States armed forces during World War II. In February 1947, he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident which killed 19-year-old driver John J. Masterson. His final motion picture role, a bit part in 1947's Killer McCoy, was filmed in June or July 1947. Death Douglas Croft died on October 24, 1963 in Los Angeles of acute alcohol intoxication and liver disease, aged 37. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery near San Diego, California. Filmography References External links Memorial 1926 births 1963 deaths American male film actors American male child actors 20th-century American male actors Burials at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery Male film serial actors Male actors from Seattle American military personnel of World War II Alcohol-related deaths in California Deaths from liver disease