Years active 1927-1982 Name Robert Douglas | Role Film actor | |
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Full Name Robert Douglas Finlayson Born 9 November 1909 ( 1909-11-09 ) Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England Occupation actor, director, producer Died January 11, 1999, Leucadia, Encinitas, California, California, United States Spouse Suzanne Weldon (m. 1946–1995), Dorothy Hyson (m. 1935–1945) Children Lucinda Gail Finlayson, Robert Giles Finlayson Siblings Wallace Douglas, Cynthia Emily Finlayson Movies The Flame and the Arrow, Adventures of Don Juan, Ivanhoe, The Fountainhead, The Desert Rats Similar People Richard Thorpe, Vincent Sherman, Henry Koster, Lewis Allen, Robert Newton | ||
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.
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Early career and personal life
He studied at RADA and made his stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth in 1927. A year later he made his first London appearance in Many Waters at the Ambassadors Theatre and went into films the following year.
Personal life and death
He was married twice, to actresses Dorothy Hyson (1914–1996) and Suzanne Weldon (1921–1995), fathering two children, Lucinda and Robert (Giles). He died from natural causes in Encinitas, California, aged 89. His ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
Theatre
Filmography
Director
1982
Fame (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Big Finish (1982)
1982
House Calls (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Rising Cost of Poverty (1982)
- Alien Food (1982)
1979
Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Earthquake (1981)
- Call Me Irresponsible (1980)
- It's a Wise Surgeon (1980)
- Whose Little Hero Are You? (1979)
1980
Nobody's Perfect (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- It Was a Very Good Year (1980)
- The Return of the Ocelot (1980)
- What's on Third? (1980)
- Hart in San Francisco (1980)
1978
Quincy M.E. (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Double Death (1978)
1975
Baretta (TV Series) (9 episodes)
- Why Me? (1978)
- Can't Win for Losin' (1976)
- Dear Tony (1976)
- Runway Cowboy (1976)
- Dead Man Out (1976)
- Pay or Die (1976)
- The Left Hand of the Devil (1976)
- When Dues Come Down (1975)
- A Bite of the Apple (1975)
1977
Big Hawaii (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Tightrope (1977)
1977
Big Hawaii, Tightrope (TV Series)
1977
Man from Atlantis (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Naked Montague (1977)
1977
Hunter (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Yesterday, Upon the Stair (1977)
1977
Future Cop (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Kansas City Kid (1977)
- Fighting O'Haven (1977)
1976
Columbo (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Old Fashioned Murder (1976)
1976
City of Angels (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Castle of Dreams (1976)
- The House on Orange Grove Avenue (1976)
1974
Medical Center (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Gift from a Killer (1975)
- One Last Rebellion (1975)
- Two Against Death (1975)
- The Velvet Knife (1975)
- The Hostile Heart (1974)
- Tainted Lady (1974)
1975
Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Pit (1975)
1972
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Asylum (1975)
- Legion of the Lost (1973)
- In the Midst of Strangers (1972)
- Timelock (1972)
1974
Shazam! (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Gang's All Here (1974) - (directed by)
- The Past Is Not Forever (1974) - (directed by)
- The Doom Buggy (1974) - (directed by)
- The Treasure (1974) - (directed by)
1974
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Death on Deposit (1974)
- The Deadly Jinx (1974)
1967
The F.B.I. (TV Series) (13 episodes)
- The Two Million Dollar Hit (1974)
- Night of the Long Knives (1973)
- Turnabout (1971)
- Death Watch (1971)
- The Diamond Millstone (1970)
- The Young Warriors (1969)
- The Attorney (1969)
- A Life in the Balance (1969)
- The Flaw (1968)
- Crisis Ground (1968)
- The Dynasty (1968)
- A Sleeper Wakes (1967)
- Traitor (1967)
1972
Cannon (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Trial by Terror (1973)
- Perfect Alibi (1973)
- Murder by Proxy (1973)
- The Endangered Species (1972)
- The Shadow Man (1972)
1970
The Immortal (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Queen's Gambit (1970)
- The Legacy (1970)
1970
Dan August (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Invitation to Murder (1970)
1969
Adam-12 (TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Log 24: A Rare Occasion (1970)
- Log 34: Astro Division (1970)
- Log 142: As High as You Are (1969)
- Log 83: A Different Thing (1969)
- Log 52: Good Cop - Handle with Care (1969)
- Log 153: Find Me a Needle (1969)
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Counter-Attack (1968)
- The Prophet (1967)
1967
The Monroes (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Manhunt (1967)
- Wild Bull (1967)
1967
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Diamond (1967)
1967
Lost in Space (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Toymaker (1967)
1965
12 O'Clock High (TV Series) (16 episodes)
- The Hunters and the Killers (1967)
- Graveyard (1966)
- The Ace (1966)
- The Fighter Pilot (1966)
- Practice to Deceive (1966)
- A Distant Cry (1966)
- Massacre (1966)
- Siren Voices (1966)
- The Hollow Man (1966)
- Angel Babe (1966)
- Underground (1966)
- The Slaughter Pen (1966)
- Target 802 (1965)
- The Jones Boys (1965)
- Grant Me No Favor (1965)
- Runway in the Dark (1965)
1966
Daniel Boone (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Matchmaker (1966)
1966
The Fugitive (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Second Sight (1966)
1965
Court Martial (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Flight of a Tiger (1966)
- Where There Was No Echo (1966)
- A Date with Celeste (1965)
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Kill Me on July 20th (1965)
1965
The Final Hour
1964
Night Train to Paris
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Sign of Satan (1964)
- Behind the Locked Door (1964)
- You'll Be the Death of Me (1963)
- The Long Silence (1963)
1963
The Virginian (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Final Hour (1963)
1960
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) (12 episodes)
- Wolf! Cried the Blonde (1962)
- Nightmare (1962)
- Flight from Escondido (1962)
- Baker Street Caper (1962)
- The Chrome Coffin (1961)
- The Desert Spa Caper (1961)
- The Eyes of Love (1961)
- The Legend of Leckonby (1961)
- Face in the Window (1961)
- The College Caper (1961)
- The Rice Estate (1960)
- The Valley Caper (1960)
1961
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Day in the Sun (1962)
- Total Eclipse (1962)
- Point Zero (1961)
- The Pretty People (1961)
1960
Surfside 6 (TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Find Leroy Burdette (1962)
- Anniversary Special (1962)
- The Roust (1962)
- The Affairs at Hotel Delight (1961)
- The Empty House (1961)
- One for the Road (1961)
- Odd Job (1960)
1961
The Roaring 20's (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Red Carpet (1961)
1960
Maverick (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Dutchman's Gold (1961)
- Kiz (1960)
Actor
1982
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (TV Movie) as
Prince Barin (voice)
1978
Centennial (TV Mini Series) as
Claude Richards
- The Shepherds (1978) - Claude Richards
1975
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Dr. Theophilus
- Man of Influence (1975) - Dr. Theophilus
1975
Medical Center (TV Series) as
Miles Halloran
- Survivors (1975) - Miles Halloran
1975
Columbo (TV Series) as
Dr. Frank Pierce
- Troubled Waters (1975) - Dr. Frank Pierce
1974
Cannon (TV Series) as
Sir Arnold Masters
- Triangle of Terror (1974) - Sir Arnold Masters (uncredited)
1974
The Questor Tapes (TV Movie) as
Dr. Michaels
1972
The Woman I Love (TV Movie) as
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
1968
Secret Ceremony as
Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited)
1962
Thriller (TV Series) as
Antony Hugh Swinburne
- The Specialists (1962) - Antony Hugh Swinburne
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Walter Van Nuys / Dr. Emory Williams
- Reserved for Mr. Bailey (1961) - Walter Van Nuys (voice, uncredited)
- Eyewitness (1959) - Dr. Emory Williams
1961
The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) as
Allen Bardeman
- The Lady and the Lawyer (1961) - Allen Bardeman
1959
One Step Beyond (TV Series) as
Gen. George Washington / Paul McCord / Harrison Ackroyd
- Night of Decision (1961) - Gen. George Washington
- Encounter (1960) - Paul McCord
- The Secret (1959) - Harrison Ackroyd
1960
Maverick (TV Series) as
Herbert
- The Bundle from Britain (1960) - Herbert
1960
Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) as
Albert Otherly / Albert Othery
- The Forbidden Sea (1960) - Albert Otherly
- There Is an Island (1960) - Albert Othery
1960
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Gen. Cornwallis
- The Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason (1960) - Gen. Cornwallis
- The Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy (1960) - Gen. Cornwallis
1959
Tarzan, the Ape Man as
Col. James Parker
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Inspector Ben Liebenberg / Inspector Charles Tarrant
- Arthur (1959) - Inspector Ben Liebenberg
- The Impromptu Murder (1958) - Inspector Charles Tarrant
1959
The Young Philadelphians as
Uncle Morton Stearnes
1959
General Electric Theater (TV Series) as
Roger Howard
- And One Was Loyal (1959) - Roger Howard
1957
Panic! (TV Series) as
Thomas Burdue / James Stuart
- The Vigilantes (1957) - Thomas Burdue / James Stuart
1956
Helen of Troy as
Agamemnon
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove as
John Porter
1955
The Scarlet Coat as
Gen. Benedict Arnold
1955
The Virgin Queen as
Sir Christopher Hatton
1955
Front Row Center (TV Series) as
Robert Browning
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1955) - Robert Browning
1955
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Frank Hunter
- The Browning Version (1955) - Frank Hunter
1954
King Richard and the Crusaders as
Sir Giles Amaury
1954
Saskatchewan as
Benton
1953
Flight to Tangier as
Danzer
1953
Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Serenade to an Empty House (1953)
1953
The Desert Rats as
General
1953
Fair Wind to Java as
Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda as
Michael, Duke of Strelsau
1952
Ivanhoe as
Sir Hugh De Bracy
1952
At Sword's Point as
Duc de Lavalle
1951
Thunder on the Hill as
Dr. Edward Jeffreys
1951
Target Unknown as
Col. von Broeck
1950
Mystery Submarine as
Cmdr. Eric von Molter
1950
Kim as
Col. Creighton
1950
The Flame and the Arrow as
Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
1950
This Side of the Law as
Philip Cagle
1950
Spy Hunt as
Stephen Paradou
1950
Barricade as
Aubrey Milburn
1950
Buccaneer's Girl as
Narbonne
1949
The Lady Takes a Sailor as
John Tyson
1949
The Hasty Heart as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1949
The Fountainhead as
Ellsworth M. Toohey
1949
Homicide as
Lt. Michael Landers
1948
Adventures of Don Juan as
Duke de Lorca
1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake as
Ken Blake
1947
The End of the River as
Jones
1940
The Chinese Den as
Richard Marquess
1939
The Lion Has Wings as
Briefing Officer
1939
Table d'Hote (TV Movie)
1939
The Royal Family of Broadway (TV Movie) as
Tony Cavendish
1939
Over the Moon as
The Unknown Man
1938
The Challenge as
Edward Whymper
1937
Torpedoed as
Capt. Markham
1937
Girl in the Street as
Nigel Taplow
1935
Death Drives Through as
Kit Woods
1933
The Blarney Kiss as
Lord Breethorpe
1931
Dr. Josser, K.C. as
Dick Summers
1931
Many Waters as
Godfrey Marvin
Producer
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Court Martial (TV Series) (producer - 8 episodes, 1965 - 1966) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1965)
- The Liberators (1966) - (producer)
- Let Slip the Dogs of War (1966) - (producer)
- All Is a Dream to Me (1966) - (producer)
- The House Where He Lived (1966) - (producer)
- Where There Was No Echo (1966) - (producer)
- Vengeance Is Mine (1965) - (executive producer)
- No Wreath for an Angel (1965) - (producer)
- Operation Makeshift (1965) - (producer)
- Without Spear or Sword (1965) - (producer)
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) (producer - 8 episodes)
- The Sign of Satan (1964) - (producer)
- Behind the Locked Door (1964) - (producer)
- Murder Case (1964) - (producer)
- Final Escape (1964) - (producer)
- Night Caller (1964) - (producer)
- You'll Be the Death of Me (1963) - (producer)
- A Nice Touch (1963) - (producer)
- The Long Silence (1963) - (producer)
Thanks
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (Video documentary) (acknowledgment: film and stills courtesy of)
Self
1983
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler (Video documentary) as
Self - Co-starred in 'Don Juan'
Archive Footage
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (TV Movie documentary)
1961
The Lawbreakers as
Allen Bardeman
References
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