Writing
Douglass Smith
Washington, D.C., USA
Department: Writing
Biography
American writer, filmmaker and broadcaster, best known as the author and publisher of the first screed of the Church of the SubGenius. He is credited with founding the Church with friend Steve Wilcox (aka Philo Drummond) in 1979, though he himself denied this and claimed the organization was founded in 1953 by J. R. "Bob" Dobbs.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Douglass Smith
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Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16
1992
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J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019
TMDB2.9
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Let's Visit the World of the Future
1973
TMDB3.5
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God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick
2008
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THE DAY OF THE SUBGENIUS
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China Run
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China Run
1987
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Something New to Die for
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Something New to Die for
1993
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Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars
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Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars
1979
TMDB4.5
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (14 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius | Reverend Ivan Stang | Movie | 2019 |
 | God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick | Himself | Movie | 2008 |
| Something New to Die for | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 | |
 | Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1992 |
| Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
| Arise! SubGenius Recruitment Film #16 | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| China Run | Editor | Movie | 1987 | |
| Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars | Director | Movie | 1979 | |
| Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars | Producer | Movie | 1979 | |
| Reproduction Cycle Among Unicellular Life Forms Under the Rocks of Mars | Writer | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Let's Visit the World of the Future | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
| Let's Visit the World of the Future | Writer | Movie | 1973 |
| Let's Visit the World of the Future | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | THE DAY OF THE SUBGENIUS | Writer | Movie | — |