George Douglas (actor) explained

George Douglas
Birth Name:George Lamar Hesselberg
Birth Date:7 August 1903
Birth Place:Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1938–1962

George Douglas (born George Lamar Hesselberg; August 7, 1903 – June 11, 1983) was an American actor. He was born as the younger brother of the actor Melvyn Douglas. Their mother was Lena Priscilla (née Shackelford) and their father Edouard Gregory Hesselberg, a concert pianist and composer. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Riga, Latvia. His mother, a native of Tennessee, was Protestant and a Mayflower descendant. His maternal grandfather, George Shackelford, was a general and Civil War veteran.[1] He was the granduncle of Illeana Douglas, also an actress.

He appeared on Gunsmoke in 1959 as a “Man” in the episode “Wind” (S4E28).

He died in San Diego, California, United States, in June 1983.[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1938Arsene Lupin Returns Gendarme Uncredited
1938Young Fugitives Dressy Uncredited
1938Rebellious Daughters Joe Gilman
1938Pals of the Saddle Paul Hartman
1938Sunset Murder Case Carlo Rossmore
1938Out West with the Hardys Mr. Carter Uncredited
1939Let Us Live Ed Walsh
1939The Night Riders Talbot posing as de Serrano
1939Good Girls Go to Paris Baxter Uncredited
1939Dick Tracy's G-Men Sandoval Serial
1939The Adventures of the Masked Phantom Robert Murdock
1939The Kansas Terrors The Commandante
1940City of Chance Muscles
1940Covered Wagon Days Ransome
1940Phantom Raiders Taurez's Henchman Uncredited
1940Hold That Woman! Steve Brady
1940The Tulsa Kid Dirk Saunders
1940Lone Star Raiders Henry Martin
1942Home in Wyomin' Luigi Scalese aka Crowley
1944Riders of the Santa Fe Tom Benner
1947King of the Bandits Guard Uncredited
1947Her Husband's Affairs Vice President Uncredited[3]
1947A Double Life Audience Member Uncredited
1948G-Men Never Forget Prison Ward Room Guard Serial, [Ch. 1], Uncredited
1948Black Bart Alcott Uncredited
1948Hazard Gambler in Courtroom Uncredited
1948Secret Service Investigator Secret Service Agent Uncredited
1948My Own True Love Cutter Uncredited
1948Sons of Adventure Frank Gate Guard Uncredited
1949A Woman's Secret Policeman Uncredited
1949Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc Courier Serial, Uncredited
1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Sergeant at Arms Uncredited
1949The Undercover Man District Attorney Uncredited
1951My Forbidden Past Deputy Uncredited
1951Street Bandits Marty Uncredited
1952 Police Chief Valdez Serial, [Ch. 11], Uncredited
1954The Snow Creature Corey Jr.
1956Three for Jamie Dawn Barry Devore Uncredited
1958Showdown at Boot Hill Charles Maynor
1958Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Sheriff Dubbitt
1958The Colossus of New York Official Uncredited
1962The Couch Business Man Uncredited, (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Douglas. Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. February 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212184836/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/mdouglas.htm. February 12, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: George Douglas. IMDb. February 17, 2015.
  3. Web site: George Douglas movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie. AllMovie. 17 February 2015.