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Douglass Dumbrille
Actor
Died 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.
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)) |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as The Doctor |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment · as Judge |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool · as Corrupt City Council Member |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | High Time · as Judge Carter |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as T.J. Patterson |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Mr. Halpert |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Mr. Roberts |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Judge Ben Harlow |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer · as Collector of the Port |
| 1958 | Rescue 8 (TV Series) · as Tom Gordon |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Gen. Taylor Millard |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Judge Robert Adler |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Mayor Geary |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as Jannes |
| 1956 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates · as Saloon Owner |
| 1956 | Shake, Rattle & Rock! · as Eustace Fentwick III |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Chief Chattahoochie |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Judson Knox |
| 1955 | A Life at Stake · as Gus Hillman |
| 1955 | Jupiter's Darling · as Scipio |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Frank Hackman |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Bernard |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar · as Lepidus |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun · as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1953 | Captain John Smith and Pocahontas · as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Jim Frazier |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Cunningham |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as George Haviland |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface · as Sheriff McIntyre |
| 1952 | Scaramouche · as Assembly President |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Angio Piazza |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Lord Rawdon |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy · as J.C. Thompson |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Governor William Claiborne |
| 1950 | Buccaneer's Girl · as Capt. Martos |
| 1950 | Riding High · as Eddie Howard |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Gen. Bogardus |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Avery Humbolt |
| 1950 | Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Racket Squad (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines · as Henry Mitchell |
| 1949 | Alimony · as Burton Crail |
| 1949 | Tell It to the Judge · as George Ellerby |
| 1949 | Dynamite · as Hank Gibbons |
| 1948 | Last of the Wild Horses · as Charlie Cooper |
| 1947 | Dishonored Lady · as District Attorney O'Brien |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve · as Dr. Bunyan |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage · as Mark Harper |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! · as Big Dan Healey |
| 1946 | Under Nevada Skies · as Courtney |
| 1945 | Road to Utopia · as Ace Larson |
| 1945 | The Frozen Ghost · as Inspector Brant |
| 1944 | Lumberjack · as Daniel J. Keefer |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem · as Nimativ |
| 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady · as Willie / Duc de Rigor |
| 1942 | Castle in the Desert · as Paul Manderley |
| 1942 | I Married an Angel · as Baron Szigethy |
| 1942 | Stand by for Action · as Capt. Ludlow |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar · as Slave trader |
| 1941 | The Big Store · as Mr. Grover |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Maj. Drewery |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective · as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1939 | The Three Musketeers · as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille) |
| 1939 | Slightly Honorable · as George Taylor |
| 1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds · as Stephen Holloway |
| 1938 | The Buccaneer · as Governor William C.C. Claiborne |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as John Dillon - 1861 |
| 1938 | Stolen Heaven · as Klingman |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider · as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade |
| 1937 | The Firefly · as Marquis de Melito |
| 1937 | A Day at the Races · as Morgan |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · as John Cedar |
| 1935 | Crime and Punishment · as Grilov |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer · as Mohammed Khan |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Col. Forsythe |
| 1934 | Treasure Island · as Pirate of the Spanish Main |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill · as Eddie Morgan |
| 1934 | Operator 13 · as General Stuart |
| 1933 | Baby Face · as Brody |
| 1933 | Lady Killer · as Spade Maddock |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Hard to Handle · as District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Silk Express · as Myton Associate |
| 1933 | Smoke Lightning · as Sam Edson |
| 1933 | The Rustler's Roundup · as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile) |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Follies · as Murchenson |
| 1932 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · as District Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1913 | What 80 Million Women Want · as Undetermined Role |