Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1905-08-24
Day of Death
1945-12-31
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Donald Douglas
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.
Filmography (88)
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
