Douglass appeared in the late 1970s in the drama Getting Together (1976) and in the drama Short Eyes (1977, with Bruce Davison, Mark Margolis, and Shelly Desai). He had guest roles in episodes of ABC Afterschool Specials (1982, with Barbara Tarbuck), Family Ties (1983, with Carlos LaCamara), Fame (1983, with Madlyn Rhue), Knots Landing (1985, with Buck McDancer), Mama's Family (1988, with Nikki Cox), and Falcon Crest (1988, with Dana Sparks, Karl Held, and Thomas Knickerbocker).