Portrait of Don Shanks

Acting

Don Shanks

Career

Active from 1974 to 2021, with a break from 1994 to 2005, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grizzly Adams
Grizzly Adams
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 75 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don Shanks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.9, average 3.3
  • Politics
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    105
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title ยท average score 21
    Paranormal Prison
    Paranormal Prison (2021)
    GoodWatch score 21

    as Mannequin

    2010s

    13 titles ยท average score 48
    Resilience and the Lost Gems
    Resilience and the Lost Gems (2019)

    as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

    Small Town Crime
    Small Town Crime (2018)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Stunt Coordinator

    4: GO
    4: GO (2017)

    as Warden Bishop

    Smothered
    Smothered (2016)
    GoodWatch score 36

    as Don Shanks

    Wild Horses
    Wild Horses (2015)
    GoodWatch score 35

    Stunt Coordinator

    Nightlight
    Nightlight (2015)
    GoodWatch score 29

    Stunt Coordinator

    Haunt
    Haunt (2014)
    GoodWatch score 40

    Stunt Coordinator

    Vamp U
    Vamp U (2013)
    GoodWatch score 36

    Stunts

    Dear Dumb Diary
    Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Stunt Coordinator

    3 of a Kind
    3 of a Kind (2012)
    GoodWatch score 45

    Stunt Coordinator

    Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
    Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Defeated Player (uncredited)

    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
    Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Stunt Coordinator, Thanks

    2000s

    42 titles ยท average score 50
    High School Musical 3: Senior Year
    High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Stunt Coordinator

    Minutemen
    Minutemen (2008)
    GoodWatch score 60

    Stunt Coordinator

    Planet Terror
    Planet Terror (2007)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Stunts

    High School Musical 2
    High School Musical 2 (2007)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Stunt Coordinator

    Grindhouse
    Grindhouse (2007)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Stunts

    I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
    I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
    GoodWatch score 14

    as The Fisherman

    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
    GoodWatch score 53

    Stunt Coordinator

    Sky High
    Sky High (2005)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Stunts

    The World's Fastest Indian
    The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Utility Stunts

    Go Figure
    Go Figure (2005)
    GoodWatch score 57

    Stunt Coordinator

    The Polar Express
    The Polar Express (2004)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Stunts

    Halloweentown High
    Halloweentown High (2004)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Stunt Coordinator

    1990s

    26 titles ยท average score 50
    Bats
    Bats (1999)
    GoodWatch score 29

    Stunts

    Ride with the Devil
    Ride with the Devil (1999)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as George

    McHale's Navy
    McHale's Navy (1997)
    GoodWatch score 27

    Stunts

    3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
    3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
    GoodWatch score 43

    as Charlie

    Dumb and Dumber
    Dumb and Dumber (1994)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Waiter #3 (uncredited)

    Wind Dancer
    Wind Dancer (1993)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Halfmoon

    The Legend of Wolf Mountain
    The Legend of Wolf Mountain (1992)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Simcoe (uncredited)

    The Secret of Lost Creek
    The Secret of Lost Creek (1991)

    TV show ยท as Charlie Little Elk

    Spirit of the Eagle
    Spirit of the Eagle (1991)
    GoodWatch score 58

    as Running Wolf

    The Indian Runner
    The Indian Runner (1991)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Young Indian Runner

    Ski Patrol
    Ski Patrol (1990)
    GoodWatch score 26

    Stunts

    El Diablo
    El Diablo (1990)
    GoodWatch score 56

    Stunts

    1980s

    15 titles ยท average score 42
    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
    Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
    GoodWatch score 32

    as Michael Myers

    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
    Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
    GoodWatch score 33

    as Santa Climbing in Window (archive footage)

    Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
    Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986)

    as Ashawakie

    The Annihilators
    The Annihilators (1985)
    GoodWatch score 47

    Visual Effects Coordinator

    Silent Night, Deadly Night
    Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
    GoodWatch score 48

    Stunts

    Ninja III: The Domination
    Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
    GoodWatch score 43

    Stunts

    In Search of a Golden Sky
    In Search of a Golden Sky (1984)

    Stunts

    Revenge of the Ninja
    Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
    GoodWatch score 40

    as Chief

    Il trovatore
    Il trovatore (1983)

    as Ferrando

    Sweet Sixteen
    Sweet Sixteen (1982)
    GoodWatch score 39

    as Jason Longshadow

    The Rogue & Grizzly
    The Rogue & Grizzly (1982)

    as Tonora

    The Ghost Dance
    The Ghost Dance (1982)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Excavation Worker

    1970s

    8 titles ยท average score 65
    Grizzly Adams
    Grizzly Adams (1977)
    GoodWatch score 72

    TV show ยท as Nakoma

    The Incredible Hulk
    The Incredible Hulk (1977)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show ยท as Little Jim

    Last of the Mohicans
    Last of the Mohicans (1977)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Uncas

    The Adventures of Frontier Fremont
    The Adventures of Frontier Fremont (1976)

    as Indian

    In Search of Noah's Ark
    In Search of Noah's Ark (1976)
    GoodWatch score 43

    Makeup Artist, Wardrobe Assistant

    Guardian of the Wilderness
    Guardian of the Wilderness (1976)

    as Teneiya

    The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
    The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Nakoma

    Great Performances
    Great Performances (1971)
    GoodWatch score 70

    TV show ยท as Don Magnifico