Douglas Spencer
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Biography
Douglas Spencer (born July 4, 1910 – March 5, 1960) was an American actor, best known for his roles in classic science fiction films and film noirs during the 1940s and 1950s. Spencer was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was drawn to the entertainment industry early on and began his career in theater before transitioning to films. He often played characters with a tough, no-nonsense edge, making him a popular choice for a variety of roles in films of the time. Spencer's big break came when he l...
Known For
Filmography
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996
as The Monitor of Metaluna (archive footage)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Doctor Bikel
The Diary of Anne Frank
1959
as Kraler
The Twilight Zone
1959
as 1st Martian
The Rebel
1959
as Joe Shandell
Bonanza
1959
as Alonzo McFadden
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958
as Marshal Fred Woodruff
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Hemp Scribner
The Rifleman
1958
The Three Faces of Eve
1957
as Mr. Black
Short Cut to Hell
1957
as Train Conductor
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Pigeon Keeper
The Unholy Wife
1957
as Judge
Pardners
1956
as Smith
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Sheriff Jack Tillman
Wire Service
1956
as Mason
This Island Earth
1955
as The Monitor of Metaluna
Smoke Signal
1955
as Garode
A Man Alone
1955
as Henry Slocum
The Kentuckian
1955
as Frome Brother (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
The Millionaire
1955
as Joe Brock
River of No Return
1954
as Sam Benson
The Raid
1954
as Rev. Douglas
Studio 57
1954
Shane
1953
as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
The Glass Wall
1953
as Inspector Bailey
Houdini
1953
as Simms
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Lew Ludlow
Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Father Procurator aka George
Monkey Business
1952
as Dr. Brunner
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Clayton Vance
Something to Live For
1952
as Joey (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
1951
as Ned 'Scotty' Scott
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Perry (Union agent)
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Boatkeeper (uncredited)
Warpath
1951
as Kelso
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Ike Bashaw
Father of the Bride
1950
as Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jonas
Follow Me Quietly
1949
as Phony Judge
It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
1949
as False Physician
Trapped
1949
as Sam Hooker (uncredited)
The Heiress
1949
as Minister (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
as Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949
as Henry T. Finch
My Friend Irma
1949
as Interior Decorator (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Dr. Ramsdell
The Big Clock
1948
as Bert Finch
The Sainted Sisters
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Adventure Island
1947
as Prisoner sharing cell with Herrick and Lochlin (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Deli Customer (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as New Years Eve Party Patron (uncredited)
Kitty
1945
as Guest (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
1944
as Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Pilot (uncredited)
Fall In
1942
as Military Policeman
A Date with the Falcon
1942
as Witness at Accident (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
as Hotel Guest
Lady Scarface
1941
as Police Secretary
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Christmas in July
1940
as Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
1940
as Mechanic
Lucky Partners
1940
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Allegheny Uprising
1939
as Prisoner in Irons
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Auction Spectator (uncredited)