John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he proved equally adept at portraying characters in Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. He is perhaps best remembered, however, for his villainous roles as a movie and television "tough guy".
Known For
Broken Arrow
(1950)
Mule Driver
True Grit
(1969)
"Sheriff"
High Noon
(1952)
Trumbull (uncredited)
Cleopatra
(1963)
Achillas
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
Det. Hammond (uncredited)
Criss Cross
(1949)
Walt
Patton
(1970)
Major General Lucian K. Truscott
Big Jake
(1971)
Buck Duggan
River of No Return
(1954)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Winchester '73
(1950)
Roan Daley (uncredited)
The Far Country
(1954)
Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Henry Hyselman
Peyton Place
(1957)
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Whitey (uncredited)
Julius Caesar
(1953)
A Carpenter, Second Citizen
Full Filmography
Acting
Two Tickets to London
(1943)
Larsen (uncredited)
Ride the Pink Horse
(1947)
Thug (uncredited)
Road to the Big House
(1947)
Danny
The Burning Cross
(1947)
Toby Mason
Station West
(1948)
Bartender
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
(1948)
Prisoner
Criss Cross
(1949)
Walt
The Crooked Way
(1949)
Sgt. Barrett
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Man in Barber Shop
Bandits of El Dorado
(1949)
Henchman Tucker (uncredited)
The Pilgrimage Play
(1949)
Lord Zadok
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Gus Webb (uncredited)
Reign of Terror
(1949)
Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
(1950)
Mule Driver
Sierra
(1950)
Jed Coulter
The Flying Missile
(1950)
Security Officer
Johnny One-Eye
(1950)
Plain-clothes Policeman
Return of the Frontiersman
(1950)
Evans
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
(1950)
Larry
Winchester '73
(1950)
Roan Daley (uncredited)
Border Treasure
(1950)
Bat
Singing Guns
(1950)
Miner
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Sam Girty
The Breaking Point
(1950)
Gotch Goten (uncredited)
Convicted
(1950)
Convict Tex (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1951)
Muscleman (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Rocky Bobbie
The Texas Rangers
(1951)
Butch Cassidy
Up Front
(1951)
Walsh
Thunder in God's Country
(1951)
Breedon
Cavalry Scout
(1951)
Varney
The Lady Pays Off
(1951)
Taxi Driver
Yukon Manhunt
(1951)
Charles Benson
Tales of Robin Hood
(1951)
Drunk Tax Collector/Castle Night Guard [script name: Wilfred]
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
Det. Hammond (uncredited)
Fixed Bayonets!
(1951)
18th Infantry Colonel (uncredited)
High Noon
(1952)
Trumbull (uncredited)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
(1952)
Gyppo
Phone Call from a Stranger
(1952)
Bartender
Woman in the Dark
(1952)
'Dutch' Bender
The Pride of St. Louis
(1952)
Benny
Deadline - U.S.A.
(1952)
Hal (uncredited)
Desert Pursuit
(1952)
Kafan
The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon
(1952)
Matt Stopes
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Whitey (uncredited)
Rose of Cimarron
(1952)
Drunk
Toughest Man in Arizona
(1952)
War Paint
(1953)
Trooper Charnofsky
Goldtown Ghost Riders
(1953)
Prospector Bailey
Flight to Tangier
(1953)
Tirera, International Police
The Wild One
(1953)
Sage Valley Race Official (uncredited)
The Big Heat
(1953)
Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Perils of the Jungle
(1953)
Gorman
Julius Caesar
(1953)
A Carpenter, Second Citizen
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
(1953)
Burt (uncredited)
All the Brothers Were Valiant
(1953)
George (uncredited)
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
(1954)
Red Miller
Beachhead
(1954)
Maj. Scott
The Last Time I Saw Paris
(1954)
Campbell
The Far Country
(1954)
Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
Casanova's Big Night
(1954)
Mounted Guard (uncredited)
The Forty-Niners
(1954)
Ernie Walker
Return from the Sea
(1954)
Jimmy (Cab Driver)
Trouble on the Trail
(1954)
(archive footage)
Destry
(1954)
Cowhand
River of No Return
(1954)
Man in Saloon (uncredited)
House of Bamboo
(1955)
Skipper (uncredited)
New York Confidential
(1955)
Shorty
An Annapolis Story
(1955)
Boxing Coach
Seven Cities of Gold
(1955)
Juan Coronel
The Sea Chase
(1955)
Bos'n
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Ben Buddy
Dakota Incident
(1956)
Rick Largo
Thunder Over Arizona
(1956)
Rand
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
(1956)
Sgt. Calvin
Ghost Town
(1956)
Doc Clawson
The Maverick Queen
(1956)
Loudmouth
Peyton Place
(1957)
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lonely Man
(1957)
Sundown Whipple
The Crooked Circle
(1957)
Larry Ellis
Sabu and the Magic Ring
(1957)
Kimal
The Lawless Eighties
(1957)
Pig Corbin
The Phantom Stagecoach
(1957)
Harry Farrow
Gunfire at Indian Gap
(1957)
Loder
Kiss Them for Me
(1957)
Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
(1957)
Nielson (uncredited)
The True Story of Jesse James
(1957)
Sheriff Hillstrom
The Saga of Andy Burnett
(1957)
Mountain Man
Last of the Badmen
(1957)
Johnson
The Big Land
(1957)
Hagan (uncredited)
Gang War
(1958)
Maxie Meadows
Too Much, Too Soon
(1958)
Crowley (uncredited)
The Hunters
(1958)
Chief Master Sergeant
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
(1958)
Grayson
Here Come the Jets
(1959)
Randall
Ricochet
(1961)
Sergeant Al Graff
Cleopatra
(1963)
Achillas
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
(1964)
Lucas
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Henry Hyselman
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Uncle Ben McCanles
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
(1966)
Mr. Belden
The Fastest Guitar Alive
(1967)
Max
Winchester '73
(1967)
Jake Starret
Journey to Shiloh
(1968)
General Braxton Bragg
Alexander The Great
(1968)
Kleitos
True Grit
(1969)
"Sheriff"
Patton
(1970)
Major General Lucian K. Truscott
Big Jake
(1971)
Buck Duggan
One More Train to Rob
(1971)
Sheriff Monte
One Little Indian
(1973)
Sgt. Waller
Fighting Mad
(1976)
Jeff Hunter
Panache
(1976)
Treville
Charge of the Model T's
(1977)
Capt. Mundy
The Time Machine
(1978)
Sheriff Finley
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
(1978)
George Donner
Heart of Steel
(1983)
Clifford