Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1907-04-11
Deathday: 1959-09-11 (52 years old)

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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).


Paul Douglas died on September 11, 1959 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California at the age of 52. Film director Billy Wilder and co-writer I.A.L. ('Izzy') Diamond had just offered him the role of Jeff Sheldrake in the movie The Apartment that went to Fred MacMurray instead. Wilder later said: "I saw him and his wife, Jan Sterling, at a restaurant, and I realized he was perfect, and I asked him right there in the parking lot. About two days before we were to start, he had a heart attack and died. Iz and I were shattered."


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Filmography

all 57

Movies 35

TV Shows 22

self 11

Narrator 1

Blue Water High

Blue Water High (2005)

TV
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line (1997)

Movie
Pop Larkin
The Mating Game

The Mating Game (1959)

Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Phillip Francis Queeg
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958)

Movie
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)

TV
Professor Golfiero Paganica
Fortunella

Fortunella (1958)

Movie
Paul Douglas
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)

TV
Harvey Otis / Sam
Goodyear Theatre

Goodyear Theatre (1957)

TV
Vince Polito
Suspicion

Suspicion (1957)

TV
Chris Nolan
Beau James

Beau James (1957)

Movie
Rocco
This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night (1957)

Movie
Mike Wilson
The Gamma People

The Gamma People (1956)

Movie
Sheriff Jonas Sutton
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Edward L. McKeever
The Solid Gold Cadillac

The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)

Movie
Self - Host
Adventure Theater

Adventure Theater (1956)

TV
Gus MacAuliffe
The Leather Saint

The Leather Saint (1956)

Movie
Joe MacBeth
Joe Macbeth

Joe Macbeth (1955)

Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56 (1955)

TV
Bill Fleming
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Vic Leonard
Green Fire

Green Fire (1954)

Movie
Lieutenant Todd Thoman / Dr. Merle Gardner
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Josiah Walter Dudley
Executive Suite

Executive Suite (1954)

Movie
Calvin B. Marshall - the American
The 'Maggie'

The 'Maggie' (1954)

Movie
Commentator
Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat

Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat (1954)

Movie
E. Harry Phillips
Forever Female

Forever Female (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Andrew McBain
Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC (1953)

Movie
Hector Woodruff
We're Not Married!

We're Not Married! (1952)

Movie
3
Jerry D'Amato
Clash by Night

Clash by Night (1952)

Movie
Joe Brewster
When in Rome

When in Rome (1952)

Movie
Harry Brock
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Aloysius X. 'Guffy' McGovern
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Movie
Frank Parisi
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
Rhubarb

Rhubarb (1951)

Movie
Harry Joplin
The Guy Who Came Back

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

Movie
Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours (1951)

Movie
Self
The Screen Director

The Screen Director (1951)

Movie
Rick Blaine
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

TV
Capt. Tom Warren
Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Movie
6
E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanley
Love That Brute

Love That Brute (1950)

Movie
Hank Kowalski
The Big Lift

The Big Lift (1950)

Movie
Self
You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World (1950)

Movie
Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows (1950)

TV
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett
Everybody Does It

Everybody Does It (1949)

Movie
Monk Lanigan
It Happens Every Spring

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

Movie
Porter Hollingsway
A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

Movie
Paul Kadsoe / Captain McCaffrey
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Self - Actor
Hour Glass

Hour Glass (1946)

TV
Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)
Margin for Error

Margin for Error (1943)

Movie
Narrator
Soldiers of the Sky

Soldiers of the Sky (1941)

Movie
Master of Ceremonies
Saturday Night Swing Club

Saturday Night Swing Club (1938)

Movie
Semaphore Signalman
Calling All Tars

Calling All Tars (1936)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1907-04-11

Deathday
1959-09-11 (52 years old)

Birth Name
Paul Douglas Fleischer

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States of America

Relationships
Jan Sterling (1950-01-01 - 1959-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Paul Douglas Fleischer

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Donaldson Awards, Theatre World Award, Clarence Derwent Awards


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