Douglas Rowe | |
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Born | 1938
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | (aged 85)
Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1963–2019 |
Douglas Rowe (1938 – May 13, 2023) was an American actor.
Rowe was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1938. [1] He was mostly a character and supporting actor. Rowe appeared in films such as The Incident (1990) and Appointment with Fear (1985); his character as the off-beat, seedy looking detective in Appointment with Fear was described as a "maniac detective inspired by Dirty Harry." [2] On television he appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode " The Outrageous Okona." [3] In the 1990s he appeared as a Proprietor in Murder She Wrote, portrayed Dr. Arndt in ER and Ricky in Northern Exposure and pilot Aylesworth in M*A*S*H. [4] He played Governor Brubaker's attendant in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E12 "The Night of the Legion of Death" which aired 11/22/1967.
Rowe was managing director of the Laguna Playhouse from 1964 to 1966, and served as artistic director from 1976 to 1991. [1] Rowe is also a prolific stage actor, starring in productions of Death of a Salesman, [5] Caesar and Cleopatra, [6] Our Town [7] [8] and As You Like It. [9]
Rowe died in Medford, Oregon on May 13, 2023, at the age of 85. [10] [11]
Douglas Rowe | |
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Born | 1938
Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | (aged 85)
Medford, Oregon, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1963–2019 |
Douglas Rowe (1938 – May 13, 2023) was an American actor.
Rowe was born in Paterson, New Jersey in 1938. [1] He was mostly a character and supporting actor. Rowe appeared in films such as The Incident (1990) and Appointment with Fear (1985); his character as the off-beat, seedy looking detective in Appointment with Fear was described as a "maniac detective inspired by Dirty Harry." [2] On television he appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation, episode " The Outrageous Okona." [3] In the 1990s he appeared as a Proprietor in Murder She Wrote, portrayed Dr. Arndt in ER and Ricky in Northern Exposure and pilot Aylesworth in M*A*S*H. [4] He played Governor Brubaker's attendant in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E12 "The Night of the Legion of Death" which aired 11/22/1967.
Rowe was managing director of the Laguna Playhouse from 1964 to 1966, and served as artistic director from 1976 to 1991. [1] Rowe is also a prolific stage actor, starring in productions of Death of a Salesman, [5] Caesar and Cleopatra, [6] Our Town [7] [8] and As You Like It. [9]
Rowe died in Medford, Oregon on May 13, 2023, at the age of 85. [10] [11]