Douglas Evans (January 26, 1904 – March 25, 1968) was born in Madison, Virginia, was an actor, known for At War with the Army (1950), King of the Rocket Men (1949), and I Saw What You Did (1965). In 1931, Evans joined the staff of WABC radio in New York as an announcer. Before that, he was an announcer at WMCA, also in New York, and was chief announcer at WGH in Virginia.
He died on March 25, 1968 in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Young Fugitives (1938) – Announcer (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938) – Mr. Burke (uncredited)
Hold That Co-ed (1938) – Announcer of State-Louisiana Game (uncredited)
Society Smugglers (1939) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
They Asked for It (1939) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) – Francis Scott Key (uncredited)
Sued for Libel (1939) – Douglas Evans, Radio Announcer (uncredited)
The Green Hornet (1940, Serial) – Martin Mortinson [Chs. 2-3] (uncredited)
Three Faces West (1940) – ‘We the People’ Radio MC (uncredited)
Oklahoma Renegades (1940) – Show Announcer (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted (1940, Serial) – Sergeant – Wireless Operator [Chs. 1, 11] (uncredited)
Play Girl (1941) – Concert Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Man Made Monster (1941) – Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Too Many Blondes (1941) – UBC Radio Network Announcer (uncredited)
Highway West (1941) – Police Announcer (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion (1941) – Radio Announcer (voice)
Sailors on Leave (1941) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc (1941, Serial) – Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942) – Radio Announcer
Seven Days’ Leave (1942) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Hitler’s Children (1943) – Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
My Dog Shep (1946) – Dutch Riley
The Farmer’s Daughter (1947) – Silbey, Politician (uncredited)
Dangerous Venture (1947) – Dr. Atwood
The Crimson Key (1947) – Dr. Kenneth G. Swann
Flashing Guns (1947) – Longdon
Dragnet (1947) – Radio Announcer
The Spirit of West Point (1947) – Corbett (uncredited)
Gun Talk (1947) – Rod Jackson
The Main Street Kid (1948) – Mark Howell
California Firebrand (1948) – Lance Dawson
Crossed Trails (1948) – Jim Hudson
Ruthless (1948) – George (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator (1948) – Secret Service Inspector Crehan
Cowboy Cavalier (1948) – Lance Regan
Michael O’Halloran (1948) – Dr. Johnson
The Three Musketeers (1948) – British Officer (uncredited)
Million Dollar Weekend (1948) – Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Hideout (1949) – Radio Announcer
Trails End (1949) – Mel Porter
King of the Rocket Men (1949, Serial) – Chairman [Ch. 12]
Neptune’s Daughter (1949) – Radio Contest Announcer (voice, uncredited)
The Golden Stallion (1949) – Jeff Middleton, Owner of Oro City Hotel
Powder River Rustlers (1949) – Devereaux, posing as Manning
D.O.A. (1949) – Eddie – Salesman on Phone (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy (1950) – Rodeo Announcer
Kill the Umpire (1950) – Doctor (uncredited)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950) – Jack Miles (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster (1950, Serial) – James Hunter [Chs. 1, 3, 7, 12] (uncredited)
Champagne for Caesar (1950) – Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lucky Losers (1950) – Tom Whitney
The Underworld Story (1950) – Newscaster (uncredited)
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) – Detective Captain (uncredited)
Rustlers on Horseback (1950) – Lawyer Ken Jordan
North of the Great Divide (1950) – Mountie Sergeant
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) – Colonel Kilgore
At War with the Army (1950) – Col. Davis
Cuban Fireball (1951) – Atkins (uncredited)
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) – Reporter (uncredited)
I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) – Chief Agent (uncredited)
Hollywood Story (1951) – Director (uncredited)
Queen for a Day (1951) – Freddy Forster
Let’s Go Navy! (1951) – Lt. Smith (Personnel Dept.)
Little Egypt (1951) – Board Member (uncredited)
Force of Arms (1951) – Colonel Traill (uncredited)
The Well (1951) – Lobel
Leave It to the Marines (1951) – Gen. Garvin
The Whip Hand (1951) – Carstairs (uncredited)
Sky High (1951) – Maj. Talbot
Retreat, Hell! (1952) – Big Boy (uncredited)
With a Song in My Heart (1952) – Colonel (uncredited)
My Son John (1952) – Government Employee (uncredited)
Red Ball Express (1952) – Brigadier General at Briefing (uncredited)
Actor’s and Sin (1952) – Mr. Devlin (segment “Woman of Sin”)
The Quiet Man (1952) – Ring Physician (uncredited)
Just for You (1952) – Raymond
Captive Women (1952) – Jason
South Pacific Trail (1952) – Rodney Brewster
The Magnetic Monster (1953) – Pilot
The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) – Lieutenant Commander (uncredited)
Let’s Do It Again (1953) – Black Cat Club Manager (scenes deleted)
City of Bad Men (1953) – William Brady (uncredited)
The Big Heat (1953) – Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
So Big (1953) – Richard ‘Dick’ Hollis (uncredited)
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) – Leo Raymond
Johnny Dark (1954) – Wellington (uncredited)
The Benny Goodman Story (1956) – Kel Murray – Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees (1956) – Guest
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) – Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Toy Tiger (1956) – Executive (uncredited)
Bundle of Joy (1956) – Doctor (uncredited)
Beginning of the End (1957) – Norman Taggart – News Editor
Short Cut to Hell (1957) – Mr. Henry (uncredited)
The Female Animal (1958) – Al The Director
The Buccaneer (1958) – Soldier (uncredited)
The Man in the Net (1959) – Charlie Raines (uncredited)
Beloved Infidel (1959) – Harry (uncredited)
From The Terrace (1960) – Partner (uncredited)
The Errand Boy (1961) – Serina’s Escort at Premiere (uncredited)
Moon Pilot (1962) – Colonel (uncredited)
I Saw What You Did (1965) – Tom Ward
Mirage (1965) – Customer (uncredited)
The Family Jewels (1965) – (uncredited)
The Oscar (1966) – Reporter (uncredited)
Panic in the City (1968) – Mayor (final film role)
External Links
Actor Douglas Evans – Wikipedia
