Donald Douglas
Biography
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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
Acting
1944
asPolice Lt. Randall
1946
asThomas Langford
1940
asHerbert
1941
asJames 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
1938
asDistrict Attorney
1941
asBill Farrow
1939
asStevens
1945
asJohn Randall
1944
asAttorney Steven Hayden
1940
asCaptain Lewis
1941
asJed Thomasson
1938
asChet Hackett
1941
asDeputy Commissioner O'Neill
1945
asJohnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
1941
asAttorney Polk
1935
asGooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
1940
as1st Duty Officer
1942
asHendricks
1934
asMac
1942
asFBI Agent Jack Sampson
1938
asSpecial Agent Thomas
1929
asFrank
1941
asJoe Ellis
1934
asDr. Brooks
1940
asLee Leslie
1932
asVincent Lynch
1946
asPaul Marvin
1941
asClay Foster
1943
asFBI Agent Harding
1944
asDr. George Gallup
1937
asAuctioneer McVey (uncredited)
1939
asStewart Brewster
1935
asForest Ranger (uncredited)
1938
asHarry Spaulding
1934
asOfficer
1937
asMr. Edison
1939
asMack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
1939
asGordon (uncredited)
1938
asJ.J. Harper (uncredited)
1938
asMurray
1934
asWalter Payson - Horseback Rider
1938
asJenkins
1938
asLt. James Flanner
1939
asShip's Officer (uncredited)
1939
asClarence Fredericks
1939
asInfantry Captain (uncredited)
1939
asOfficer of the Day
1939
asForbes
1939
asInspector Burke
1939
asShip's Officer - Fight Referee
1937
asLt. North (uncredited)
1939
asFilm Director
1939
asJohn Woodford
1944
asCharlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
1943
asBill Banning (uncredited)
1944
asHarolday
1939
asJoe Grayson
1937
asEric Ward
1938
asWilliams
1943
asJay Rogers (uncredited)
1946
asTimothy O'Brien
1940
asPhilip Wrede
1940
asJordan
1941
asJoe (uncredited)
1943
asO'Hara
1941
asJ. Roy Thomas
1943
asKirk (as Don Douglas)
1945
asEllison Hayes
1941
asRoger Armstrong
1940
asDick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
1941
asCaptain Tillman (uncredited)
1940
asHackberry
1940
asMr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
1940
asDepartment of Justice Official
1941
asDelbert Thompson
1929
asTom Stoddard
1932
asMedical Student (uncredited)
1942
asMr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
1945
asAndres
1943
asLieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
1939
asCol. Wm. Duncan
1945
asVariatinsky (uncredited)
1939
asMark Carleton
1941
as
1942
as'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
1933
asOakley
asMr. Wilson
asTony Pringle
Production
Crew
Directing
