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Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Actor · 1905 – 1945 · 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.

Movies24

  • Movie7.2

    Sergeant York

    1941 · 239 votes

  • Movie7.5

    Gilda

    1946 · 677 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Tall in the Saddle

    1944 · 76 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944 · 268 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The More the Merrier

    1943 · 99 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Jesse James

    1939 · 115 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.7

    Hold Back the Dawn

    1941 · 51 votes

  • Movie7.2

    I Love You Again

    1940 · 57 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Tarzan and the Amazons

    1945 · 99 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Tales of Manhattan

    1942 · 39 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Club Havana

    1945 · 7 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Edison, the Man

    1940 · 27 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Show Business

    1944 · 5 votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie6.9

    A Royal Scandal

    1945 · 20 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Whistling in the Dark

    1941 · 15 votes

  • Movie6.6

    On Dress Parade

    1939 · 5 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Navy Blue and Gold

    1937 · 11 votes

  • Movie5.0

    The Truth About Murder

    1946 · 6 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Headin' East

    1937 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Charlie Chan in Panama

    1940 · 22 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Island of Doomed Men

    1940 · 18 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Wings of the Navy

    1939 · 6 votes

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  • TV5.9

    Petticoat Junction

    1963 · 42 votes

  • TV7.0

    ITV Playhouse

    1967 · 3 votes

  • TV7.2

    Budgie

    1971 · 6 votes

  • TV5.7
  • TV7.0

    Moonstrike

    1963 · 1 votes