Don Calfa

Donald George Don Calfa is an American film and television character actor whose credits span overyears, playing both comedic and dramatic roles. Although Calfa has appeared in many highprofile films and television series, he is perhaps best known for his role as mortician Ernie Kaltenbrunner in the 1985 cult horrorcomedy The Return of the Living Dead.

Calfa was born on December 3, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Ozone Park, Queens and later West Hempstead, Long Island. According to his official biography, Calfa was originally interested in pursuing a career in the fine arts, but diverted his interest to acting after seeing Rebel Without a Cause. He promptly dropped out of high school to join a theater workshop , eventually joining both the Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Before transitioning to film, Calfa worked heavily in theater, appearing in many OffOffBroadway productions and having performed on Broadway in 1965 in Mating Dance and in 1971 in Lenny.

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