Donald Douglas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-08-24
Day of Death
1945-12-31 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Donald 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.
Acting
(1946)
Gilda
as Thomas Langford
(1946)
The Truth About Murder
as Paul Marvin
(1946)
Tokyo Rose
as Timothy O'Brien
(1945)
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Andres
(1945)
Club Havana
as Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
(1945)
A Royal Scandal
as Variatinsky (uncredited)
(1945)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as John Randall
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as Ellison Hayes
(1944)
Murder, My Sweet
as Police Lt. Randall
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
as Harolday
(1944)
The Falcon Out West
as Attorney Steven Hayden
(1944)
Heavenly Days
as Dr. George Gallup
(1944)
Show Business
as Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
(1943)
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Harding
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
(1943)
Appointment in Berlin
as Bill Banning (uncredited)
(1943)
Behind the Rising Sun
as O'Hara
(1943)
Wintertime
as Jay Rogers (uncredited)
(1943)
He's My Guy
as Kirk (as Don Douglas)
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as 'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
(1942)
Don't Talk
as FBI Agent Jack Sampson
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
as Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
(1942)
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
as Hendricks
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Captain Tillman (uncredited)
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Joe (uncredited)
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
(1941)
(1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Delbert Thompson
(1941)
The Get-Away
as James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
(1941)
The Night of January 16th
as Attorney Polk
(1941)
Mercy Island
as Clay Foster
(1941)
Dead Men Tell
as Jed Thomasson
(1941)
A Shot in the Dark
as Roger Armstrong
(1941)
Murder Among Friends
as Joe Ellis
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Bill Farrow
(1941)
Melody Lane
as J. Roy Thomas
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Herbert
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Jordan
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Hackberry
(1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
(1940)
Flight Command
as 1st Duty Officer
(1940)
Calling Philo Vance
as Philip Wrede
(1940)
Island of Doomed Men
as Department of Justice Official
(1940)
Deadwood Dick
as Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
(1940)
A Fugitive from Justice
as Lee Leslie
(1940)
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Captain Lewis
(1939)
Jesse James
as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Col. Wm. Duncan
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Officer of the Day
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Film Director
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
(1939)
The Zero Hour
as Stewart Brewster
(1939)
The Mysterious Miss X
as Clarence Fredericks
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Gordon (uncredited)
(1939)
Within the Law
as Inspector Burke
(1939)
Fast and Loose
as Forbes
(1939)
The House of Fear
as John Woodford
(1939)
Sabotage
as Joe Grayson
(1939)
Pacific Liner
as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Fugitive at Large
as Stevens
(1939)
Forgotten Victory
as Mark Carleton
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Harry Spaulding
(1938)
Fast Company
as Lt. James Flanner
(1938)
Special Inspector
as Williams
(1938)
The Spider's Web
as Jenkins
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Murray
(1938)
Judge Hardy's Children
as J.J. Harper (uncredited)
(1938)
Convicted
as District Attorney
(1938)
Law of the Texan
as Chet Hackett
(1938)
Come Across
as Special Agent Thomas
(1937)
Madame X
as Mr. Edison
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Lt. North (uncredited)
(1937)
The Women Men Marry
as Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
(1937)
Headin' East
as Eric Ward
(1935)
Sequoia
as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
(1935)
The Love Department
as Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
(1934)
Men in White
as Mac
(1934)
Tomorrow's Children
as Dr. Brooks
(1934)
Lazy River
as Officer
(1934)
A Woman's Man
as Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
(1933)
He Couldn't Take It
as Oakley
(1932)
Life Begins
as Medical Student (uncredited)
(1932)
Murder in the Pullman
as Vincent Lynch
(1929)
The Great Gabbo
as Frank
(1929)
Tonight at Twelve
as Tom Stoddard