Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 01, 1922
Died
Apr 23, 2008
Place of Birth
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Credits
1 titles
Don Gillis
Biography
Donald A. Gillis was a Canadian-born sportscaster who was sports director of Boston's Channel 5 (WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV) from 1962 through 1983. Gillis pioneered the 11 p.m. sports report in Boston, becoming the dean of the city's sports anchors. Famed for calling the 1968 Harvard versus Yale football game.
