Douglas Evans


Biography

Douglas Evans was an actor who was no stranger to being featured in numerous film roles throughout his Hollywood career. Evans began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the action film "The Green Hornet" (1940) with Gordon Jones, the action picture "Parachute Battalion" (1941) with Robert Preston and "Dangerous Venture" (1947). He also appeared in "Dragnet" (1947), ...

Biography

Douglas Evans was an actor who was no stranger to being featured in numerous film roles throughout his Hollywood career. Evans began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the action film "The Green Hornet" (1940) with Gordon Jones, the action picture "Parachute Battalion" (1941) with Robert Preston and "Dangerous Venture" (1947). He also appeared in "Dragnet" (1947), "The Main Street Kid" (1948) and the adventure "Lost Planet Airmen" (1949) with Mae Clarke. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like "Between Midnight and Dawn" (1950), the Ronald Colman comedy "Champagne For Caesar" (1950) and the Margaret Sullavan drama "No Sad Songs For Me" (1950). He also appeared in the musical comedy "Let's Do It Again" (1953) with Jane Wyman, "The Big Heat" (1953) with Glenn Ford and the Richard Carlson sci-fi picture "The Magnetic Monster" (1953). In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in "The Birds and the Bees" (1956), the Robert Ivers crime adaptation "Short Cut to Hell" (1957) and the drama "The Female Animal" (1958) with Hedy Lamarr. He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "The Man in the Net" (1959) with Alan Ladd and "I Saw What You Did" (1965) with Joan Crawford. He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964). Evans more recently acted in "Panic in the City" (1968). Evans passed away in March 1968 at the age of 64.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Panic in the City (1968)
I Saw What You Did (1965)
Tom Wardrobe
From the Terrace (1960)
Partner
The Man in the Net (1959)
Charles Raines
The Buccaneer (1959)
Soldier
The Female Animal (1958)
The director
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
Mr. Henry
Beginning of the End (1957)
Norman Taggart
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Kel Murray
The Toy Tiger (1956)
Hunter
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Doctor
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
Captain on bridge of ship
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
Guest
Johnny Dark (1954)
Wallington
The Eddie Cantor Story (1954)
Leo Raymond
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Minister
So Big (1953)
Richard Hollis
City of Bad Men (1953)
William Brady
Let's Do It Again (1953)
"Black Cat" manager
The Big Heat (1953)
Gillen
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
Pilot
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953)
Lieutenant commander
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Colonel
Just for You (1952)
Raymond
Retreat, Hell! (1952)
Big Boy
The Quiet Man (1952)
Doctor
Red Ball Express (1952)
Brigadier general
South Pacific Trail (1952)
Rodney Brewster
Captive Women (1952)
Jason
My Son John (1952)
Government employee
Actor's Blood and Woman of Sin (1952)
Mr. Devlin
Cuban Fireball (1951)
Atkins
Force of Arms (1951)
Col. Trail
Queen for a Day (1951)
Freddy Forster
Hollywood Story (1951)
Director
Little Egypt (1951)
Board member
The Well (1951)
Lobel
At War with the Army (1951)
Colonel
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1951)
Colonel Kilgore
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951)
Chief agent
Let's Go Navy (1951)
Personnel officer
The Whip Hand (1951)
Carstairs
Leave It to the Marines (1951)
Gen. Garvin
Sky High (1951)
Maj. Talbot
Kill the Umpire (1950)
Doctor
D.O.A. (1950)
Eddie, salesman
The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
Radio announcer
Champagne for Caesar (1950)
Radio announcer
Rustlers on Horseback (1950)
Ken Jordan
North of the Great Divide (1950)
Sgt. Douglas
Lucky Losers (1950)
Tom Whitney
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Jack Miles
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Detective captain
Hideout (1949)
Radio announcer
Powder River Rustlers (1949)
Devereaux
The Golden Stallion (1949)
Jeff Middleton
Trails End (1949)
Porter
The Three Musketeers (1948)
British officer
Michael O'Halloran (1948)
Dr. Johnson
Secret Service Investigator (1948)
Inspector Crahan
The Main Street Kid (1948)
Mark Howell
California Firebrand (1948)
Lance Dawson
Cowboy Cavalier (1948)
Lance Regan
Crossed Trails (1948)
Hudson
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
Politician
Gun Talk (1947)
Rod Jackson
Flashing Guns (1947)
Longdon
Dangerous Venture (1947)
Dr. [Grimes] Atwood
The Crimson Key (1947)
Dr. Kenneth Swann
Dragnet (1947)
My Dog Shep (1946)
Dutch
Hitler's Children (1943)
German radio announcer
Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Announcer
Almost Married (1942)
Boss
Seven Days' Leave (1942)
Announcer
Highway West (1941)
Police announcer
Man Made Monster (1941)
Police radio announcer
Parachute Battalion (1941)
Radio announcer
Too Many Blondes (1941)
Radio announcer
Melody Lane (1941)
Announcer
Play Girl (1941)
Radio announcer
They Asked for It (1939)
Radio announcer
Society Smugglers (1939)
Radio announcer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
"Francis Scott Key"
Hold That Co-Ed (1938)
Announcer
Young Fugitives (1938)
Announcer
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)

Cast (Special)

Mr. Tutt (1958)

Life Events

Bibliography