Donald Leifert

Donald L. Leifert Jr. (February 27, 1951 – October 23, 2010)^[1][2] was an American actor, author, and film historian.^[3] Leifert worked with cult director Don Dohler on science fiction/horror films including The Galaxy Invader, Nightbeast, and The Alien Factor.^[4] A veteran of the Vietnam War,^[5] Leifert was an English and theatre teacher at Towson High School in Baltimore, Maryland,^[6][7] and authored the biography Riggie: A Journey from 5th Street.^[8]

Filmography

• The Alien Factor, Ben Zachary (1978)
• Fiend, Eric Longfellow (1980)
• Nightbeast, Drago (1982)
• The Galaxy Invader, Frank Custor (1985)
• Crawler, Zachary (2004)

References

1. "Memorial page". Retrieved October 26, 2010.
2. "Baltimore Sun obituary". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
3. Soister, John T.; Wioskowski, JoAnna (1999). Claude Rains: a comprehensive illustrated reference to his work in film, stage, radio, television and recordings. McFarland. p. x. ISBN 0-7864-0726-3.
4. "Fast, Cheap, and Out of this World". Baltimore City Paper. April 23, 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
5. "Towson High students to attend special theatrical event in observance of Veterans Day". Baltimore County Public Schools. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
6. "Towson High proud to have its own star in Phelps". The Baltimore Sun. March 31, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
7. "Towson High Students, Faculty Remember Beloved Teacher". Patch. October 26, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
8. "Centenarian's 'interesting life' chronicled". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

External links

• Donald Leifert at the Internet Movie Database
• Baltimore horror mavens: LaMartina, the late Don Leifert The Baltimore Sun