Robert Douglas

Career timeline

1. 1909 · Born

   Born in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. [now Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK]

2. 1939 · Screen debut

   The Lion Has Wings (Movie)

3. 1957 · Directing debut

   Maverick (TV)

4. 1963 · Breakthrough

   The Fugitive (TV)

5. 1982 · Latest release

   Fame (TV)

6. 1999 · Died

   January 11, 1999

Career in numbers

1 1930s

6 1940s

27 1950s

18 1960s

15 1970s

2 1980s

• Drama51
• Crime18
• Mystery14
• Adventure12
• Action & Adventure11
• Comedy8

Highest-rated title Columbo 1971 8.1 Most popular title Columbo 1971 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Douglas in our catalogue.

Lawrence Dobkin

8 titles together

Robert Altman

6 titles together

Norman Lloyd

5 titles together

Abner Biberman

5 titles together

Ted Post

4 titles together

Robert Day

4 titles together

Stuart Rosenberg

2 titles together

John Badham

2 titles together

Robert Stevenson

2 titles together

Edward Hume

2 titles together

1. 1975 The Invisible Man as Dr. Theophilus 6.3 TV
2. 1974 The Questor Tapes as Dr. Michaels 5.9 Movie
3. 1971 Columbo as Frank Pierce 8.1 TV
4. 1969 Medical Center TV
5. 1968 Secret Ceremony as Sir Alex Gordon (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
6. 1961 The Asphalt Jungle TV
7. 1959 Adventures in Paradise as Albert Othery TV
8. 1959 Tarzan, the Ape Man as Col. James Parker Movie
9. 1959 The Young Philadelphians as Uncle Morton Stearnes 7.4 Movie
10. 1959 One Step Beyond as Harrison Ackroyd TV
11. 1958 77 Sunset Strip as Dr. Emory Williams 7.2 TV
12. 1957 Maverick 7.1 TV
13. 1957 Panic! TV
14. 1956 Helen of Troy as Agamemnon 6.3 Movie
15. 1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove as John Porter Movie
16. 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Inspector Charles Tarrant 7.8 TV
17. 1955 The Scarlet Coat as Gen. Benedict Arnold Movie
18. 1955 The Virgin Queen as Sir Christopher Hatton 6.9 Movie
19. 1954 King Richard and the Crusaders as Sir Giles Amaury Movie
20. 1954 Saskatchewan as Benton 5.9 Movie
21. 1953 The Desert Rats as General 6.3 Movie
22. 1953 General Electric Theater as Roger Howard TV
23. 1953 Fair Wind to Java as Saint Ebenezer / Pulo Besar Movie
24. 1952 The Prisoner of Zenda as Michael, Duke of Strelsau 6.9 Movie
25. 1952 Ivanhoe as Sir Hugh De Bracy 6.8 Movie
26. 1951 Thunder on the Hill as Dr. Edward Jeffreys 6.4 Movie
27. 1951 Target Unknown as Col. von Broeck Movie
28. 1950 Kim as Colonel Creighton 6.5 Movie
29. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Frank Hunter TV
30. 1950 The Flame and the Arrow as Marchese Alessandro de Granazia 6.4 Movie
31. 1950 This Side of the Law as Philip Cagle Movie
32. 1950 Buccaneer's Girl as Alexander Narbonne Movie
33. 1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor as John Tyson Movie
34. 1949 The Hasty Heart as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Movie
35. 1949 The Fountainhead as Elsworth Toohey 6.8 Movie
36. 1949 Homicide as Lt. Michael Landers Movie
37. 1948 Adventures of Don Juan as Duque de Lorca 6.8 Movie
38. 1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake as Ken Blake Movie
39. 1939 The Lion Has Wings as Briefing Officer Movie

1. 1982 Fame 6.8 TV
2. 1980 Nobody's Perfect TV
3. 1979 Trapper John, M.D. 6.6 TV
4. 1977 Big Hawaii TV
5. 1977 Hunter TV
6. 1976 Quincy, M.E. 7.5 TV
7. 1976 City of Angels TV
8. 1975 The Swiss Family Robinson TV
9. 1975 Baretta 6.5 TV
10. 1973 Barnaby Jones 7.0 TV
11. 1972 The Streets of San Francisco 7.1 TV
12. 1971 Columbo 8.1 TV
13. 1971 Cannon 6.8 TV
14. 1970 The Immortal TV
15. 1970 Dan August TV
16. 1968 Adam-12 7.0 TV
17. 1967 The Invaders 6.9 TV
18. 1966 Mission: Impossible 7.6 TV
19. 1966 The Monroes TV
20. 1965 The F.B.I. 5.6 TV
21. 1964 Daniel Boone 7.0 TV
22. 1964 Night Train to Paris Movie
23. 1964 12 O'Clock High 7.2 TV
24. 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre TV
25. 1963 The Fugitive 7.3 TV
26. 1963 Vacation Playhouse TV
27. 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 7.9 TV
28. 1962 The Virginian 6.5 TV
29. 1960 The Roaring 20's TV
30. 1960 Surfside 6 TV
31. 1959 Hawaiian Eye TV
32. 1958 77 Sunset Strip 7.2 TV
33. 1957 Maverick 7.1 TV

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