About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1909-11-09
Place of birth:
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]
Website:
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Robert Douglas

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
1983 Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler Actor Self N/A
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1974 The Questor Tapes Actor Dr. Michaels 58
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1968 Secret Ceremony Actor Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited) 58
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1961 The Lawbreakers Actor Allen Bardeman 59
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1959 Tarzan, the Ape Man Actor Col. James Parker 58
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1959 The Young Philadelphians Actor Uncle Morton Stearnes 60
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1956 Helen of Troy Actor Agamemnon 59
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1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove Actor John Porter 59
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1955 The Scarlet Coat Actor Gen. Benedict Arnold 59
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1955 The Virgin Queen Actor Sir Christopher Hatton 59
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1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Actor Sir Giles Amaury 59
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1954 Saskatchewan Actor Benton 59
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1953 Flight to Tangier Actor Danzer 59
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1953 The Desert Rats Actor General 59
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1953 Fair Wind to Java Actor Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar 58
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1952 The Prisoner of Zenda Actor Michael, Duke of Strelsau 59
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1952 Ivanhoe Actor Sir Hugh De Bracy 61
Fair
1951 Thunder on the Hill Actor Dr. Edward Jeffreys 59
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1951 Target Unknown Actor Col. von Broeck N/A
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1950 Kim Actor Colonel Creighton 59
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1950 Mystery Submarine Actor Commander von Molter N/A
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1950 The Flame and the Arrow Actor Marchese Alessandro de Granazia 59
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1950 This Side of the Law Actor Philip Cagle 58
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1950 Spy Hunt Actor Stephen Paradou 59
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1950 Barricade Actor Aubrey Milburn 59
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1950 Buccaneer's Girl Actor Alexander Narbonne 58
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1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor Actor John Tyson 58
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1949 The Hasty Heart Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 59
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1949 The Fountainhead Actor Elsworth Toohey 60
Fair
1949 Homicide Actor Lt. Michael Landers 58
Average
1948 Adventures of Don Juan Actor Duque de Lorca 59
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1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake Actor Ken Blake 58
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1947 The End of the River Actor Jones 59
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1940 The Chinese Bungalow Actor Richard Marquess 58
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1939 The Lion Has Wings Actor Briefing Officer 59
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1939 Over the Moon Actor John Flight 58
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1938 The Challenge Actor Edward Whymper 59
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1937 Our Fighting Navy Actor Capt. Markham 58
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1937 London Melody Actor Nigel Taplow 59
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1935 Death Drives Through Actor Kit Woods 58
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1933 The Blarney Stone Actor Lord Breethorpe N/A
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1931 P.C. Josser Actor Dick Summers N/A
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1931 Many Waters Actor Godfrey Marvin N/A
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Directing
1965 The Final Hour Directing Director N/A
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1964 Night Train to Paris Directing Director 58
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