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Douglas McGrath(1958-2022)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Director
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Douglas McGrath at an event for Infamous (2006)
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Company Man (2000)
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Douglas McGrath was born on 12 February 1958 in Midland, Texas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Emma (1996), Bullets Over Broadway (1994) and Small Time Crooks (2000). He was previously married to Jane Read Martin. He died on 3 November 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 12, 1958
DiedNovember 3, 2022(64)
BornFebruary 12, 1958
DiedNovember 3, 2022(64)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 10 nominations total

Photos17

Tracey Ullman, Douglas McGrath, and Peter McRobbie in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Alan Cumming, Barry Humphries, and Douglas McGrath in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Tom Courtenay, Charlie Hunnam, Douglas McGrath, and Kevin McKidd in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Sarah Jessica Parker and Douglas McGrath in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
Mike Nichols and Douglas McGrath
Douglas McGrath and Frank Rich at an event for Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)
Douglas McGrath at an event for I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
Douglas McGrath at an event for Infamous (2006)
Douglas McGrath
Laura Linney, Forest Whitaker, Douglas McGrath, Annette Insdorf, and Luisa Williams
Toby Jones and Douglas McGrath at an event for Infamous (2006)
Sandra Bullock and Douglas McGrath at an event for Infamous (2006)

Known for

Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
Emma
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1996
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1994
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Small Time Crooks
6.6
  • Frenchy's Lawyer
  • 2000
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)
Happiness
7.7
  • Tom(as Doug McGrath)
  • 1998

Credits

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Writer

  • Beautiful
    • screenplay: musical book
    • In Production
  • Kailang He and Sunny Sun in The Theater (2020)
    The Theater
    • original screenplay
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Local Talent
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Infamous (2006)
    Infamous
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    • screenplay
    • 2002
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
    Bullets Over Broadway
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Born Yesterday (1993)
    Born Yesterday
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • The Steven Banks Show (1991)
    The Steven Banks Show
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1980–1981

Actor

  • Gina Gershon, Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, and Louis Garrel in Rifkin's Festival (2020)
    Rifkin's Festival
    • Gil Brenner
    • 2020
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
    • Edward Solomon
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Crisis in Six Scenes (2016)
    Crisis in Six Scenes
    • Doug
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Café Society (2016)
    Café Society
    • Norman
    • 2016
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    Girls
    • Principal Toby Cook
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Michael Douglas in Solitary Man (2009)
    Solitary Man
    • Dean Edward Gitleson (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2009
  • George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    Michael Clayton
    • Jeff Gaffney (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2007
  • Hollywood Ending (2002)
    Hollywood Ending
    • Barbeque Guest
    • 2002
  • Small Time Crooks (2000)
    Small Time Crooks
    • Frenchy's Lawyer
    • 2000
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    • Alan Quimp
    • 2000
  • Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)
    The Insider
    • Private Investigator (as Doug McGrath)
    • 1999
  • Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
    Sweet and Lowdown
    • Douglas McGrath
    • 1999
  • Kenneth Branagh, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winona Ryder, Charlize Theron, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Judy Davis, Joe Mantegna, and Bebe Neuwirth in Celebrity (1998)
    Celebrity
    • Bill Gaines
    • 1998
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)
    Happiness
    • Tom (as Doug McGrath)
    • 1998
  • Prix Fixe
    • Bob Waterman
    • Short
    • 1997

Director

  • Local Talent
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Becoming Mike Nichols (2016)
    Becoming Mike Nichols
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    I Don't Know How She Does It
    • Director (as Doug McGrath)
    • 2011
  • Jerry Weintraub in His Way (2011)
    His Way
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Infamous (2006)
    Infamous
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
    Nicholas Nickleby
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, Anthony LaPaglia, Denis Leary, John Turturro, and Douglas McGrath in Company Man (2000)
    Company Man
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma (1996)
    Emma
    • Director
    • 1996
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos2

Celebrity
Trailer 0:26
Celebrity
Company Man
Trailer 1:52
Company Man

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • Theater_org
  • Alternative name
    • Doug McGrath
  • Born
    • February 12, 1958
    • Midland, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • November 3, 2022
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Jane Read MartinJune 3, 1995 - November 3, 2022 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Former columnist for The New Republic.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He has appeared in seven works of Woody Allen: Celebrity (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Small Time Crooks (2000), Hollywood Ending (2002), Café Society (2016), in the first episode of Crisis in six scenes (2016), and Rifkin's Festival (2020).

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