Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

  • Birthday: 1905-08-24
  • Deathday: 1945-12-31
  • Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also know as: Don 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.

Filmography

Murder, My Sweet

1944

As Police Lt. Randall

Gilda

1946

As Thomas Langford

I Love You Again

1940

As Herbert

Sabotage

1939

As Joe Grayson

The Get-Away

1941

As James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)

Convicted

1938

As District Attorney

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

As John Randall

The Falcon Out West

1944

As Attorney Steven Hayden

Dead Men Tell

1941

As Jed Thomasson

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940

As Captain Lewis

Whistling in the Dark

1941

As Deputy Commissioner O'Neill

Club Havana

1945

As Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)

The Night of January 16th

1941

As Attorney Polk

Flight Command

1940

As 1st Duty Officer

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

1942

As Hendricks

Men in White

1934

As Mac

Come Across

1938

As Special Agent Thomas

Don't Talk

1942

As FBI Agent Jack Sampson

The Great Gabbo

1929

As Frank

Tomorrow's Children

1934

As Dr. Brooks

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

As Lee Leslie

The Truth About Murder

1946

As Paul Marvin

The More the Merrier

1943

As FBI Agent Harding

The Spider's Web

1938

As Jenkins

A Woman's Man

1934

As Walter Payson - Horseback Rider

Fast Company

1938

As Lt. James Flanner

Heavenly Days

1944

As Dr. George Gallup

The Zero Hour

1939

As Stewart Brewster

Smashing the Rackets

1938

As Harry Spaulding

Lazy River

1934

As Officer

Madame X

1937

As Mr. Edison

Stronger Than Desire

1939

As Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

As Gordon (uncredited)

Judge Hardy's Children

1938

As J.J. Harper (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars

1938

As Murray

Mercy Island

1941

As Clay Foster

Pacific Liner

1939

As Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Jesse James

1939

As Infantry Captain (uncredited)

The Mysterious Miss X

1939

As Clarence Fredericks

Fast and Loose

1939

As Forbes

Wings of the Navy

1939

As Officer of the Day

Within the Law

1939

As Inspector Burke

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

As Ship's Officer - Fight Referee

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

As Lt. North (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

1939

As Film Director

The House of Fear

1939

As John Woodford

Show Business

1944

As Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)

Tall in the Saddle

1944

As Harolday

Headin' East

1937

As Eric Ward

Special Inspector

1938

As Williams

Wintertime

1943

As Jay Rogers (uncredited)

Tokyo Rose

1946

As Timothy O'Brien

Calling Philo Vance

1940

As Philip Wrede

Edison, the Man

1940

As Jordan

Hold Back the Dawn

1941

As Joe (uncredited)

Behind the Rising Sun

1943

As O'Hara

Grissly's Millions

1945

As Ellison Hayes

Melody Lane

1941

As J. Roy Thomas

He's My Guy

1943

As Kirk (as Don Douglas)

A Shot in the Dark

1941

As Roger Armstrong

Deadwood Dick

1940

As Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick

Sergeant York

1941

As Captain Tillman (uncredited)

Gallant Sons

1940

As Hackberry

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940

As Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)

Island of Doomed Men

1940

As Department of Justice Official

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941

As Delbert Thompson

On the Sunny Side

1942

As Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)

Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

As Andres

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

As Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

On Dress Parade

1939

As Col. Wm. Duncan

A Royal Scandal

1945

As Variatinsky (uncredited)

Forgotten Victory

1939

As Mark Carleton

Tales of Manhattan

1942

As 'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)

He Couldn't Take It

1933

As Oakley

The Great Swindle

1941

As Bill Farrow

Fugitive at Large

1939

As Stevens

Law of the Texan

1938

As Chet Hackett

The Love Department

1935

As Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)

Murder in the Pullman

1932

As Vincent Lynch

Sequoia

1935

As Forest Ranger (uncredited)

Murder Among Friends

1941

As Joe Ellis

The Women Men Marry

1937

As Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

1943

As Bill Banning (uncredited)

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