John Doucette
Acting Born Jan 21, 1921 Died Aug 16, 1994 Brockton, Massachusetts, USA 261 credits
Biography
John Arthur Doucette was an American character actor born on January 21, 1921, in Brockton, Massachusetts, and he died on August 16, 1994, at the age of 73. During his career running from 1941 to 1987, he performed in more than 280 film and television productions. He was a man of stocky build with a deep, rich voice and proved equally adept at portraying characters in Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. He is perhaps best remembered for his villainous roles as a movie and television tough guy. Throughout his extensive career in acting, he accumulated more than 200 known credits in film and television productions.
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Career overview
John Arthur Doucette was an American character actor born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1921. Over the course of his career, he performed in more than 280 film and television productions between 1941 and 1987. Standing as a man of stocky build and possessing a deep, rich voice, Doucette proved equally adept at portraying characters across Shakespearean plays, Westerns, and modern crime dramas. Despite his versatility across these different genres, he is perhaps best remembered for his villainous roles as a movie and television tough guy. Throughout his extensive acting career, he accumulated hundreds of known credits across various media before his death on August 16, 1994, at the age of 73.
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The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Heart of Steel
The Time MachineDonner Pass: The Road to Survival
How the West Was WonCharge of the Model T's
Fighting MadPanache
The Last of the Mohicans
Harry OKolchak: The Night Stalker
One Little Indian
Kung Fu
The PartnersBig JakeOne More Train to Rob
PattonThe 48-Hour Mile
True Grit
Here's LucyThe OutsiderJourney to ShilohAlexander The Great
IronsideMannixThe Fastest Guitar AliveWinchester '73
The Time TunnelTarzanThe Rat PatrolThe MonroesPistols 'n' Petticoats
Hogan's HeroesThe Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestGet SmartThe Big Valley
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
The FugitiveThe LieutenantCleopatra
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe Virginian
EvergladesThe AmericansRicochet
BonanzaBonanzaBonanzaRawhideRawhide
LawmanLawmanBat MastersonBat MastersonSea Hunt
Wagon TrainWagon TrainWagon TrainWagon TrainWagon Train
Broken ArrowBroken ArrowOn TrialThe Fastest Gun AliveThe Maverick Queen
CheyenneCheyenneThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpGunsmoke
Studio 57Studio 57Annie OakleyAnnie OakleyPublic Defender
City DetectiveYou Are ThereYou Are ThereLetter to LorettaGeneral Electric Theater
Adventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanThe Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokRacket SquadThe Adventures of Kit CarsonBoston BlackieStrangers on a Train
Lux Video TheatreTreasury Men in ActionThe Gene Autry ShowThe Gene Autry ShowThe Gene Autry Show
Full Filmography
261 titles- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) as Sheriff Hyde
- Heart of Steel (1983) as Clifford
- The Time Machine (1978) as Sheriff Finley
- Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978) as George Donner
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Sheriff Boland
- Charge of the Model T's (1977) as Capt. Mundy
- Fighting Mad (1976) as Jeff Hunter
- Panache (1976) as Treville
- The Last of the Mohicans (1975) as Chingachook (voice)
- Harry O (1974)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Deputy Sample
- One Little Indian (1973) as Sgt. Waller
- Kung Fu (1972) as Ed Rankin
- The Partners (1971) as Capt. Aaron William Andrews
- Big Jake (1971) as Buck Duggan
- One More Train to Rob (1971) as Sheriff Monte
- Patton (1970) as Major General Lucian K. Truscott
- The 48-Hour Mile (1970) as Stan Potolski
- True Grit (1969) as "Sheriff"
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Vernon
- The Outsider (1968)
- Journey to Shiloh (1968) as General Braxton Bragg
- Alexander The Great (1968) as Kleitos
- Ironside (1967) as Ralph Hanson
- Mannix (1967) as Ward Gillis
- The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) as Max
- Winchester '73 (1967) as Jake Starret
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Ulysses
- Tarzan (1966)
- The Rat Patrol (1966) as Joe Marston
- The Monroes (1966) as Buttermore
- Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
- Nevada Smith (1966) as Uncle Ben McCanles
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) as Mr. Belden
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Col. Richard Leman
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as John Obediah Brown
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Axel Morgan
- Get Smart (1965) as Colonel Von Klaus
- The Big Valley (1965) as Jim North
- The Loner (1965) as Harry Benneke
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) as Henry Hyselman
- 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) as Lucas
- The Fugitive (1963) as Sheriff Deebold
- The Lieutenant (1963) as Sgt. Clintock
- Cleopatra (1963) as Achillas
- The Virginian (1962) as Sheriff Goodbody
- The Virginian (1962) as Calder
- The Virginian (1962) as Lumberfield
- The Virginian (1962) as Arthur Willis
- Everglades (1961)
- The Americans (1961)
- Ricochet (1961) as Sergeant Al Graff
- Bonanza (1959) as Sid Talbott
- Bonanza (1959) as Rev. Evan Morgan
- Bonanza (1959) as Walter Prescott
- Rawhide (1959) as Pvt. Vasily Kandinsky
- Rawhide (1959) as E.L. Pine
- Lock-Up (1959)
- Lock-Up (1959) as Lt. Weston
- Here Come the Jets (1959) as Randall
- Lawman (1958) as Dick Sellers
- Lawman (1958) as Ira Young
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Luke Simes
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Lemuel Carstairs
- Sea Hunt (1958) as Louis Hale
- The Texan (1958) as Sheriff Ben Carter
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Sgt. Ferguson
- Behind Closed Doors (1958) as Capt. John Benson
- Steve Canyon (1958) as Col. Dorrance
- The Hunters (1958) as Chief Master Sergeant
- Too Much, Too Soon (1958) as Crowley (uncredited)
- Gang War (1958) as Maxie Meadows
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) as Grayson
- Wagon Train (1957) as Marshal Jason Hartman
- Wagon Train (1957) as Gen. Jameson
- Wagon Train (1957) as Michael McGoo
- Wagon Train (1957) as Col. Wayne Lathrop
- Wagon Train (1957) as Ben Engel
- Wagon Train (1957) as Boone Gilla
- Wagon Train (1957) as Chandler Ames
- Wagon Train (1957) as Burt Enders
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Joe Marsh
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Ed Rance
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Corky
- Zorro (1957) as Antonio Azuela (uncredited)
- M Squad (1957) as Police Sgt. Lou Pulaski
- Tombstone Territory (1957) as Geronimo
- Tombstone Territory (1957) as Harvey Logan
- Trackdown (1957) as Joe Garth
- The Thin Man (1957)
- Official Detective (1957) as Longo
- Panic! (1957)
- Peyton Place (1957) as Army Sergeant (uncredited)
- Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957) as Kimal
- The Lawless Eighties (1957) as Pig Corbin
- Bombers B-52 (1957) as Nielson (uncredited)
- The True Story of Jesse James (1957) as Sheriff Hillstrom
- Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Shore Patrol Officer (uncredited)
- The Phantom Stagecoach (1957) as Harry Farrow
- The Lonely Man (1957) as Sundown Whipple
- The Big Land (1957) as Hagan (uncredited)
- The Crooked Circle (1957) as Larry Ellis
- Last of the Badmen (1957) as Johnson
- Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957) as Loder
- Broken Arrow (1956) as Bobo Conway
- Broken Arrow (1956) as Cagle
- On Trial (1956) as Owen Davy
- The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as Ben Buddy
- The Maverick Queen (1956) as Loudmouth
- Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956) as Sgt. Calvin
- Dakota Incident (1956) as Rick Largo
- Thunder Over Arizona (1956) as Rand
- Ghost Town (1956) as Doc Clawson
- Cheyenne (1955) as Sgt. Cap Daniels
- Cheyenne (1955) as Bill Jenkins
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Orry Taylor
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Smiley Dunlap
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Al Janes
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as (voice)
- Navy Log (1955)
- Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)
- My Friend Flicka (1955)
- House of Bamboo (1955) as Skipper (uncredited)
- The Sea Chase (1955) as Bos'n
- Seven Cities of Gold (1955) as Juan Coronel
- New York Confidential (1955) as Shorty
- An Annapolis Story (1955) as Boxing Coach
- Studio 57 (1954) as Sgt. Bart Anson
- Studio 57 (1954)
- Annie Oakley (1954) as Duke Bailey
- Annie Oakley (1954) as Hugo Barrett
- Public Defender (1954) as Denver Morgan
- The Whistler (1954)
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Blake
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Pete Casman
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Arnold Richman
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Mountain Man (uncredited)
- River of No Return (1954) as Man in Saloon (uncredited)
- Destry (1954) as Cowhand
- The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) as Campbell
- The Far Country (1954) as Miner Who Spills Gold Dust (uncredited)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Mounted Guard (uncredited)
- Executive Suite (1954) as Detective (uncredited)
- Beachhead (1954) as Maj. Scott
- Cry Vengeance (1954) as Red Miller
- The Forty-Niners (1954) as Ernie Walker
- Return from the Sea (1954) as Jimmy (Cab Driver)
- Trouble on the Trail (1954) as (archive footage)
- City Detective (1953)
- You Are There (1953) as Sam Gray
- You Are There (1953) as Miner 4
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Jim O'Malley
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Bartender
- Julius Caesar (1953) as Carpenter, Citizen of Rome
- The Wild One (1953) as Sage Valley Race Official (uncredited)
- I'm the Law (1953)
- The Big Heat (1953) as Mark Reiner (uncredited)
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) as George (uncredited)
- Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953) as Burt (uncredited)
- War Paint (1953) as Trooper Charnofsky
- Flight to Tangier (1953) as Tirera, International Police
- Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953) as Prospector Bailey
- Perils of the Jungle (1953) as Gorman
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Foster
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Slugger
- Adventures of Superman (1952) as Joe
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Laramie Kid
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Hammerhead
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Moretti
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Bartender
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Sgt. Katrel
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Sgt. Wood
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Charon
- Dangerous Assignment (1952) as Armand Ratka
- High Noon (1952) as Trumbull (uncredited)
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- The Ghost of Crossbone Canyon (1952) as Matt Stopes
- Rancho Notorious (1952) as Whitey (uncredited)
- Deadline - U.S.A. (1952) as Hal (uncredited)
- Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) as Bartender
- The Pride of St. Louis (1952) as Benny
- Rose of Cimarron (1952) as Drunk
- Woman in the Dark (1952) as 'Dutch' Bender
- The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952) as Gyppo
- Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
- Desert Pursuit (1952) as Kafan
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Stopes
- Racket Squad (1951)
- The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
- Boston Blackie (1951)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) as Detective Hammond (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Matt Kovacs
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Jim Tally
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Fallon
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Bouclet
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Chuck Nolan
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Capt. Jerry Comstock
- Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Drunk Tax Collector/Castle Night Guard [script name: Wilfred]
- Fixed Bayonets! (1951) as 18th Infantry Colonel (uncredited)
- Corky of Gasoline Alley (1951) as Rocky Bobbie
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as Muscleman (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangers (1951) as Butch Cassidy
- Yukon Manhunt (1951) as Charles Benson
- The Lady Pays Off (1951) as Taxi Driver
- Thunder in God's Country (1951) as Breedon
- Up Front (1951) as Walsh
- Cavalry Scout (1951) as Varney
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Bartender
- Treasury Men in Action (1950) as Marty Hinton
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Ace Bolton
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Ward Clagett
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Frank - Henchman
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Gimme Porter
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Brief Williams
- The Gene Autry Show (1950) as Outlaw Boss
- The Cisco Kid (1950) as Sandy - Henchman
- The Cisco Kid (1950) as Sgt. Jess Corbin
- Dick Tracy (1950)
- Broken Arrow (1950) as Mule Driver (uncredited)
- Winchester '73 (1950) as Roan Daley (uncredited)
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) as Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- The Breaking Point (1950) as Gotch Goten (uncredited)
- Convicted (1950) as Convict Tex (uncredited)
- Johnny One-Eye (1950) as Plain-clothes Policeman
- Sierra (1950) as Jed Coulter
- Singing Guns (1950) as Miner
- The Flying Missile (1950) as Security Officer
- The Flying Missile (1950) as Air Base Civilian Security Officer
- The Iroquois Trail (1950) as Sam Girty
- Return of the Frontiersman (1950) as Evans
- Big Town (1950)
- Border Treasure (1950) as Bat
- Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) as Larry
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Dirk Nelson
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Deputy Sawyer
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Andrew Gage
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Ox Martin
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Rocky Hanford
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Pierre Dumont
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Flack
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Blaze
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Kelso
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Lew Cates
- The Lone Ranger (1949) as Beau Slate
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Gus Webb (uncredited)
- Criss Cross (1949) as Walt
- Lust for Gold (1949) as Man in Barber Shop
- Reign of Terror (1949) as Pierre Blanchard (uncredited)
- The Crooked Way (1949) as Sgt. Barrett
- Bandits of El Dorado (1949) as Henchman Tucker (uncredited)
- The Pilgrimage Play (1949) as Lord Zadok
- Station West (1948) as Bartender
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) as Convict (uncredited)
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) as Death Row Prisoner #2 (uncredited)
- Canon City (1948) as George Bauer
- The Burning Cross (1947) as Toby Mason
- Ride the Pink Horse (1947) as Thug (uncredited)
- Road to the Big House (1947) as Danny
- Two Tickets to London (1943) as Larsen (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is John Doucette best known for?
John Doucette is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993), Heart of Steel (1983), How the West Was Won (1977), Fighting Mad (1976).
When and where was John Doucette born?
John Doucette was born on January 21, 1921 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. They passed away on August 16, 1994.
How many credits does John Doucette have?
John Doucette has accumulated over 261 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1943 to 1993.
What is John Doucette's background in cinema and television?
John Arthur Doucette was an American character actor born on January 21, 1921, in Brockton, Massachusetts, and he died on August 16, 1994, at the age of 73. During his career running from 1941 to 1987, he performed in more than 280 film and television productions. He was a man of stocky build with a deep, rich voice an...