Jerry Douglas

Biography

Jerry Douglas (November 12, 1932 – November 9, 2021) was an American television and film actor. For 25 years Douglas reigned as patriarch John Abbott in the fictional Genoa City on the daytime television serial The Young and the Restless. In 2006, his character was killed off, but his character later made special appearances.

Career Overview

Jerry Douglas has 40 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Signature works include Please Stand by for Murder, Dolly Parton: Here I Am, Cover Girls. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

40

Birth Date

1932-11-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

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  Please Stand by for Murder
• 

  Dolly Parton: Here I Am
• 

  Cover Girls
• 

  A Cry for Justice
• 

  The Dead Don't Die
• 

  Gunn

Frequent Collaborators

• Helen Funai (2 collaborations)
• Jean Carson (2 collaborations)
• Shirley Knight (1 collaborations)
• Martine Beswick (1 collaborations)
• Ivy Jones (1 collaborations)
• Jim Boles (1 collaborations)
• Paul Cavonis (1 collaborations)
• Ben Andrews (1 collaborations)
• Roger Schuster (1 collaborations)
• Dolly Parton (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (40 credits)

  • Now Is Tomorrow

    Captain Johnson(uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Dolly Parton: Here I Am

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Silent but Deadly

    Captain

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Cold Case

    - Family 8108 (2007) ... Eugene 'Skip' Robertson (2007) actor actors
    2003
  • The Christmas Wish

    Mr. Askou

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Godson

    Freedie Green

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Melrose Place

    - A Fist Full of Secrets (1999) ... actor actors
    1992
  • JFK

    Board Room Man

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Hunter

    - The Legion (2) (1989) ... Mike Murdoch actor actors

    - The Legion (1) (1989) ... Mike Murdoch actor actors
    1984
  • A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

    Thief 1

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Looker

    Laxative Spokesman

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Mommie Dearest

    Radio Interviewer

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • A Cry for Justice

    Investigator Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Crash of Flight 401

    Miami Approach Controller

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Avalanche

    Phil Prentiss

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Cover Girls

    Fritz Porter

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Incredible Hulk

    - A Solitary Place (1979) ... Frank Malone actor actors
    1977
  • Brinks: The Great Robbery

    Dennis Fisher

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Quincy, M.E.

    - An Unfriendly Radiance (1977) ... Johnson actor actors
    1976
  • The Bionic Woman

    - Fly Jaime (1976) ... actor actors
    1976
  • Please Stand by for Murder

    Ward

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Dead Don't Die

    Ralph Drake

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Rockford Files

    - No Fault Affair (1979) ... Al Haluska actor actors

    - A Good Clean Bust with Sequel Rights (1978) ... Hugh Wexler actor actors
    1974
  • Police Woman

    - The Trick Book (1976) ... actor actors
    1974
  • The Stranger

    Steve Perry

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Hunter

    Gen. Rollins

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Young and the Restless

    - Episode 60 (1991) ... John Abbott actor actors

    - Episode 59 (1991) ... John Abbott actor actors

    - Episode 58 (1991) ... John Abbott actor actors

    - Episode 57 (1991) ... John Abbott actor actors

    - Episode 56 (1991) ... John Abbott actor actors
    1973
  • Barnaby Jones

    - A Simple Case of Terror (1977) ... Lee Wallace actor actors

    - Forfeit by Death (1974) ... Ross Kemper actor actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - A Cry for Justice (1979) ... actor actors

    - Three Days to Thirty (1976) ... actor actors

    - Open City (1976) ... actor actors
    1973
  • Travis Logan, D.A.

    Officer Francis Erwin

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Land of the Giants

    - A Place Called Earth (1969) ... Fielder actor actors
    1968
  • Gunn

    Dave Corwin

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Mannix

    - Round Trip to Nowhere (1971) ... Lt. Mitch Webster actor actors

    - The World Between (1970) ... Lt. Mitch Webster actor actors

    - Return to Summer Grove (1969) ... Lt. Mitch Webster actor actors
    1967
  • Ironside

    - This Could Blow Your Mind (1970) ... actor actors
    1967
  • Mission: Impossible

    - Movie (1972) ... Danny Moore actor actors

    - Lover's Knot (1970) ... Marvin Rogers actor actors
    1966
  • The F.B.I.

    - Rules of the Game (1973) ... Agent Munger actor actors

    - The Disinherited (1973) ... Rex Lynn actor actors

    - The Target (1970) ... S.A.C. Jim Russell actor actors

    - The Executioners (2) (1967) ... Brit Hancock, senior FBI resident agent, Morristown, New Jersey actor actors
    1965
  • Black Zoo

    Perkins - Lab Technician

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Outer Limits

    - Tourist Attraction (1963) ... Tom Evans actor actors
    1963
  • Bonanza

    - False Witness (1967) ... Jeremiah actor actors
    1959
  • Gunsmoke

    - Seven Hours to Dawn (1965) ... Clark actor actors
    1955