He also attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana (another Quaker school) and trained as an actor at The Drama Studio in London, England.

[citation needed] Wildman was originally a stage actor in several production the best known of which was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.

[10] He is currently, as of late 2023, hosting Mysteries of the Unknown, which airs new episodes (as of December 2023[update]) every Monday night at 8 p.m., on the Travel Channel.

He interviews experts and authors on such topics as the Battle of Midway, Presidential assassinations, the Oregon Trail, and Ellis Island.

According to an article published by travel channel, "Don Wildman is fast becoming one [of] the most recognizable faces in documentary television.