Douglas Dick

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Douglas M. Dick (born November 20, 1920 in Charleston , West Virginia , † December 19, 2015 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and screenwriter and, after his film career, a psychiatrist .

life and career

Douglas Dick served as a naval officer during World War II and turned to Hollywood after the war ended . He made his film debut in 1946 in William Dieterle's drama Searching Wind at the side of Robert Young , where he immediately received a major supporting role. In the following years, the blond-haired actor was mostly used in thrillers or westerns, where he often played serious young men in second leading roles. He played his most famous role in 1949 as the nice university student Kenneth Lawrence in Alfred Hitchcock's chamber drama film Rope alongside James Stewart . The following year he was also seen as a lieutenant, directed by John Huston in the war film The Red Medal of Bravery . From the beginning of the 1950s, Dick was mainly active as a television actor and rarely played in movies. Between 1954 and 1955 he took on the lead role in the television series Waterfront . When his acting career lost momentum a few years later, Dick also wrote several scripts for well-known television series.

Douglas Dick withdrew completely from show business in 1971 after around 70 film and television appearances, but remained associated with it as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . After the end of his film career, Dick worked as a psychiatrist in the Los Angeles area from 1971 until old age. After his first marriage was divorced in 1960, he was married to actress and screenwriter Peggy Chandler (1923-2001) from 1963 until her death. Douglas Dick died "peacefully in his sleep" on December 19, 2015 at the age of 95.

Filmography (selection)

Actor (selection)

  • 1946: The Searching Wind
  • 1948: Smugglers from Saigon (Saigon)
  • 1948: Casbah - Forbidden Alleys (Casbah)
  • 1948: Cocktail for a corpse (Rope)
  • 1949: Home of the Brave
  • 1949: Woman in Self-Defense (The Accused)
  • 1949: Home of the Brave
  • 1949: The Red Bravery Medal (The Red Badge of Courage)
  • 1952: What life is worth (Something to Live For)
  • 1954–1955: Waterfront (TV series, 37 episodes)
  • 1955–1957: Navy Long (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1957–1965: Perry Mason (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 1957–1959: Wyatt Earp intervenes (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1958–1963: 77 Sunset Strip (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 1960–1961: Lawyer for Justice (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1963–1964: Hazel (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1967: Solo for ONCEL (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1970: Mannix (TV series, 1 episode)

script

Web links

Commons : Douglas Dick  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Happy birthday, Douglas Dick! , thrillingdaysofyesteryear.blogspot.co.uk November 20, 2010; accessed on January 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Article on Douglas Dick
  3. ↑ Obituary on www.legacy.com
personal data
SURNAME Dick, Douglas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dick, Douglas M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, screenwriter, and psychiatrist
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleston , West Virginia
DATE OF DEATH 19th December 2015
Place of death Los Angeles , California