J. Don Ferguson
J. Don Ferguson, sometimes credited as "Don Ferguson", was an American character actor who appeared in feature films and television programs. He was a prominent stage actor in Savannah, Georgia, regional stage theater productions. Ferguson also was an NCAA Basketball Tournament referee for ten years, and this experience led to his being cast in several related acting roles.Filmography
Film
- The Longest Yard as Football Referee
- Gator as Bartender
- The Lincoln Conspiracy as Lt. Luther Baker
- Our Winning Season as Coach Michael Murphy
- Norma Rae as Peter Gallat
- The Prize Fighter as Referee #1
- Little Darlings as Husband
- The Long Riders as Preacher
- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia as Hawkins
- The Loveless as Tarver
- Sharky's Machine as Rally Emcee
- Tennessee Stallion as Fred
- The American Snitch as Sonny Barton
- Tank as Gov. Harold R. Sims, Tennessee
- Kidco as TV Show Announcer
- Maximum Overdrive as Andy
- Running Mates as Robert Adams
- Date with an Angel as Harlan Rafferty
- Final Cut as Sheriff Thompson
- Fast Food as Dean Witler
- The Return of Swamp Thing as Bob
- Freejack as Promoter
- My Cousin Vinny as Guard #1
- The Program as Referee
- Radioland Murders as Johnny Ace, Hard Boiled Dick
- The War as Mine Foreman
- Something to Talk About as Announcer
- Eddie as Game Referee
- Fled as Chairman
- Raney as Thurman Daddy Bell
- I Know What You Did Last Summer as MC
- ' as Mick the Umpire
- Remember the Titans as Executive Director
- The Legend of Bagger Vance as Citizen
- Movievoyeur.com as Sheriff Ames
- ' as Colonel Teague
- Juwanna Mann as UBA Referee
- The Second Chance as Jeremiah Jenkins
Television
- F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles as Man in Speakeasy
- The Greatest Gift as Jim Friedlin
- Summer of My German Soldier as Mr. Jackson
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings as Mr. Donleavy
- Barnaby Jones as Ross Chapman
- When the Circus Came to Town as Andre Probashka
- Murder in Coweta County as Jim Hillin
- Windmills of the Gods as Ian Villers
- Unconquered as Mr. Woods
- Traveling Man as Riker
- In the Heat of the Night as Rev. Winchell / Kevin Riley / Rev. Kenneth Haskell
- Murder in Mississippi
- When Will I Be Loved? as Man at Bar #1
- In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas as James Blasingame
- Nightmare in Columbia County as Bob Smith
- ' as Gun Shop Owner
- I'll Fly Away as Harry Saunders
- Linda as Davis Vernon
- A Kiss to Die For as Harold Graham
- Matlock as Reverend Wesley Masters / Mr. Walters / Mr. Bostwick
- Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story as Wendy Blevins
- From the Earth to the Moon'' as Senator Stephen Young
