Douglas Fowley

He was born in the Bronx, New York. As a young man, he moved to Los Angeles and studied at Los Angeles City College. He served in the Navy during World War II. Fowley played everything from cowboys to gangsters, appearing alongside stars like 'Clark Gable' (qv), 'Ava Gardner' (qv), 'Esther Williams' (qv), 'Gene Kelly' (qv) and 'Frank Sinatra' (qv). He debuted in _The Mad Game (1933)_ (qv), with 'Spencer Tracy' (qv) and 'Claire Trevor' (qv). In his best-known performance, the 1952 musical _Singin' in the Rain (1952)_ (qv), he played a film director trying to ease a silent-film star into her first talking picture. His best-known television role was as Doc Holliday in the popular ABC western series _The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)_ (qv) during the 1950s and early '60s. His last film was _The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)_ (qv) in 1979. He played Grandpa Hanks in the CBS comedy _Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)_ (qv) in 1966-67. Other television credits included _The Streets of San Francisco (1972)_ (qv), _Perry Mason (1957)_ (qv) and _The Rockford Files (1974)_ (qv). He died at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital, aged 86.::Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>