Don Draper (Jon Hamm) has many admirable qualities in Mad Men, but he's also done reprehensible things, and these are the five instances where I was most disappointed by Don.

Peggy and Don's non-romantic dynamic is established right from Mad Men season 1. Despite having many affairs, Draper reminds his protege, Peggy, “I’m your boss, not your boyfriend.” ...

Spoiler alert: Get a full recap of what happened to Don Draper and his cohorts. — -- SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information about the "Mad Men" series finale, "Person to Person ...

We have now left Don Draper in a state ripe for rehab — both literally and figuratively. Airing Sunday night, the season finale of "Mad Men" found its troubled hero reeling from one bender ...

It’s remarkable to watch Jon Hamm, a decade after the finale of Mad Men aired on May 17, 2015, navigate the treacherous waters of Post-Iconic-Role Syndrome that other actors have drowned in ...

Jon Hamm as Don Draper Doug Hyun/AMC ; Neilson Barnard/Getty Jon Hamm in 'Mad Men' ; Jon Hamm attends the 2025 Sundance Film Festival Gala Fundraiser on Jan. 24, 2025, in Park City, Utah.

But perhaps most telling is that Don Draper's name is actually Dick Whitman, a Korean war deserter who switched Lt. Donald H. Draper’s dog tags with his own and created a new life for himself.

It's a perfect role for Hamm, who carries with him our memories of Don Draper 's dark-souled charisma, then takes this sort of character in a new direction — funnier, sadder and more sympathetic.