Don Shanks

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-02-26 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Piasa, Illinois, USA

Don Shanks

Biography

Don Shanks was born on 26 February 1950 in Piasa, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and The World's Fastest Indian (2005).

Acting

1991

The Indian Runner

as Young Indian Runner

1999

Made Men

as Caleb

2007

The Last Sin Eater

as Indian Chief

1995

2017

4: GO

as Warden Bishop

1991

Spirit of the Eagle

as Running Wolf

1987

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

as Santa Climbing in Window (archive footage)

1998

The Tempest

as Overseer

1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

as Vago Wiseguy #3

1997

Walking Thunder

as Blood Coat

2016

Smothered

as Don Shanks

2016

Like Son

as Sheriff Rugger

1983

Il trovatore

as Ferrando

1991

Dream Machine

as Juan Valdez

1999

2000

1983

Sweet Sixteen

as Jason Longshadow

1993

Wind Dancer

as Halfmoon

1989

Tripwire

as Indian Fighter

2005

2019

Resilience and the Lost Gems

as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

1982

1994

Dumb and Dumber

as Waiter #3 (uncredited)

2021

Paranormal Prison

as Mannequin

1982

The Ghost Dance

as Excavation Worker

1996

Unforgivable

as George

Production

2005

Life Is Ruff

as Stunt Coordinator

2000

Primary Suspect

as Stunt Coordinator

2009

Evil Angel

as Stunt Coordinator

1999

Bats

as Stunts

2008

Animals

as Stunt Coordinator

2005

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

as Stunt Coordinator

2007

Saving Sarah Cain

as Stunt Coordinator

2004

Pixel Perfect

as Stunt Coordinator

2004

Going to the Mat

as Stunt Coordinator

2005

Go Figure

as Stunt Coordinator

1994

1982

The Ghost Dance

as Stunt Coordinator

2005

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