Donald Douglas
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-08-24
- Died:
- 1945-12-31
- Place of birth:
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Budgie
ITV Playhouse
Petticoat Junction
Moonstrike
Gilda
The Truth About Murder
Tokyo Rose
Club Havana
Tarzan and the Amazons
A Royal Scandal
Grissly's Millions
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Murder, My Sweet
Heavenly Days
Tall in the Saddle
Show Business
The Falcon Out West
Wintertime
Behind the Rising Sun
Appointment in Berlin
Action in the North Atlantic
The More the Merrier
He's My Guy
Tales of Manhattan
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Juke Box Jenny
Don't Talk
On the Sunny Side
Melody Lane
The Night of January 16th
Mercy Island
Sergeant York
Hold Back the Dawn
The Pittsburgh Kid
Whistling in the Dark
The Get-Away
The Great Swindle
A Shot in the Dark
Dead Men Tell
Sleepers West
Murder Among Friends
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Flight Command
Gallant Sons
I Love You Again
Deadwood Dick
A Fugitive from Justice
Island of Doomed Men
Edison, the Man
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Charlie Chan in Panama
Calling Philo Vance
Forgotten Victory
Fugitive at Large
On Dress Parade
Smashing the Money Ring
Sabotage
Stronger Than Desire
Second Fiddle
The House of Fear
The Zero Hour
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Within the Law
Fast and Loose
Wings of the Navy
Jesse James
The Mysterious Miss X
Pacific Liner
Law of the Texan
The Spider's Web
Convicted
Smashing the Rackets
The Crowd Roars
Fast Company
Come Across
Judge Hardy's Children
Special Inspector
Headin' East
Navy Blue and Gold
Madame X
The Women Men Marry
The Love Department
Sequoia
Tomorrow's Children
Men in White
Lazy River
A Woman's Man
He Couldn't Take It
Life Begins
Murder in the Pullman
Tonight at Twelve
The Great Gabbo