Wallace Stuart Finlayson (15 August 1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – 8 August 1990 Coldwaltham, West Sussex, England), known as Wallace Douglas, was a Canadian producer, director and actor.
The son of Robert Barnett Finlayson and Emiline Marcia Bird, his brother, actor Robert Douglas Finlayson, also used the stage name Douglas.
He married four times, to Pamela Frost, Anne Crawford, Phillippa Avril Kennedy and Peggy Chester.
Douglas was a second lieutenant in the 60th Rifles during the Second World War and was declared missing in action at Calais in 1940. He was later reported to be a prisoner.
Selected filmography
- The Love Wager (1933)
- Music Hath Charms (1935)
- Mother, Don't Rush Me (1936)
- The Last Adventurers (1937)
- The Chinese Bungalow (1940)
- Spies of the Air (1940)
References
- BFI.org
- "Wallace Douglas". IMDb.
- "Robert Douglas Finlayson". geni_family_tree.
- "Actor Reported Missing". The Citizen. 7 June 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- "Missing Actor Safe". Evening Standard. 20 June 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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