Donald Douglas
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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.
Acting
Movie
Gilda
as Thomas Langford
1946
Movie
Murder, My Sweet
as Police Lt. Randall
1944
Movie
Sergeant York
as Captain Tillman (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Jesse James
as Infantry Captain (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Harding
1943
Movie
Tarzan and the Amazons
as Andres
1945
Movie
Tall in the Saddle
as Harolday
1944
Movie
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
1943
Movie
I Love You Again
as Herbert
1940
Movie
Hold Back the Dawn
as Joe (uncredited)
1941
TV
Petticoat Junction
as Mr. Wilson
1963
Movie
Tales of Manhattan
as Henderson
1942
Movie
Edison, the Man
as Jordan
1940
Movie
The Great Gabbo
as Frank
1929
Movie
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
1939
Movie
Charlie Chan in Panama
as Captain Lewis
1940
Movie
Cheers for Miss Bishop
as Delbert Thompson
1941
Movie
A Royal Scandal
as Variatinsky (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Dead Men Tell
as Jed Thomasson
1941
Movie
Island of Doomed Men
as Department of Justice Official
1940
Movie
Sleepers West
1941
Movie
Whistling in the Dark
as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
1941
Movie
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Men in White
as Mac
1934