Douglas Dick

Acting

Douglas Dick

Born November 20, 1920 · Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Died December 19, 2015 · aged 95

Douglas Dick (November 20, 1920 - December 19, 2015) was a retired American actor and occasional screenwriter. His most famous role came in the 1948 film Rope. In 1971, Dick left the entertainment industry to work as a psychologist.

Known For

RopeRope · 1948
Rope
★ 7.91948
MovieThrillerCrime
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.
North to AlaskaNorth to Alaska · 1960
North to Alaska
★ 6.51960
MovieWesternComedy
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.
Flaming StarFlaming Star · 1960
Flaming Star
★ 6.51960
MovieWestern
Pacer Burton, a young man of mixed Kiowa and white heritage, is caught between two worlds as conflict erupts between Native Americans and white settlers in Texas.
The AccusedThe Accused · 1949
The Accused
★ 6.11949
MovieDramaThriller
When college student Bill Perry grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma Tuttle and tries to rape her, her self-defense inadvertently kills him. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and Lt. Ted Dorgan begins to suspect that Wilma knows more than she's letting on.
The OklahomanThe Oklahoman · 1957
The Oklahoman
★ 5.81957
MovieWestern
After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.
The Red Badge of CourageThe Red Badge of Courage · 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
★ 6.41951
MovieWar
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.
The Gambler from NatchezThe Gambler from Natchez · 1954
The Gambler from Natchez
★ 7.21954
MovieWestern
A discharged army Captain returns home to New Orleans to take revenge on the men who murdered his father.
The Iron MistressThe Iron Mistress · 1952
The Iron Mistress
★ 5.31952
MovieHistoryDrama
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse's murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.

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Alcoa TheatreAlcoa Theatre · 1957
Alcoa Theatre
★ 7.01957
SeriesDrama
Alcoa Theatre is a half-hour American anthology series telecast on NBC at 9:30 pm on alternate Monday nights from October 7, 1957 to September 16, 1960. The program also aired under the title Turn of Fate, with the stories depicting the difficulties faced by individuals who are suddenly thrust into unexpected and perilous dangers. Alcoa Theatre was syndicated together with Goodyear Theatre as Award Theatre. In 1955, The Alcoa Hour premiered in a one-hour format aired on Sunday nights, but it was reduced to 30 minutes, retitled Alcoa Theatre, and moved to Monday evening in 1957. The show employed an alternating rotating company of actors: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon and Charles Boyer. Each appeared in dramatic and light comedic roles through the first season.

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