After receiving a bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Kentucky in 1961, he moved to New York City where he appeared off-Broadway in the 1962 play "Bring Me Home a Warm Body," which earned him a Theatre World Award for "promising newcomer".
Best remembered by the public for his role as "Sgt. Ed Brown" on "Ironside" (1967).
Daughter Sheila was a private in the United States Army in 2001.
Father Paul Galloway was a contractor; his mother was the former Malee Poe. He also has a brother Paul.
First wife and sometime actress Linda Galloway (nee Robinson), who bore him two daughters, Tracy Galloway and Jennifer Galloway, appeared with Don in a couple of his "Ironside" (1967) episodes in the 1970s. Don has two stepchildren, Sheila and Robert Julian, from his second marriage to Linda Marie, whom he married in 1989 and survives him.
Graduate of the University of Kentucky's Department of Fine Arts.
Moved to Reno about a year before his death. In failing health after suffering a stroke, he resided at the Renown Regional Medical Center there.
Served in the Army from 1955 to 1957 and was stationed in Germany.
Studied with renown acting coach Herbert Berghof in New York City.
Taught acting for a time in Los Angeles.
Tired of the acting grind, he retired from the profession and eventually moved to New Hampsire where, as a Libertarian, he wrote a weekly opinion column for the Union Leader in Manchester for much of 2004.
Was a reserve deputy for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in 1993 for about a year.
Was the international spokesman in about one thousand television commercials (Citibank, Time Magazine, Holiday Inns, Ford, Allegheny Ludlum, Northwestern Mutual Life, etc.) and seventy-five in-house films (Jewelers' Mutual Insurance, Mercedes-Benz, etc.).