Douglas Haig

Douglas Patrick Haig (March 9, 1920 – February 1, 2011) was an American child actor appearing in films in the 1920s and 1930s. His career began at age two in silent films and (unlike many silent film actors) continued into sound films ("talkies"). From 1928 onward he appeared in at least 14 films. As a small child he was placid and pleasant-looking. In a scholarly review of Attorney for the Defense, a 1932 sound film, his performance is described as very annoying. The high point of Haig's career as a film actor came in 1935, with a starring role in Man's Best Friend (1935). Before this he had appeared in both feature films and shorts such as The Family Group (1928), Sins of the Fathers (1928 lost silent film, of which only excerpts survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archives. Betrayal(1929, a silent film with talking sequences, synchronized music and sound effects), and Welcome Danger (1929). In Man's Best Friend (1935), he starred in the lead role of Jed Strong, a boy who has a fine dog and an abusive father who wants to kill the dog. In 1986, TV Guide described this film as a "simple, unpretentious story of a little mountain boy and his pet police dog."

Known For: Acting

Born: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1920-03-09

Died: 2011-02-01

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1926	The Strong Man	Minor Role (uncredited)	63
2	1927	Wings	(uncredited)	72
3	1928	The Family Group		0
4	1928	Sins of the Fathers	Tom, as a child	60
5	1929	Betrayal	Peter	0
6	1929	Welcome Danger	Buddy Lee (uncredited)	51
7	1930	Caught Short	Johnny	0
8	1930	Let's Go Native	Boy (uncredited)	75
9	1931	Skippy	Boy	61
10	1931	The Spy	Seryoska	0
11	1931	The Cisco Kid	Billy Benton	59
12	1932	Attorney for the Defense	Paul Wallace as a Boy	60
13	1932	That's My Boy	Tommy - as a Young Boy	0
14	1932	Call Her Savage	Pete as a Boy (Uncredited)	58
15	1933	High Gear	Percy	50
16	1935	Man's Best Friend	Jed Strong	0