J. Don Ferguson Biography

Filmography

• The Longest Yard as Football Referee (uncredited) (1974)
• The Lincoln Conspiracy as Lt. Luther Baker (1977)
• Our Winning Season as Coach Michael Murphy (1978)
• Norma Rae as Peter Gallat (1979)
• The Prize Fighter as Referee #1 (1979)
• Little Darlings as Husband (1980)
• The Long Riders as Preacher (1980)
• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia as Hawkins (1981)
• Sharky's Machine as Rally Emcee (1981)
• Tennessee Stallion as Fred (1982)
• The Loveless as Tarver (1982)
• Tank as Gov. Harold R. Sims, Tennessee (1984)
• Running Mates (1985)
• Maximum Overdrive as Andy (1986)
• Date with an Angel as Harlan Rafferty (1987)
• Final Cut as Sheriff Thompson (1988)
• Fast Food as Dean Witler (1989)
• The Return of Swamp Thing as Bob (1989)
• Freejack as Promoter (1992)
• My Cousin Vinny as Guard #1 (1992)
• The Program as Referee (1993)
• Radioland Murders as Johnny Ace, Hard Boiled Dick (as Don Ferguson) (1994)
• The War as Mine Foreman (1994)
• Something to Talk About as Announcer (1995)
• Eddie as Game Referee (1996)
• Fled as Chairman (1996)
• Raney as Thurman Daddy Bell (1997)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer as Emcee (1997)
• Major League: Back to the Minors as Mick the Umpire (1998)
• Movievoyeur.com as Sheriff Ames (2000)
• Remember the Titans as Executive Director (2000)
• The Legend of Bagger Vance as Citizen (2000)
• The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option as Colonel Teague (2001)
• Juwanna Mann as UBA Referee (2002)
• The Second Chance as Jeremiah Jenkins (2006)

Television

• "From the Earth to the Moon" (1 episode, 1998) -Senator Stephen Young
• Apollo One (1998) TV episode -Senator Stephen Young
• Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)(TV) -Wendy Blevins
• "Matlock" (3 episodes, 1993"1994) .... Mr. Bostwick / ...
• The Tabloid (1994) TV episode -Reverend Wesley Masters
• The Idol (1994) TV episode -Mr. Walters
• The Divorce (1993) TV episode -Mr. Bostwick
• In the Heat of the Night" (3 episodes, 1989"1993) -Kevin Riley / ...
• A Correct Settling (1993) TV episode -Rev. Winchell
• By Means Most Foul (1992) TV episode -Kevin Riley
• Tear Down the Walls (1989) TV episode -Rev. Kenneth Haskell
• "I'll Fly Away" (1 episode, 1993) -Harry Saunders
• Realpolitik (1993) TV episode -Harry Saunders
• In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)(TV) -Gun Shop Owner
• A Kiss to Die For (1993)(TV) -Harold Graham
• Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)(TV) -Bob Smith
• In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)(TV) -James Blasingame
• When Will I Be Loved? (1990)(TV) -Man at Bar #1
• Murder in Mississippi (1990)(TV) -
• Traveling Man (1989)(TV) -Riker
• Unconquered (1989) (TV) -Mr. Woods
• Windmills of the Gods (1988)(TV) -Ian Villers
• Murder in Coweta County (1983)(TV) -Jim Hillin
• Kidco (1984) -TV Show Announcer
• Murder in Coweta County (1983)(TV) -Jim Hillin
• When the Circus Came to Town (1981)(TV) -Andre Probashka
• "Barnaby Jones" (1 episode, 1980) -Ross Chapman
• Death Is the Punchline (1980) TV episode -Ross Chapman
• Linda (1993)(TV) -Davis Vernon
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)(TV) -Mr. Donleavy
• Summer of My German Soldier (1978)(TV) -Mr. Jackson
• The Greatest Gift (1974)(TV) -Jim Friedlin
• F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974)(TV) -Man in Speakeasy