Douglas Spencer

Personal Info

Birthday

February 10, 1910

Day of Death

1960-10-06

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Princeton, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

William Henry Mesenkop

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 landed a role in the influential science fiction film *The Thing from Another World* (1951), directed by Christian Nyby and produced by Howard Hawks.

Known For

Bonanza

The Twilight Zone

The Rebel

The Millionaire

Wire Service

Lux Video Theatre

Shane

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Filmography

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