Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale
Born	(1913-10-28)28 October 1913 London, England, United Kingdom
Died	New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/producer/director

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

He provided the voice of Krebbs the koala in The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and, two years later, the Sultan in Aladdin (1992). 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. 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.

Family

Seale's third wife (after two divorces) was American film, TV and stage actress, Louise Troy. They were married until her death from breast cancer, aged 60, on 5 May 1994. Douglas had a small starring role working as Santa in Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories".

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

Selected filmography

• Amadeus (1984)
• Heaven Help Us (1985)
• A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
• Ghostbusters II (1989)
• Mr. Destiny (1990)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
• Almost an Angel (1990)
• Aladdin (1992)
• For Love or Money (1993)
• Palookaville (1995)

External links

• Douglas Seale at the Internet Movie Database