Douglas Muir (actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1904–1966)}}

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Douglas Muir (5 November 1904, in Greenwich, London – 30 November 1966, in Chelsea, London) was a British film and television actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8290e66|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517105903/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba8290e66|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2019|title=Douglas Muir|website=BFI}}

known for The Appleyards (1952), Scrooge (1951) and his recurring role as Steed's boss in the Dr. David Keel/Cathy Gale era of TV's The Avengers.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1400794/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Appleyards, The (1952-57, 1960)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=66850|title=Douglas Muir|website=www.aveleyman.com}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N2FUCwAAQBAJ&q=Douglas+Muir+actor&pg=PA173|title=Two Against the Underworld - the Collected Unauthorised Guide to the Avengers Series 1|first1=Alan|last1=Hayes|first2=Richard|last2=McGinlay|first3=Alys|last3=Hayes|date=26 January 2017|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781326466268|via=Google Books}} He was married to the actress Miriam Adams. Muir died on 30 November 1966 in Brompton Hospital, Chelsea, London.