Douglas Spencer
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday10 February 1910
Died6 October 1960 (age 50)
Place of birthPrinceton, Illinois, USA
Known credits70
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 landed a role in the influential science fiction film *The Thing from Another World* (1951), directed…
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 · The Monitor of Metaluna (archive footage)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Doctor Bikel
The Rebel
1959 · Joe Shandell
The Twilight Zone
1959 · 1st Martian
Bonanza
1959 · Alonzo McFadden
The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · Kraler
The Rifleman
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958 · Marshal Fred Woodruff
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Hemp Scribner
The Three Faces of Eve
1957 · Mr. Black
Short Cut to Hell
1957 · Train Conductor
Omar Khayyam
1957 · Pigeon Keeper
The Unholy Wife
1957 · Judge
Man from Del Rio
1956 · Sheriff Jack Tillman
Wire Service
1956 · Mason
Pardners
1956 · Smith
A Man Alone
1955 · Henry Slocum
Cheyenne
1955
The Kentuckian
1955 · Frome Brother (uncredited)
This Island Earth
1955 · The Monitor of Metaluna
Smoke Signal
1955 · Garode
The Millionaire
1955 · Joe Brock
Studio 57
1954
The Raid
1954 · Rev. Douglas
River of No Return
1954 · Sam Benson
Houdini
1953 · Simms
Shane
1953 · Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
Trouble Along the Way
1953 · Father Procurator aka George
The Glass Wall
1953 · Inspector Bailey
She's Back on Broadway
1953 · Lew Ludlow
Monkey Business
1952 · Dr. Brunner
Untamed Frontier
1952 · Clayton Vance
Something to Live For
1952 · Joey (uncredited)
Warpath
1951 · Kelso
Come Fill the Cup
1951 · Ike Bashaw
A Place in the Sun
1951 · Boatkeeper (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
1951 · Ned 'Scotty' Scott
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Perry (Union agent)
Union Station
1950 · Stationmaster (uncredited)
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Jonas
Father of the Bride
1950 · Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
1949 · Interior Decorator (uncredited)
The Heiress
1949 · Minister (uncredited)
Trapped
1949 · Sam Hooker (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
1949 · Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
1949 · Phony Judge
It Happens Every Spring
1949 · Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
1949 · False Physician
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