Don Shanks

Acting

Don Shanks

Born

1950-02-26 (76)

Place of birth

Piasa, Illinois, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

53 titles

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).

Known for

Great Performances poster
6.1

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Great Performances

1971

The Incredible Hulk poster
7.2

During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.

The Incredible Hulk

1977

Dumb and Dumber poster
6.7

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.

Dumb and Dumber

1994

Grizzly Adams poster
7.0

An innocent fugitive from the law lives in the wilderness with a grizzly bear companion and helps passers-by in the forest.

Grizzly Adams

1977

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers poster
5.3

After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a mental institution since his last attempt to slay her.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

Ride with the Devil poster
6.3

Friends Jake and Jack Bull join up with Civil War guerrilla fighters, yet after the realities of war set in, they must decide what honor truly means.

Ride with the Devil

1999

Film credits

2010s · 6 titles

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! poster
6.7

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

2011

Smothered poster
3.5

Five horror icons ditch an unprofitable autograph signing convention to earn some extra cash haunting an RV park, but find themselves being haunted instead.

Smothered

2016

Resilience and the Lost Gems poster
1.0

Eleven-year-old adventurer, "Rizzy" O' Neal (AKA Resilience), is separated from her family while in pursuit of a mysterious local legend. Using only her training and the gear on her back, Rizzy races against time, the elements and the deadly dangers of the desert to save herself, her family, as well as history.

Resilience and the Lost Gems

2019

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5 poster
8.0

In-depth Scream Factory documentary; one that doesn't sugarcoat any aspect of the production, from its rushed beginnings to the assembling of its cast and crew, its rocky production, and the many difficulties the filmmakers encountered along the way. Interviews with producer Malek Akkad, line producer Rick Nathanson, composer Alan Howarth and actors Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wedny Kaplan, Jeffrey Landman, Jonathan Chapin, Frankie Como, Tamara Glynn, Matthew Walker and Don Shanks (the fifth film's Michael Myers) are included. - blu-ray.com

Dead Man's Party: The Making of Halloween 5

2013

Like Son poster
NR

A local Sheriff decides to right the wrongs in the small town prior to his demise, unbeknownst to him, the Deputy, his son is hot on his heels in pursuit and alerts the Attorney General, who happens to turn a blind eye to the Sheriff.

Like Son

2016

4: GO poster
5.0

On the eve before Halloween, four escaped murderers head to the woods with a hostage they didn't count on. With an inept posse searching in the wrong area they will be lucky if they live through the weekend.

4: GO

2017

2000s · 7 titles

The Crow: Salvation poster
5.5

Alex Corvis, a man wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, returns from the dead and sets out to find the real killer.

The Crow: Salvation

2000

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer poster
4.1

Several teenagers in a small-town in Colorado concoct a July 4th prank based on a frightening legend that goes awry when their friend ends up accidentally killed; however, the teens agree to keep their involvement a secret from the authorities, who continue to search for the man who apparently killed their friend. A year later, with the July 4th celebration coming up again, the teenagers realize that they're being stalked by someone who clearly intends on keeping the horrible legend alive by killing them off.

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

2006

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary poster
4.9

On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

2005

The Last Sin Eater poster
5.6

In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.

The Last Sin Eater

2007

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror poster
6.8

Follow the evolution of the 'Halloween' movies over the past twenty-five years. It examines why the films are so popular and revisits many of the original locations used in the films - seeing the effects on the local community. For the first time, cast, crew, critics and fans join together in the ultimate 'Halloween' retrospective.

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

2006

Primary Suspect poster
4.8

On a personal mission to destroy his wife killer, a Denver cop (William Baldwin) joins a rogue operation that goes bad, finds himself under suspicion of murder yet still manages to restart his life.

Primary Suspect

2000

No artwork available
5.0

A family martial arts film in which Native American Ute traditions come face-to-face with their ancestor's Asian traditions. When Jung Lee shows up on the Ute reservation, he seems out of place. A teacher of the martial arts far from his own home and culture, he hopes to escape the disappointments of his past and the responsibilities of the future. But Jung soon discovers that a man's destiny follows him, wherever he goes. He befriends the Ute boy, John and the two must now face their mutual destiny to save the tribe from evil poachers on the reservation.

Little Bear and the Master

2008

1990s · 18 titles

Dumb and Dumber poster
6.7

Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, loses an important suitcase with money before she leaves for Aspen, the two friends (who have found the suitcase) decide to return it to her. After some "adventures" they finally get to Aspen where, using the lost money they live it up and fight for Mary's heart.

Dumb and Dumber

1994

Ride with the Devil poster
6.3

Friends Jake and Jack Bull join up with Civil War guerrilla fighters, yet after the realities of war set in, they must decide what honor truly means.

Ride with the Devil

1999

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up poster
5.2

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure.

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995

The Indian Runner poster
6.5

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.

The Indian Runner

1991

Legion of Fire: Killer Ants poster
4.1

When a hive of deadly killer ants attack a town in Alaska, a small group races to survive and to find a way to stop the ruthless ants.

Legion of Fire: Killer Ants

1998

Made Men poster
5.3

A man and a woman are on the run from gangsters whom he has stolen $12.5 million. When the gangsters show up, he takes them supposedly to where the money is hidden but instead leads them into a trap at a backwoods crystal-meth factory. The gangsters and the drug dealers start a shoot-out for unknown reasons and both go gunning for Belushi. Meanwhile an unscrupulous cop is secretly having an affair with the girl friend and planning to make off with the money.

Made Men

1999

Truth or Consequences, N.M. poster
6.1

Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap for Vago.) Lembecke thinks Vago owes him big time so, when his former boss gets him a measly job in a warehouse, he decides on revenge and plans to steal a million dollars worth of drugs from him.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997

Last Resort poster
6.4

Nine young men and women, deemed unmanageable by both anguished parents and a society grown weary of drug users, gang members and thieves, are given one last chance to save their lives. Some make it, some don't.

Last Resort

1996

The Tempest poster
6.2

An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.

The Tempest

1998

Heaven Sent poster
4.9

Eddie, a fourteen-year-old juvenile delinquent of sorts, collides with a car during a petty theft and dies in the hospital. Due to some confusion in heaven, however, he is given three days to clean up his life with the help of a beginner angel - and save his mom.

Heaven Sent

1994

The Legend of Wolf Mountain poster
4.9

Three children are kidnapped and taken to the forest by escaped convicts. There they escape but are pursued by the convicts. Forest rangers and police set out to rescue them.

The Legend of Wolf Mountain

1992

Unforgivable poster
7.1

Paul Hegstrom is a so-called family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children through emotional torture. After leaving his family and almost killing his new girlfriend in one of his rages, Paul is ordered to either seek professional help through an innovative therapy program or go to jail.

Unforgivable

1996

Walking Thunder poster
6.5

In the 1850's, a young boy and his family on their way West become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "Walking Thunder," the boy learns to become a man, and his family's survival is secured.

Walking Thunder

1995

Wind Dancer poster
7.0

When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.

Wind Dancer

1993

Dream Machine poster
4.9

As a reward from a jilted millionairess, Davis is given the $100,000 Porsche of the unfaithful husband. Unknown to Davis and the wife, the body of the husband is in the Porsche. The killer tries in vain to recover the body before it is discovered.

Dream Machine

1991

The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain poster
6.3

ButterCreamer Eldon finds part of an ancient map and becomes intrigued with the search for hidden treasure. Unaware that danger lurks in the shadows, Eldon talks the other ButterCreamers into helping hunt for conquistador gold was a way to help their ailing and needy friend, Mr. Graff. But Eldon almost lets his secret wish for fame disrupt those plans. The Young man must discover something more precious than gold - that being a true hero is often nothing more than caring enough to help someone in need and preserving until that need is met.

The Buttercream Gang in: Secret of Treasure Mountain

1993

Spirit of the Eagle poster
6.2

A frontier mapmaker, apart from his son for one year, renews his bond with him and then heads into the deep woods to make maps together. But when his son is kidnapped, his new mission is to find him and exact revenge on those who took him and sold him to an Indian tribe.

Spirit of the Eagle

1991

The Shape poster
8.0

A murder is shown in three different points of view in La Plata.

The Shape

1999

1980s · 12 titles

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers poster
5.3

After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a mental institution since his last attempt to slay her.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

Revenge of the Ninja poster
6.4

A peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.

Revenge of the Ninja

1983

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 poster
4.4

Ricky is released from a mental hospital, taking with him the memory of his brother Billy's death and embarking on a journey of relentless revenge.

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

1987

Sweet Sixteen poster
4.8

A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.

Sweet Sixteen

1982

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills poster
6.6

Two young survivors of a wagon-train massacre battle horse thieves as they take a prize stallion through Utah.

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

1986

Stranger on My Land poster
5.2

A Vietnam veteran has to fight peacefully with words once more when the Air Force wants to expropriate his ranch for the construction of an air base.

Stranger on My Land

1988

Tripwire poster
6.0

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world domination is Jack DeForest. During the battle between good and evil the hero DeForest accidentally kills the son of the Szabo. Seeking revenge Szabo locates DeForest’s family, murders his wife and kidnaps their teenage son thereby turning their fight it into a personal vendetta. So, DeForest must fight not only to save the world, but for his only remaining family.

Tripwire

1989

Legend of the Wild poster
6.0

Patchwork movie edited from episodes from the TV series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977).

Legend of the Wild

1981

The Ghost Dance poster
4.9

The spirit of a long-dead warrior possesses the body of an Indian medicine man and turns him into a homicidal maniac.

The Ghost Dance

1982

The Case of the Missing Time Capsule poster
NR

As the town approaches its 100th birthday Encyclopedia Brown and Sally must recover the town's stolen time capsule.

The Case of the Missing Time Capsule

1989

The Rogue & Grizzly poster
NR

A 19th-century New Englander becomes a mountain man friendly with an Indian and a bear.

The Rogue & Grizzly

1982

Il trovatore poster
10.0

Elijah Moshinsky's production of Verdi's "Il trovatore", filmed live at the Australian Opera in 1983. Joan Sutherland stars as Leonora, with Kenneth Collins as Manrico, Jonathan Summers as Count di Luna, and Lauris Elms as Azucena. Richard Bonynge conducts the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra.

Il trovatore

1983

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits