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Warren Douglas

Warren Douglas

Actor · 1911–1997 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

Warren Douglas was born Warren Douglas Wandberg on July 29, 1911 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He had one brother, Robert Wandberg, who predeceased him. He was married to Dorothy Kennedy from 1931 to 1957 and had one child, Ann Douglas. He was subsequently married to Eva Lavaughn ("Bonnie") Padgette from 1957 till 1997. He died on November 15, 1997 in Jackson, California, USA. Warren and Dorothy began their careers as stage actors at the University of Minnesota, moving to New York in the 1930s and going on the road with several plays during the depression. Under contract to Warner Brothers and later Republic Pictures, Warren starred in several films, including The Magnificent Rogue (1946), The Inner Circle (1946), Cuban Fireball (1951), Homicide for Three (1948), The Chinese Ring (1947), and God Is My Co-Pilot (1945). In the 1950s, he wrote screenplays for feature films including Cry Vengeance (1954) and in 1952, he wrote and associate produced the television series, The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952), starring his old friend Don Haggerty. In the 1960s, he wrote screenplays for the western series' of the time, including Bonanza (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick, Cheyenne (1955), and the feature film, The Night of the Grizzly (1966) with Clint Walker. - IMDb mini biography by: Ann Douglas

Acted in 42

1970s

  1. 1973

    The Red Pony

    Barton

1960s

  1. 1966

    The Night of the Grizzly

    Minister

1950s

  1. 1958

    Man with a Camera

    Tommy · 1 episode

  2. The Deep Six

    Pilot

  3. 1957

    The Helen Morgan Story

    Mark Hellinger

  4. Dragoon Wells Massacre

    Jud

  5. 1954

    Cry Vengeance

    Mike Walters

  6. 1953

    Fangs of the Arctic

    Matt Oliver

  7. 1951

    Northwest Territory

    Dan Morgan

  8. Secrets of Monte Carlo

    Bill Whitfield

  9. 1950

    The Great Jewel Robber

    Det. Altman (uncredited)

  10. Square Dance Katy

    Bob Carson

1940s

  1. 1949

    Post Office Investigator

    Bill Mannerson

  2. Forgotten Women

    John Allison

  3. Homicide

    Brad Clifton

  4. 1948

    Homicide for Three

    Lt. Peter Duluth

  5. Incident

    Joe Downey

  6. Lightnin' in the Forest

    David Lamont

  7. 1947

    The Chinese Ring

    Sgt. Bill Davidson

  8. The Trespasser

    Daniel 'Danny' Butler

  9. High Conquest

    Geoffrey Stevens

  10. The Pilgrim Lady

    Dennis Carter

  11. 1946
  12. The Magnificent Rogue

    Steve Morgan

  13. Below the Deadline

    Joe Hilton

  14. 1945

    Pride of the Marines

    Kebabian

  15. Law of the Badlands

    Lieutenant Ted Wayne

  16. God Is My Co-Pilot

    Bob Neale

  17. 1944

    I Won't Play

    Rusty aka 'Handsome'

  18. Proudly We Serve

    Tex Gordon

  19. Musical Movieland

    Tourist, Tourist (uncredited)

  20. 1943
  21. Northern Pursuit

    Sergeant (scenes deleted)

  22. Adventure in Iraq

    Doug Everett

  23. Murder on the Waterfront

    Joey Davis

  24. Action in the North Atlantic

    Navy Pilot (uncredited)

  25. Mission to Moscow

    Emlen's Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)

  26. Air Force

    Hickam Field Control Officer (uncredited)

  27. 1940

Wrote 16

1960s

  1. 1966

    The Night of the Grizzly

    Screenplay

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958
  3. 1957

    Dragoon Wells Massacre

    Screenplay

  4. 1956

    The Cruel Tower

    Screenplay

  5. Strange Intruder

    Screenplay

  6. The Come On

    Writer

  7. 1955

    The Return of Jack Slade

    Writer

  8. Finger Man

    Writer

  9. 1954

    Cry Vengeance

    Writer

  10. Loophole

    Screenplay

  11. 1953

    Torpedo Alley

    Writer

  12. Jack Slade

    Writer

  13. Northern Patrol

    Writer

  14. 1950

Other crew 1

1950s

  1. 1953

    Fangs of the Arctic

    Additional Dialogue

Appearances1

1940s

  1. 1947

    Climbing the Matterhorn

    Narrator