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Douglass Dumbrille
Born · October 12, 1889
Died · April 2, 1974 (84 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2003
Batman
The Doctor · (1 episode)
7.3
1966
Johnny Cool
5.3
1963
Petticoat Junction
Dave La Salle · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode)
6.8
1962
Air Patrol
Millard Nolan
3.0
1962
Bringing Up Buddy
(1 episode)
0.0
1960
The Untouchables
Judge Ben Harlow · (1 episode)
7.9
1959
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Halpert · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(2 episodes)
5.8
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Warden · (1 episode)
6.3
1959
The Buccaneer
Collector of the Port
6.4
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
6.7
1958
Bat Masterson
Gen. Taylor Millard · (1 episode)
6.1
1958
Perry Mason
Judge Robert Adler · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Judge · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Eustace Fentwick III
4.6
1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
(1 episode)
5.0
1956
The Ten Commandments
Jannes
7.8
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Gen. Hardwicke · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Mobs, Inc.
Leland Cameron James
4.0
1956
Mobs Incorporated
Leland Cameron James
0.0
1956
Jungle Safari
Lang
4.0
1956
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
4.6
1955
Crossroads
(78 episodes)
5.0
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Red Beecham · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
Allen in Movieland
Self- Lawyer
5.0
1955
A Life at Stake
Gus Hillman
5.2
1955
Jupiter's Darling
Scipio
4.3
1955
The Millionaire
B.G. Greenwise · (1 episode)
5.0
1955
Studio 57
Goldy · (1 episode)
0.0
1954
The Lawless Rider
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
4.0
1954
Public Defender
Frank Hackman · (1 episode)
6.0
1954
World for Ransom
Insp. McCollum
5.0
1954
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
3.0
1953
Letter to Loretta
George Haviland · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Plunder of the Sun
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
6.1
1953
Julius Caesar
Lepidus
7.0
1953
The Life Of Riley
Cunningham · (2 episodes)
6.0
1953
The Life Of Riley
(2 episodes)
6.0
1953
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
0.0
1952
Sky Full of Moon
Rodeo Official
5.5
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
J.B. Creston · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
7.0
1952
Cavalcade of America
Lord Rawdon · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Apache War Smoke
Maj. Dekker
3.0
1952
Son of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyre
6.3
1952
Scaramouche
Assembly President
7.1
1952
China Smith
(8 episodes)
0.0
1952
Dangerous Assignment
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor Spriggs · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor William Claiborne · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
A Millionaire for Christy
J.C. Thompson
6.4
1951
Racket Squad
(3 episodes)
6.0
1951
The Kangaroo Kid
Vincent Moller
6.0
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill · (1 episode)
6.8
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Strickland · (2 episodes)
6.8
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Whitfield · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
6.1
1950
The Savage Horde
Col. Price
5.8
1950
Riding High
Eddie Howard
5.8
1950
Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Martos
5.6
1950
Tell It to the Judge
George Ellerby
6.3
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Captain Lance
0.0
1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
John J. Murdock
4.7
1949
Alimony
Burton Crail
5.8
1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Henry Mitchell
5.0
1949
Dynamite
Hank Gibbons
4.0
1949
Last of the Wild Horses
Charlie Cooper
2.6
1948
Blonde Savage
Mark Harper
4.5
1947
Beyond Our Own
E.W. Osborne
0.0
1947
The Fabulous Texan
Luke Roland
4.0
1947
Christmas Eve
Dr. Bunyan
5.3
1947
Dragnet
Frank Farrington
6.0
1947
Dishonored Lady
District Attorney O'Brien
5.7
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
Big Dan Healey
6.9
1947
Monsieur Beaucaire
George Washington
5.6
1946
Under Nevada Skies
Courtney
5.0
1946
Spook Busters
Dr. Coslow
4.7
1946
The Cat Creeps
Tom McGalvey
4.8
1946
Night in Paradise
High Priest
4.0
1946
The Catman of Paris
Henry Borchard
5.5
1946
Road to Utopia
Ace Larson
6.6
1946
Pardon My Past
Uncle Wills
6.0
1945
The Daltons Ride Again
Sheriff Hoskins
3.0
1945
Flame of the West
Marshal Tom Nightlander
6.0
1945
The Frozen Ghost
Inspector Brant
6.3
1945
A Medal for Benny
General
4.5
1945
Jungle Queen
Lang
5.0
1945
Lost in a Harem
Nimativ
5.5
1944
Gypsy Wildcat
Baron Tovar
5.7
1944
Forty Thieves
Tad Hammond
3.0
1944
Jungle Woman
District Attorney
4.9
1944
Lumberjack
Daniel J. Keefer
6.0
1944
Uncertain Glory
Police Commissioner LaFarge
6.6
1944
False Colors
Mark Foster
4.0
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
Willie / Duc de Rigor
6.1
1943
Stand by for Action
Capt. Ludlow
7.0
1942
King of the Mounties
Harper
0.0
1942
I Married an Angel
Baron Szigethy
5.0
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Gen. William Henry Harrison
5.8
1942
A Gentleman After Dark
Enzo Calibra
3.5
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jake Rainwater
5.8
1942
Castle in the Desert
Paul Manderley
6.8
1942
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
John Matthews
5.8
1941
The Big Store
Mr. Grover
6.2
1941
Washington Melodrama
District Attorney Donnelly
5.0
1941
Road to Zanzibar
Slave trader
6.3
1941
The Roundup
Capt. Bob Lane
8.0
1941
Murder Among Friends
Carter Stevenson
0.0
1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
6.5
1940
South of Pago Pago
Williams
4.8
1940
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery
6.1
1940
Slightly Honorable
George Taylor
5.1
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Stephen Holloway
4.5
1939
City in Darkness
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
6.4
1939
Thunder Afloat
District Commander
5.9
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
6.6
1939
Tell No Tales
Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
5.3
1939
Captain Fury
Preston
4.8
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Comdr. La Costa
6.7
1939
The Three Musketeers
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
5.8
1939
Kentucky
John Dillon - 1861
5.7
1938
Sharpshooters
Count Maxim
0.0
1938
Storm Over Bengal
Ramin Khan
5.2
1938
Crime Takes a Holiday
J.J. Grant
0.0
1938
The Mysterious Rider
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
6.0
1938
Fast Company
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
5.4
1938
Stolen Heaven
Klingman
0.0
1938
The Buccaneer
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
6.4
1938
The Firefly
Marquis de Melito
6.4
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Prince Musah
6.1
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
5.2
1937
A Day at the Races
Morgan
7.1
1937
Woman in Distress
Jerome Culver
6.0
1937
Counterfeit Lady
August Marino
0.0
1936
End of the Trail
Bill Mason
8.0
1936
M'Liss
Lou Ellis
5.0
1936
The Princess Comes Across
Lorel
6.1
1936
The Witness Chair
Stanley Whittaker
6.2
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
John Cedar
7.5
1936
The Music Goes 'Round
Bishop
0.0
1936
You May Be Next!
Beau Gardner
2.5
1936
The Lone Wolf Returns
Morphew
5.9
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Jeff Hardy
3.0
1935
Crime and Punishment
Grilov
6.5
1935
Peter Ibbetson
Colonel Forsythe
6.9
1935
The Public Menace
Mario Tonelli
5.0
1935
Love Me Forever
Miller
4.8
1935
Unknown Woman
6.0
1935
Air Hawks
Victor Arnold
5.6
1935
Naughty Marietta
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
5.1
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Mohammed Khan
6.6
1935
The Secret Bride
Breeden
6.3
1934
Broadway Bill
Eddie Morgan
6.0
1934
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
6.5
1934
Operator 13
General Stuart
5.7
1934
Fog Over Frisco
Joshua Mayard
6.2
1934
Harold Teen
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
6.0
1934
Journal of a Crime
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
5.7
1934
Hi, Nellie!
Dawes
6.5
1934
Lady Killer
Spade Maddock
6.7
1933
The World Changes
Buffalo Bill Cody
4.8
1933
Female
George Mumford
6.3
1933
The Way to Love
Agent Chapusard
0.0
1933
I Loved a Woman
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
4.8
1933
Baby Face
Brody
7.3
1933
The Man Who Dared
Judge Collier
6.0
1933
Heroes for Sale
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
7.0
1933
Elmer, the Great
Stillman (uncredited)
4.9
1933
The Working Man
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
6.6
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
0.0
1933
King of the Jungle
Ed Peters
5.0
1933
Hard to Handle
District Attorney (uncredited)
6.6
1933
Laughter in Hell
Ed Perkins
1.0
1933
Smoke Lightning
Sam Edson
3.5
1933
That's My Boy
Coach "Daisy" Adams
0.0
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
District Attorney (uncredited)
7.8
1932
The Pride of the Legion
McMahon
6.0
1932
Blondie of the Follies
Murchenson
6.0
1932
The Wiser Sex
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
6.0
1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Giuseppe Benito
0.0
1932
His Woman
Alisandroe
3.5
1931
The Door Knocker
Gangster
0.0
1931