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Douglass Dumbrille
Actor
Born October 12, 1889Died April 2, 1974 (84 years)
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Douglass Rupert Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was a Canadian actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.
In 1913, the East Coast film industry was flourishing and that year he appeared in the film What Eighty Million Women Want, but it would be another 11 years before he appeared on screen again.
In 1924, he made his Broadway debut and worked off and on in the theatre for several years while supplementing his income by selling such products as car accessories, tea, insurance, real estate, and books.
During the Great Depression, Dumbrille moved to the West Coast of the U.S., where he specialized in playing secondary character roles alongside the great stars of the day. His physical appearance and suave voice equipped him for roles as slick politician, corrupt businessman, crooked sheriff, or unscrupulous lawyer.
He was highly regarded by the studios and was sought out by Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Capra, Hal Roach and other prominent Hollywood filmmakers. A friend of fellow Canadian-born director Allan Dwan, Dumbrille played Athos in Dwan’s 1939 adaptation of The Three Musketeers.
Dumbrille had roles in more than 200 motion pictures and, with the advent of television, made numerous appearances in the 1950s and 1960s. He had the ability to project a balance of menace and pomposity in roles as the "heavy" in comedy films, such as those of the Marx Brothers or Abbott and Costello.
Douglass Rupert Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was a Canadian actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.
In 1913, the East Coast film industry was flourishing and that year he appeared in the film What Eighty Million Women Want, but it would be another 11 years before he appeared on screen again.
In 1924, he made his Broadway debut and worked off and on in the theatre for several years while supplementing his income by selling such products as car accessories, tea, insurance, real estate, and books.
During the Great Depression, Dumbrille moved to the West Coast of the U.S., where he specialized in playing secondary character roles alongside the great stars of the day. His physical appearance and suave voice equipped him for roles as slick politician, corrupt businessman, crooked sheriff, or unscrupulous lawyer.
He was highly regarded by the studios and was sought out by Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Capra, Hal Roach and other prominent Hollywood filmmakers. A friend of fellow Canadian-born director Allan Dwan, Dumbrille played Athos in Dwan’s 1939 adaptation of The Three Musketeers.
Dumbrille had roles in more than 200 motion pictures and, with the advent of television, made numerous appearances in the 1950s and 1960s. He had the ability to project a balance of menace and pomposity in roles as the "heavy" in comedy films, such as those of the Marx Brothers or Abbott and Costello.
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Filmography
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Brody (clip From Baby Face (1933)) |
| 2003 | Inside the Marx Brothers · as Mr. Grover (clip From The Big Store (1941)) |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy Teams · as Mr. Grover (segment "marx Brothers") |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as The Doctor |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment · as Judge |
| 1963 | |
| 1963 | The New Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Osborne |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Dave La Salle |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Air Patrol · as Millard Nolan |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1960 | High Time · as Judge Carter |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Mr. Roberts |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Mr. Halpert |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Warden |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as T.j. Patterson |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Judge Ben Harlow |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Collector Of The Port |
| 1958 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Knox |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Gen. Taylor Millard |
| 1958 | Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Tom Gordon |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Captain Beagle |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Applecase |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Mayor Geary |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) · as Promoter |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Allen Barnes |
| 1956 | Shake, Rattle & Rock! · as Eustace Fentwick Iii |
| 1956 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Jannes |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Chief Chattahoochie |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Judson Knox |
| 1956 | Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Gen. Hardwicke |
| 1956 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates · as Saloon Owner |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) · as Jim Fogarty |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Red Beecham |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Goldy |
| 1955 | A Life at Stake · as Gus Hillman |
| 1955 | Jupiter's Darling · as Scipio |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as B.g. Greenwise |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as William Jennings Bryan |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Goldy |
| 1954 | The Lawless Rider · as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Bernard |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Frank Hackman |
| 1954 | World for Ransom · as Insp. Mccollum |
| 1953 | Captain John Smith and Pocahontas · as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jim Frazier |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as George Haviland |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun · as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar · as Lepidus |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Cunningham |
| 1952 | Sky Full of Moon · as Rodeo Official |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as J.b. Creston |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Lord Rawdon |
| 1952 | Apache War Smoke · as Maj. Dekker |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface · as Sheriff Mcintyre |
| 1952 | Scaramouche · as Assembly President |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Angio Piazza |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Governor William Claiborne |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy · as J.c. Thompson |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) |
| 1950 | The Kangaroo Kid · as Vincent Moller |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Judge Strickland |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Whitfield |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Avery Humbolt |
| 1950 | Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion · as Sheik Hamud El Khalid |
| 1950 | The Savage Horde · as Col. Price |
| 1950 | Riding High · as Eddie Howard |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl · as Capt. Martos |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) |
| 1949 | Tell It to the Judge · as George Ellerby |
| 1949 | The Lone Wolf and His Lady · as John J. Murdock |
| 1949 | Alimony · as Burton Crail |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines · as Henry Mitchell |
| 1949 | Dynamite · as Hank Gibbons |
| 1948 | Last of the Wild Horses · as Charlie Cooper |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage · as Mark Harper |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan · as Luke Roland |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve · as Dr. Bunyan |
| 1947 | Dragnet · as Frank Farrington |
| 1947 | Dishonored Lady · as District Attorney O'brien |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! · as Big Dan Healey |
| 1946 | Monsieur Beaucaire · as George Washington |
| 1946 | Under Nevada Skies · as Courtney |
| 1946 | Spook Busters · as Dr. Coslow |
| 1946 | The Cat Creeps · as Tom Mcgalvey |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise · as High Priest |
| 1946 | The Catman of Paris · as Henry Borchard |
| 1945 | Pardon My Past · as Uncle Wills |
| 1945 | The Daltons Ride Again · as Sheriff Hoskins |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Ace Larson |
| 1945 | Flame of the West · as Marshal Tom Nightlander |
| 1945 | The Frozen Ghost · as Inspector Brant |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny · as General |
| 1945 | Jungle Queen · as Lang |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem · as Nimativ |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat · as Baron Tovar |
| 1944 | Forty Thieves · as Tad Hammond |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman · as District Attorney |
| 1944 | Lumberjack · as Daniel J. Keefer |
| 1944 | Uncertain Glory · as Police Commissioner Lafarge |
| 1943 | False Colors · as Mark Foster |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Willie / Duc De Rigor |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action · as Capt. Ludlow |
| 1942 | King of the Mounties · as Harper |
| 1942 | I Married an Angel · as Baron Szigethy |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Gen. William Henry Harrison |
| 1942 | A Gentleman After Dark · as Enzo Calibra |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert · as Paul Manderley |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy · as Jake Rainwater |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime · as John Matthews |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Mr. Grover |
| 1941 | Washington Melodrama · as District Attorney Donnelly |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar · as Slave Trader |
| 1941 | The Round Up · as Capt. Bob Lane |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective · as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1940 | South of Pago Pago · as Williams |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Maj. Drewery |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable · as George Taylor |
| 1939 | City in Darkness · as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds · as Stephen Holloway |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat · as District Commander |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island · as Stewart Salsbury, Alias Thomas Gregory |
| 1939 | Captain Fury · as Preston |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales · as Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island · as Comdr. La Costa |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers · as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as John Dillon - 1861 |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal · as Ramin Khan |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider · as Pecos Bill Aka Ben Wade |
| 1938 | Fast Company · as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1938 | Stolen Heaven · as Klingman |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Governor William C.c. Claiborne |
| 1937 | The Firefly · as Marquis De Melito |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town · as Prince Musah |
| 1937 | The Emperor's Candlesticks · as Mr. Korum, A Conspirator |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Morgan |
| 1936 | M'Liss · as Lou Ellis |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across · as Lorel |
| 1936 | The Witness Chair · as Stanley Whittaker |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as John Cedar |
| 1936 | You May Be Next! · as Beau Gardner |
| 1935 | The Lone Wolf Returns · as Morphew |
| 1935 | Crime and Punishment · as Grilov |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Colonel Forsythe |
| 1935 | The Public Menace · as Mario Tonelli |
| 1935 | Love Me Forever · as Miller |
| 1935 | Air Hawks · as Victor Arnold |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu · as Count Baradas |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta · as Prince De Namours De La Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer · as Mohammed Khan |
| 1934 | The Secret Bride · as Breeden |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill · as Eddie Morgan |
| 1934 | Hide-Out · as Desalle - Nightclub Owner |
| 1934 | Treasure Island · as Pirate Of The Spanish Main |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as General Stuart |
| 1934 | Fog Over Frisco · as Joshua Mayard |
| 1934 | Harold Teen · as H.h. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1934 | Journal of a Crime · as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1934 | Massacre · as Sen. Emory - Chairman |
| 1934 | Hi, Nellie · as Dawes |
| 1933 | Convention City · as Customer |
| 1933 | Lady Killer · as Spade Maddock |
| 1933 | The World Changes · as Buffalo Bill Cody |
| 1933 | Baby Face · as Brody |
| 1933 | Female · as George Mumford |
| 1933 | The Way to Love · as Agent Chapusard |
| 1933 | I Loved a Woman · as U.s. Attorney Brandt (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Voltaire · as Actor - Oriental King In Play |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Silk Express · as Myton Associate |
| 1933 | Elmer, the Great · as Stillman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Working Man · as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Smoke Lightning · as Sam Edson |
| 1933 | Hard to Handle · as District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1933 | King of the Jungle · as Ed Peters |
| 1933 | Laughter in Hell · as Ed Perkins |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · as District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1932 | That's My Boy · as Coach "daisy" Adams |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies · as Murchenson |
| 1932 | The Wiser Sex · as Chauffeur - Aka The Wop |
| 1931 | His Woman · as Alisandroe |
| 1913 | What 80 Million Women Want · as District Attorney |