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