Don Briscoe | |
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Born |
Cecil Donald Briscoe March 20, 1940 Yalobusha County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | October 31, 2004 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
(aged 64)
Other names | Donald Bricoe |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–1970 |
Cecil Donald "Don" Briscoe (March 20, 1940, Yalobusha County, Mississippi – October 31, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American soap opera actor, most notable for playing Tony Meritt #2 on Days of Our Lives, and, from 1968–1970, for playing Chris Jennings, Tom Jennings, Timothy Shaw, and Chris Collins on Dark Shadows.
After appearing in the MGM film House of Dark Shadows, Briscoe left Dark Shadows abruptly in 1970, suffering a mental breakdown.
He died in 2004 at his home in Memphis from heart disease.