Donald Douglas
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Wilson
1963
Series
ITV Playhouse
John Roberts
1967
Series
Budgie
Tony Pringle
1971
Film
Gilda
Thomas Langford
1946
Film
Sergeant York
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
1941
Series
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Bunny Kingston
1984
Film
Jesse James
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
1939
Film
Tall in the Saddle
Harolday
1944
Film
Show Business
Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
1944
Moonstrike
Flight Lieutenant Bill Crawford
1963
Film
Murder, My Sweet
Police Lt. Randall
1944
Film
Action in the North Atlantic
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
1943
Film
I Love You Again
Herbert
1940
Film
Edison, the Man
Jordan
1940
Film
Tales of Manhattan
Henderson
1942
Film
Tarzan and the Amazons
Andres
1945
Film
The More the Merrier
FBI Agent Harding
1943
Film
A Royal Scandal
Variatinsky (uncredited)
1945
Film
Second Fiddle
Film Director
1939
Film
Hold Back the Dawn
Joe (uncredited)
1941
Film
Flight Command
1st Duty Officer
1940
Film
On Dress Parade
Col. Wm. Duncan
1939
Film
Island of Doomed Men
Department of Justice Official
1940
Film
Fast Company
Lt. James Flanner
1938
Film
Madame X
Mr. Edison
1937
Film
Navy Blue and Gold
Lt. North (uncredited)
1937
Film
Sleepers West
1941
Film
Men in White
Mac
1934
Film
Fast and Loose
Forbes
1939
Film
Within the Law
Inspector Burke
1939
Film
Club Havana
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
1945
Film
Lazy River
Officer
1934
Film
On the Sunny Side
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
1942
Film
Appointment in Berlin
Bill Banning (uncredited)
1943
Film
Judge Hardy's Children
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
1938
Film
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Mr. Grayson (uncredited)
1940
Film
Wings of the Navy
Officer of the Day
1939
Film
Smashing the Money Ring
Gordon (uncredited)
1939
Film
Tomorrow's Children
Dr. Brooks
1934
Film
Charlie Chan in Panama
Captain Lewis
1940
Film
Dead Men Tell
Jed Thomasson
1941
Film
Grissly's Millions
Ellison Hayes
1945
Film
Gallant Sons
Hackberry
1940
Film
Calling Philo Vance
Philip Wrede
1940
Film
Don't Talk
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
1942
Film
The Crowd Roars
Murray
1938
Film
The Great Gabbo
Frank
1929
Film
Stronger Than Desire
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Pittsburgh Kid
(uncredited)
1941
Film
Come Across
Special Agent Thomas
1938
Film
Murder Among Friends
Joe Ellis
1941
Film
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Delbert Thompson
1941
Film
Sabotage
Joe Grayson
1939
Film
The Mysterious Miss X
Clarence Fredericks
1939
Film
Smashing the Rackets
Harry Spaulding
1938
Film
He's My Guy
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
1943
Film
The Great Swindle
Bill Farrow
1941
Film
Wintertime
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
1943
Film
Life Begins
Medical Student (uncredited)
1932
Film
Behind the Rising Sun
O'Hara
1943
Film
Whistling in the Dark
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
1941
Film
The Truth About Murder
Paul Marvin
1946
Film
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
1939
Film
A Fugitive from Justice
Lee Leslie
1940
Film
Tokyo Rose
Timothy O'Brien
1946
Film
The Spider's Web
Jenkins
1938
Film
The Falcon Out West
Attorney Steven Hayden
1944
Film
Deadwood Dick
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
1940
Film
The Get-Away
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
1941
Film
Law of the Texan
Chet Hackett
1938
Film
The Zero Hour
Stewart Brewster
1939
Film
Pacific Liner
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
1939
Film
Murder in the Pullman
Vincent Lynch
1932
Film
Special Inspector
Williams
1938
Film
Convicted
District Attorney
1938
Film
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Hendricks
1942
Film
The Women Men Marry
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Night of January 16th
Attorney Polk
1941
Film
The House of Fear
John Woodford
1939
Film
Sequoia
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
1935
Film
A Shot in the Dark
Roger Armstrong
1941
Film
He Couldn't Take It
Oakley
1933
Film
Mercy Island
Clay Foster
1941
Film
Forgotten Victory
Mark Carleton
1939
Film
Headin' East
Eric Ward
1937
Film
Juke Box Jenny
Roger Wadsworth
1942
Film
Tonight at Twelve
Tom Stoddard
1929
Film
Heavenly Days
Dr. George Gallup
1944
Film
A Woman's Man
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
1934
Film
The Strange Mr. Gregory
John Randall
1945
Film
Melody Lane
J. Roy Thomas
1941
Film
The Love Department
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
1935
Film
Fugitive at Large
Stevens
1939