Don Stroud

ACTOR, PRODUCER

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

He's the son of Vaudeville great, Clarence Stroud, of the Stroud Twins and singer Ann McCormack, who toured the world with Frank Sinatra.Don grew up on the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, where his stepfather, Paul Livermore, and his mother, Ann, owned and operated the popular "Embers Steak House" and nightclub where Ann performed nightly. Don thrived on the beach in Waikiki under the watchful eyes of such mentors as Blackout, Mud, Buckshot, Rabbit and Steamboat. He learned much from these famous beach boys and in 1960, at the age of 17, he placed fourth in the "Duke Kahanamoku World Surfing Championship" at Makaha, Hawaii. Don was surfing at Waikiki when he was discovered. Actor Troy Donahue was filming Hawaiian Eye (1959) and needed a stunt double for his surfing scenes. Don, at 18, 6' 2" and 175 pounds, stepped up and was hired on the spot. He loved the gig so much, he decided to go to Hollywood to give it a try. Upon arriving in L.A., he landed a variety of jobs, including parking cars, bouncer and then manager of the world famous "Whiskey A Go-Go" nightclub on the Sunset Strip, where such greats as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison of the "Doors" appeared. It was at the "Whiskey" that actor Sidney Poitier turned Don on to his acting career. Don went on to become one of Hollywood's great heavies and character actors. He has starred in over 100 movies and 175 television shows to date. He has also starred in four television series, notably Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984) with Stacy Keach and The New Gidget (1986) where he was a natural to play the "Kahuna". - IMDb Mini Biography By: www.donstroud.com (with permission)

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Don Stroud’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Don Stroud on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1970 to 1997. See the full graphs of the number of Don Stroud movies released per year from 1983 till 1997.

Top Genres

Don Stroud works mostly in Action Genre followed by Drama Genre flixes. 22% of Don Stroud movies are Action Genre movies. See Top Genres that Don Stroud worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Don Stroud has worked on is 5.3.

5.3 / 10

Don Stroud's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Biography,Drama,Music
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.

7.2/10114 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.

6.4/1088 min

Available in 10 platform(s).

Former beach bunny/girl surfer Francine "Gidget" Lawrence is an adult and married to her long-term beau Jeff "Moondoggie" Griffin. She deals with a variety of marital spats, as well as ...

6.2/1093 min

Available in 3 platform(s).

Newlyweds move into a large house where a mass murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away.

6.1/10117 min

Available in 14 platform(s).

Action,Biography,Drama
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)

The story of Manfred von Richthofen, the German air ace during World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous German officers.

5.9/1097 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

A psychologically-disturbed matriarch presides over her damaged family of bank-robbing misfits.

5.7/1090 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Crime,Horror,Mystery
Sweet Sixteen (1983)

Teenager Melissa moves into a small town filled with racial prejudice and bullying, and each time she meets up with one of the boys in town, they end up murdered - but who is the killer?

5.1/1088 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

5/10100 min

Available in 1 platform(s).