Robert Douglas Finlayson (9 November 1909 – 11 January 1999), known professionally as Robert Douglas, was an English stage and film actor, a television director and producer.

Douglas was born in Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire.

[2] He studied at RADA and made his stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth in 1927.

[1] Douglas was married twice, to actresses Dorothy Hyson (1914–1996) and Suzanne Weldon (1921–1995), fathering two children, Lucinda and Robert (Giles).

[1] He died from natural causes in Encinitas, California, aged 89.