Don Oreck (Donald Allen Oreck: August 31, 1930 â€" 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.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 portrayed the lead
in the episode "Gringo Pete" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series,
Frontier Doctor. In the story line, Gringo Pete is an outlaw who
pledges to surrender his gang in exchange for parole. Instead, he
resumes his life of lawlessness and dares the authorities.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 (born
August 19, 1930), lasted from 1958 to 1971 and produced two children,
Kevin Robert and Elizabeth Diane.
an American actor who, between 1955 and 1961, played supporting roles
in numerous television series and made uncredited appearances in a few
feature films.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 portrayed the lead
in the episode "Gringo Pete" of Rex Allen's syndicated western series,
Frontier Doctor. In the story line, Gringo Pete is an outlaw who
pledges to surrender his gang in exchange for parole. Instead, he
resumes his life of lawlessness and dares the authorities.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 (born
August 19, 1930), lasted from 1958 to 1971 and produced two children,
Kevin Robert and Elizabeth Diane.
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