Donald Douglas
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
Police Lt. Randall
Murder, My Sweet
Thomas Langford
Gilda
Herbert
I Love You Again
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
The Get-Away
District Attorney
Convicted
Bill Farrow
The Great Swindle
Stevens
Fugitive at Large
John Randall
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Attorney Steven Hayden
The Falcon Out West
Captain Lewis
Charlie Chan in Panama
Jed Thomasson
Dead Men Tell
Chet Hackett
Law of the Texan
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Whistling in the Dark
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
Club Havana
Attorney Polk
The Night of January 16th
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
The Love Department
1st Duty Officer
Flight Command
Hendricks
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Mac
Men in White
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
Don't Talk
Special Agent Thomas
Come Across
Frank
The Great Gabbo
Joe Ellis
Murder Among Friends
Dr. Brooks
Tomorrow's Children
Lee Leslie
A Fugitive from Justice
Vincent Lynch
Murder in the Pullman
Paul Marvin
The Truth About Murder
Clay Foster
Mercy Island
FBI Agent Harding
The More the Merrier
Dr. George Gallup
Heavenly Days
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
The Women Men Marry
Stewart Brewster
The Zero Hour
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Sequoia
Harry Spaulding
Smashing the Rackets
Officer
Lazy River
Mr. Edison
Madame X
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
Gordon (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
Lt. James Flanner
Fast Company
Jenkins
The Spider's Web
Murray
The Crowd Roars
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
Judge Hardy's Children
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
A Woman's Man
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
Clarence Fredericks
The Mysterious Miss X
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Jesse James
Officer of the Day
Wings of the Navy
Forbes
Fast and Loose
Inspector Burke
Within the Law
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Lt. North (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
Film Director
Second Fiddle
John Woodford
The House of Fear
Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
Show Business
Bill Banning (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
Harolday
Tall in the Saddle
Joe Grayson
Sabotage
Eric Ward
Headin' East
Williams
Special Inspector
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
Wintertime
Timothy O'Brien
Tokyo Rose
Philip Wrede
Calling Philo Vance
Jordan
Edison, the Man
Joe (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
O'Hara
Behind the Rising Sun
J. Roy Thomas
Melody Lane
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
He's My Guy
Ellison Hayes
Grissly's Millions
Roger Armstrong
A Shot in the Dark
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Hackberry
Gallant Sons
Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Department of Justice Official
Island of Doomed Men
Delbert Thompson
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Tom Stoddard
Tonight at Twelve
Medical Student (uncredited)
Life Begins
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
On the Sunny Side
Andres
Tarzan and the Amazons
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Col. Wm. Duncan
On Dress Parade
Variatinsky (uncredited)
A Royal Scandal
Mark Carleton
Forgotten Victory
Sleepers West
Henderson
Tales of Manhattan
Oakley
He Couldn't Take It
(uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
87
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-08-24
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Don Douglas