Douglas Deaton
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Douglas "Doug" Deaton is a native Texan who was raised on a large ranch along the Mexican border. He taught horseback riding for the University of North Texas and worked as a wrangler and gunfighting actor at the famous Texas Lil's Diamond A Ranch near Ft. Worth.
Doug was a police officer in the Dallas area for 26 years. He has extensive, real-world experience in high-risk SWAT team operations, uniformed police patrol, and criminal investigations. He spent the last five years of his police career as a Homicide Lieutenant before retiring with an honorable discharge to start his own investigations company. He is a certified firearms instructor in several shooting disciplines and has decades of practice with modern and "Old West" firearms. Doug currently works as an expert witness, consultant, and technical advisor.
Doug was a police officer in the Dallas area for 26 years. He has extensive, real-world experience in high-risk SWAT team operations, uniformed police patrol, and criminal investigations. He spent the last five years of his police career as a Homicide Lieutenant before retiring with an honorable discharge to start his own investigations company. He is a certified firearms instructor in several shooting disciplines and has decades of practice with modern and "Old West" firearms. Doug currently works as an expert witness, consultant, and technical advisor.