Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Douglas (24 August 1905 – 31 December 1945) was a Scottish actor in films and on radio. Douglas appeared in over 100 films from the late 1920s to the 1940s including The Great Gabbo (1929), Life Begins (1932), Men in White (1934), Madame X (1937), Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942), Tall in the Saddle (1944), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Show Business (1944) and Gilda (1946). Douglas was a one-man cast on The Black Castle. He played all roles in each episode and was the announcer. A review of The Black Castle in the trade publication Billboard complimented Douglas's handling of multiple roles in the drama. Bob Francis wrote: "Except for the fact that he is inclined to ham the wizard, making the role often seem more silly than awesome, Douglas puts on a good 15 minutes. His vocal changes are sharp and clear, and his characterizations come over effectively." He also had the title role in John Steele, Adventurer and played Chief Jake Workley in Scattergood Baines. He was also a member of the cast of Kelly's Courthouse. Douglas died on 31 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, aged 40, after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-08-24 (119 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Acting

1984

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster as Bunny Kingston

1971

Budgie as Tony Pringle

1963

Petticoat Junction as Mr. Wilson

1963

Moonstrike as Flight Lieutenant Bill Crawford

1946

Gilda as Thomas Langford

1946

Tokyo Rose as Timothy O'Brien

1946

The Truth About Murder as Paul Marvin

1945

Tarzan and the Amazons as Andres

1945

A Royal Scandal as Variatinsky (uncredited)

1945

Club Havana as Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)

1945

Grissly's Millions as Ellison Hayes

1945

The Strange Mr. Gregory as John Randall

1944

Tall in the Saddle as Harolday

1944

Murder, My Sweet as Police Lt. Randall

1944

Heavenly Days as Dr. George Gallup

1944

The Falcon Out West as Attorney Steven Hayden

1944

Show Business as Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)

1943

Action in the North Atlantic as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

1943

Wintertime as Jay Rogers (uncredited)

1943

The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Harding

1943

Behind the Rising Sun as O'Hara

1943

Appointment in Berlin as Bill Banning (uncredited)

1943

He's My Guy as Kirk (as Don Douglas)

1942

Tales of Manhattan as 'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)

1942

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. as Hendricks

1942

On the Sunny Side as Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)

1942

Don't Talk as FBI Agent Jack Sampson

1941

Sergeant York as Captain Tillman (uncredited)

1941

Hold Back the Dawn as Joe (uncredited)

1941

Cheers for Miss Bishop as Delbert Thompson

1941

Melody Lane as J. Roy Thomas

1941

Sleepers West as Not available

1941

Dead Men Tell as Jed Thomasson

1941

The Get-Away as James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)

1941

The Night of January 16th as Attorney Polk

1941

The Pittsburgh Kid as (uncredited)

1941

Mercy Island as Clay Foster

1941

A Shot in the Dark as Roger Armstrong

1941

Whistling in the Dark as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill

1941

The Great Swindle as Bill Farrow

1941

Murder Among Friends as Joe Ellis

1940

Island of Doomed Men as Department of Justice Official

1940

Charlie Chan in Panama as Captain Lewis

1940

I Love You Again as Herbert

1940

Flight Command as 1st Duty Officer

1940

Calling Philo Vance as Philip Wrede

1940

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)

1940

Edison, the Man as Jordan

1940

Gallant Sons as Hackberry

1940

Deadwood Dick as Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick

1940

A Fugitive from Justice as Lee Leslie

1939

Jesse James as Infantry Captain (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Ship's Officer - Fight Referee

1939

Wings of the Navy as Officer of the Day

1939

Smashing the Money Ring as Gordon (uncredited)

1939

Second Fiddle as Film Director

1939

Sabotage as Joe Grayson

1939

The Mysterious Miss X as Clarence Fredericks

1939

The Zero Hour as Stewart Brewster

1939

Within the Law as Inspector Burke

1939

On Dress Parade as Col. Wm. Duncan

1939

Fugitive at Large as Stevens

1939

The House of Fear as John Woodford

1939

Stronger Than Desire as Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)

1939

Pacific Liner as Ship's Officer (uncredited)

1939

Fast and Loose as Forbes

1939

Forgotten Victory as Mark Carleton

1938

The Crowd Roars as Murray

1938

Special Inspector as Williams

1938

Smashing the Rackets as Harry Spaulding

1938

Fast Company as Lt. James Flanner

1938

Law of the Texan as Chet Hackett

1938

Come Across as Special Agent Thomas

1938

Judge Hardy's Children as J.J. Harper (uncredited)

1938

The Spider's Web as Jenkins

1938

Convicted as District Attorney

1937

Madame X as Mr. Edison

1937

Headin' East as Eric Ward

1937

Navy Blue and Gold as Lt. North (uncredited)

1937

The Women Men Marry as Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)

1935

Sequoia as Forest Ranger (uncredited)

1935

The Love Department as Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)

1934

Men in White as Mac

1934

Lazy River as Officer

1934

Tomorrow's Children as Dr. Brooks

1934

A Woman's Man as Walter Payson - Horseback Rider

1933

He Couldn't Take It as Oakley

1932

Life Begins as Medical Student (uncredited)

1932

Murder in the Pullman as Vincent Lynch

1929

The Great Gabbo as Frank

1929

Tonight at Twelve as Tom Stoddard