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Melton, Suffolk, England, UK
Douglas Reith is a British actor and teacher. He is best known for his role as Lord Merton in the television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), as well as its two follow-up films. Reith was born in Melton, Suffolk. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He began acting in the late 1970s, beginning with an appearance in International Velvet (1978) alongside Tatum O'Neal…
Known for
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — Lord Merton2025
- Downton Abbey: A New Era — Lord Merton2022
- The War Below — Field Marshal Haig2021
- SAS: Red Notice — Sir Charles Whiteside2021
- Professor T — Dean2021
- Dumbo — Sotheby2019
- Downton Abbey — Lord Merton2019
- Pandora — Prescott Fleming2019
- Fearless — Justice Angus Hill2017
- Agatha Raisin — Lord Pendlebury2016
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1938-02-25
- Active to
- 2020-04-01
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Melton
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Douglas Reith at September 2025 Downton Abbey The Grand Finale Premiere in New York.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1953-07-16
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- Douglas Reith
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