Actor, Screenwriter, Stuntman. He was best known for playing the character roles of henchmen, cavalry sergeants, cowboys, cafe brawlers, cavalry lieutenants, cavalry colonels, telegraph workers, lynchers, miners, hoodlums, sheriffs, stage drivers, usually in classic western films and classic western television series, He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Steve Patterson' in the classic western film, "Border Fence" (1951). The film was directed by both H.W. Kier and Norman Sheldon who also wrote the film. It starred Walt Wayne, Lee Morgan, and Mary Nord. It was filmed in the San Antonio, Texas, area by H. W. Kier's regional Gulf Coast Productions and is one of the few Gulf Coast films that managed to be shown outside the Gulf Coast's normal territory of Texas and the southeastern states of the United States. It tells the story of Rancher Steve Patterson who is paroled after taking a rap for his friend-turned-rustler Drago. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of cattle drover 'Jim Quince' in 215 episodes of the classic western television series, "Rawhide," (He also wrote the episode, "Incident At Rojo Canyon," which originally aired on September 30, 1960). The series was created by Charles Marquis Warren, and starred Clint Eastwood, Eric Fleming, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock, Rocky Shahan, Robert Cabal, and Sheb Wooley, who was led by Gil Favor a trail boss who is on a continuous cattle drive. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. He was born one of five children as Donald Edward Ranous in Post Falls, Idaho to Lucius Pembroke Ranous (1872-1930), and his wife Lucy Ann Graves Spurgeon Ranous (1880-1962). Another source claims, he was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Savage of San Antonio, Texas. He was educated locally and during World War II, he served his country in the United States Army. Following his military service, he became a rodeo cowboy and pursued an acting career as an actor and a stuntman in both film and television. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Henchman Steve' in the western film, "Along The Oregon Trail" (1947). The film was directed by R.G. Springsteen, and was written for the screen by Earle Snell and Royal K. Cole, and also starred Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, and Clayton Moore, takes place in the period of the 1840s. Besides, playing the role of 'Henchman Steve' in the "Along The Oregon Trail" (1947), and "Border Fence" (1951), his many other film credits include, "Under Colorado Skies" (1947), "Oklahoma Badlands" (1948), "Desperadoes Of Dodge City" (1948), "Sundown In Santa Fe" (1948), "Frontier Revenge" (1948), "Sheriff Of Wichita" (1949), "Son Of A Badman" (1949), "Shane" (1953), "Drums Across The River" (1954), "Broken Lance" (1954), "Count Three And Pray" (1955), "Reprisal!" (1956), "Naked Gun" (1956), "Cattle Empire" (1958), "Street Of Darkness" (1958), "Frontier Gun" (1958), "Mosby's Marauders" (1967), "Macho Callahan" (1970), and "A Man For Hanging" (1972). Besides, playing the role of cattle drover 'Jim Quince' in 215 episodes of the classic western television series, "Rawhide," his many other television credits include, "Studio 57," "The Adventures Of Kit Carson," "The Gene Autry Show," "Brave Eagle," "The Roy Rogers Show," "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon," "Gunslinger," "The Tall Man," "Maverick," "The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp," "Iron Horse," 'Laredo," "Daniel Boone," "The Magical World Of Disney," "Bonanza," "The Guns Of Will Sonnett," "The Wild Wild West," "Then Came Bronson," "The Hugh Chaparral," and "The Virginian." His last role was playing 'Pete' in the episode entitled, "The Tarnished Badge," of the classic western television series, "Gunsmoke," which originally aired on November 11, 1974, and which also starred James Arness and Milburn Stone. In addition, he also played the roles of 'Driver,' '1st Driver,' 'Stage Driver,' 'Ed Reilly,' 'Drover,' 'Driver #1,' '1st Cowboy,' 'Trail Boss,' 'Lawson,' 'Steve,' and 'Briggs,' in 13 other episodes of the same television series from 1959 to 1970. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. A longtime member of the Screen Actors Guild, he also became a stuntman for eight years. He later moved to the San Fernando Valley and lived in Grants Pass, Oregon, beginning in 1986. He passed away at the Royale Gardens Health Care Facility in Grants Pass, Oregon, on January 4, 1996, at the age of 79. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Grants Pass, Oregon and was married to Sally Jean Durkus Raines (1927-2009), in Santa Barbara, California, on July 31, 1953, together the couple had a son named Michael Raines.