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Donald Douglas

Born
August 24, 1905
Died
December 31, 1945
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
Gilda
(1946)
Thomas Langford
Jesse James
(1939)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Madame X
(1937)
Mr. Edison
Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
Police Lt. Randall
The More the Merrier
(1943)
FBI Agent Harding
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal
(1945)
Variatinsky (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Harolday
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Jordan
Flight Command
(1940)
1st Duty Officer
Tarzan and the Amazons
(1945)
Andres
Full Filmography
Acting
The Great Gabbo
(1929)
Frank
Murder in the Pullman
(1932)
Vincent Lynch
He Couldn't Take It
(1933)
Oakley
Lazy River
(1934)
Officer
A Woman's Man
(1934)
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
Tomorrow's Children
(1934)
Dr. Brooks
Men in White
(1934)
Mac
The Love Department
(1935)
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
Sequoia
(1935)
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Lt. North (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry
(1937)
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
Madame X
(1937)
Mr. Edison
Headin' East
(1937)
Eric Ward
Special Inspector
(1938)
Williams
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
Harry Spaulding
Fast Company
(1938)
Lt. James Flanner
Law of the Texan
(1938)
Chet Hackett
Convicted
(1938)
District Attorney
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Murray
Judge Hardy's Children
(1938)
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
Come Across
(1938)
Special Agent Thomas
The Spider's Web
(1938)
Jenkins
Wings of the Navy
(1939)
Officer of the Day
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939)
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
Fugitive at Large
(1939)
Stevens
Within the Law
(1939)
Inspector Burke
Sabotage
(1939)
Joe Grayson
Forgotten Victory
(1939)
Mark Carleton
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Col. Wm. Duncan
The House of Fear
(1939)
John Woodford
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Film Director
Fast and Loose
(1939)
Forbes
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
(1939)
Gordon (uncredited)
The Zero Hour
(1939)
Stewart Brewster
The Mysterious Miss X
(1939)
Clarence Fredericks
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Jesse James
(1939)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
A Fugitive from Justice
(1940)
Lee Leslie
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Philip Wrede
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Jordan
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
Flight Command
(1940)
1st Duty Officer
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Captain Lewis
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
I Love You Again
(1940)
Herbert
Island of Doomed Men
(1940)
Department of Justice Official
Gallant Sons
(1940)
Hackberry
Mercy Island
(1941)
Clay Foster
Melody Lane
(1941)
J. Roy Thomas
The Night of January 16th
(1941)
Attorney Polk
Whistling in the Dark
(1941)
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Murder Among Friends
(1941)
Joe Ellis
The Get-Away
(1941)
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Jed Thomasson
The Great Swindle
(1941)
Bill Farrow
A Shot in the Dark
(1941)
Roger Armstrong
Sergeant York
(1941)
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
(1941)
Joe (uncredited)
Sleepers West
(1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
(1941)
Delbert Thompson
Don't Talk
(1942)
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
On the Sunny Side
(1942)
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
(1942)
Hendricks
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
He's My Guy
(1943)
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
Wintertime
(1943)
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun
(1943)
O'Hara
The More the Merrier
(1943)
FBI Agent Harding
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
Bill Banning (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Harolday
Show Business
(1944)
Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
Heavenly Days
(1944)
Dr. George Gallup
The Falcon Out West
(1944)
Attorney Steven Hayden
Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
Police Lt. Randall
Grissly's Millions
(1945)
Ellison Hayes
Club Havana
(1945)
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
(1945)
John Randall
A Royal Scandal
(1945)
Variatinsky (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Amazons
(1945)
Andres
Tokyo Rose
(1946)
Timothy O'Brien
The Truth About Murder
(1946)
Paul Marvin
Gilda
(1946)
Thomas Langford
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