Don Collier
Don Collier
Don Collier was an American actor.
Collier was best known for Western films and NBC television shows such as The High Chaparral, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Outlaws.
Collier broke into television in 1960 when he was hired to portray Deputy Will Foreman on NBC's Outlaws, also starring Barton MacLane, and he starred on that show for two seasons.
He returned to another NBC Western to play ranch foreman Sam Butler on The High Chaparral. He remained with that series for all four seasons, through 1971.
Don Collier was an American actor.
Collier was best known for Western films and NBC television shows such as The High Chaparral, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Outlaws.
Collier broke into television in 1960 when he was hired to portray Deputy Will Foreman on NBC's Outlaws, also starring Barton MacLane, and he starred on that show for two seasons.
He returned to another NBC Western to play ranch foreman Sam Butler on The High Chaparral. He remained with that series for all four seasons, through 1971.
Collier later recurred as shopkeeper William Tompkins on the 1989-92 ABC Western The Young Riders.
Collier died September 13, 2021 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He was 92
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