Don Shelton
Actor · Died June 19, 1976, aged 63 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Don Shelton was born on September 20, 1912 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Them! (1954), Red, Hot and Blue (1949) and Mystery Street (1950). He was married to Mary Bear. He died on June 19, 1976 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Biography from TMDB.
- September 20, 1912
- June 19, 1976 (aged 63)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Don Shelton's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Don Shelton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Don Shelton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
High School Hellcats(1958)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Bullwhip(1958)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dragstrip Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Hilda Crane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
A Star Is Born(1954)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Them!(1954)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Command(1954)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Four Star Playhouse(1952)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Submarine Command(1951)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Two Dollar Bettor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Mystery Street(1950)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Red, Hot and Blue(1949)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Alias Nick Beal(1949)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
You Gotta Stay Happy(1948)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 65th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1948 to 1958.
Film career
- 1950Screen debut· Mystery Street
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Don Shelton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 12; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Don Shelton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Don Shelton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Russell S. Hughes shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Russell S. HughesShared titles: The Command (1954), Them! (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Russell S. Hughes
Actors
- James WhitmoreShared titles: The Command (1954), Them! (1954)See all 2 shared titles with James Whitmore
- Joan WeldonShared titles: The Command (1954), Them! (1954)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Weldon
Composers
- Ronald SteinShared titles: High School Hellcats (1958), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Stein
Producers
- James H. NicholsonShared titles: High School Hellcats (1958), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)See all 2 shared titles with James H. Nicholson
- Samuel Z. ArkoffShared titles: High School Hellcats (1958), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Z. Arkoff
- David WeisbartShared titles: The Command (1954), Them! (1954)See all 2 shared titles with David Weisbart
Mixed roles
- Jan EnglundShared titles: High School Hellcats (1958), Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)See all 2 shared titles with Jan Englund