Donald Douglas
Acting • Born 1905-08-24 – Died 1945-12-31
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.
Filmography
92 credits
Murder, My Sweet
Movie • 1944
Police Lt. Randall
Gilda
Movie • 1946
Thomas Langford
I Love You Again
Movie • 1940
Herbert
The Get-Away
Movie • 1941
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
Convicted
Movie • 1938
District Attorney
The Great Swindle
Movie • 1941
Bill Farrow
Fugitive at Large
Movie • 1939
Stevens
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Movie • 1945
John Randall
The Falcon Out West
Movie • 1944
Attorney Steven Hayden
Charlie Chan in Panama
Movie • 1940
Captain Lewis
Dead Men Tell
Movie • 1941
Jed Thomasson
Law of the Texan
Movie • 1938
Chet Hackett
Whistling in the Dark
Movie • 1941
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Club Havana
Movie • 1945
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
The Night of January 16th
Movie • 1941
Attorney Polk
The Love Department
Movie • 1935
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
Flight Command
Movie • 1940
1st Duty Officer
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Movie • 1942
Hendricks
Men in White
Movie • 1934
Mac
Don't Talk
Movie • 1942
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
Come Across
Movie • 1938
Special Agent Thomas
The Great Gabbo
Movie • 1929
Frank
Murder Among Friends
Movie • 1941
Joe Ellis
Tomorrow's Children
Movie • 1934
Dr. Brooks
A Fugitive from Justice
Movie • 1940
Lee Leslie
Murder in the Pullman
Movie • 1932
Vincent Lynch
The Truth About Murder
Movie • 1946
Paul Marvin
Mercy Island
Movie • 1941
Clay Foster
The More the Merrier
Movie • 1943
FBI Agent Harding
Heavenly Days
Movie • 1944
Dr. George Gallup
The Women Men Marry
Movie • 1937
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
The Zero Hour
Movie • 1939
Stewart Brewster
Sequoia
Movie • 1935
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
Movie • 1938
Harry Spaulding
Lazy River
Movie • 1934
Officer
Madame X
Movie • 1937
Mr. Edison
Stronger Than Desire
Movie • 1939
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
Movie • 1939
Gordon (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children
Movie • 1938
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Movie • 1938
Murray
A Woman's Man
Movie • 1934
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
The Spider's Web
Movie • 1938
Jenkins
Fast Company
Movie • 1938
Lt. James Flanner
Pacific Liner
Movie • 1939
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
The Mysterious Miss X
Movie • 1939
Clarence Fredericks
Jesse James
Movie • 1939
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
Movie • 1939
Officer of the Day
Fast and Loose
Movie • 1939
Forbes
Within the Law
Movie • 1939
Inspector Burke
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie • 1939
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
Navy Blue and Gold
Movie • 1937
Lt. North (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
Movie • 1939
Film Director
The House of Fear
Movie • 1939
John Woodford
Show Business
Movie • 1944
Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
Appointment in Berlin
Movie • 1943
Bill Banning (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
Movie • 1944
Harolday
Sabotage
Movie • 1939
Joe Grayson
Headin' East
Movie • 1937
Eric Ward
Special Inspector
Movie • 1938
Williams
Wintertime
Movie • 1943
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
Tokyo Rose
Movie • 1946
Timothy O'Brien
Calling Philo Vance
Movie • 1940
Philip Wrede
Edison, the Man
Movie • 1940
Jordan
Hold Back the Dawn
Movie • 1941
Joe (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun
Movie • 1943
O'Hara
Melody Lane
Movie • 1941
J. Roy Thomas
He's My Guy
Movie • 1943
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
Grissly's Millions
Movie • 1945
Ellison Hayes
A Shot in the Dark
Movie • 1941
Roger Armstrong
Deadwood Dick
Movie • 1940
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
Sergeant York
Movie • 1941
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
Movie • 1940
Hackberry
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Movie • 1940
Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
Island of Doomed Men
Movie • 1940
Department of Justice Official
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Movie • 1941
Delbert Thompson
Tonight at Twelve
Movie • 1929
Tom Stoddard
Life Begins
Movie • 1932
Medical Student (uncredited)
On the Sunny Side
Movie • 1942
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
Tarzan and the Amazons
Movie • 1945
Andres
Action in the North Atlantic
Movie • 1943
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
Movie • 1939
Col. Wm. Duncan
A Royal Scandal
Movie • 1945
Variatinsky (uncredited)
Forgotten Victory
Movie • 1939
Mark Carleton
Sleepers West
Movie • 1941
Tales of Manhattan
Movie • 1942
Henderson
He Couldn't Take It
Movie • 1933
Oakley
The Pittsburgh Kid
Movie • 1941
(uncredited)
Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963
Mr. Wilson
Budgie
TV • 1971
Tony Pringle
Moonstrike
TV • 1963
Flight Lieutenant Bill Crawford
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
TV • 1984
Bunny Kingston
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
Adrian Brinton