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Robert Douglas

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 9, 1909 (Died at 90)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthBletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]
Career Span1931 – 1999
Known Credits93 Titles
ActingPopularity Score 1

Robert Douglas

Also known as:Robert Douglas Finlayson
Total Works

93

46 movies • 47 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Douglas (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Columbo
8.1
Columbo
1971•series
as Frank Pierce
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966•series
Role: Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
as Inspector Charles Tarrant
Ivanhoe
6.8
Ivanhoe
1952•movie
as Sir Hugh De Bracy

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 93 titles featuring Robert Douglas

Columbo
8.1
1 eps
Columbo
1971•series

as Frank Pierce

Mission: Impossible
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

Role: Director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
1 eps

as Inspector Charles Tarrant

Ivanhoe
6.8
Ivanhoe
1952•movie

as Sir Hugh De Bracy

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Elsworth Toohey

Lost in Space
7.3
Lost in Space
1965•series

Role: Director

Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976•series

Role: Director

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

Role: Director

The Desert Rats
6.3
The Desert Rats
1953•movie

as General

The Flame and the Arrow
6.3

as Marchese Alessandro de Granazia

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

Role: Director

Man from Atlantis
6.4
Man from Atlantis
1977•series

Role: Director

Fame
6.8
Fame
1982•series

Role: Director

Secret Ceremony
6.0
Secret Ceremony
1968•movie

as Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited)

Helen of Troy
6.3
Helen of Troy
1956•movie

as Agamemnon

The Fugitive
7.3
The Fugitive
1963•series

Role: Director

The Invaders
6.8
The Invaders
1967•series

Role: Director

The Prisoner of Zenda
6.9

as Michael, Duke of Strelsau

The Young Philadelphians
7.4

as Uncle Morton Stearnes

Adam-12
7.1
Adam-12
1968•series

Role: Director

Adventures of Don Juan
6.8

as Duque de Lorca

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series
Baretta
6.5
Baretta
1975•series

Role: Director

Cannon
6.7
Cannon
1971•series

Role: Director

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
2 eps

as Gen. Cornwallis

The Virginian
6.5
The Virginian
1962•series

Role: Director

Daniel Boone
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964•series

Role: Director

Thunder on the Hill
6.4

as Dr. Edward Jeffreys

The Virgin Queen
7.0
The Virgin Queen
1955•movie

as Sir Christopher Hatton

Barnaby Jones
7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973•series

Role: Director

Kim
6.5
Kim
1950•movie

as Colonel Creighton

Saskatchewan
5.9
Saskatchewan
1954•movie

as Benton

The Invisible Man
6.3
1 eps
The Invisible Man
1975•series

as Dr. Theophilus

77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series

as Dr. Emory Williams

The F.B.I.
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965•series

Role: Director

Trapper John, M.D.
6.6
Trapper John, M.D.
1979•series

Role: Director

The Questor Tapes
5.9
The Questor Tapes
1974•movie

as Dr. Michaels

12 O'Clock High
7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964•series

Role: Director

Thriller
6.7
1 eps
Thriller
1960•series

as Antony Hugh Swinburne

Good Morning, Miss Dove
7.0

as John Porter

This Side of the Law
4.8

as Philip Cagle

Buccaneer's Girl
5.8
Buccaneer's Girl
1950•movie

as Alexander Narbonne

The Hasty Heart
6.9
The Hasty Heart
1949•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

One Step Beyond
5.7
1 eps
One Step Beyond
1959•series

as Harrison Ackroyd

The Lion Has Wings
6.4
The Lion Has Wings
1939•movie

as Briefing Officer

King Richard and the Crusaders
6.4

as Sir Giles Amaury

Medical Center
6.4
1 eps
Medical Center
1969•series
Night Train to Paris
6.0

Role: Director

Spy Hunt
6.3
Spy Hunt
1950•movie

as Stephen Paradou

Homicide
5.7
Homicide
1949•movie

as Lt. Michael Landers

The Scarlet Coat
6.6
The Scarlet Coat
1955•movie

as Gen. Benedict Arnold

Fair Wind to Java
5.6
Fair Wind to Java
1953•movie

as Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar

Hawaiian Eye
5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959•series

Role: Director

The Lady Takes a Sailor
5.7

as John Tyson

The Challenge
6.3
The Challenge
1938•movie

as Edward Whymper

Flight to Tangier
6.2
Flight to Tangier
1953•movie

as Danzer

Tarzan, the Ape Man
4.5

as Col. James Parker

The Immortal
7.4
The Immortal
1970•series

Role: Director

The Swiss Family Robinson
6.4

Role: Director

Barricade
6.4
Barricade
1950•movie

as Aubrey Milburn

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Frank Hunter

Adventures in Paradise
6.1
2 eps

as Albert Othery

Over the Moon
5.8
Over the Moon
1939•movie

as John Flight

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Roger Howard

Dan August
7.2
Dan August
1970•series

Role: Director

Future Cop
7.5
Future Cop
1977•series

Role: Director

The Chinese Bungalow
4.7

as Richard Marquess

The Lawbreakers
6.4
The Lawbreakers
1961•movie

as Allen Bardeman

Hunter
8.2
Hunter
1977•series

Role: Director

The Decision of Christopher Blake
3.8

as Ken Blake

3.5
Our Fighting Navy
1937•movie

as Capt. Markham

The Monroes
6.8
The Monroes
1966•series

Role: Director

House Calls
6.2
House Calls
1979•series

Role: Director

City of Angels
5.6
City of Angels
1976•series

Role: Director

Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Role: Director

The End of the River
6.3

as Jones

Death Drives Through
5.7

as Kit Woods

Surfside 6
6.3
Surfside 6
1960•series

Role: Director

Nobody's Perfect
7.3
Nobody's Perfect
1980•series

Role: Director

Mystery Submarine
7.0
Mystery Submarine
1950•movie

as Commander Von Molter

London Melody
7.5
London Melody
1937•movie

as Nigel Taplow

8.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963•series

Role: Director

Big Hawaii
6.0
Big Hawaii
1977•series

Role: Director

Target Unknown
7.0
Target Unknown
1951•movie

as Col. von Broeck

The Woman I Love
7.0
The Woman I Love
1972•movie

as Stanley Baldwin

Many Waters
8.0
Many Waters
1931•movie

as Godfrey Marvin

Panic!
8.0
1 eps
Panic!
1957•series
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0
1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1961•series
The Final Hour
7.0
The Final Hour
1965•movie

Role: Director

P.C. Josser
P.C. Josser
1931•movie

as Dick Summers

And One Was Loyal

as Roger Howard

The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's
1960•series

Role: Director