
Paul Douglas
Acting
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Paul Douglas (April 11, 1907 – September 11, 1959) was an American actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Paul Douglas Fleischer, Douglas began his career as a stage actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1936 as the Radio Announcer in Doty Hobart and Tom McKnight's Double Dummy at the John Golden Theatre. In 1946 he won both a Theatre World Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his portrayal of Herry Brock in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday. Douglas began appearing in films in 1949. He may be best-remembered for two baseball comedy movies, Angels in the Outfield (1951) and It Happens Eve…
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Paul Douglas Fleischer
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV

Studio One
1948 · TV

Climax!
1954 · TV

What's My Line?
1950 · TV

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · TV

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV

Your Show of Shows
1950 · TV

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV