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name: "Paul Douglas"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 April 1907"
died: "11 September 1959"
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updated: "2026-09-20T02:02:08.155710+00:00"
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# Paul Douglas

Actor. Born 11 April 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 11 September 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 April 1907, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 11 September 1959
- **Also known as:** Paul Douglas Fleischer
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Douglas_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2034846, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007222/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/111578

## Biography

Paul Douglas (born Paul Douglas Fleischer, 11 April 1907 – 11 September 1959) was an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor, making his Broadway debut in 1936 and winning both a Theatre World Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Harry Brock in *Born Yesterday* (1946).

Douglas made his screen debut in 1949 as Porter Hollingsway in *A Letter to Three Wives*. He appeared in films including *Panic in the Streets* (1950), *Executive Suite* (1954) and *The Maggie* (1954). He hosted the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 and also worked in radio and on television series such as *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Letter to Three Wives* (1949), Fi1m 79, as Porter Hollingsway — [page](https://film.one/film/a-letter-to-three-wives.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *The Mating Game* (1959), as Pop Larkin
- *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial* (1958), Actor
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor
- *Fortunella* (1958), as Professore Golfiero Paganica
- *The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour* (1957), series, as Paul Douglas
- *Suspicion* (1957), series, as Vince Polito
- *Beau James* (1957), as Chris Nolan
- *This Could Be the Night* (1957), as Rocco
- *The Gamma People* (1956), as Mike Wilson
- *Born Yesterday* (1956), as Harry Brock
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Sheriff Jonas Sutton
- *The Solid Gold Cadillac* (1956), as Edward L. McKeever
- *Adventure Theater* (1956), series, as Host
- *The Leather Saint* (1956), as Gus MacAuliffe
- *Joe Macbeth* (1955), as Joe MacBeth
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor
- *Playwrights '56* (1955), series, Actor
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Bill Fleming
- *Green Fire* (1954), as Vic Leonard
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Dr. Merle Gardner, Lieutenant Todd Thoman
- *Calling Scotland Yard: The Man Who Stayed Alive* (1954), as Host
- *Executive Suite* (1954), as Josiah Walter Dudley
- *The 'Maggie'* (1954), as Calvin B. Marshall, the American
- *Calling Scotland Yard: Falstaff's Fur Coat* (1954), as Commentator
- *Forever Female* (1953), as Harry Phillips
- *Never Wave at a WAC* (1953), as Andrew McBain
- *We're Not Married!* (1952), as Hector Woodruff
- *Clash by Night* (1952), as Jerry D'Amato
- *When in Rome* (1952), as Joe Brewster
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Harry Brock
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1951), as Guffy McGovern
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Frank Parisi
- *Rhubarb* (1951), as Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
- *The Guy Who Came Back* (1951), as Harry Joplin
- *Fourteen Hours* (1951), as Police Ofcr. Charlie Dunnigan
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Rick Blaine
- *Panic in the Streets* (1950), as Capt. Tom Warren
- *Love That Brute* (1950), as E.L. 'Big Ed' Hanley
- *The Big Lift* (1950), as MSgt. Henry "Hank" Kowalski
- *Your Show of Shows* (1950), series, Actor
- *Everybody Does It* (1949), as Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett
- *It Happens Every Spring* (1949), as Monk Lanigan
- *A Letter to Three Wives* (1949), as Porter Hollingsway — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-letter-to-three-wives.md)
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Paul Kadsoe, Captain McCaffrey
- *Magic of Youth* (1946), as Narrator
- *Hour Glass* (1946), series, Actor
- *Margin for Error* (1943), as Policeman at Front Desk (uncredited)
- *Conquering the Colorado* (1939), as Narrator
- *Saturday Night Swing Club* (1938), as Master of Ceremonies

## Gallery

- ![Paul Douglas](https://film.one/media/person/1236338/gallery-c559d61314e3.jpg) Paul Douglas — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Paul_Douglas_in_A_Letter_to_Three_Wives_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L. to R. : Paul Douglas, Richard Widmark & Alexis Minotis in Panic in the Streets - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1950)](https://film.one/media/person/1236338/gallery-be9019b8b6db.jpg) L. to R. : Paul Douglas, Richard Widmark & Alexis Minotis in Panic in the Streets - trailer (cropped screenshot) (1950) — Film trailer screenshot (20th Century Fox), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Paul_Douglas-Alexis_Minotis_%28Panic_in_the_Streets_trailer%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Paul Douglas](https://film.one/media/person/1236338/gallery-c2d149eb85e1.jpg) Paul Douglas — Image via TMDB
- ![Paul Douglas](https://film.one/media/person/1236338/gallery-7e727bd38d88.jpg) Paul Douglas — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Theatre World Award 1946: Theatre World Award (won)

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

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