Robert Douglas

Birthday: 1909-11-09
Deathday: 1999-01-11
Birthplace: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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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Credits

Year Title Character
1974-01-23 The Questor Tapes Dr. Michaels
1972-09-09 The Woman I Love Stanley Baldwin
1968-10-23 Secret Ceremony Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited)
1961-08-15 The Lawbreakers Allen Bardeman
1959-10-01 Tarzan, the Ape Man Col. James Parker
1959-05-21 The Young Philadelphians Uncle Morton Stearnes
1956-01-26 Helen of Troy Agamemnon
1955-11-23 Good Morning, Miss Dove John Porter
1955-07-29 The Scarlet Coat Gen. Benedict Arnold
1955-07-22 The Virgin Queen Sir Christopher Hatton
1954-08-07 King Richard and the Crusaders Sir Giles Amaury
1954-03-30 Saskatchewan Benton
1953-11-20 Flight to Tangier Danzer
1953-05-20 The Desert Rats General
1953-01-28 Fair Wind to Java Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar
1952-11-04 The Prisoner of Zenda Michael, Duke of Strelsau
1952-07-31 Ivanhoe Sir Hugh De Bracy
1951-10-17 Thunder on the Hill Dr. Edward Jeffreys
1951-02-08 Target Unknown Col. von Broeck
1950-12-07 Kim Colonel Creighton
1950-12-01 Mystery Submarine Commander von Molter
1950-07-07 The Flame and the Arrow Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
1950-06-17 This Side of the Law Philip Cagle
1950-06-08 Spy Hunt Stephen Paradou
1950-03-24 Barricade Aubrey Milburn
1950-03-01 Buccaneer's Girl Alexander Narbonne
1949-12-16 The Lady Takes a Sailor John Tyson
1949-06-25 The Fountainhead Elsworth Toohey
1949-04-02 Homicide Lt. Michael Landers
1948-12-24 Adventures of Don Juan Duque de Lorca
1948-12-23 The Decision of Christopher Blake Ken Blake
1947-12-01 The End of the River Jones
1940-04-06 The Chinese Bungalow Richard Marquess
1939-11-03 The Lion Has Wings Briefing Officer
1939-10-12 Over the Moon John Flight
1938-09-14 The Challenge Edward Whymper
1937-09-25 Our Fighting Navy Capt. Markham
1937-02-04 London Melody Nigel Taplow
1935-02-25 Death Drives Through Kit Woods
1933-03-01 The Blarney Stone Lord Breethorpe
1931-11-04 P.C. Josser Dick Summers
1931-11-01 Many Waters Godfrey Marvin