Paul Douglas
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1907-04-11
- Died
- 1959-09-11
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Paul Douglas Fleischer
Biography
Paul Douglas (April 11, 1907 – September 11, 1959) was an American actor.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Paul Douglas Fleischer, Douglas began his career as a stage actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1936 as the Radio Announcer in Doty Hobart and Tom McKnight's Double Dummy at the John Golden Theatre. In 1946 he won both a Theatre World Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Herry Brock in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday.
Douglas began appearing in films in 1949. He may be best-remembered for two baseball comedy movies, Angels in the Outfield (1951) and It Happens Every Spring (1949). He also played Richard Widmark's police partner in the thriller Panic in the Streets, frustrated newlywed Porter Hollingsway in A Letter to Three Wives, Sgt. Kowalski in The Big Lift, businessman Josiah Walter Dudley in Executive Suite and a con man turned monk in When in Rome. In 1950, Douglas was host of the 22nd annual Academy Awards. Douglas also worked on radio as the announcer for The Ed Wynn Show and he was the first host of NBC Radio's "Horn & Hardart Children's Hour!". In April 1959 Douglas appeared as Lucy Ricardo's television morning show boss in the "Lucy Wants a Career" episode of The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
Douglas was originally cast in the 1960 episode of The Twilight Zone called "The Mighty Casey", a role written for him by Rod Serling, based on his character in Angels in the Outfield, but Douglas died the same week after production of the episode had been completed. His role was taken over by Jack Warden, and most of the episode was refilmed several months later.
He was married five times, last to actress Jan Sterling from 1950 until his death. They had a son, Adams Douglas (1955–2003).
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Merle Gardner / Lieutenant Todd Thoman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Jonas Sutton
Studio One
1948
as Paul Kadsoe / Captain McCaffrey
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Bill Fleming
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Rick Blaine
Suspicion
1957
as Vince Polito
Your Show of Shows
1950
Playwrights '56
1955
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Paul Douglas
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Harry Brock
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Frank Parisi
Hour Glass
1946
Adventure Theater
1956
as Host
Movies (39)
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Guffy McGovern
The Mating Game
1959
as Pop Larkin
Clash by Night
1952
as Jerry D'Amato
Executive Suite
1954
as Josiah Walter Dudley
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Capt. Tom Warren
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Porter Hollingsway
The Big Lift
1950
as MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski
Rhubarb
1951
as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
This Could Be the Night
1957
as Rocco
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
as Edward L. McKeever
Beau James
1957
as Chris Nolan
We're Not Married!
1952
as Hector Woodruff
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Andrew McBain
Green Fire
1954
as Vic Leonard
Fortunella
1958
as Professore Golfiero Paganica
When in Rome
1952
as Joe Brewster
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Gamma People
1956
as Mike Wilson
The 'Maggie'
1954
as Calvin B. Marshall, the American
Margin for Error
1943
as Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)
Joe Macbeth
1955
as Joe MacBeth
Forever Female
1953
as Harry Phillips
Everybody Does It
1949
as Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett
It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Monk Lanigan
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Swing Club
1938
as Master of Ceremonies
Love That Brute
1950
as E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanley
You Can Change The World
1950
as Self
The Guy Who Came Back
1951
as Harry Joplin
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1958
Conquering the Colorado
1939
as Narrator
Born Yesterday
1956
as Harry Brock
Calling Scotland Yard: The Man Who Stayed Alive
1954
as Host
The Man Who Stayed Alive
1954
as Self - Host
The Leather Saint
1956
as Gus MacAuliffe
Magic of Youth
1946
as Narrator
Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat
1954
as Commentator
Filming the Fleet
1939
as Self, Narrator
About Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas (April 11, 1907 – September 11, 1959) was an American actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Paul Douglas Fleischer, Douglas began his career as a stage actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1936 as the Radio Announcer in Doty Hobart and Tom McKnight's Double Dummy at the John Golden Theatre. In 1946 he won both a Theatre World Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Herry Brock in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday. Douglas began appearing in films in 1949. He may be best-remembered for two baseball comedy movies,… With 59 credits spanning from 1938 to 1997, Paul Douglas has appeared in 39 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Douglas Movies
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) — as Guffy McGovern
- The Mating Game (1959) — as Pop Larkin
- Clash by Night (1952) — as Jerry D'Amato
- Executive Suite (1954) — as Josiah Walter Dudley
- Panic in the Streets (1950) — as Capt. Tom Warren
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