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Douglas MacLean is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Associate Producer American born on 10 january 1890 at Philadelphia (USA)

Douglas MacLean

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Birth name Charles Douglas MacLean
Nationality USA
Birth 10 january 1890 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 9 july 1967 (at 77 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Douglas MacLean (Charles Douglas MacLean) (January 10, 1890 – July 9, 1967) was an American silent motion picture actor, producer, and writer.

Biography

Douglas MacLean est né en 1890 à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie), son père pasteur est un ami de la famille du président McKinley. Ayant déménagé à Dixon (Illinois) lorsqu'il était adolescent, c'est au Lewis Institute of Technology de Chicago qu'il fait ses études.

En vacances à New York avec un ami, il rencontre le producteur Daniel Frohman qui le pousse à s'inscrire à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts. À sa sortie, Frohman l'engage pour de petits rôles au théâtre auprès de Maude Adams dans Peter Pan ou The Legend of Leonora. Il joue ensuite dans diverses compagnies et rencontre à cette occasion Faith Cole, qui deviendra sa première femme.

Il se tourne ensuite vers le cinéma où il travaille en 1918 pour Thomas H. Ince (Fuss and Feathers), William Desmond Taylor (Captain Kidd, Jr. et Johanna Enlists, avec Mary Pickford). En 1919, il joue un marin dans 23 1/2 Hours' Leave, qui a un grand succès et qui lui permet de signer un contrat avec la Paramount. Sa carrière continue alors dans le cinéma muet mais, même si le studio le surnomme « The man with the Million Dollar Smile », il n'atteint pas la notoriété de Buster Keaton ou Harold Lloyd, ses contemporains. Il jouera dans un seul film parlant (Divorce Made Easy, en 1929).

Il devient ensuite scénariste et producteur, d'abord pour RKO, puis pour Paramount.

Usually with

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
(8 films)
Max Rée
Max Rée
(3 films)
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Douglas MacLean (44 films)

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Actor

Soft Cushions, 1h10
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Douglas MacLean, Sue Carol, Richard Carle, Russ Powell, Wade Boteler, Frank Leigh
Roles The Young Thief
Rating50% 2.5340352.5340352.5340352.5340352.534035
The Yankee Consul, 1h
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Douglas MacLean, Patsy Ruth Miller, Eulalie Jensen, Lee Shumway, Fred Kelsey, George Periolat
Roles Dudley Ainsworth

Through a series of confusions, Dudley Ainsworth (Douglas MacLean) is required to travel on a passener ship to Brazil, posing as tha American consul to a South American country. O the ship, he meets Margarita Carrosa (Patsy Ruth Miller) and becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving Margarita and thieves planning to steal gold from the American consulate in Rio de Janeiro. Upon arrival in Brazil, Margarita is taken hostage by the thieves, and Ainsworth sends word to the U. S. Navy before rushing to an estate where Margarita is being held captive. Ainsworth captures the thieves and rescues the girl. The navy Admiral (Eric Mayne) arrives with the real Yankee consul to reveal that the entire set of events was a prank played on Ainsworth by his friends.
Mary of the Movies
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Marion Mack, Anna May Wong, Creighton Hale, Florence Lee, Jack Perrin, Raymond Cannon
Roles Douglas MacLean (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0442353.0442353.0442353.0442353.044235
Mary (Mack), a country girl, moves to Hollywood to become a star, and earn money to pay for her brother's operation. She meets many famous stars, but has difficulty getting work. Finally, she gets a break when her resemblance to a star leads to her being cast in a film.
The Hottentot
Directed by James W. Horne
Origin USA
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Douglas MacLean
Roles Sam Harrington

Chickens
Chickens (1921)
, 50minutes
Directed by Jack Nelson
Origin USA
Actors Douglas MacLean, Gladys George, Claire McDowell, Charles Hill Mailes
Roles Deems Stanwood

One a Minute, 50minutes
Directed by Jack Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Douglas MacLean, Victor Potel, Frances Raymond, Wilfred Lucas, Patsy Ruth Miller, George Reed
Roles Jimmy Knight
Rating59% 2.981752.981752.981752.981752.98175