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Douglas McGrath(1958-2022)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Douglas McGrath was born on 12 February 1958 in Midland, Texas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Emma (1996), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Happiness (1998). He was married to Jane Read Martin. He died on 3 November 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1958
DiedNovember 3, 2022(64)
BornFebruary 12, 1958
DiedNovember 3, 2022(64)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
Emma
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1996
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1994
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)
Happiness
7.7
  • Tom(as Doug McGrath)
  • 1998
George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
Michael Clayton
7.2
  • Jeff Gaffney(as Doug McGrath)
  • 2007

Credits

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Writer

  • Beautiful
    • screenplay: musical book
    • In Development
  • Kailang He and Sunny Sun in The Theater (2020)
    The Theater
    3.3
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 2020
  • Local Talent
    3.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2012
  • Infamous (2006)
    Infamous
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
    Bullets Over Broadway
    7.4
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Born Yesterday (1993)
    Born Yesterday
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Steven Banks in The Steven Banks Show (1991)
    The Steven Banks Show
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1991
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1989
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1980–1981

Actor

  • Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, and Louis Garrel in Rifkin's Festival (2020)
    Rifkin's Festival
    6.1
    • Gil Brenner
    • 2020
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Edward Solomon
    • 2017
  • Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
    Crisis in Six Scenes
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Doug
    • 2016
  • Café Society (2016)
    Café Society
    6.6
    • Norman
    • 2016
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    Girls
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Principal Toby Cook
    • 2015–2016
  • Michael Douglas in Solitary Man (2009)
    Solitary Man
    6.3
    • Dean Edward Gitleson (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2009
  • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    Michael Clayton
    7.2
    • Jeff Gaffney (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2007
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
    Hollywood Ending
    6.5
    • Barbeque Guest
    • 2002
  • Small Time Crooks (2000)
    Small Time Crooks
    6.7
    • Frenchy's Lawyer
    • 2000
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    5.2
    • Alan Quimp
    • 2000
  • Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    The Insider
    7.8
    • Private Investigator (as Doug McGrath)
    • 1999
  • Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
    Sweet and Lowdown
    7.2
    • Douglas McGrath
    • 1999
  • Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Judy Davis, Joe Mantegna, and Bebe Neuwirth in Celebrity (1998)
    Celebrity
    6.3
    • Bill Gaines
    • 1998
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)
    Happiness
    7.7
    • Tom (as Doug McGrath)
    • 1998
  • Prix Fixe
    Short
    • Bob Waterman
    • 1997

Director

  • Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)
    Becoming Mike Nichols
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Local Talent
    3.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    I Don't Know How She Does It
    5.0
    • Director (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2011
  • Jerry Weintraub in His Way (2011)
    His Way
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Infamous (2006)
    Infamous
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    7.1
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    5.2
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1996
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Company Man
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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative name
    • Doug McGrath
  • Born
    • February 12, 1958
    • Midland, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • November 3, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Jane Read MartinJune 3, 1995 - November 3, 2022 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Former columnist for The New Republic.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He has appeared in seven works of Woody Allen: Celebrity (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Small Time Crooks (2000), Hollywood Ending (2002), Café Society (2016), in the first episode of Crisis in six scenes (2016), and Rifkin's Festival (2020).

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