Robert Douglas
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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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7752 |
| Birthday | 1909-11-09 |
| Place of Birth | Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK] |
| Also Known As | Robert Douglas Finlayson, |
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove
7/16
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The Fountainhead
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The Flame and the Arrow
6.3/85
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Ivanhoe
6.792/192
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Adventures of Don Juan
6.615/39
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The Prisoner of Zenda
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The Desert Rats
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Helen of Troy
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The Virgin Queen
7.083/30
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The Young Philadelphians
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The End of the River
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Secret Ceremony
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Buccaneer's Girl
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Thunder on the Hill
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Over the Moon
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1954
Saskatchewan
5.9/22
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1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake
2.667/3
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1935
Death Drives Through
5/2
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1950
Mystery Submarine
4/1
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1955
The Scarlet Coat
6.4/8
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1938
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5.9/8
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1937
London Melody
5/1
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The Chinese Bungalow
3.375/4
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1951
Target Unknown
0/0
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Tarzan, the Ape Man
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Kim
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Barricade
6.3/6
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Flight to Tangier
6.1/8
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The Hasty Heart
6.7/15
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0/0
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The Blarney Stone
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Many Waters
0/0
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