Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale
Born	(1913-10-28)28 October 1913 London, England
Died	13 June 1999(1999-06-13) (aged 85) New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer, director
Years active	1932–1995
Spouse(s)	Elaine Wodson (m. 1938–19??; divorced) Joan Barbara Geary (m. 1950–19??; divorced) Louise Troy (m. 19??–1994; her death)
Children	2

Douglas Seale (28 October 1913 – 13 June 1999) was an English actor, producer and director.

He provided the voice of Krebbs the koala in The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and, two years later, the Sultan in Aladdin (1992) (with Val Bettin replacing him in the later productions). He also appeared in several films including Milos Forman's Amadeus (1984) and Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) in which he played Santa Claus. He appeared in the 1986 Christmas film, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, as Vernon. Douglas had a small starring role as Santa in Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories. In 1989, he appeared in the Family Ties episode "Get Me to the Living Room on Time".

He also played a character "Malcolm" in the 1995 game Phantasmagoria.

Personal life

Seale's third wife (after two divorces) was American film, television and stage actress, Louise Troy. They were married until her death from breast cancer, aged 60, on 5 May 1994.

He died in New York City on 13 June 1999, aged 85, He was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean, he was survived by his two sons and two grandchildren.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1949	Stop Press Girl	Jeweller's Assistant	Uncredited
1984	Amadeus	Count Arco
1985	Heaven Help Us	Brother Domenic
1986	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Vernon	TV Movie
1988	Ernest Saves Christmas	Santa
1989	Ghostbusters II	Plaza Hotel Man
	A More Perfect Union	Lord Carmarthen
1990	Mr. Destiny	Boswell
	The Rescuers Down Under	Krebbs the Koala	Voice
	Almost an Angel	Father
1992	Aladdin	Sultan	Voice
1993	For Love or Money	Freddy
1995	Palookaville	Old Man	(final film role)

External links

• Douglas Seale at IMDb