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. More recent credits include the film Man’s Best Friend, where Don plays defense attorney Ian Tapper. It premiered on Amazon Prime early in 2020. He also stars in the film Lost Heart which was just released on Amazon in December of 2020.
In 2021 so far, Don has appeared in four films - When George Got Murdered, ParallaxTale, Lifetime’s: Holiday In Sante Fe, and County Line: No Fear. Other recent credits include a recurring role on the hit TV show – Glee, as well as starring roles in the indie films – Cult Cartel, The Yankles, Campin Buddies, and Follow.
Most’s other feature film credits include ED TV, directed by Ron Howard; Crazy Mama, directed by Jonathan Demme, and The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich.
In recent television, Don shot the TV Pilot: Puckheads. Another pilot - “Harvest Time” in which he stars opposite Anson Williams, just premiered on YouTube, as well as “Old Buddies” starring opposite Robert Wuhl and Gail O’Grady as part of the new web series “Viral Vignettes”.
Other guest starring roles include Men Of A Certain Age, 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 now 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 area, Don has recently gone back to his first love – singing. Don has 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 and The Cutting Room in NYC, Catalina’s Jazz Club in Hollywood, CA, and Vibratto’s and Vitello’s Jazz Club, in Los Angeles to great acclaim.
Don also has a CD out: “D Most Mostly Swinging”. It features an outstanding 17 piece band comprised of some of the top jazz/studio players in Los Angeles. He is currently working on a new CD with Nashville based producer, Tony Mantor. It will feature some jazz standards in a contemporary jazz setting, along with some classics from the 60’s and 70’s.