Donald Douglas
Born August 24, 1905 (Age: 120)
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Edinburgh, 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.
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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Filmography
Tales of Manhattan
1942
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as Henderson
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Age: 36
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
1942
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as Hendricks
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Age: 36
Don't Talk
1942
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as FBI Agent Jack Sampson
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Age: 36
The Night of January 16th
1941
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as Attorney Polk
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Age: 36
Mercy Island
1941
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as Clay Foster
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Age: 36
Sergeant York
1941
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as Captain Tillman (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
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as Joe (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 36
Whistling in the Dark
1941
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as Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
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Age: 35
The Get-Away
1941
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as James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
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Age: 35
The Great Swindle
1941
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as Bill Farrow
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Age: 35
A Shot in the Dark
1941
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as Roger Armstrong
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Age: 35
Dead Men Tell
1941
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as Jed Thomasson
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Age: 35
Sleepers West
1941
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as
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Age: 35
Murder Among Friends
1941
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as Joe Ellis
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Age: 35
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
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as Delbert Thompson
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Age: 35
Life Begins
1932
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as Medical Student (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Murder in the Pullman
1932
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as Vincent Lynch
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Age: 26