Jerry Douglas
Acting
Biography
Jerry Douglas (November 12, 1932 – November 9, 2021) was an American television and film actor. For 25 years Douglas reigned as patriarch John Abbott in the fictional Genoa City on the daytime television serial The Young and the Restless. In 2006, his character was killed off, but his character later made special appearances.
Born: November 12, 1932
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
A Cry For Justice
Due to hasty investigations and questionable methods of two police sergeants, two hoodlums are convicted for a robbery in which a patrolman was seriously injured. Years later, one of the two cops gets on the trail of the real culprits. To enforce justice, he makes himself unpopular with his department and his colleague, who want to cover up the embarrassing mistake
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
Cold Case
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing Sundays from 8:30-10 p.m. Eastern.
JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin. The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.
The Rockford Files
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Quincy, M.E.
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Filmography
as Self
as Captain
as Eugene 'Skip' Robertson (2007)
as Mr. Askou
as Freedie Green
as Board Room Man
as Mike Murdoch
as Thief 1
as Laxative Spokesman
as Radio Interviewer
as Investigator Johnson
as Miami Approach Controller
as Phil Prentiss
as Frank Malone
as Fritz Porter
as Johnson
as Dennis Fisher
as Inspector Bryce
as Ward
as Ralph Drake
as Hugh Wexler
as Al Haluska
as John Abbott
as Steve Perry
as Ross Kemper
as Lee Wallace
as Gen. Rollins
as Ofc. Murphy
as Stan Palmer
as Fielder
as Lt. Mitch Webster
as Dave Corwin
as Sgt. Eugene Zappey
as Danny Moore
as Marvin Rogers
as S.A.C. Jim Russell
as Rex Lynn
as Agent Munger
as Brit Hancock, senior FBI resident agent, Morristown, New Jersey
as Seaman Curly Smith
as Harcourt
as Tom Evans
as Howard Aubrey
as Perkins - Lab Technician
as Gangster
as Jeremiah
as Clark
as Captain Johnson(uncredited)