Donald Douglas
Acting
Born August 24, 1905 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Films (87)
Gilda
1946
The Truth About Murder
1946
Tokyo Rose
1946
Club Havana
1945
Tarzan and the Amazons
1945
A Royal Scandal
1945
Grissly's Millions
1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
Murder, My Sweet
1944
Heavenly Days
1944
Tall in the Saddle
1944
Show Business
1944
The Falcon Out West
1944
Wintertime
1943
Behind the Rising Sun
1943
Appointment in Berlin
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
The More the Merrier
1943
He's My Guy
1943
Tales of Manhattan
1942
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
1942
Don't Talk
1942
On the Sunny Side
1942
Melody Lane
1941
The Night of January 16th
1941
Mercy Island
1941
Sergeant York
1941
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Whistling in the Dark
1941
The Get-Away
1941
The Great Swindle
1941
A Shot in the Dark
1941
Dead Men Tell
1941
Sleepers West
1941
Murder Among Friends
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941
Flight Command
1940
Gallant Sons
1940
I Love You Again
1940
Deadwood Dick
1940
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
Island of Doomed Men
1940
Edison, the Man
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
1940
Calling Philo Vance
1940
Forgotten Victory
1939
Fugitive at Large
1939
On Dress Parade
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
Sabotage
1939
Stronger Than Desire
1939
Second Fiddle
1939
The House of Fear
1939
The Zero Hour
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Within the Law
1939
Fast and Loose
1939
Wings of the Navy
1939
Jesse James
1939
The Mysterious Miss X
1939
Pacific Liner
1939
Law of the Texan
1938
The Spider's Web
1938
Convicted
1938
Smashing the Rackets
1938
The Crowd Roars
1938
Fast Company
1938
Come Across
1938
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
Special Inspector
1938
Headin' East
1937
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
Madame X
1937
The Women Men Marry
1937
The Love Department
1935
Sequoia
1935
Tomorrow's Children
1934
Men in White
1934
Lazy River
1934
A Woman's Man
1934
He Couldn't Take It
1933
Life Begins
1932
Murder in the Pullman
1932
Tonight at Twelve
1929
The Great Gabbo
1929