Douglas Seale
Biography
Douglas Seale, born in London, was an English stage and film actor who made his professional debut in 1934 and worked in the theater until 1940. After wartime service in the Royal Corps of Signals, he spent two seasons with the Shakespeare Memorial company in Stratford-upon-Avon, then produced and directed plays in Britain and the United States. Returning to acting later, he won his greatest stage success as Selsdon Mowbray in the Broadway production of Noises Off in 1983, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He voiced the koala Krebbs in The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and the Sultan in Aladdin (1992), and played Santa Claus in Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and Vernon in A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986). On television he was the butler John Clapper in Rags to Riches between 1987 and 1988.
85years old at death
- Born London
- Died New York City
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 10 years1986 to 1996
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First role
Seale began acting professionally in 1934 and worked in theater until 1940. He then served in the Royal Corps of Signals during World War II.
A change of course
After he was demobbed in 1946, Seale spent two seasons with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company in Stratford-upon-Avon. He then turned to producing and directing stage plays in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
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