Douglas Campbell (actor)

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Douglas Campbell CM (born 11 June 1922 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an actor who has based his career in Canada. Much of his work has been on stage, particularly the Stratford Festival where he was among its first actors in 1953.

He was awarded the Order of Canada on 17 April 1997.

He is the father of Torquil Campbell, actor and lead singer/songwriter of the indie rock band Stars. Douglas has a cameo at the beginning of the music video for "Your Ex-Lover is Dead", off of the Set Yourself on Fire album, in which he says "When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire." He is the father of Benedict Campbell, actor; Dirk Campbell, television director; Tom Campbell, painter; Teresa Padden, social worker; and Beatrice Campbell, stage manager at the Shaw Festival. His first wife was Ann Casson, actress and daughter of Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike. Second wife Moira Wylie is an actress and director. At 85 years Mr. Campbell is still performing; currently in Copenhagen at the Bristol Riverside Theatre in Pennsylvania.

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