
Douglas Spencer
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…
Known For
Double Indemnity
Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
Shane
Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
A Place in the Sun
Boatkeeper (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
Ned 'Scotty' Scott
The Heiress
Minister (uncredited)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Kraler
River of No Return
Sam Benson
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Filmography
Acting (68)
Movies (59)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961as Doctor Bikel
The Diary of Anne Frank
1959as Kraler
Saddle the Wind
1958as Hemp Scribner
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
1958as Marshal Fred Woodruff
Omar Khayyam
1957as Pigeon Keeper
Short Cut to Hell
1957as Train Conductor
The Unholy Wife
1957as Judge
The Three Faces of Eve
1957as Mr. Black
Man from Del Rio
1956as Sheriff Jack Tillman
Pardners
1956as Smith
This Island Earth
1955as The Monitor of Metaluna
A Man Alone
1955as Henry Slocum
The Kentuckian
1955as Frome Brother (uncredited)
Smoke Signal
1955as Garode
River of No Return
1954as Sam Benson
The Raid
1954as Rev. Douglas
Shane
1953as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
Trouble Along the Way
1953as Father Procurator aka George
The Glass Wall
1953as Inspector Bailey
Houdini
1953as Simms
She's Back on Broadway
1953as Lew Ludlow
Monkey Business
1952as Dr. Brunner
Untamed Frontier
1952as Clayton Vance
Something to Live For
1952as Joey (uncredited)
The Thing from Another World
1951as Ned 'Scotty' Scott
A Place in the Sun
1951as Boatkeeper (uncredited)
Come Fill the Cup
1951as Ike Bashaw
Warpath
1951as Kelso
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951as Perry (Union agent)
Father of the Bride
1950as Fritz the Organist (uncredited)
Union Station
1950as Stationmaster (uncredited)
The Heiress
1949as Minister (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
1949as Henry T. Finch
Trapped
1949as Sam Hooker (uncredited)
My Friend Irma
1949as Interior Decorator (uncredited)
It Happens Every Spring
1949as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Bride of Vengeance
1949as False Physician
Follow Me Quietly
1949as Phony Judge
Red, Hot and Blue
1949as Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)
The Big Clock
1948as Bert Finch
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948as Dr. Ramsdell
The Sainted Sisters
1948as Townsman (uncredited)
Adventure Island
1947as Prisoner sharing cell with Herrick and Lochlin (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946as Deli Customer (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945as Hospital Patient Seeing Imaginary Beetles (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
1945as New Years Eve Party Patron (uncredited)
Kitty
1945as Guest (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
1944as Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943as Pilot (uncredited)
Fall In
1942as Military Policeman
A Date with the Falcon
1942as Witness at Accident (uncredited)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941as Hotel Guest
Lady Scarface
1941as Police Secretary
Christmas in July
1940as Man Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
1940as Policeman in Dance Line (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
1940as Mechanic
Allegheny Uprising
1939as Prisoner in Irons
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939as Auction Spectator (uncredited)
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