Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas

Known For

Ivanhoe

Biography

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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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🎬 Movies Featuring Robert Douglas

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love (1972)

as Stanley Baldwin
Secret Ceremony

Secret Ceremony (1968)

as Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited)
The Lawbreakers

The Lawbreakers (1961)

as Allen Bardeman
Tarzan, the Ape Man

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)

as Col. James Parker
The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

as Uncle Morton Stearnes
The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat (1955)

as Gen. Benedict Arnold
The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen (1955)

as Sir Christopher Hatton
Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java (1953)

as Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar
The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)

as Michael, Duke of Strelsau
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe (1952)

as Sir Hugh De Bracy
Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill (1951)

as Dr. Edward Jeffreys
Target Unknown

Target Unknown (1951)

as Col. von Broeck
Kim

Kim (1950)

as Colonel Creighton
Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine (1950)

as Commander Von Molter
The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

as Marchese Alessandro de Granazia
Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt (1950)

as Stephen Paradou
Barricade

Barricade (1950)

as Aubrey Milburn
Buccaneer's Girl

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

as Alexander Narbonne
The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart (1949)

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead (1949)

as Elsworth Toohey
Homicide

Homicide (1949)

as Lt. Michael Landers
The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings (1939)

as Briefing Officer
The Challenge

The Challenge (1938)

as Edward Whymper
No Image

The Blarney Stone (1933)

as Lord Breethorpe
P.C. Josser

P.C. Josser (1931)

as Dick Summers
Many Waters

Many Waters (1931)

as Godfrey Marvin