8.1
TV
Acting
Robert Douglas
- Born
- Died
- (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]
- Credits
- 94 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Douglas (9 November 1909 - 11 January 1999) was born as Robert Douglas Finlayson in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire. He was a successful stage and film actor, a television director and producer.
He studied at RADA and made his screen debut at Bournemouth in 1927. A year later he made his first appearance on stage in Many Waters at the Ambassadors Theatre and went into films the following year. He was gently mannered with a well modulated speaking voice, who delivered his lines in clipped fashion. He could portray the sinister, conniving rogue as easily as the forthright military officer.
He was married twice, including the actress Dorothy Hyson (1914–1996) and Suzanne Weldon (1921–1995), fathering two children, Lucinda and Robert (Giles). He died from natural causes in Leucadia, Encinitas, California, aged 89. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
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Signature work
Known For
8.1
TV
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
6.8
Movie
Ivanhoe
6.8
Movie
The Fountainhead
7.3
TV
Lost in Space
7.5
TV
Quincy, M.E.
7.1
TV
The Streets of San Francisco
6.3
Movie
The Desert Rats
6.3
Movie
The Flame and the Arrow
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
6.4
TV
Man from Atlantis
6.8
TV
Fame
6.3
Movie
Helen of Troy
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.8
TV
The Invaders
6.9
Movie
The Prisoner of Zenda
7.4
Movie
The Young Philadelphians
Acting credits 59
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | And One Was Loyal Film | Roger Howard |
| 1983 | Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Film | Self |
| 1975 | The Invisible Man TV | Dr. Theophilus (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes Film | Dr. Michaels |
| 1972 | The Woman I Love Film | Stanley Baldwin |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Frank Pierce (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Medical Center TV | (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Secret Ceremony Film | Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited) |
| 1961 | The Lawbreakers Film | Allen Bardeman |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle TV | (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Thriller TV | Antony Hugh Swinburne (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise TV | Albert Othery (2 ep) |
| 1959 | Tarzan, the Ape Man Film | Col. James Parker |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians Film | Uncle Morton Stearnes |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond TV | Harrison Ackroyd, Gen. George Washington, Paul McCord (1 ep) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip TV | Dr. Emory Williams (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Maverick TV | (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Panic! TV | (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Helen of Troy Film | Agamemnon |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove Film | John Porter |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Inspector Charles Tarrant, Inspector Ben Liebenberg (1 ep) |
| 1955 | The Scarlet Coat Film | Gen. Benedict Arnold |
| 1955 | The Virgin Queen Film | Sir Christopher Hatton |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney TV | Gen. Cornwallis (2 ep) |
| 1954 | King Richard and the Crusaders Film | Sir Giles Amaury |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan Film | Benton |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier Film | Danzer |
| 1953 | The Desert Rats Film | General |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater TV | Roger Howard (1 ep) |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java Film | Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar |
| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zenda Film | Michael, Duke of Strelsau |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe Film | Sir Hugh De Bracy |
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill Film | Dr. Edward Jeffreys |
| 1951 | Target Unknown Film | Col. von Broeck |
| 1950 | Kim Film | Colonel Creighton |
| 1950 | Mystery Submarine Film | Commander Von Molter |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre TV | Frank Hunter (1 ep) |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow Film | Marchese Alessandro de Granazia |
| 1950 | This Side of the Law Film | Philip Cagle |
| 1950 | Spy Hunt Film | Stephen Paradou |
| 1950 | Barricade Film | Aubrey Milburn |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl Film | Alexander Narbonne |
| 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor Film | John Tyson |
| 1949 | The Hasty Heart Film | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead Film | Elsworth Toohey |
| 1949 | Homicide Film | Lt. Michael Landers |
| 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan Film | Duque de Lorca |
| 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake Film | Ken Blake |
| 1947 | The End of the River Film | Jones |
| 1940 | The Chinese Bungalow Film | Richard Marquess |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings Film | Briefing Officer |
| 1939 | Over the Moon Film | John Flight |
| 1938 | The Challenge Film | Edward Whymper |
| 1937 | Our Fighting Navy Film | Capt. Markham |
| 1937 | London Melody Film | Nigel Taplow |
| 1935 | Death Drives Through Film | Kit Woods |
| 1933 | The Blarney Stone Film | Lord Breethorpe |
| 1931 | P.C. Josser Film | Dick Summers |
| 1931 | Many Waters Film | Godfrey Marvin |
Crew credits 38
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Fame TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Nobody's Perfect TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1979 | House Calls TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Big Hawaii TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Future Cop TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1977 | Hunter TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1976 | City of Angels TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1975 | Baretta TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1971 | Columbo TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Cannon TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 1970 | The Immortal TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1970 | Dan August TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 TV | Director (6 ep) |
| 1967 | The Invaders TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Monroes TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1965 | The Final Hour Film | Director |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Night Train to Paris Film | Director |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High TV | Director (16 ep) |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 1962 | The Virginian TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 TV | Director (7 ep) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip TV | Director (13 ep) |
| 1957 | Maverick TV | Director (2 ep) |