Donald Douglas

Birthday

1905-08-24

Place of Birth

Kinleyside, Scotland, UK

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.
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Tokyo Rose

Tokyo Rose

1946 5.4
Tokyo Rose

as Timothy O'Brien

1946
Club Havana

Club Havana

1945 6.2
Club Havana

as Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)

1945
Show Business

Show Business

1944 6.4
Show Business

as Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)

1944
He's My Guy

He's My Guy

1943 6
He's My Guy

as Kirk (as Don Douglas)

1943
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1941 6.7
Whistling in the Dark

as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill

1941
Melody Lane

Melody Lane

1941 5.7
Melody Lane

as J. Roy Thomas

1941
The Get-Away

The Get-Away

1941 6.2
The Get-Away

as James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)

1941
Sabotage

Sabotage

1939 5.7
Sabotage

as Joe Grayson

1939
The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

1939 5.3
The Zero Hour

as Stewart Brewster

1939