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Don Meredith
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asJoseph Don MeredithGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/04/1938Born inMount Vernon, Texas, USADied05/12/2010 (aged 72)Died inSanta FeCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ945081 ↗TMDb#149994 ↗

Joseph Donald Meredith, nicknamed "Dandy Don", was an American football player, sports commentator, and actor. He was a quarterback for nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1960 NFL draft, which took place in November 1959. This draft occurred before the Dallas Cowboys were officially established in January 1960.

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Filmography21 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2006America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSeriesSelf (archive footage)68
2002Three Days of RainMovieJohn Horton64
1997King of the HillSeriesSelf (voice)59
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneMovieClay the Bartender56
1994Monday Night Football: 25th AnniversaryMovieSelf56
1981Terror Among UsMovieSgt. Tom Stockwell43
1979SupertrainSeriesRick Prince41
1979Undercover with the KKKMovieGary Thomas 'Tom' Rowe, Jr.41
1979Express to TerrorMovieRick Prince41
1978The Courage and the PassionMovieCol. Jim Gardner40
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape KidMovieClint Allison40
1977Happy Birthday, Las VegasMovie—39
1976The QuestSeries—38
1976NBC: The First Fifty YearsMovieSelf38
1975Sky Hei$tMovieSergeant Doug Trumbell37
1973Police StorySeries—35
1970McCloudSeries—32
1970Monday Night FootballSeriesSelf - Color Comentator32
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest30
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf24
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf - Co-Host23