Doug McGrath

Doug McGrath

Born: April 13, 1935
in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Doug McGrath is a Canadian actor whose most notable role was that of "Peter" in the acclaimed Canadian film Goin' Down the Road and its sequel Down the Road Again. He also played in acclaimed Canadian films Wedding in White, The Hard Part Begins, the original Black Christmas, Russian Roulette and Coming Out Alive.

Movies for Doug McGrath...

Down the Road Again
Title: Down the Road Again
Character: Pete
Released: October 21, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1970, Joey and Pete left Nova Scotia to try life in the big city in the Canadian Classic Goin’ Down the Road. Now, some forty years later, Joey has died, and Pete must fulfill his last wish: to take his ashes back to Cape Breton Island, as well as a few other tasks along the way. Armed with a series of letters and an envelope full of money, Pete heads back home. DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN is a touching, comedic and romantic tale of second chances at life and love.
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Title: Murdoch Mysteries
Character: Old Dan
Released: January 24, 2008
Type: TV
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
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The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Title: The 12 Days of Black Christmas
Character: Self
Released: December 5, 2006
Type: Movie
An interview with the cast and crew of the cult horror film Black Christmas (1974), hosted by John Saxon, who starred in the film. Included are stories about the making of the picture and what many of the participants have been doing since then.
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My Brother's Keeper
Title: My Brother's Keeper
Character: Mr. King
Released: October 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Identical twin brothers Lou and Eric plan to compete together in the National Rowing Championships. But when Eric leaves their small town to attend an Ivy League University, the brother's bond is torn apart.
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Title: Puppets Who Kill
Released: October 4, 2002
Type: TV
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
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Ghosts of Mars
Title: Ghosts of Mars
Character: Benchley
Released: August 24, 2001
Type: Movie
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
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Title: Blue Murder
Released: January 10, 2001
Type: TV
Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some of the city's most complicated and riveting crimes.
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X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Title: X-Men: The Mutant Watch
Character: Sen. Howard Fulwood
Released: July 2, 2000
Type: Movie
While Senator Kelly addresses a senate committee about the supposed mutant menace, we learn about the making of the movie, X-Men.
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Inherit the Wind
Title: Inherit the Wind
Character: Joe Turner
Released: May 29, 1999
Type: Movie
Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
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Title: Providence
Character: Impatient #2
Released: January 8, 1999
Type: TV
Providence is an American television drama series.
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Quick
Title: Quick
Character: Motel Deskman
Released: August 30, 1993
Type: Movie
A female assassin named "Quick" is hired to bring in a Mafia accountant, who is under police protection. Double crossed by the mafia, she takes her hostage to California to retrieve $3M that he took before running. The mafia and Quick's untrustworthy boyfriend are on the trail.
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The Rocketeer
Title: The Rocketeer
Character: Reporter
Released: June 21, 1991
Type: Movie
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.
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Cold Front
Title: Cold Front
Character: Jackie Clearly
Released: June 9, 1990
Type: Movie
An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.
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Always
Title: Always
Character: Bus Driver
Released: December 22, 1989
Type: Movie
Aerial firefighter Pete risks himself and his vintage World War II airplane in a constant and death-defying quest to fight forest wildfires, much to the dismay of his girlfriend, Dorinda . His love for Dorinda and the advice of fellow pilot Al convince Pete to give up his perilous career, but he flies one last mission. Pete heroically saves Al's plane from certain destruction, but with supernatural consequences.
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Pale Rider
Title: Pale Rider
Character: Spider Conway
Released: June 28, 1985
Type: Movie
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
Title: Twilight Zone: The Movie
Character: Larry
Released: June 24, 1983
Type: Movie
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
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The Return of Captain Invincible
Title: The Return of Captain Invincible
Character: Hitler
Released: January 28, 1983
Type: Movie
In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis and was hailed as a hero. But when he was accused of treason, he retired to Australia in disgrace. Cut to the present, when a US super secret super weapon is stolen and he's asked to come back to the States in order to help stop evil and restore his sterling reputation. Unfortunately, Captain Invincible is a drunk now...
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The Escape Artist
Title: The Escape Artist
Character: Photographer
Released: May 28, 1982
Type: Movie
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
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Title: Falcon Crest
Released: December 4, 1981
Type: TV
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.
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Porky's
Title: Porky's
Character: Coach Warren
Released: November 13, 1981
Type: Movie
In 1954 Florida, a group of high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.
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Coming Out Alive
Title: Coming Out Alive
Character: Kirkwood
Released: September 27, 1980
Type: Movie
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
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Bronco Billy
Title: Bronco Billy
Character: Lt. Wiecker
Released: June 11, 1980
Type: Movie
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
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The Gauntlet
Title: The Gauntlet
Character: Bookie
Released: December 17, 1977
Type: Movie
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking figure.
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Title: The Incredible Hulk
Character: Al
Released: November 4, 1977
Type: TV
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
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Title: For The Record
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: TV
For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series, Performance, as a subseries called Camera ’76. Aired Sundays 9:00-10:00 p.m., January 1977 to 1986. A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most of the 'big name' Canadian actors and directors of the time.
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Cat Murkil and the Silks
Title: Cat Murkil and the Silks
Character: Detective Lambert (as Douglas McGrath)
Released: July 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A street-gang member kills the gang's leader and blames it on a rival gang.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales
Title: The Outlaw Josey Wales
Character: Lige
Released: June 30, 1976
Type: Movie
After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.
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Helter Skelter
Title: Helter Skelter
Character: Plainclothesman
Released: April 1, 1976
Type: Movie
The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".
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Title: Sidestreet
Released: September 14, 1975
Type: TV
Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.
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Russian Roulette
Title: Russian Roulette
Character: Lars
Released: August 20, 1975
Type: Movie
An RCMP officer is ordered to discreetly take a Russian immigrant into custody in advance of a state visit by the Soviet premier. When the prisoner is kidnapped, the officer is drawn into a complicated assassination scheme.
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Title: Baretta
Released: January 17, 1975
Type: TV
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
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Black Christmas
Title: Black Christmas
Character: Sargeant Nash
Released: October 11, 1974
Type: Movie
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...
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Title: Little House on the Prairie
Released: September 11, 1974
Type: TV
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
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The Hard Part Begins
Title: The Hard Part Begins
Character: Al Dawson
Released: October 25, 1973
Type: Movie
The ups and downs in the life of a country-western singer.
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Wedding in White
Title: Wedding in White
Character: Billy
Released: October 20, 1972
Type: Movie
A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and after much drinking has been done, the brother's friend rapes the sister. After the two men have gone back, the girl finds that she's pregnant--and discovers that her parents don't blame the soldier, but blame her.
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Title: The Rookies
Released: September 11, 1972
Type: TV
The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department.
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The Rowdyman
Title: The Rowdyman
Character: Pat
Released: May 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Will Cole is a charismatic 35 year old paper mill laborer who seems to celebrate a life of bad choices. He lives and behaves as if he was still 18, womanizing and drinking and rejecting responsibility because he sees no reason to take life seriously. Surprisingly enough, despite his devil-may-care attitude, he has several important people in his life. He maintains a special relationship with Stan, an old mentor who lives in a nursing home, and Ruth, the only woman he truly cares about. Andrew is his best friend but grows tired of Will's antics, and he is soon to be married and moving on. Will constantly has something up his sleeve but his pranks inevitably bring pain and tragedy to those closest to him, forcing him to reevaluate his life and make some difficult decisions. (IMDb)
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Out of Touch
Title: Out of Touch
Released: September 24, 1971
Type: Movie
This Canadian documentary film shows highlights from a 36-hour marathon encounter session, conducted by psychologist Paul Bindrim, the founder of nude psychotherapy. Participants are encouraged to remove all their clothes on the theory that this defuses their defenses.
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Goin' Down the Road
Title: Goin' Down the Road
Character: Peter
Released: July 2, 1970
Type: Movie
Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life.