Douglas Spencer
Birthday
1910/02/10
Day of death
1960/10/06 (50 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Princeton, Illinois, USA
Also know as
William Henry Mesenkop
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...Read more
Acting
(1955) This Island Earth
as The Monitor of Metaluna
(1953) Shane
as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
(1954) River of No Return
as Sam Benson
(1959) The Diary of Anne Frank
as Kraler
(1951) The Thing from Another World
as Ned 'Scotty' Scott
(1952) Monkey Business
as Dr. Brunner
(1949) Follow Me Quietly
as Phony Judge
(1949) It Happens Every Spring
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1948) Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Dr. Ramsdell
(1953) The Glass Wall
as Inspector Bailey
(1957) The Three Faces of Eve
as Mr. Black
(1945) The Lost Weekend
as Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
(1956) Pardners
as Smith
(1953) Houdini
as Simms
(1957) Short Cut to Hell
as Train Conductor
(1956) Man from Del Rio
as Sheriff Jack Tillman
(1951) The Redhead and The Cowboy
as Perry (Union agent)
(1958) Cole Younger, Gunfighter
as Marshal Fred Woodruff
(1948) The Big Clock
as Bert Finch
(1947) Adventure Island
as Prisoner sharing cell with Herrick and Lochlin (uncredited)
(1957) Omar Khayyam
as Pigeon Keeper
(1953) She's Back on Broadway
as Lew Ludlow
(1955) Smoke Signal
as Garode
(1944) Double Indemnity
as Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
(1958) Saddle the Wind
as Hemp Scribner
(1954) The Raid
as Rev. Douglas
(1957) The Unholy Wife
as Judge
(1961) The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Doctor Bikel
(1939) Allegheny Uprising
as Prisoner in Irons
(1939) The Day the Bookies Wept
as Auction Spectator (uncredited)
(1949) Bride of Vengeance
as False Physician
(1949) Trapped
as Sam Hooker (uncredited)
(1940) Christmas in July
as Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
(1940) Little Nellie Kelly
as Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
(1949) The Heiress
as Minister (uncredited)
(1940) Men Against the Sky
as Mechanic
(1949) Red, Hot and Blue
as Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)
(1940) Lucky Partners
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1948) The Sainted Sisters
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1953) Trouble Along the Way
as Father Procurator aka George
(1952) Untamed Frontier
as Clayton Vance
(1952) Something to Live For
as Joey (uncredited)
(1955) A Man Alone
as Henry Slocum
(1941) The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
as Hotel Guest
(1942) Fall In
as Military Policeman
(1942) A Date with the Falcon
as Witness at Accident (uncredited)
(1949) Alias Nick Beal
as Henry T. Finch
(1943) Princess O'Rourke
as Pilot (uncredited)
(1941) Lady Scarface
as Police Secretary
(1951) A Place in the Sun
as Boatkeeper (uncredited)
(1950) Father of the Bride
as Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
(1955) The Kentuckian
as Frome Brother (uncredited)
(1951) Warpath
as Kelso
(1951) Come Fill the Cup
as Ike Bashaw
(1945) Incendiary Blonde
as New Years Eve Party Patron (uncredited)
(1945) Kitty
as Guest (uncredited)
(1950) Union Station
as Stationmaster (uncredited)
(1946) The Dark Corner
as Deli Customer (uncredited)
(1955) Cheyenne
as ---
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as 1st Martian
(1955) The Millionaire
as Joe Brock
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Jonas
(1959) The Rebel
as Joe Shandell
(1958) The Rifleman
as ---
(1956) Wire Service
as Mason
(1954) Studio 57
as ---
(1959) Bonanza
as Alonzo McFadden