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Donald Douglas

Known for acting · Born 24 August 1905 · Died 31 December 1945 · aged 40 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

93 credits

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.

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Known for

Gilda

1946

The Great Gabbo

1929

I Love You Again

1940

Murder, My Sweet

1944

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Don't Talk

1942

Tomorrow's Children

1934

Club Havana

1945

Dead Men Tell

1941

The More the Merrier

1943

Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

Tokyo Rose

1946

Acting (93)

1984Mr. Palfrey of WestminsterBunny KingstonSeries
1971BudgieTony PringleSeries
1967ITV PlayhouseJohn RobertsSeries
1963Petticoat JunctionMr. WilsonSeries
1963MoonstrikeFlight Lieutenant Bill Crawford · 4 episodesSeries
1946GildaThomas LangfordFilm
1946The Truth About MurderPaul MarvinFilm
1946Tokyo RoseTimothy O'BrienFilm
1945Tarzan and the AmazonsAndresFilm
1945A Royal ScandalVariatinsky (uncredited)Film
1945The Strange Mr. GregoryJohn RandallFilm
1945Club HavanaJohnny Norton (as Don Douglas)Film
1945Grissly's MillionsEllison HayesFilm
1944Murder, My SweetPolice Lt. RandallFilm
1944Tall in the SaddleHaroldayFilm
1944The Falcon Out WestAttorney Steven HaydenFilm
1944Show BusinessCharlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)Film
1944Heavenly DaysDr. George GallupFilm
1943The More the MerrierFBI Agent HardingFilm
1943Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander (uncredited)Film
1943Behind the Rising SunO'HaraFilm
1943Appointment in BerlinBill Banning (uncredited)Film
1943WintertimeJay Rogers (uncredited)Film
1943He's My GuyKirk (as Don Douglas)Film
1942Tales of ManhattanHendersonFilm
1942Don't TalkFBI Agent Jack SampsonFilm
1942On the Sunny SideMr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)Film
1942Little Tokyo, U.S.A.HendricksFilm
1942Juke Box JennyRoger WadsworthFilm
1941Sergeant YorkCaptain Tillman (uncredited)Film
1941Hold Back the DawnJoe (uncredited)Film
1941Cheers for Miss BishopDelbert ThompsonFilm
1941Dead Men TellJed ThomassonFilm
1941Sleepers WestFilm
1941Whistling in the DarkDeputy Commissioner O'NeillFilm
1941The Get-AwayJames 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)Film
1941A Shot in the DarkRoger ArmstrongFilm
1941The Night of January 16thAttorney PolkFilm
1941Mercy IslandClay FosterFilm
1941The Great SwindleBill FarrowFilm
1941Murder Among FriendsJoe EllisFilm
1941Melody LaneJ. Roy ThomasFilm
1941The Pittsburgh Kid(uncredited)Film
1940I Love You AgainHerbertFilm
1940Edison, the ManJordanFilm
1940Charlie Chan in PanamaCaptain LewisFilm
1940Island of Doomed MenDepartment of Justice OfficialFilm
1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseMr. Grayson (uncredited)Film
1940Calling Philo VancePhilip WredeFilm
1940Flight Command1st Duty OfficerFilm
1940Gallant SonsHackberryFilm
1940A Fugitive from JusticeLee LeslieFilm
1940Deadwood DickDick Stanley, aka Deadwood DickFilm
1939Jesse JamesInfantry Captain (uncredited)Film
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandShip's Officer - Fight RefereeFilm
1939Pacific LinerShip's Officer (uncredited)Film
1939Fast and LooseForbesFilm
1939Stronger Than DesireMack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)Film
1939The Mysterious Miss XClarence FredericksFilm
1939Second FiddleFilm DirectorFilm
1939Wings of the NavyOfficer of the DayFilm
1939Within the LawInspector BurkeFilm
1939SabotageJoe GraysonFilm
1939On Dress ParadeCol. Wm. DuncanFilm
1939Smashing the Money RingGordon (uncredited)Film
1939The Zero HourStewart BrewsterFilm
1939The House of FearJohn WoodfordFilm
1939Fugitive at LargeStevensFilm
1939Forgotten VictoryMark CarletonFilm
1938Fast CompanyLt. James FlannerFilm
1938Judge Hardy's ChildrenJ.J. Harper (uncredited)Film
1938ConvictedDistrict AttorneyFilm
1938The Crowd RoarsMurrayFilm
1938Special InspectorWilliamsFilm
1938Come AcrossSpecial Agent ThomasFilm
1938Smashing the RacketsHarry SpauldingFilm
1938The Spider's WebJenkinsFilm
1938Law of the TexanChet HackettFilm
1937Navy Blue and GoldLt. North (uncredited)Film
1937Madame XMr. EdisonFilm
1937The Women Men MarryAuctioneer McVey (uncredited)Film
1937Headin' EastEric WardFilm
1935The Love DepartmentGooper Goopalowski (uncredited)Film
1935SequoiaForest Ranger (uncredited)Film
1934Men in WhiteMacFilm
1934Tomorrow's ChildrenDr. BrooksFilm
1934Lazy RiverOfficerFilm
1934A Woman's ManWalter Payson - Horseback RiderFilm
1933He Couldn't Take ItOakleyFilm
1932Life BeginsMedical Student (uncredited)Film
1932Murder in the PullmanVincent LynchFilm
1929The Great GabboFrankFilm
1929Tonight at TwelveTom StoddardFilm