John Doucette
Acting
Biography
John Arthur Doucette (January 21, 1921 – August 16, 1994) was an American character actor who performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. A man of stocky build who possessed a deep, rich voice, he proved equally adept at portraying characters in Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. He is perhaps best remembered, however, for his villainous roles as a movie and television "tough guy".
Born: January 21, 1921
Place of Birth: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Everglades
The Everglades is an American crime-adventure television series that aired in first-run syndication for one season from 1961–62 and in reruns. Ron Hayes starred as Constable Lincoln Vail, a law enforcement officer of the fictional Everglades County Patrol who traveled the Florida Everglades in an airboat, a vehicle which was often the focus of the program. Hayes, a northern California actor and stuntman, was an avid outdoorsman and conservationist. Gordon Casell appeared in five of the 38 half-hour episodes as Chief Anderson, Vail's superior. Steve Brodie made three appearances as Captain Andy Benson; Dan Chandler was twice cast as Vail's sidekick, airboat guide Pete Hammond. Future film star Burt Reynolds appeared twice in the role of Lew Johnson and once as Trask. Guest stars included R.G. Armstrong, Victor Buono, Roger C. Carmel, Paul Carr, Jack Cassidy, Lonny Chapman, John Doucette, Penny Edwards, Frank Ferguson, Luke Halpin, Douglas Kennedy, Robert Knapp, Paul Lambert, Tyler McVey, Mala Powers, Chris Robinson, Johnny Seven, Ray Teal, Bill Travers, and Dawn Wells. The show was produced by Ivan Tors and distributed by Ziv-United Artists.
Get Smart
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
High Noon
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
The Big Heat
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Kung Fu
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Strangers on a Train
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series. Developed at a time when the television western was losing ground to the spy genre, this show was conceived by its creator, Michael Garrison, as "James Bond on horseback." Set during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the series followed Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon as they solved crimes, protected the President, and foiled the plans of megalomaniacal villains to take over all or part of the United States. The show also featured a number of fantasy elements, such as the technologically advanced devices used by the agents and their adversaries. The combination of the Victorian era time-frame and the use of Verne-esque style technology have inspired some to give the show credit for the origins of the steam punk subculture.
Filmography
as Sheriff Hyde
as Clifford
as Sheriff Finley
as George Donner
as Capt. Mundy
as Sheriff Boland
as Treville
as Jeff Hunter
as Chingachook (voice)
as Deputy Sample
as Sgt. Waller
as Ed Rankin
as Capt. Aaron William Andrews
as Buck Duggan
as Sheriff Monte
as Stan Potolski
as Major General Lucian K. Truscott
as "Sheriff"
as Vernon
as General Braxton Bragg
as Kleitos
as Ward Gillis
as Max
as Ralph Hanson
as Jake Starret
as Joe Marston
as Ulysses
as Buttermore
as Uncle Ben McCanles
as Mr. Belden
as Colonel Von Klaus
as Harry Benneke
as John Obediah Brown
as Axel Morgan
as Col. Richard Leman
as Jim North
as Henry Hyselman
as Lucas
as Sheriff Deebold
as Sgt. Clintock
as Achillas
as Sheriff Goodbody
as Calder
as Lumberfield
as Arthur Willis
as Sergeant Al Graff
as Lt. Weston
as Sid Talbott
as Rev. Evan Morgan
as Walter Prescott
as Randall
as Pvt. Vasily Kandinsky
as E.L. Pine
as Grayson
as Luke Simes
as Lemuel Carstairs
as Sgt. Ferguson
as Dick Sellers
as Ira Young
as Capt. John Benson
as Sheriff Ben Carter
as Col. Dorrance
as Chief Master Sergeant
as Maxie Meadows
as Crowley (uncredited)
as Louis Hale
as Army Sergeant (uncredited)
as Loder
as Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)
as Nielson (uncredited)
as Larry Ellis
as Geronimo
as Harvey Logan
as Antonio Azuela (uncredited)
as Joe Garth
as Police Sgt. Lou Pulaski
as Marshal Jason Hartman
as Michael McGoo
as Ben Engel
as Burt Enders
as Gen. Jameson
as Col. Wayne Lathrop
as Chandler Ames
as Boone Gilla
as Ed Rance
as Joe Marsh
as Sundown Whipple
as Pig Corbin
as Harry Farrow
as Sheriff Hillstrom
as Hagan (uncredited)
as Johnson
as Bobo Conway
as Cagle
as Rand
as Rick Largo
as Ben Buddy
as Loudmouth
as Sgt. Calvin
as Doc Clawson
as Juan Coronel
as (voice)
as Sgt. Cap Daniels
as Bill Jenkins
as Al Janes
as Orry Taylor
as Smiley Dunlap
as Skipper (uncredited)
as Bos'n
as Boxing Coach
as Shorty
as (archive footage)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Cowhand
as Red Miller
as Campbell
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
as Sgt. Bart Anson
as Ernie Walker
as Jimmy (Cab Driver)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
as Blake
as Pete Casman
as Arnold Richman
as Mounted Guard (uncredited)
as Denver Morgan
as Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
as Maj. Scott
as Duke Bailey
as Hugo Barrett
as Sage Valley Race Official (uncredited)
as Tirera, International Police
as George (uncredited)
as Mark Reiner (uncredited)
as Jim O'Malley
as Trooper Charnofsky
as A Carpenter, Second Citizen
as Prospector Bailey
as Burt (uncredited)
as Gorman
as Bartender
as 'Dutch' Bender
as Matt Stopes
as Laramie Kid
as Hammerhead
as Foster
as Joe
as Slugger
as Trumbull (uncredited)
as Hal (uncredited)
as Kafan
as Benny
as Whitey (uncredited)
as Gyppo
as Bartender
as Drunk
as Armand Ratka
as Drunk Tax Collector/Castle Night Guard [script name: Wilfred]
as 18th Infantry Colonel (uncredited)
as Matt Kovacs
as Jim Tally
as Fallon
as Bouclet
as Chuck Nolan
as Capt. Jerry Comstock
as Taxi Driver
as Rocky Bobbie
as Charles Benson
as Det. Hammond (uncredited)
as Butch Cassidy
as Varney
as Stopes
as Breedon
as Muscleman (uncredited)
as Walsh
as Security Officer
as Air Base Civilian Security Officer
as Larry
as Gotch Goten (uncredited)
as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
as Marty Hinton
as Bat
as Convict Tex (uncredited)
as Ace Bolton
as Ward Clagett
as Gimme Porter
as Frank - Henchman
as Outlaw Boss
as Brief Williams
as Mule Driver (uncredited)
as Roan Daley (uncredited)
as Evans
as Sam Girty
as Jed Coulter
as Plain-clothes Policeman
as Miner
as Lord Zadok
as Henchman Tucker (uncredited)
as Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
as Dirk Nelson
as Deputy Sawyer
as Andrew Gage
as Ox Martin
as Flack
as Blaze
as Pierre Dumont
as Lew Cates
as Beau Slate
as Kelso
as Rocky Hanford
as Gus Webb (uncredited)
as Man in Barber Shop
as Sgt. Barrett
as Walt
as Bartender
as Death Row Prisoner #2 (uncredited)
as Danny
as Thug (uncredited)
as Toby Mason
as Larsen (uncredited)