Don Most is probably best known for his co-starring role as Ralph in the long running television series Happy Days”. During this time, he worked with such emerging talents as Ron Howard and Garry Marshall.
Recently, Don appeared in the film Far Haven, a Western, which premiered on Amazon Prime and Apple TV in January 2025; and County Line: No Fear, which premiered on Amazon Prime in 2024. Other recent films include Man!s Best Friend, where Don plays defense attorney Ian Tapper; a starringrole as Pastor Milo Williams, in the film Lost Heart; and his latest is Harsen’s Island Revenge, based on a true story during prohibition. Don plays the head of a murderous and feared mob called The Purple Gang.
Other films include – When George Got Murdered, Lifetime’s: Holiday In Sante Fe, Cult Cartel, The Yankles, Chez Upshaw, Campin’ Buddies and Follow. Most’s past notable film credits include ED TV, directed by Ron Howard; Crazy Mama, directed by Jonathan Demme, and The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich. In Televison, Don recently starred opposite Robert Wuhl in Old Buddies, and opposite Gail O’Grady in Scramble as part of a new web series. Other TV credits include a recurring role in Glee, guest starring roles in: Men Of A Certain Age, The Odd Couple, Star Trek:Voyager, Yes, Dear, The Crow, Sabrina, Sliders, Century City, Dark Skies, and The Family Guy.
Following in the footsteps of some of his peers, Don has directed three feature films. His first,“The Last Best Sunday”, had its World Premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival, and was a feature film winner at the Telluride IndieFest. “Moola”, starring William Mapother, Shailene Woodley, Treat Williams, Daniel Baldwin, and Curtis Armstrong, premiered at The Newport Beach Film Festival, where it earned Most The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award. Don also directed Harley”s Hill, his first family film, which was recently seen on Showtime, Starz and Encore.
In another arena, Don has recently gone back to his first love – singing. Don always loved the standards/swing/big band style of music, and has mounted his show – D Most Mostly Swinging. He has performed it at 54 Below, The Iridium Jazz Club, and The Cutting Room in NYC; Catalina”s Jazz Club in Hollywood, and Vibratto”s Jazz Club, in Los Angeles to great acclaim. Here is the review he got from The Hollywood Times”: http://thehollywood- times.net/2014/07/26/donny-sings- swings-is-hotter- than-july/
Don also has two CD’s out: D Most Mostly Swinging, features an outstanding 17 piece bandcomprised of some of the top jazz/studio players in LA. He also just released New York High, with Nashville based producer, Tony Mantor. It features some standards in a contemporary jazz setting, along with some classics from the 60″s and 70”s.