Don Oreck

Don Oreck (August 31, 1930—March 5, 2006) was an American actor who, between 1955 and 1961, played supporting roles was in a number of TV series episodes and made uncredited appearances in a few feature films.

A native of Los Angeles, Donald Allen Oreck became a member of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) following a stint in the Army. While continuing his service with law enforcement, he started 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 1955 he married 20-year-old Joanna Moore who, after their divorce in 1957, became a well-known movie and TV actress and, following her later marriage to Ryan O'Neal, the mother of Griffin O'Neal and Tatum 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.

Don Oreck died in Los Angeles of a degenerative brain disease at the age of 75.

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