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name: "Robert Douglas"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "9 November 1909"
died: "11 January 1999"
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# Robert Douglas

Director. Born 9 November 1909 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]. Died 11 January 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 9 November 1909, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]
- **Died:** 11 January 1999
- **Active:** 1963–1971
- **Also known as:** Robert Douglas Finlayson
- **Works often with:** Robert Butler, Alexander Singer, Alf Kjellin, Anthony Lawrence, Arthur Weiss, Bernard L. Kowalski

## Biography

Robert Douglas (born Robert Douglas Finlayson, 9 November 1909 – 11 January 1999) was an English actor, television director and producer. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his stage debut in 1927 at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, followed by a London appearance in 1928.

As an actor he appeared in films including *The Fountainhead* (1949), *Ivanhoe* (1952) and *The Desert Rats* (1953), often in supporting roles as military officers or aristocrats. He also featured in television series such as *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955) and *Columbo* (1971).

From the 1960s he directed numerous television episodes, including instalments of *The Fugitive* (1963), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *Lost in Space* (1965), *Quincy, M.E.* (1976) and *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972). He was married to actresses Dorothy Hyson and Suzanne Weldon.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, missionimpossible.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Inspector Charles Tarrant, Inspector Ben Liebenberg
- *Ivanhoe* (1952), Sir Hugh De Bracy
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), Elsworth Toohey
- *Lost in Space* (1965), Director
- *Quincy, M.E.* (1976), Director
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Director
- *The Desert Rats* (1953), General
- *The Flame and the Arrow* (1950), Marchese Alessandro de Granazia

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