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