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.
Acted in 92
1970s
- 1971
1940s
- 1946
The Truth About Murder
Paul Marvin
Tokyo Rose
Timothy O'Brien
- 1945
Club Havana
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
A Royal Scandal
Variatinsky (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
Ellison Hayes
The Strange Mr. Gregory
John Randall
- 1944
Heavenly Days
Dr. George Gallup
The Falcon Out West
Attorney Steven Hayden
- 1943
Wintertime
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun
O'Hara
Appointment in Berlin
Bill Banning (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
FBI Agent Harding
He's My Guy
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
- 1942
Tales of Manhattan
Henderson
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
Hendricks
Juke Box Jenny
Roger Wadsworth
Don't Talk
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
On the Sunny Side
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
- 1941
Melody Lane
J. Roy Thomas
The Night of January 16th
Attorney Polk
Mercy Island
Clay Foster
Hold Back the Dawn
Joe (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
(uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
The Get-Away
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
The Great Swindle
Bill Farrow
A Shot in the Dark
Roger Armstrong
Dead Men Tell
Jed Thomasson
Sleepers West
Movie
Murder Among Friends
Joe Ellis
- 1940
Flight Command
1st Duty Officer
Gallant Sons
Hackberry
I Love You Again
Herbert
Deadwood Dick
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
A Fugitive from Justice
Lee Leslie
Island of Doomed Men
Department of Justice Official
Edison, the Man
Jordan
Charlie Chan in Panama
Captain Lewis
Calling Philo Vance
Philip Wrede
1930s
- 1939
Forgotten Victory
Mark Carleton
Fugitive at Large
Stevens
On Dress Parade
Col. Wm. Duncan
Smashing the Money Ring
Gordon (uncredited)
Sabotage
Joe Grayson
Stronger Than Desire
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
The House of Fear
John Woodford
Second Fiddle
Film Director
The Zero Hour
Stewart Brewster
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
Within the Law
Inspector Burke
Fast and Loose
Forbes
Wings of the Navy
Officer of the Day
The Mysterious Miss X
Clarence Fredericks
Pacific Liner
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
- 1938
Law of the Texan
Chet Hackett
The Spider's Web
Jenkins
Convicted
District Attorney
Smashing the Rackets
Harry Spaulding
The Crowd Roars
Murray
Fast Company
Lt. James Flanner
Come Across
Special Agent Thomas
Judge Hardy's Children
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
Special Inspector
Williams
- 1937
Headin' East
Eric Ward
Navy Blue and Gold
Lt. North (uncredited)
Madame X
Mr. Edison
The Women Men Marry
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
- 1935
The Love Department
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
Sequoia
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
- 1934
Men in White
Mac
Lazy River
Officer
A Woman's Man
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
- 1933
He Couldn't Take It
Oakley
- 1932
Life Begins
Medical Student (uncredited)
Murder in the Pullman
Vincent Lynch
1920s
- 1929
Tonight at Twelve
Tom Stoddard
