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Douglas<br><b>Mother:</b> Lena Shackelford<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/572/000174050/">Helen Gahagan</a> (actress, politician, m. 5-Apr-1931, d. 28-Jun-1980, two sons, one daughter)<br><b>Son:</b> Gregory Douglas (father of <a href="/people/058/000025980/">Illeana Douglas</a>, b. 1920)<br><b>Son:</b> Peter Gahagan (b. 1933)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Mary Helen (b. 1938)<br><p> <a href="/org/448/000041325/">American Civil Liberties Union</a> <br> <a href="/org/977/000353915/">Hollywood Anti-Nazi League</a> <br> <a href="/honors/860/000048716/">Oscar for Best Supporting Actor</a> 1964 for <i>Hud</i><br> <a href="/honors/860/000048716/">Oscar for Best Supporting Actor</a> 1980 for <i>Being There</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1980 for <i>Being There</i><br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1968 for <i>Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night</i><br> <a href="/honors/859/000044727/">Tony</a> 1960 for <i>The Best Man</i><br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6601 Hollywood Blvd. (television)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6423 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)<br> <a href="/lists/223/000044091/">Scottish Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/887/000040767/">Ghost Story (15-Dec-1981)</a> · John Jaffrey<br> <a href="/films/621/000265823/">The Hot Touch (Sep-1981)</a> <br> <a href="/films/394/000238677/">Tell Me a Riddle (15-Dec-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/917/000034815/">The Changeling (28-Mar-1980)</a> <br> <a href="/films/670/000033571/">Being There (19-Dec-1979)</a> · Benjamin Turnbull Rand<br> <a href="/films/254/000033155/">The Seduction of Joe Tynan (17-Aug-1979)</a> · Sen. Birney<br> <a href="/films/722/000358645/">Intimate Strangers (11-Nov-1977)</a> · Donald's Father<br> <a href="/films/085/000033983/">Twilight's Last Gleaming (9-Feb-1977)</a> <br> <a href="/films/542/000061359/">Le Locataire (26-May-1976)</a> <br> <a href="/films/818/000034716/">The Candidate (29-Jun-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/667/000136259/">One Is a Lonely Number (19-Jun-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/009/000275181/">Death Takes a Holiday (23-Oct-1971)</a> <br> <a href="/films/172/000034070/">I Never Sang for My Father (18-Oct-1970)</a> · Tom Garrison<br> <a href="/films/550/000083301/">Hotel (19-Jan-1967)</a> · Trent<br> <a href="/films/574/000349524/">Rapture (23-Aug-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/834/000066636/">The Americanization of Emily (27-Oct-1964)</a> · Adm. William Jessup<br> <a href="/films/433/000086175/">Advance to the Rear (15-Apr-1964)</a> <br> <a href="/films/709/000033610/">Hud (28-May-1963)</a> · Homer Bannon<br> <a href="/films/423/000083174/">Billy Budd (12-Nov-1962)</a> · The Dansker<br> <a href="/films/481/000073262/">My Forbidden Past (25-Apr-1951)</a> · Paul Beaurevel<br> <a href="/films/966/000076738/">The Great Sinner (29-Jun-1949)</a> · Armand De Glasse<br> <a href="/films/552/000134150/">A Woman's Secret (5-Mar-1949)</a> · Luke Jordan<br> <a href="/films/332/000264537/">My Own True Love (2-Feb-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/582/000041459/">Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (25-Mar-1948)</a> · Bill Cole<br> <a href="/films/639/000173120/">The Guilt of Janet Ames (6-Mar-1947)</a> · Smithfield Cobb<br> <a href="/films/742/000038628/">The Sea of Grass (27-Feb-1947)</a> · Brice Chamberlain<br> <a href="/films/501/000280658/">Three Hearts for Julia (21-May-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/067/000205449/">They All Kissed the Bride (11-Jun-1942)</a> · Michael Holmes<br> <a href="/films/568/000254803/">We Were Dancing (30-Apr-1942)</a> · Nicholas Eugen August Wolfgang Prax<br> <a href="/films/843/000037732/">Two-Faced Woman (Nov-1941)</a> · Larry Blake<br> <a href="/films/978/000263189/">Our Wife (4-Aug-1941)</a> · Jerry Marvin<br> <a href="/films/664/000036556/">A Woman's Face (15-May-1941)</a> · Dr. Gustaf Segert<br> <a href="/films/975/000040855/">That Uncertain Feeling (17-Apr-1941)</a> · Larry<br> <a href="/films/445/000238728/">This Thing Called Love (20-Dec-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/868/000121505/">Third Finger, Left Hand (11-Oct-1940)</a> · Jeff Thompson<br> <a href="/films/671/000380528/">He Stayed for Breakfast (31-Aug-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/957/000133558/">Too Many Husbands (7-Mar-1940)</a> · Henry Lowndes<br> <a href="/films/452/000252693/">The Amazing Mr. Williams (22-Nov-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/033/000033931/">Ninotchka (6-Oct-1939)</a> · Leon<br> <a href="/films/674/000380531/">Good Girls Go to Paris (20-Jun-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/832/000270022/">Tell No Tales (12-May-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/753/000251000/">The Shining Hour (18-Nov-1938)</a> · Henry Linden<br> <a href="/films/715/000135310/">That Certain Age (7-Oct-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/883/000121520/">Fast Company (5-Jul-1938)</a> · Joel Sloane<br> <a href="/films/301/000270488/">The Toy Wife (10-Jun-1938)</a> · George Sartoris<br> <a href="/films/488/000223816/">There's Always a Woman (20-Apr-1938)</a> · William Reardon<br> <a href="/films/646/000252887/">Ars鑞e Lupin Returns (25-Feb-1938)</a> · Rene Farrand -- Ars鑞e Lupin<br> <a href="/films/242/000265444/">I'll Take Romance (17-Nov-1937)</a> · James Guthrie<br> <a href="/films/277/000079040/">Angel (29-Oct-1937)</a> · Anthony Halton<br> <a href="/films/772/000256004/">I Met Him in Paris (28-May-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/967/000042841/">Captains Courageous (11-May-1937)</a> · Mr. Cheyne<br> <a href="/films/311/000079074/">Theodora Goes Wild (5-Nov-1936)</a> · Michael Grant<br> <a href="/films/071/000091795/">The Gorgeous Hussy (28-Aug-1936)</a> · John Randolph of Roanoke<br> <a href="/films/512/000252753/">And So They Were Married (10-May-1936)</a> · Stephen Blake<br> <a href="/films/918/000264126/">The Lone Wolf Returns (31-Dec-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/904/000037793/">Annie Oakley (15-Nov-1935)</a> · Jeff Hogarth<br> <a href="/films/748/000263956/">Mary Burns, Fugitive (9-Nov-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/503/000235795/">She Married Her Boss (19-Sep-1935)</a> · Richard Barclay<br> <a href="/films/863/000224191/">Dangerous Corner (4-Dec-1934)</a> · Charles<br> <a href="/films/870/000224198/">Woman in the Dark (9-Nov-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/923/000091650/">Counsellor at Law (7-Dec-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/089/000091813/">The Vampire Bat (10-Jan-1933)</a> · Karl Brettschneider<br> <a href="/films/162/000064967/">The Old Dark House (20-Oct-1932)</a> · Roger Penderel<br> <a href="/films/566/000074344/">As You Desire Me (28-May-1932)</a> · Count Bruno Varelli<br> <a href="/films/139/000271323/">The Wiser Sex (15-Mar-1932)</a> <br> <a href="/films/865/000037754/">Prestige (12-Jan-1932)</a> · Lt. 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