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Earl Douglas(1903-1964)

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Luigi "Lou" Yaconelli was born April 16, 1903 in Boston, Massachusetts to Carlo and Anna Yaconelli. He was a younger brother of B western sidekick Frank Yaconelli.

Starting In the 1920s, Lou starred as "Earle Douglas" in some silents directed by Frank and released by Sierra. In sound films, he did a mix of credited and uncredited roles, mostly portraying henchmen in westerns and serials. If credited, he used several name variations - "Lou Yaconelli", "Earl Douglas", or "Earle Douglas", and his last movie role was in 1941.

He joined the Navy Reserve prior to World War II, and served during World War II and Korea as a combat photographer. He remained in the Navy, managing Combat Camera Groups (CCG) and peacetime camera units, and rose through the ranks from Chief Petty Officer to Commander.

In the 1960s, he was in charge of Motion Picture Production at Sandia Base, a nuclear weapons facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lou Yaconelli passed away on December 11, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.
BornApril 16, 1903
DiedDecember 9, 1964(61)
BornApril 16, 1903
DiedDecember 9, 1964(61)
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Earl Douglas, Tom Keene, and James Sheridan in Riding the Sunset Trail (1941)
Earl Douglas, Bob Steele, and Carleton Young in Riders of the Sage (1939)
Earl Douglas, Reed Howes, Dave O'Brien, Bob Steele, and Carleton Young in Riders of the Sage (1939)
Earl Douglas and Frankie Thomas in Tim Tyler's Luck (1937)
Yakima Canutt, Earl Douglas, Dave O'Brien, Robert Walker, and Blackie Whiteford in The Black Coin (1936)
Earl Douglas in Here He Comes (1925)
Earl Douglas, Reed Howes, and Bob Steele in Riders of the Sage (1939)
Earl Douglas, Bob Steele, and Carleton Young in Riders of the Sage (1939)
Slim Andrews, Tom London, Earl Douglas, Kenne Duncan, Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Tom Seidel, and James Sheridan in Riding the Sunset Trail (1941)
Earl Douglas, Karl Hackett, and James Newill in Murder on the Yukon (1940)
Earl Douglas, Karl Hackett, James Newill, William Royle, and Polly Ann Young in Murder on the Yukon (1940)
Earl Douglas, Karl Hackett, James Newill, William Royle, Chief Thundercloud, and Polly Ann Young in Murder on the Yukon (1940)

Known for

No Ordinary Guy
  • Actor
  • 1928
Earl Douglas in Here He Comes (1925)
Here He Comes
  • Actor(as Earle Douglas)
  • 1925
Keep Going
  • Actor
  • 1926
There He Goes
  • Actor
  • 1928

Credits

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  • Armida, George Givot, Nick Moro, and Frank Yaconelli in Fiesta (1941)
    Fiesta
    • (uncredited)
  • Tom Keene, Betty Miles, and Tom Seidel in Riding the Sunset Trail (1941)
    Riding the Sunset Trail
    • (as Earle Douglas)
  • Tom Keene, Betty Miles, and Glenn Strange in The Driftin' Kid (1941)
    The Driftin' Kid
    • (as Lou Yaconelli)
  • Tim McCoy and Buck Jones in The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
    The Gunman from Bodie
    • (uncredited)
  • Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Las Vegas Nights (1941)
    Las Vegas Nights
    • (uncredited)
  • Ted Adams, Joe De Stefani, Kenne Duncan, William Pawley, Dwight Frye, Karl Hackett, James Newill, Dave O'Brien, and Louise Stanley in Sky Bandits (1940)
    Sky Bandits
    • (uncredited)
  • James Craig and Dick Foran in Winners of the West (1940)
    Winners of the West
    • (uncredited)
  • Tex Ritter in Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940)
    Rhythm of the Rio Grande
  • James Newill and Chief Thundercloud in Murder on the Yukon (1940)
    Murder on the Yukon
  • George Chesebro, Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, and Rusty the Horse in The Cheyenne Kid (1940)
    The Cheyenne Kid
    • (uncredited)
  • James Newill in Danger Ahead (1940)
    Danger Ahead
  • Karl Hackett, Warren Hull, James Newill, and Louise Stanley in Yukon Flight (1940)
    Yukon Flight
  • Jean Carmen and James Newill in Crashing Thru (1939)
    Crashing Thru
  • Earl Douglas, Bob Steele, and Carleton Young in Riders of the Sage (1939)
    Riders of the Sage
  • Leo Carrillo, Steffi Duna, and Tim Holt in The Girl and the Gambler (1939)
    The Girl and the Gambler
    • (uncredited)

Producer

  • No Ordinary Guy

Personal details

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    • April 16, 1903
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • December 9, 1964
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(heart attack)
    • Ruth Findlay1947 - 1964 (his death, 1 child)
    • Steve Yaconelli(Niece or Nephew)

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    He changed his name from Luigi Yaconelli to Earl Douglas, for billing purposes, back in the 1920s for some films that were directed by his brother, Frank Yaconelli (at Tech-Art in NYC) in which he played the lead. Two reasons for doing so: this was the mid-1920s and Lou Yaconelli was too "ethnic" for a lead player. Also, two people named Yaconelli was one too many in the same film.

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