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Douglas MacArthur(1880-1964)

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Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 - 5 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s, and he played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. MacArthur received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines campaign. This made him along with his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the U.S. Army, and the only one conferred the rank of field marshal in the Philippine Army.
BornJanuary 26, 1880
DiedApril 5, 1964(84)
BornJanuary 26, 1880
DiedApril 5, 1964(84)
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Known for

A Strike at the Sun
A Strike at the Sun
  • Self
    Uppdrag i Korea (1951)
    Uppdrag i Korea
    • Self
    • 1951
    Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944)
    Attack! Battle of New Britain
    6.4
    • Self - General Douglas MacArtur (in New Guinea, just before attack on New Britain)
    • 1944
    This Is Korea! (1951)
    This Is Korea!
    6.2
    • Self (arrives by car)
    • 1951

    Credits

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    Self



    • A Strike at the Sun
      • Self
      • Post-production



    • Biography (1987)
      Biography
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Self - Ambassador to Japan, 1957-1961
      • 2005
    • Ambush Bay (1966)
      Ambush Bay
      5.5
      • Self (voice, uncredited)
      • 1966
    • Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles (1954)
      Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles
      TV Movie
      • Self - Audience Member
      • 1954
    • Presidential Nominations U.S.A. (1952)
      Presidential Nominations U.S.A.
      Short
      • Self
      • 1952
    • See It Now (1951)
      See It Now
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 1952
    • World's Middleweight Championship: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randy Turpin (1951)
      World's Middleweight Championship: Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randy Turpin
      TV Special
      • Self - Spectator
      • 1951
    • This Is Korea! (1951)
      This Is Korea!
      6.2
      • Self (arrives by car)
      • 1951
    • Uppdrag i Korea (1951)
      Uppdrag i Korea
      • Self
      • 1951
    • The March of Time, Vol. 15, No. 1: On Stage! (1949)
      The March of Time, Vol. 15, No. 11: MacArthur's Japan
      Short
      • Self
      • 1949
    • The March of Time, Vol. 15, No. 1: On Stage! (1949)
      The March of Time, Vol. 14, No. 5: The Presidential Year
      Short
      • Self
      • 1947
    • Army Air Forces - Pacific (1945)
      Army Air Forces - Pacific
      Short
      • Self (uncredited)
      • 1945
    • Japanese Sign Final Surrender
      Short
      • Self
      • 1945
    • Universal Newsreel
      Short
      • Self (as Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
      • 1945
    • Universal Newsreel
      Short
      • Self (as Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
      • 1945
    • Universal Newsreel
      Short
      • Self (as Gen. Douglas MacArthur)
      • 1945

    Archive Footage



    • Ekaterina Andreeva and Igor Kirillov in Vremya (1968)
      Vremya
      3.0
      TV Series
      • Self - Commander-in-Chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II (archive footage)
      • 2026
    • World War II with Tom Hanks (2026)
      World War II with Tom Hanks
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Self - U.S. General (archive footage)
      • 2026
    • Josh Gates in Expedition Unknown (2015)
      Expedition Unknown
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Self - U.S. Army (archive footage, as General Douglas MacArthur)
      • 2026
    • Movietone Presents (2026)
      Movietone Presents
      TV Series
      • Self - General (archive footage)
      • 2026
    • History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames (2026)
      History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2026
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Self - U.S. General
      • Self (archive footage, archive footage)
      • 1999–2026
    • L'Histoire nous le dira (2017)
      L'Histoire nous le dira
      5.7
      Podcast Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2021–2025
    • Kamikaze Zombie Carnage (2025)
      Kamikaze Zombie Carnage
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2025
    • Adolf Hitler in How to Lose a War (2023)
      How to Lose a War
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Self - General, U.S. Army (archive footage)
      • 2023
    • GDF (2022)
      GDF
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2023
    • Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
      History's Greatest Mysteries
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Self - U.S. General (archive footage, as General MacArthur)
      • 2023
    • Adolf Hitler and Zedong Mao in Les coulisses de l'Histoire (2017)
      Les coulisses de l'Histoire
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Self (archive footage)
      • 2023
    • Hell on Earth (2022)
      Hell on Earth
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Self - U.S. General (archive footage)
      • 2022
    • Bomber: Terror of WWII (2022)
      Bomber: Terror of WWII
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Self - General of the US Army (archive footage, as FM. Douglas MacArthur)
      • 2022
    • Lost Ships of WW2 (2022)
      Lost Ships of WW2
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
      • 2022

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • The MacArthur Memorial
      • U.S. Army Center of Military History - biography and portrait
    • Alternative names
      • FM. Douglas MacArthur
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • January 26, 1880
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
    • Died
      • April 5, 1964
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(undisclosed)
    • Spouses
        Jean MacArthurApril 30, 1937 - April 5, 1964 (his death, 1 child)
    • Publicity listings
      • 4 Biographical Movies
      • 12 Print Biographies
      • 27 Portrayals
      • 16 Articles
      • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. on June 11, 1903 and later returned to head the school (1919-22) before returning to his military career.
    • Quotes
      I am closing my fifty-two years of military service. When I joined the army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment of all my boyish hopes and dreams. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most popular barracks ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that old soldiers never die; they just fade away. And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Good-bye.
    • Trademarks
        Corncob pipe
    • Nicknames
      • American Caesar
      • Beau Brummel of the Army
      • D'Artagnan of the A.E.F.
      • Disraeli of the Chiefs of Staff
      • Dougout Doug
      • Napoleon of Luzon

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