Donald Douglas
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
Credits
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Mr. Wilson
- 1946 · Gilda as Thomas Langford
- 1946 · The Truth About Murder as Paul Marvin
- 1946 · Tokyo Rose as Timothy O'Brien
- 1945 · Club Havana as Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
- 1945 · Tarzan and the Amazons as Andres
- 1945 · A Royal Scandal as Variatinsky (uncredited)
- 1945 · Grissly's Millions as Ellison Hayes
- 1945 · The Strange Mr. Gregory as John Randall
- 1944 · Murder, My Sweet as Police Lt. Randall
- 1944 · Heavenly Days as Dr. George Gallup
- 1944 · Tall in the Saddle as Harolday
- 1944 · Show Business as Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
- 1944 · The Falcon Out West as Attorney Steven Hayden
- 1943 · Wintertime as Jay Rogers (uncredited)
- 1943 · Behind the Rising Sun as O'Hara
- 1943 · Appointment in Berlin as Bill Banning (uncredited)
- 1943 · Action in the North Atlantic as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
- 1943 · The More the Merrier as FBI Agent Harding
- 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 · Don't Talk as FBI Agent Jack Sampson
- 1942 · On the Sunny Side as Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
- 1941 · Melody Lane as J. Roy Thomas
- 1941 · The Night of January 16th as Attorney Polk
- 1941 · Mercy Island as Clay Foster
- 1941 · Sergeant York as Captain Tillman (uncredited)
- 1941 · Hold Back the Dawn as Joe (uncredited)
- 1941 · Whistling in the Dark as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
- 1941 · The Get-Away as James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
- 1941 · The Great Swindle as Bill Farrow
- 1941 · A Shot in the Dark as Roger Armstrong
- 1941 · Dead Men Tell as Jed Thomasson
- 1941 · Sleepers West as
- 1941 · Murder Among Friends as Joe Ellis
- 1941 · Cheers for Miss Bishop as Delbert Thompson
- 1940 · Flight Command as 1st Duty Officer
- 1940 · Gallant Sons as Hackberry
- 1940 · I Love You Again as Herbert
- 1940 · Deadwood Dick as Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
- 1940 · A Fugitive from Justice as Lee Leslie
- 1940 · Island of Doomed Men as Department of Justice Official
- 1940 · Edison, the Man as Jordan
- 1940 · Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
- 1940 · Charlie Chan in Panama as Captain Lewis
- 1940 · Calling Philo Vance as Philip Wrede
- 1939 · Forgotten Victory as Mark Carleton
- 1939 · Fugitive at Large as Stevens
- 1939 · On Dress Parade as Col. Wm. Duncan
- 1939 · Smashing the Money Ring as Gordon (uncredited)
- 1939 · Sabotage as Joe Grayson
- 1939 · Stronger Than Desire as Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
- 1939 · Second Fiddle as Film Director
- 1939 · The House of Fear as John Woodford
- 1939 · The Zero Hour as Stewart Brewster
- 1939 · Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
- 1939 · Within the Law as Inspector Burke
- 1939 · Fast and Loose as Forbes
- 1939 · Wings of the Navy as Officer of the Day
- 1939 · Jesse James as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Mysterious Miss X as Clarence Fredericks
- 1939 · Pacific Liner as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- 1938 · Law of the Texan as Chet Hackett
- 1938 · The Spider's Web as Jenkins
- 1938 · Convicted as District Attorney
- 1938 · Smashing the Rackets as Harry Spaulding
- 1938 · The Crowd Roars as Murray
- 1938 · Fast Company as Lt. James Flanner
- 1938 · Come Across as Special Agent Thomas
- 1938 · Judge Hardy's Children as J.J. Harper (uncredited)
- 1938 · Special Inspector as Williams
- 1937 · Headin' East as Eric Ward
- 1937 · Navy Blue and Gold as Lt. North (uncredited)
- 1937 · Madame X as Mr. Edison
- 1937 · The Women Men Marry as Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
- 1935 · The Love Department as Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
- 1935 · Sequoia as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
- 1934 · Tomorrow's Children as Dr. Brooks
- 1934 · Men in White as Mac
- 1934 · Lazy River as Officer
- 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 · Tonight at Twelve as Tom Stoddard
- 1929 · The Great Gabbo as Frank