Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

February 10, 1910 · 116 years old

Douglas Spencer (born July 4, 1910 – March 5, 1960) was an American actor, best known for his roles in classic science fiction films and film noirs during the 1940s and 1950s. Spencer was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was drawn to the entertainment industry early on and began his career in theate…

Known For

12 titles
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Shane

Shane

1953 · 1h 58m · Movie

An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.

7.6
2
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951 · 1h 27m · Movie

Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.

7.0
3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952 · 1h 37m · Movie

A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.

6.9
4
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 · 3h 0m · Movie

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.

7.4
5
River of No Return

River of No Return

1954 · 1h 31m · Movie

The titular river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others.

6.6
6
This Island Earth

This Island Earth

1955 · 1h 26m · Movie

Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.

5.9
7
Houdini

Houdini

1953 · 1h 46m · Movie

From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.

6.8
8
The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

1955 · 1h 44m · Movie

A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant.

6.2
9
Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948 · 1h 21m · Movie

After phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live in anonymity.

7.0
10
A Man Alone

A Man Alone

1955 · 1h 36m · Movie

A gunfighter's main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre.

6.4
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Warpath

Warpath

1951 · 1h 35m · Movie

John Vickers joins Custer's cavalry regiment seeking private revenge.

6.1
12
Short Cut to Hell

Short Cut to Hell

1957 · 1h 29m · Movie

A hired killer's latest contract goes awry when he's paid with stolen money and finds himself embroiled in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with those who hired him.

6.0