---
name: "Douglas Seale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/douglas-seale"
fi1m_id: "douglas-seale"
imdb_id: "nm0780528"
tmdb_id: 15833
wikidata_id: "Q2441446"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 October 1913"
died: "13 June 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T21:27:46.821267+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."
---

# Douglas Seale

## Identity

Douglas Seale

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/douglas-seale
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** douglas-seale
- **IMDb ID:** nm0780528
- **TMDB ID:** 15833
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2441446
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Seale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2441446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780528/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15833

Actor. Born 28 October 1913 in London, England, UK. Died 13 June 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 October 1913, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 13 June 1999
- **Active:** 1984–1992
- **Frequently works with:** [Robin Williams](https://film.one/person/robin-williams.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (2), 1990s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Fantasy 3, Adventure 2, Animation 2, Family 2, Comedy 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $842m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Seale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2441446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0780528/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15833

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Aladdin*](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*FernGully: The Last Rainforest*](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Douglas Seale (28 October 1913 – 13 June 1999) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional stage debut in 1934. He served in the Royal Corps of Signals during the Second World War and, after demobilisation in 1946, joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company in Stratford-upon-Avon for two seasons.

Seale later worked as a producer and director in Britain and the United States before returning to acting. On Broadway he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the 1983 production of *Noises Off*. His film and voice credits include Count Arco in *Amadeus* (1984), the Plaza Hotel Man in *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Krebbs in *The Rescuers Down Under* (1990) and the Sultan in *Aladdin* (1992). He also appeared in television series such as *Cheers* and *The Golden Girls*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, disney.fandom.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Aladdin* (1992), Fi1m 82, as Sultan (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)
- *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992), Fi1m 64, as Crysta's Father (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md)
- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Fi1m 60, as Plaza Hotel Man — [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-ii.md)
- *Amadeus* (1984), Fi1m 91, as Count Arco — [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Howard* (2018), as The Sultan (archive footage)
- *Palookaville* (1996), as Old Man
- *For Love or Money* (1993), as Freddy
- *Aladdin* (1992), as Sultan (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)
- *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992), as Crysta's Father (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ferngully-the-last-rainforest.md)
- *Almost an Angel* (1990), as Father
- *Amazing Stories: The Movie II* (1990), as Santa Claus
- *The Rescuers Down Under* (1990), as Krebbs (voice)
- *Mr. Destiny* (1990), as Boswell
- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), as Plaza Hotel Man — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ghostbusters-ii.md)
- *A More Perfect Union* (1989), Actor
- *Ernest Saves Christmas* (1988), as Santa
- *Haunted by Her Past* (1987), as Innkeeper MacVey
- *ALF Loves a Mystery* (1987), Actor
- *Rags to Riches* (1987), series, as John Clapper
- *Rags to Riches* (1987), as John Clapper
- *A Smoky Mountain Christmas* (1986), as Vernon
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Santa, Mike Malloy
- *Growing Pains* (1985), series, as Jimmy
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Seymour, Malcolm — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Heaven Help Us* (1985), as Brother Domenic
- *Amadeus* (1984), as Count Arco — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Brian
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Bert Miller — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Joseph Simmons
- *Stop Press Girl* (1949), as Jeweller's Assistant (uncredited)
- *Bees on the Boat-Deck* (1939), as Mr. Tooke

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1984: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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