J. Don Ferguson: J. Don Ferguson. Actor: Maximum Overdrive. J. Don Ferguson was born on 21 November 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Maximum Overdrive (1986), Fast Food (1989) and My Cousin Vinny (1992). He was married to Gwendolyn Agnes Hebert . He died on 1 October 2008 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.