Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale (28 October 1913 – 13 June 1999) was an English actor, producer and director.
He provided the voice of Krebbs the koala in The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and, two years later, the Sultan in Aladdin (1992) (with Val Bettin replacing him in the later productions). He also appeared in several films, including Milos Forman's Amadeus (1984), and Ernest Saves Christmas (1988), in which he played Santa Claus. He appeared in the 1986 Christmas film, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, as Vernon. Douglas had a small starring role as Santa in Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories. In 1989, he appeared in the Family Ties episode "Get Me to the Living Room on Time".
He also played a character "Malcolm" in the 1995 game Phantasmagoria.
== Personal life ==
Seale's third wife (after two divorces) was American film, television and stage actress, Louise Troy. They were married until her death from breast cancer, aged 60, on 5 May 1994.[1][2]
He died in New York City on 13 June 1999, aged 85, and was survived by his two sons and two grandchildren. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean.[3]
== Selected filmography ==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1949	Stop Press Girl 	Jeweller's Assistant	Uncredited
1984	Amadeus 	Count Arco 	
1985	Heaven Help Us 	Brother Domenic 	
1986	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Vernon 	TV Movie
1988	Ernest Saves Christmas 	Santa 	
1989	Ghostbusters II 	Plaza Hotel Man 	
1989	A More Perfect Union 	Lord Carmarthen 	
1990	Mr. Destiny 	Boswell 	
1990	The Rescuers Down Under 	Krebbs the Koala 	Voice
1990	Almost an Angel 	Father 	
1992	Aladdin 	Sultan 	Voice
1993	For Love or Money 	Freddy 	
1995	Palookaville 	Old Man 	(final film role)