Paul Douglas

Actor
BirthdayApr 11, 1907 (52 years old)
DeathdaySep 11, 1959
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
GenderMale

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Douglas,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Bill Fleming

Oct 2, 1955

Porter Hollingsway

Jan 20, 1949

Capt. Tom Warren

Jul 27, 1950

Jerry D'Amato

May 30, 1952

Self

Mar 19, 1953

Josiah Walter Dudley

Apr 30, 1954

Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan

Apr 1, 1951

Calvin B. Marshall, the American

Feb 25, 1954

Edward L. McKeever

Aug 22, 1956

Guffy McGovern

Oct 19, 1951

Vic Leonard

Dec 29, 1954

MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski

Apr 26, 1950

Self - Mystery Guest

Feb 2, 1950

Hector Woodruff

Jul 11, 1952

Mike Wilson

Dec 1, 1956

Monk Lanigan

Jun 10, 1949

May 11, 2005

Self

Jun 20, 1948

Harry Phillips

Nov 28, 1953

Andrew McBain

Jan 28, 1953

Bill Fleming

Oct 2, 1955

Porter Hollingsway

Jan 20, 1949

Capt. Tom Warren

Jul 27, 1950

Jerry D'Amato

May 30, 1952

Self

Mar 19, 1953

Josiah Walter Dudley

Apr 30, 1954

Acting


Participated in 35 movies, 22 TV series

2009

Panelist



1997


1959

Pop Larkin




1958

Professore Golfiero Paganica


1957


1957

Vince Polito


1957

Chris Nolan


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