John Doucette
Biography
John Doucette was an American character actor whose screen and television work spanned more than 280 productions from 1941 to 1987. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he first acted on stage at 15 in high school plays and later performed at the Pasadena Playhouse before Hollywood films came his way. His film debut came in an uncredited role as a reporter in Footsteps in the Dark in 1941, and after military service interrupted his career he resumed acting. Stocky and deep-voiced, he moved easily between Shakespearean plays, Westerns and modern crime dramas, though he became known for villainous tough-guy parts. In 1970 he played Gen. Lucian Truscott in Patton. He also appeared in the John Wayne film True Grit (1969). On television he was police lieutenant Tom Gregory on Big Town and Lieutenant Weston on Lock-Up from 1959 to 1961, and he appeared as Geronimo on Tombstone Territory.
73years old at death
- Born Brockton
- Died Banning
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as John Arthur Doucette
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 26 years1947 to 1973
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Early training
Doucette began performing on stage at age 15 in high school plays, then acted at the Pasadena Playhouse before Hollywood cast him in films in the early 1940s.
First role
Doucette's film debut came in 1941 as an uncredited reporter in Footsteps in the Dark, and he appeared uncredited in at least two more movies before World War II service interrupted his career.
John Doucette movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Henry Hathaway directed three of these films, Jean Negulesco two and Richard Brooks two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Henry HathawayDirector, 3 films, 1965 to 1969
All films by Henry Hathaway
Jean NegulescoDirector, 2 films, 1952 to 1954
All films by Jean Negulesco
All films by Richard Brooks
Also three films together5 more actors
- John QualenThe Sons of Katie Elder (1965), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and The Sea Chase (1955)
- Gene EvansNevada Smith (1966), Fixed Bayonets! (1951) and Criss Cross (1949)
- Alan Hale Jr.The True Story of Jesse James (1957), The Sea Chase (1955) and Destry (1954)
- Noah Beery Jr.Journey to Shiloh (1968), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) and The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
- Lyle BettgerNevada Smith (1966), The Sea Chase (1955) and Destry (1954)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Doucette's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$110 million
15 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 15 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 17 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 17Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$38M34.1% of the total
- 2$23M20.8% of the total
- 3$7.5M6.8% of the total
- 4$7.1M6.4% of the total
- 5$7.0M6.3% of the total
- 6$6.0M5.4% of the total
- 7$4.9M4.5% of the total
- 8$3.8M3.5% of the total
$13.4 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.