Donald Douglas

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.

Cast

Murder, My Sweet

(Police Lt. Randall)

Gilda

(Thomas Langford)

I Love You Again

(Herbert)

The Get-Away

(James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas))

Convicted

(District Attorney)

The Great Swindle

(Bill Farrow)

Fugitive at Large

(Stevens)

The Strange Mr. Gregory

(John Randall)

The Falcon Out West

(Attorney Steven Hayden)

Charlie Chan in Panama

(Captain Lewis)

Dead Men Tell

(Jed Thomasson)

Law of the Texan

(Chet Hackett)

Whistling in the Dark

(Deputy Commissioner O'Neill)

Club Havana

(Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas))

The Night of January 16th

(Attorney Polk)

The Love Department

(Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited))

Flight Command

(1st Duty Officer)

Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

(Hendricks)

Men in White

(Mac)

Don't Talk

(FBI Agent Jack Sampson)

Come Across

(Special Agent Thomas)

The Great Gabbo

(Frank)

Murder Among Friends

(Joe Ellis)

Tomorrow's Children

(Dr. Brooks)

A Fugitive from Justice

(Lee Leslie)

Murder in the Pullman

(Vincent Lynch)

The Truth About Murder

(Paul Marvin)

Mercy Island

(Clay Foster)

The More the Merrier

(FBI Agent Harding)

Heavenly Days

(Dr. George Gallup)

The Women Men Marry

(Auctioneer McVey (uncredited))

The Zero Hour

(Stewart Brewster)

Sequoia

(Forest Ranger (uncredited))

Smashing the Rackets

(Harry Spaulding)

Lazy River

(Officer)

Madame X

(Mr. Edison)

Stronger Than Desire

(Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited))

Smashing the Money Ring

(Gordon (uncredited))

Judge Hardy's Children

(J.J. Harper (uncredited))

The Crowd Roars

(Murray)

A Woman's Man

(Walter Payson - Horseback Rider)

The Spider's Web

(Jenkins)

Fast Company

(Lt. James Flanner)

Pacific Liner

(Ship's Officer (uncredited))

The Mysterious Miss X

(Clarence Fredericks)

Jesse James

(Infantry Captain (uncredited))

Wings of the Navy

(Officer of the Day)

Fast and Loose

(Forbes)

Within the Law

(Inspector Burke)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

(Ship's Officer - Fight Referee)

Navy Blue and Gold

(Lt. North (uncredited))

Second Fiddle

(Film Director)

The House of Fear

(John Woodford)

Show Business

(Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas))

Appointment in Berlin

(Bill Banning (uncredited))

Tall in the Saddle

(Harolday)

Sabotage

(Joe Grayson)

Headin' East

(Eric Ward)

Special Inspector

(Williams)

Wintertime

(Jay Rogers (uncredited))

Tokyo Rose

(Timothy O'Brien)

Calling Philo Vance

(Philip Wrede)

Edison, the Man

(Jordan)

Hold Back the Dawn

(Joe (uncredited))

Behind the Rising Sun

(O'Hara)

Melody Lane

(J. Roy Thomas)

He's My Guy

(Kirk (as Don Douglas))

Grissly's Millions

(Ellison Hayes)

A Shot in the Dark

(Roger Armstrong)

Deadwood Dick

(Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick)

Sergeant York

(Captain Tillman (uncredited))

Gallant Sons

(Hackberry)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

(Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited))

Island of Doomed Men

(Department of Justice Official)

Cheers for Miss Bishop

(Delbert Thompson)

Tonight at Twelve

(Tom Stoddard)

Life Begins

(Medical Student (uncredited))

On the Sunny Side

(Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas))

Tarzan and the Amazons

(Andres)

Action in the North Atlantic

(Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited))

On Dress Parade

(Col. Wm. Duncan)

A Royal Scandal

(Variatinsky (uncredited))

Forgotten Victory

(Mark Carleton)

Sleepers West

Tales of Manhattan

('Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas))

He Couldn't Take It

(Oakley)

Petticoat Junction

(Mr. Wilson)