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Douglas Seale Biography (1913-)

Full name, Douglas Robert Seale; born October 28, 1913, in London, England; son of Robert Henry and Margaret (Law) Seale; married Elaine Wodson (marriageended); married Joan Geary. Career: Director, actor, and writer. Performed in repertories in Brighton and Croydon, England, and in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth, Scotland, 1934-40; Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Stratford-on-Avon, England, actor, 1946-48; Bedford Theatre, Camden Town, England,director of a season of plays by Bernard Shaw, 1949; Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, director of productions, beginning in 1950; Old Vic Theatre, associate director, 1958-59, director of tours in Russia and Poland, 1960; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, director, 1965; Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, artistic director, 1965-67; Cincinnati Playhousein the Park, director, 1968; Meadow Brook Theatre, Rochester, MI, director and actor, 1968-69; Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, co-producing director, 1969-72; Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, artistic director, 1975-79 (some sources cite 1974-80). University of California, Santa Barbara, Regent's Professor, 1965. Military service: British Army, Royal Signals, 1940-46. Awards, Honors: Honorary D.F.A., Washington College, Chestertown, MD, 1967; annual achievement award, Mensa, 1979.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, actor, writer

Birth Details

October 28, 1913

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Work
• Director
• The Queen Was in the Parlour, produced in Perth, Scotland, 1940
• The Comedy of Errors, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1948
• The Romantic Young Lady, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, 1949
• Henry VI (Part III), Old Vic Theatre, London, England, 1952
• Trilogy of Henry VI, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, then Old Vic Theatre, 1953
• St. Joan (Dutch-language version), produced in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1954
• Henry IV (Parts I and II), Old Vic Theatre, 1955
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, Old Vic Theatre, 1955
• The Marriage of Figaro, produced in Sadler's Wells, England, 1957
• Henry V, Cambridge Festival, Cambridge, MA, 1957
• Caesar and Cleopatra, Birmingham Repertory Company, Paris Festival, Paris, then Old Vic Theatre, both 1957
• Fanny's First Play, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1957
• Fidelio, produced in Sadler's Wells, 1957
• King John, produced in Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1957
• Richard III, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
• Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III, Old Vic Theatre, 1957
• The Tempest, Theatre at University of British Columbia, Vancouver,1957
• King Lear, Old Vic Theatre, 1958
• Much Ado about Nothing, produced in Stratford-on-Avon, 1958
• Richard II (Dutch-language version), produced in Amsterdam, 1958
• World of the Wonderful Dark, Vancouver Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1958
• Julius Caesar, Old Vic Theatre, 1958
• Macbeth, Old Vic Theatre, 1958
• Tartuffe, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
• The Magistrate, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
• The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island, Old Vic Theatre, 1959
• Landscape with Figures, Dublin Festival, Dublin, Ireland, 1959
• Saint Joan, Old Vic Theatre, 1960
• She Stoops to Conquer, Old Vic Theatre, 1960
• King John, Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, 1960
• Once There Was a Russian, produced in New York City, 1961
• One Way Pendulum, East 74th Street Theatre, New York City, 1961
• Saint Joan, New York City Center Theatre, New York City, 1962
• Henry IV, Part I, produced in Stratford, CT, 1962
• The Comedy of Errors, produced in Stratford, 1963
• Henry V, produced in Stratford, 1963
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Madison Avenue Playhouse, New York City, 1963
• The Choice Is Murder, produced in the United States, 1964
• The Chinese Wall, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1966
• Lady Audley's Secret, Center Stage Theatre, 1966
• Soldiers, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1969
• The Tempest, Goodman Theatre, 1970
• The Man in the Glass Booth, Goodman Theatre, 1970
• Heartbreak House, Goodman Theatre, 1970
• The Threepenny Opera, Goodman Theatre, 1970
• Twelfth Night, Goodman Theatre, 1970
• Marching Song, Goodman Theatre, 1971
• The Importance of Being Earnest, Goodman Theatre, 1971
• A Doll's House, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, 1971
• Lady Audley's Secret, Washington Theatre Club, Washington, DC, then Eastside Playhouse, New York City, both 1972
• Look Back in Anger, Cleveland Playhouse, 1973
• Getting Married, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1973
• Too Good to Be True, Shaw Festival, in Ontario, 1974
• Caesar and Cleopatra, Shaw Festival, 1975
• The Royal Family, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1975
• The Birthday Party, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1976
• The Miser, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1976
• Heartbreak House, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1976
• Five Finger Exercise, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1977
• Blithe Spirit, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1977
• Hamlet, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1977
• Travesties, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1977
• Saint Joan, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1978
• Uncle Vanya, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1978
• The Last Few Days of Willie Callendar, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1979
• Summer, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1980
• Lady Audley's Secret, Shaw Festival, 1980
• The Winslow Boy, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1980-81
• The Dresser, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Coconut Grove, FL, 1982
• Witness for the Prosecution, Coconut Grove Playhouse, 1982
• Directed King Lear, at Marin Shakespeare Festival, San Francisco,CA; also directed a touring production of The Winslow Boy, U.S. cities, 1981.
• Stage Appearances
• Starling, The Drums Begin, Embassy Theatre, London, 1934
• D'Amville, Queen of Scots, New Theatre, New York City, 1934
• Mr. Ireland, The Hidden Years, Fortune Theatre, London, 1948
• Sir Michael Audley, Lady Audley's Secret, Washington Theatre Club,then Eastside Playhouse, New York City, both 1972
• Giovanni, Emperor Henry IV, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1973
• Sorin, The Seagull, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1973-74
• Oliver Seaton, A Family and a Fortune, Seattle Repertory Theatre,1974
• Reverend Shannon, The Night of the Iguana, Philadelphia Drama Guild, 1978-79
• Alphonse Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Geoffrey, The Dresser, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1981-82
• Selsdon Mowbray, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1983-85
• The Entertainer, produced in New York City, 1996
• Film Appearances
• Count Arco, Amadeus, Orion, 1984
• Brother Domenick, Heaven Help Us (also known as Catholic Boys), TriStar, 1985
• Santa, Ernest Saves Christmas, Buena Vista, 1988
• Plaza Hotel man, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
• Triplicity, 1989
• Boswell, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
• Father, Almost an Angel, 1990
• Voice of Krebbs, The Rescuers Down Under, Buena Vista, 1990
• Voice of the Sultan, Aladdin (animated), Buena Vista, 1992
• Freddy, For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge), Universal, 1993
• Old man, Palookaville, Orion, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Series
• John Clapper, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987-88
• Movies
• John Clapper, Rags to Riches (also known as Foley and the Girlsfrom St. Mags), NBC, 1986
• Innkeeper MacVey, Haunted by Her Past (also known as Secret Passions), NBC, 1987
• Specials
• Butler, ALF Loves a Mystery, NBC, 1987
• Lord Carmarthen, A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation, PBS, 1990
• Voice, 500 Nations, CBS, 1995
• Episodic
• Mr. Beverlee, The Lucie Arnaz Show, CBS, 1985
• Amazing Stories, NBC, 1985
• Dr. Post, "H.E.N.R.I. VIII," The Wizard, CBS, 1987
• Bert Miller, "A House Is Not a Home," Cheers, NBC, 1987
• "Honorable Profession," Hunter, NBC, 1988
• Claude, Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Malcolm, Phantasmagoria (also known as Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria), 1995
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• Lady Audley's Secret, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1966