---
name: "Carlos Douglas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carlos-douglas"
fi1m_id: "carlos-douglas"
imdb_id: "nm0234980"
tmdb_id: 1377325
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 December 1935"
died: "18 December 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:01:26.805454+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carlos Douglas

## Identity

Carlos Douglas

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carlos-douglas
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carlos-douglas
- **IMDb ID:** nm0234980
- **TMDB ID:** 1377325
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1377325

Actor. Born 26 December 1935 in Spain. Died 18 December 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 December 1935, Spain
- **Died:** 18 December 2004
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234980/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1377325

## Biography

Carlos Douglas (1935–2004) was a Spanish-born actor who worked primarily in British television from the 1950s onwards. He appeared in numerous series and plays, frequently cast in supporting roles as Spanish or Mediterranean characters.

He is best known for his recurring role as the waiter Carlos Mendes in the ITV sitcom *Duty Free* (1984–1986), appearing in 21 episodes across three series and a Christmas special. Other credits include *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979) as a sous-chef, *Don't Drink the Water* (1975) as a policeman, *Minder* (1980), *Big Deal* (1984), *ChuckleVision* (1995) and *Too Much Sun* (2000). He also featured in earlier series such as *Dixon of Dock Green* and *Vanity Fair* (1967).

*Sources: imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Duty Free* (1984), Fi1m 34, as Carlos the Waiter — [page](https://film.one/tv/duty-free.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Too Much Sun* (2000), series, as Roderigo
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure* (1999), as Mexican Banker
- *Tax Free* (1992), series, as Carlos
- *Spies, Inc.* (1992), as Chu Chu
- *Who, Sir? Me, Sir?* (1985), series, as Knacker Bean
- *Duty Free* (1984), series, as Carlos the Waiter — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/tv/duty-free.md)
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Campsite Proprietor
- *Lady Killers* (1980), series, as Mariani
- *A Hole in Babylon* (1979), as Hostage
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Carlos — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Sous-Chef
- *Affairs of the Heart* (1974), series, as Pasquale
- *Don't Drink the Water* (1974), series, as Policeman
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Spanish Policeman
- *Warship* (1973), series, as Barman
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Luigi
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, as Receptionist
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Giovanni
- *The Magnificent Two* (1967), as TV Announcer (uncredited)
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Pepe
- *Lena, O My Lena* (1960), as Man (uncredited)
- *ITV Play of the Week* (1955), series, as Gonzales

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