His voice can be heard in a lot of movie trailers, he's known as "In a
world..." guy.
Described by a Miramax publicist as "perhaps the most recognizable
trailer voice in the business."
After moving to New York, he changed his last name to Douglas. He supplemented his small income from acting jobs with voice-over and announcing work on radio and television. He became much sought-after for commercials and lead-ins for TV shows.
He trained as a pilot and spent three years in the Navy during WWII. He wrote fiction in his free time. After the war he studied acting at the University of Miami on the GI bill.
Worked for a decade in advertising prior to moving into full-time voiceover work in the mid-1960's.
His parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.