Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale
Douglas Seale
Born	28 October 1913; London, England
Died	13 June 1999 (aged 85); New York City, US
Resting place	Ashes sprinkled into the Atlantic Ocean
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934–1995
Spouse(s)	Elaine Wodson; (m. 1938; div. 1942); Joan Barbara Geary; (m. 1950; div. 1967); Louise Troy (m. 1992; died 1994)
Children	2

Douglas Seale (28 October 1913 – 13 June 1999) was an English film and stage actor.

Early life

Born in London, Seale was educated at

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

.

Career

He made his professional debut in 1934 and performed in theatre until 1940, before serving in the

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company in Stratford-upon-Avon for two seasons before turning to producing and directing stage plays in the United Kingdom and the United States. After returning to acting in later life, he enjoyed his greatest stage success playing Selsdon Mowbray in the 1983 Broadway production of Noises Off, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

.

In film, Seale 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 Miloš 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. Seale had a small starring role as Santa in Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories. In 1987, he appeared in the Cheers episode "A House Is Not a Home", and in 1989, in the Family Ties episode "Get Me to the Living Room on Time".

In television, Seale played the role of John Clapper the butler for Nick Foley in the series Rags to Riches from 1987 to 1988.

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 from 1992 until her death from breast cancer, aged 60, on 5 May 1994.^[1]^[2]

Death

Seale died in New York City on 13 June 1999, aged 85, and was survived by his two sons from his second marriage, Jonathan and Timothy, and two grandchildren.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Amadeus	Count Arco
1985	Heaven Help Us	Brother Domenic
1986	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Vernon	TV movie
1988	Ernest Saves Christmas	Santa Claus / Seth Applegate
1989	Ghostbusters II	Plaza Hotel Man
1989	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