Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Acting

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),…

Filmography

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie ★ 6.6 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie 1996 The Sins of Rachel Cade ★ 6.4 The Sins of Rachel Cade 1961 The Rebel ★ 5.1 The Rebel 1959 The Twilight Zone ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959 Bonanza ★ 7.5 Bonanza 1959 The Diary of Anne Frank ★ 7.2 The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 The Rifleman ★ 7.1 The Rifleman 1958 Cole Younger, Gunfighter ★ 6.6 Cole Younger, Gunfighter 1958 Saddle the Wind ★ 6.7 Saddle the Wind 1958 The Three Faces of Eve ★ 7.2 The Three Faces of Eve 1957 Short Cut to Hell ★ 5.8 Short Cut to Hell 1957 Omar Khayyam ★ 5.8 Omar Khayyam 1957 The Unholy Wife ★ 4.7 The Unholy Wife 1957 Man from Del Rio ★ 6.5 Man from Del Rio 1956 Wire Service ★ 9.0 Wire Service 1956 Pardners ★ 6.7 Pardners 1956 A Man Alone ★ 5.8 A Man Alone 1955 Cheyenne ★ 6.1 Cheyenne 1955 The Kentuckian ★ 5.8 The Kentuckian 1955 This Island Earth ★ 6.0 This Island Earth 1955 Smoke Signal ★ 6.9 Smoke Signal 1955 The Millionaire ★ 5.8 The Millionaire 1955 Studio 57 ★ 8.0 Studio 57 1954 The Raid ★ 6.5 The Raid 1954 River of No Return ★ 6.7 River of No Return 1954 Houdini ★ 6.6 Houdini 1953 Shane ★ 7.3 Shane 1953 Trouble Along the Way ★ 6.1 Trouble Along the Way 1953 The Glass Wall ★ 5.3 The Glass Wall 1953 She's Back on Broadway ★ 6.0 She's Back on Broadway 1953 Monkey Business ★ 6.7 Monkey Business 1952 Untamed Frontier ★ 7.3 Untamed Frontier 1952 Something to Live For ★ 6.9 Something to Live For 1952 Warpath ★ 6.0 Warpath 1951 Come Fill the Cup ★ 7.0 Come Fill the Cup 1951 A Place in the Sun ★ 7.3 A Place in the Sun 1951 The Thing from Another World ★ 6.7 The Thing from Another World 1951 The Redhead and the Cowboy ★ 5.4 The Redhead and the Cowboy 1951 Union Station ★ 6.5 Union Station 1950 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 Father of the Bride ★ 7.0 Father of the Bride 1950 My Friend Irma ★ 6.8 My Friend Irma 1949 The Heiress ★ 7.8 The Heiress 1949 Trapped ★ 6.1 Trapped 1949 Red, Hot and Blue ★ 6.2 Red, Hot and Blue 1949 Follow Me Quietly ★ 6.2 Follow Me Quietly 1949 It Happens Every Spring ★ 6.5 It Happens Every Spring 1949 Bride of Vengeance ★ 5.4 Bride of Vengeance 1949 Alias Nick Beal ★ 6.8 Alias Nick Beal 1949 Night Has a Thousand Eyes ★ 6.8 Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1948 The Sainted Sisters ★ 7.3 The Sainted Sisters 1948 The Big Clock ★ 7.3 The Big Clock 1948 Adventure Island ★ 5.5 Adventure Island 1947 The Dark Corner ★ 6.7 The Dark Corner 1946 The Lost Weekend ★ 7.6 The Lost Weekend 1945 Kitty ★ 5.7 Kitty 1945 Incendiary Blonde ★ 5.1 Incendiary Blonde 1945 Double Indemnity ★ 8.1 Double Indemnity 1944 Princess O'Rourke ★ 6.5 Princess O'Rourke 1943 Fall In ★ 6.5 Fall In 1942 A Date with the Falcon ★ 6.5 A Date with the Falcon 1942 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby ★ 4.6 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby 1941 Lady Scarface ★ 5.4 Lady Scarface 1941 Million Dollar Baby ★ 6.3 Million Dollar Baby 1941 Little Nellie Kelly ★ 6.8 Little Nellie Kelly 1940 Christmas in July ★ 7.0 Christmas in July 1940 Men Against the Sky ★ 4.6 Men Against the Sky 1940 Lucky Partners ★ 6.1 Lucky Partners 1940 Allegheny Uprising ★ 5.8 Allegheny Uprising 1939 The Day the Bookies Wept ★ 7.5 The Day the Bookies Wept 1939