Robert Douglas Finlayson (9 November 1909 – 11 January 1999), known professionally as Robert Douglas, was an English stage and film actor, a television director and producer.

Early career and personal life

Robert Douglas in The Prisoner of Zenda trailer

Douglas was born in

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. He studied at

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

and made his stage debut at the Theatre Royal,

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in 1927. A year later he made his first London appearance in ''

Many Waters ''Many Waters'' is a 1986 novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the author's Time Quintet (also known as the Time Quartet). The title is taken from the Song of Solomon 8:7: "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. If a ...

'' at the Ambassadors Theatre and went into films the following year.

Personal life and death

He was married twice, to actresses

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(1914–1996) and Suzanne Weldon (1921–1995), fathering two children, Lucinda and Robert (Giles). He died from

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, aged 89.

Career

As an actor

Theatre

*1927: ''The Best People'' (Theatre Royal Bournemouth + tour) *1928: ''Crime'' (Grand Theatre Croydon + tour) *1928: ''

'' (Ambassadors Theatre London) *1928: ''Mrs.Moonlight'' (Kingsway Theatre London) *1929: ''Black St. Anthony'' (Strand Theatre London) *1929: '' A Bill of Divorcement'' (St.Martin's Theatre London) *1929: ''Barbara's Wedding'' (Apollo Theatre London) *1929: ''Many Waters'' (in UK, in Canada / Maxine Elliott's Theatre, Broadway + Times Square Theater Broadway) *1930: ''The Last Enemy'' (Fortune Theatre London) *1930: ''

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'' (Duke of York's Theatre London) *1930: '' Badger's Green'' (Prince of Wales Theatre London) *1930: '' The Last Enemy'' (Hartford / New Haven + Shubert Theatre Broadway) *1931: ''After All'' (Criterion Theatre London + The New Theatre London) *1931: ''The Arch-Duchess'' (Phoenix-Theatre London) *1931: ''Vile Bodies'' (Arts Theatre London) *1931: ''Brief Moment'' (Detroit / Washington + Belasco Theatre Broadway + Cort Theatre Broadway) *1932: ''Vile Bodies'' (Vaudeville Theatre London) *1932: ''As it was in the Beginning'' (Arts Theatre London) *1933: ''Ten Minute Alibi'' (Embassy Theatre London + Haymarket Theatre London) *1933: ''These Two'' (Arts Theatre London) *1934: '' Men in White'' (Lyric Theatre London + tour) *1934: ''Overture 1920'' (Phoenix Theatre London) *1934: ''Inside the Room'' (Queens Theatre London) *1935: ''Theatre Royal'' / ''The Royal Family'' (Lyric Theatre London + tour) *1935: ''

Most of the Game ''Most of the Game'' is a 1935 comedy play by the British writer John Van Druten. Much of the play is set in New York where a British writer and his aristocratic wife have fallen out of love with each other, and started new relationships with a tea ...

'' (Cort Theatre Broadway) *1936: ''No Exit'' (Embassy Theatre London + St.Martin's Theatre London) *1936: ''Stubble before Swords'' (Globe Theatre London) *1936: '' Kind Lady'' (The King's Theatre Edinburgh + Lyric Theatre London) *1938: ''Official Secret'' (Tour + New Theatre London) *1938: ''Night Arrival'' (Globe Theatre London) *1939: ''The Spring Time of Others'' (Gate Theatre London) *1946: ''Lighten our Darkness'' (New Theatre Hull + tour) *1946: ''He Lived in Two Worlds'' (Wimbledon Theatre London + tour) *1946: '' But for the Grace of God'' (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh + tour + St.James Theatre London)

Film

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1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

: ''

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) - Godfrey Marvin *

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

: ''

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'' / (US): '' The Blarney Kiss'' (dir.

Tom Walls Thomas Kirby Walls (18 February 1883 – 27 November 1949) was an English stage and film actor, producer and director, best known for presenting and co-starring in the Aldwych farces in the 1920s and for starring in and directing the film adapt ...

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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

: ''

Death Drives Through ''Death Drives Through'' is a 1935 British sports drama film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chili Bouchier, Robert Douglas and Miles Mander. It was made as a quota quickie by the independent producer Clifford Taylor at Ealing Studios. ...

'' (dir.

Edward L. Cahn Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director. Early life and education Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA. Career ...

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1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

: ''

London Melody ''London Melody'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Robert Douglas. It was made at British and Dominions Imperial Studios, Elstree and Pinewood Studios by Wilcox's independ ...

'' / (US): '' Girl in the Street'' (dir.

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best know ...

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Our Fighting Navy ''Our Fighting Navy'' (also known as ''Torpedoed'') is a 1937 British action film directed by Norman Walker and starring Robert Douglas, Richard Cromwell and Hazel Terry. The screenplay concerns a British warship that intervenes to protect Bri ...

'' / (US): '' Torpedoed'' (dir.

Norman Walker Norman Walker may refer to: *Norman Walker (bass) (1907–1963), English bass opera singer * Norman W. Walker (1886–1985), British-American raw food and alternative health advocate *Norman Walker (director) (1892–1963), British film director * ...

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1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

: '' The Challenge'' (dir.

) - Edward Whymper *

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

: '' Over the Moon'' (dir.

Thornton Freeland Thornton Freeland (February 10, 1898 – May 22, 1987) was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. Early success He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally wor ...

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The Lion Has Wings ''The Lion Has Wings'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, documentary-style, propaganda war film that was directed by Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond Hurst, Alexander Korda and Michael Powell. The film was produced by London Film Productions and ...

'' (dir.

Michael Powell Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a serie ...

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1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

: '' The Chinese Bungalow'' / (US): '' Chinese Den'' (dir.

George King George King may refer to: Politics * George King (Australian politician) (1814–1894), New South Wales and Queensland politician * George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (1771–1839), Irish nobleman and MP for County Roscommon * George Clift King (18 ...

) - Richard Marquess *

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

: '' The End of the River'' (dir. Derek N. Twist) - Jones *

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

: ''

The Adventures of Don Juan ''Adventures of Don Juan'' is a 1948 American Technicolor swashbuckling adventure romance film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Errol Flynn and Viveca Lindfors, with Robert Douglas, Alan Hale, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Warwick. Also in ...

'' / (GB): '' The new Adventures of Don Juan'' (dir.

Vincent Sherman Vincent Sherman (born Abraham Orovitz, July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006) was an American director and actor who worked in Hollywood. His movies include '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944), '' Nora Prentiss'' (1947), and ''The Young Philadelphians'' (1959) ...

) - Duke de Lorca *

: ''

The Decision of Christopher Blake ''The Decision of Christopher Blake'' is a 1948 American drama film based upon the Moss Hart play. It was adapted by Ranald MacDougall and directed by Peter Godfrey. The film stars Alexis Smith, Robert Douglas, Cecil Kellaway, Ted Donaldson, ...

'' (dir. Peter Godfrey) - Ken Blake *

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

: ''

Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

'' (dir. Felix Jacoves) - Police Lt. Michael Landers *

: ''

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to com ...

'' (dir.

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

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The Hasty Heart ''The Hasty Heart'' is a 1949 war drama film, an Anglo-American co-production starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd and directed by Vincent Sherman. The film is based on the 1945 play of the same name by John Patrick. ''The ...

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) - Off-Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited) *

: ''

The Lady Takes a Sailor ''The Lady Takes a Sailor'' is a 1949 comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Jane Wyman, Eve Arden and Dennis Morgan. Plot Jennifer Smith, the head of the Buyer's Research Institute, is in need of additional funding to keep the ins ...

'' (dir.

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

) - John Tyson *

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

: ''

Buccaneer's Girl ''Buccaneer's Girl'' is a 1950 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Frederick de Cordova starring Yvonne De Carlo and Philip Friend. Plot Deborah McCoy, a New Orleans singer, is on a ship that is captured by the forces of t ...

'' (dir.

Frederick De Cordova Frederick Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 – September 15, 2001) was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life De Cordova ...

) - Narbonne *

: ''

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'' (dir. Peter Godfrey) - Aubrey Milburn *

: ''

Spy Hunt ''Spy Hunt'', also known as ''Panther's Moon'', is a 1950 American espionage film, based on the novel '' Panther's Moon'' by Victor Canning, directed by George Sherman, and starring Howard Duff and Märta Torén. It was produced by Universal-In ...

'' / (GB): ''

Panther's Moon ''Panther's Moon'' is a 1948 spy thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning. It was his second post-war novel, following ''The Chasm'', as he had largely been taken a break from writing during his wartime service. Synopsis Roger Quain i ...

'' (dir.

George Sherman George Sherman (July 14, 1908 – March 15, 1991) was an American film director and producer of low-budget Western films. One obituary said his "credits rival in number those of anyone in the entertainment industry." Biography George Sherma ...

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: '' This Side of the Law'' (dir. Richard L. Bare) - Philip Cagle *

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The Flame and the Arrow ''The Flame and the Arrow'' is a 1950 American Technicolor swashbuckler film made by Warner Bros. and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from a ...

'' (dir.

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

) - Marchese Alessandro de Granazia *

: ''

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Victor Saville Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. Biography Saville produced his first f ...

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: '' Mystery Submarine'' (dir.

Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left fo ...

) - Cmdr. Eric von Molter *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: ''

Target Unknown ''Target Unknown'' (also known as ''Prisoner of War'') is a 1951 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring Mark Stevens, Alex Nicol and Robert Douglas. An American bomber crew are forced to bail out over Occupied France in 1944 a ...

'' (dir.

) - Col. von Broeck *

: ''

Thunder on the Hill ''Thunder on the Hill'' is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Claudette Colbert and Ann Blyth. The picture was made by Universal-International Pictures and produced by Michael Kraike from a screenplay by Osc ...

'' / (GB): ''

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) - Dr. Edward Jeffreys *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

: ''

At Sword's Point ''At Sword's Point'', also known as ''The Sons of the Three Musketeers'', is a 1952 American historical action adventure film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. It was shot in Technicolor by RKO Radio Picture ...

'' / (GB): '' Sons of the Musketeers'' (dir. Lewis Allen) - Duc de Lavalle *

: ''

Ivanhoe ''Ivanhoe: A Romance'' () by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. Set in England in the Middle Ages, this novel marked a shift away from Scott’s prior practice of setting st ...

'' (dir.

Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Biography Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, Richard Thorpe began his en ...

) - Sir Hugh De Bracy *

: ''

The Prisoner of Zenda ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' is an 1894 adventure novel by Anthony Hope, in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony. Political forces within the realm are such that, in order ...

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) - Michael, Duke of Strelsau *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

: ''

Fair Wind to Java ''Fair Wind to Java'' is a 1953 American adventure film in Trucolor from Republic Pictures, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, that stars Fred MacMurray and Vera Ralston. With special effects by the Lydecker brothers, the film was based on the ...

'' (dir.

Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western fi ...

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: ''

The Desert Rats The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during the Second World War, where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the ''Desert Rats'' nickname. After the Muni ...

'' (dir.

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''The Sound of ...

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Flight to Tangier ''Flight to Tangier'' is a 1953 American action film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Joan Fontaine, Jack Palance, and Corinne Calvet. It was released by Paramount Pictures in Technicolor and 3-D. This film also appeared in ''No ...

'' (dir.

Charles Marquis Warren Charles Marquis Warren (December 16, 1912 – August 11, 1990) was an American motion picture and television writer, producer, and director who specialized in Westerns. Among his notable career achievements were his involvement in creating the ...

) - Danzer *

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

: ''

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

'' / (GB): '' O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted'' (dir.

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh. He w ...

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: ''

King Richard and the Crusaders ''King Richard and the Crusaders'' is a 1954 American historical drama film made by Warner Bros. The film stars Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders and Laurence Harvey, with Robert Douglas, Michael Pate and Paula Raymond. It was direct ...

'' (dir. David Butler) - Sir Giles Amaury *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

: '' The Virgin Queen'' (dir.

Henry Koster Henry Koster (born Hermann Kosterlitz, May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran. Early life Koster was born to Jewish parents in Berlin, Germany. He was introduced to cin ...

) - Sir Christopher Hatton *

: ''

The Scarlet Coat ''The Scarlet Coat '' is a 1955 American historical drama and swashbuckler in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by John Sturges. It stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sa ...

'' (dir.

John Sturges John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include ''Bad Day at Black Rock'' (1955), ''Gunfight at the O.K. Corral'' (1957), ''The Magnificent Seven'' (1960), '' The Great Escape'' (1963 ...

) - Gen.

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Good Morning Miss Dove ''Good Morning, Miss Dove'' is a 1955 DeLuxe Color and CinemaScope film that tells the sentimental story of a beloved schoolteacher who reflects back on her life and former students when she is hospitalized. It stars Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack ...

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) - John Porter *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

: ''

Helen of Troy Helen of Troy, Helen, Helena, (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη ''Helénē'', ) also known as beautiful Helen, Helen of Argos, or Helen of Sparta, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was believe ...

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) - Agamemnon *

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

: ''

The Young Philadelphians ''The Young Philadelphians'' is a 1959 American legal drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Robert Vaughn and Alexis Smith. The film is based on the 1956 novel ''The Philadelphian'', by Richard P. Powell. ...

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: '' Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (dir. Joseph M. Newman) - Col. James Parker *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

: '' The Lawbreakers'' (dir. Joseph M. Newman) - Allen Bardeman (archive footage)

Television

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The Royal Family of Broadway ''The Royal Family of Broadway'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Gertrude Purcell from the play ''The ...

'' (TV Movie) - Tony Cavendish *1953: ''

Chevron Theatre ''Chevron Theatre'' is an American, 30-minute, filmed television anthology series, produced by MCA/ Revue Productions for first-run syndication. A total of 105 episodes aired from 1952 to 1954. Among its guest stars were Natalie Wood, Raymon ...

'' (episode: ''Serenade to an Empty House'') *1955: ''

Lux Video Theatre ''Lux Video Theatre'' is an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays. Overview The ''Lux Vid ...

'' (episode: ''The Browning Version'') - Frank Hunter *1955: ''

Front Row Center ''Front Row Center'' is an American variety show that aired on the DuMont Television Network Sundays at 7pm ET from March 25, 1949, to April 2, 1950. The show was originally 30 minutes then expanded to 60 minutes. This was one of several DuMont n ...

'' (episode: ''The Barretts of Wimpole Street'') - Robert Browning *1957: '' Panic!'' (episode: ''The Vigilantes'') - Thomas Burdue / James Stuart *1958-1959: ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was ren ...

'' (episodes: ''The Impromptu Murder'', ''Arthur'') - Inspector Ben Liebenberg / Inspector Charles Tarrant *1959: ''

General Electric Theatre ''General Electric Theater'' was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations. Radio After an audition show ...

'' (episode: ''And One Was Loyal'') - Roger Howard *1959-1961: ''

77 Sunset Strip ''77 Sunset Strip'' is an American television Private investigator#PIs in fiction, private detective drama series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith (actor), Roger Smith, Richard Long (actor), Richard Long (fr ...

'' (episodes: ''Eyewitness'', ''Reserved for Mr.Bailey'') - Dr.Emory Williams / The Voice (uncredited) *1959-1961: ''

One Step Beyond One Step Beyond may refer to: Music * ''One Step Beyond'' (Dungeon album) or the title song, 2004 * ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963 * '' One Step Beyond...'', an album by Madness, or the title song (see below), 1979 * ''One Step ...

'' (episodes: ''The Secret'', ''Encounter'', ''Night of Decision'') - Gen. George Washington / Paul McCord / Harrison Ackroyd *1960: '' Adventures in Paradise'' (episodes: ''The Forbidden Sea'', ''Peril at Pitcairn'', ''There is an Island'') - Albert Otherly / Albert Othery *1960: '' Walt Disney presents The Swamp Fox'' (episodes: ''Redcoat Strategy'', ''A Case of Treason'') - Gen. Cornwallis *1960: ''

Maverick Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to: History * Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick Aviation * AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design * General Aviation Design Burea ...

'' (episode: ''The Bundle from Britain'') - Herbert *1961: ''

The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and Lo ...

'' (episode: ''The Lady and the Lawyer'') - Allen Bardeman *1962: '' Thriller'' (episode: ''The Specialists'') - Antony Hugh Swinburne *1970: ''

Secret Ceremony ''Secret Ceremony'' is a 1968 British drama-thriller film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow and Robert Mitchum. Plot Leonora, a middle-aged prostitute, is despondent over the death of her daughter. Cenci, a lo ...

'' (TV-Version) - Sir Alex Gordon *1972: '' Portrait: The Woman I Love'' (TV Movie) - Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin *1974: ''

The Questor Tapes ''The Questor Tapes'' is a 1974 American made-for-television sci-fi drama film about an android (portrayed by Robert Foxworth) with incomplete memory tapes who is searching for his creator and his purpose. Conceived by Gene Roddenberry, who is ...

'' (TV Movie) - Dr. Michaels *1974: ''

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'' (episode: ''Triangle of Terror'') (uncredited) *1975: ''

Columbo ''Columbo'' () is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC f ...

'' (episode: ''Troubled Waters'') - Dr. Frank Pierce *1975: '' Medical Center'' (episode: ''Survivors'') - Miles Halloran *1975: ''

The Invisible Man ''The Invisible Man'' is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in ''Pearson's Weekly'' in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devote ...

'' (episode: ''Man of Influence'') - Dr. Theophilus *1978: ''

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'' (episode: ''The Shepherds'') - Claude Richards (final appearance)

As a director

Theatre

*1933: ''

Ten Minute Alibi ''Ten Minute Alibi'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Phillips Holmes, Aileen Marson and Theo Shall. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.Wood p.84 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andre ...

'' (Haymarket Theatre London) *1934: '' Overture 1920'' (Phoenix Theatre London) *1946: '' Lighten Our Darkness'' (New Theatre Hull) *1956: ''

The Ponder Heart ''The Ponder Heart'' is a novella written by Eudora Welty and illustrated by Joe Krush, originally published in ''The New Yorker'' in 1953, and republished by Harcourt Brace in 1954. The plot of ''The Ponder Heart'' follows Daniel Ponder, a wealthy ...

'' (Shubert Theatre New Haven + Forrest Theatre Philadelphia + Shubert Theatre Boston + Music Box Theatre Broadway) *1956: '' Affair of Honor'' (Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway) *1956: '' The Loud Red Patrick'' (Walnut Theatre Philadelphia + Ambassador Theatre Broadway) *1956: ''Uncle Willie'' (Locust Street Theatre Philadelphia + John Golden Theatre Broadway) *1957: ''One Foot in the Door'' (Locust Street Theatre Philadelphia + Shubert Theatre Boston)

Film

*1964: ''Night Train to Paris''

Television

*1960-1962: ''Surfside 6'' (9 episodes) *1960: ''

'' (2 episodes) *1960-1962: ''

'' (12 episodes) *1961: ''The Roaring Twenties'' (episode ''The Red Carpet'') *1961-1962: ''Hawaiian Eye'' (4 episodes) *1962-1963: ''Fair Exchange (TV series), Fair Exchange'' (1. Segment) *1963-1964: ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (4 episodes) *1962: ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'' (episode '' The Final Hour'') = ''The Final Hour'' (film) *1965: ''Kraft Suspense Theatre'' (episode ''Kill me on July 20th'') *1964-1965: ''Court Martial'' (3 episodes) *1965-1967: ''12 O'Clock High (TV series), 12 O'Clock High'' (16 episodes) *1966: ''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'' (episode ''Second Sight'') *1966: ''Daniel Boone'' (episode ''The Matchmaker'') *1967: ''Lost in Space'' (episode ''The Toymaker'') *1967: ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' (episode ''The Diamond'') *1967: ''The Monroes (1966 TV series), The Monroes'' (2 episodes) *1967-1974: ''The F.B.I. (TV series), The FBI'' (13 episodes) *1967-1968: ''The Invaders'' (episodes ''The Prophet'' and ''Counterattack'') *1969-1970: ''Adam-12'' (6 episodes) *1970: ''The Immortal (1970 TV series), The Immortal'' (2 episodes) *1970: ''Dan August'' (episode ''Invitation to Murder'') *1972-1975: ''The Streets of San Francisco'' (4 episodes) *1972-1973: ''

'' (5 episodes) *1974: ''Barnaby Jones'' (2 episodes) *1974: ''Shazam! (TV series), Shazam!'' (4 episodes) *1974-1975: '' Medical Center'' (6 episodes) *1975: ''Swiss Family Robinson'' (episode ''The Pit'') *1975-1978: ''Baretta'' (9 episodes) *1976: ''City of Angels (1976 TV series), City of Angels'' (2 episodes) *1976: ''

'' (episode ''Old Fashioned Murder'') *1976-1977: ''Big Hawaii'' (episode ''Tightrope'') *1977: ''Future Cop (TV series), Future Cop'' (2 episodes) *1977: ''Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series), Hunter'' (episode ''Yesterday, Upon the Stair'') *1977: ''The Man from Atlantis'' (episode ''The Naked Montague'') *1978: ''Quincy, M.E.'' (episode ''Double Death'') *1979-1981: ''Trapper John, M.D.'' (4 episodes) *1979: ''Nobody's Perfect (American TV series), Nobody's Perfect'' (4 episodes) *1982: ''House Calls (TV series), House Calls'' (2 episodes) *1982: ''Fame (1982 TV series), Fame'' (episode ''A Big Finish'')

As a producer

*1963-1964: ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' (8 episodes) *1964-1965: ''Court Martial'' (10 episodes)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Robert 1909 births 1999 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English television directors English television producers 20th-century English male actors Male actors from Buckinghamshire Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English emigrants to the United States People from Milton Keynes