Douglass Dumbrille
Born
October 12, 1889
Died
April 2, 1974 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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.
Known For

Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003

Batman
The Doctor · (1 episode)
1966

Johnny Cool
1963

Petticoat Junction
Dave La Salle · (1 episode)
1963

The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode)
1962

Air Patrol
Millard Nolan
1962
Bringing Up Buddy
(1 episode)
1960

The Untouchables
Judge Ben Harlow · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Mr. Halpert · (1 episode)
1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(2 episodes)
1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Warden · (1 episode)
1959

The Buccaneer
Collector of the Port
1958

77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958

Bat Masterson
Gen. Taylor Millard · (1 episode)
1958

Perry Mason
Judge Robert Adler · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Judge · (1 episode)
1957

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Eustace Fentwick III
1956

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
(1 episode)
1956

The Ten Commandments
Jannes
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Gen. Hardwicke · (1 episode)
1956

Mobs, Inc.
Leland Cameron James
1956

Jungle Safari
Lang
1956

Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955

Crossroads
(78 episodes)
1955

Screen Director's Playhouse
Red Beecham · (1 episode)
1955

Allen in Movieland
Self- Lawyer
1955

A Life at Stake
Gus Hillman
1955

Jupiter's Darling
Scipio
1955

The Millionaire
B.G. Greenwise · (1 episode)
1955

Studio 57
Goldy · (1 episode)
1954

The Lawless Rider
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1954

Public Defender
Frank Hackman · (1 episode)
1954

World for Ransom
Insp. McCollum
1954

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953

Letter to Loretta
George Haviland · (1 episode)
1953

Plunder of the Sun
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953

Julius Caesar
Lepidus
1953

The Life Of Riley
Cunningham · (2 episodes)
1953

The Life Of Riley
(2 episodes)
1953

Rapture
W.C. Hutton
1952

Sky Full of Moon
Rodeo Official
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
J.B. Creston · (1 episode)
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1952

Cavalcade of America
Lord Rawdon · (1 episode)
1952

Apache War Smoke
Maj. Dekker
1952

Son of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyre
1952

Scaramouche
Assembly President
1952

China Smith
(8 episodes)
1952

Dangerous Assignment
(1 episode)
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor Spriggs · (1 episode)
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor William Claiborne · (1 episode)
1951

A Millionaire for Christy
J.C. Thompson
1951

Racket Squad
(3 episodes)
1951

The Kangaroo Kid
Vincent Moller
1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill · (1 episode)
1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Strickland · (2 episodes)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Whitfield · (1 episode)
1950

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
1950

The Savage Horde
Col. Price
1950

Riding High
Eddie Howard
1950

Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Martos
1950

Tell It to the Judge
George Ellerby
1949

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Captain Lance
1949

The Lone Wolf and His Lady
John J. Murdock
1949

Alimony
Burton Crail
1949

Riders of the Whistling Pines
Henry Mitchell
1949

Dynamite
Hank Gibbons
1949

Last of the Wild Horses
Charlie Cooper
1948

Blonde Savage
Mark Harper
1947

Beyond Our Own
E.W. Osborne
1947

The Fabulous Texan
Luke Roland
1947

Christmas Eve
Dr. Bunyan
1947

Dragnet
Frank Farrington
1947

Dishonored Lady
District Attorney O'Brien
1947

It's a Joke, Son!
Big Dan Healey
1947

Monsieur Beaucaire
George Washington
1946

Under Nevada Skies
Courtney
1946

Spook Busters
Dr. Coslow
1946

The Cat Creeps
Tom McGalvey
1946

Night in Paradise
High Priest
1946

The Catman of Paris
Henry Borchard
1946

Road to Utopia
Ace Larson
1946

Pardon My Past
Uncle Wills
1945

The Daltons Ride Again
Sheriff Hoskins
1945

Flame of the West
Marshal Tom Nightlander
1945

The Frozen Ghost
Inspector Brant
1945

A Medal for Benny
General
1945

Jungle Queen
Lang
1945

Lost in a Harem
Nimativ
1944

Gypsy Wildcat
Baron Tovar
1944

Forty Thieves
Tad Hammond
1944

Jungle Woman
District Attorney
1944

Lumberjack
Daniel J. Keefer
1944

Uncertain Glory
Police Commissioner LaFarge
1944

False Colors
Mark Foster
1943

Du Barry Was a Lady
Willie / Duc de Rigor
1943

Stand by for Action
Capt. Ludlow
1942

King of the Mounties
Harper
1942

I Married an Angel
Baron Szigethy
1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Gen. William Henry Harrison
1942

A Gentleman After Dark
Enzo Calibra
1942

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jake Rainwater
1942

Castle in the Desert
Paul Manderley
1942

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
John Matthews
1941

The Big Store
Mr. Grover
1941

Washington Melodrama
District Attorney Donnelly
1941

Road to Zanzibar
Slave trader
1941

The Roundup
Capt. Bob Lane
1941

Murder Among Friends
Carter Stevenson
1941

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1940

South of Pago Pago
Williams
1940

Virginia City
Maj. Drewery
1940

Slightly Honorable
George Taylor
1939

Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Stephen Holloway
1939

City in Darkness
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939

Thunder Afloat
District Commander
1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
1939

Tell No Tales
Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939

Captain Fury
Preston
1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Comdr. La Costa
1939

The Three Musketeers
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939

Kentucky
John Dillon - 1861
1938

Sharpshooters
Count Maxim
1938

Storm Over Bengal
Ramin Khan
1938

Crime Takes a Holiday
J.J. Grant
1938

The Mysterious Rider
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
1938

Fast Company
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1938

Stolen Heaven
Klingman
1938

The Buccaneer
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
1938

The Firefly
Marquis de Melito
1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town
Prince Musah
1937

The Emperor's Candlesticks
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
1937

A Day at the Races
Morgan
1937

Woman in Distress
Jerome Culver
1937

Counterfeit Lady
August Marino
1936

End of the Trail
Bill Mason
1936

M'Liss
Lou Ellis
1936

The Princess Comes Across
Lorel
1936

The Witness Chair
Stanley Whittaker
1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
John Cedar
1936

The Music Goes 'Round
Bishop
1936

You May Be Next!
Beau Gardner
1936

The Lone Wolf Returns
Morphew
1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews
Jeff Hardy
1935

Crime and Punishment
Grilov
1935

Peter Ibbetson
Colonel Forsythe
1935

The Public Menace
Mario Tonelli
1935

Love Me Forever
Miller
1935
Unknown Woman
1935

Air Hawks
Victor Arnold
1935

Naughty Marietta
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
1935

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Mohammed Khan
1935

The Secret Bride
Breeden
1934

Broadway Bill
Eddie Morgan
1934

Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934

Operator 13
General Stuart
1934

Fog Over Frisco
Joshua Mayard
1934

Harold Teen
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934

Journal of a Crime
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934

Hi, Nellie!
Dawes
1934

Lady Killer
Spade Maddock
1933

The World Changes
Buffalo Bill Cody
1933

Female
George Mumford
1933

The Way to Love
Agent Chapusard
1933

I Loved a Woman
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
1933

Baby Face
Brody
1933

The Man Who Dared
Judge Collier
1933

Heroes for Sale
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
1933

Elmer, the Great
Stillman (uncredited)
1933

The Working Man
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
1933

The Rustler's Roundup
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
1933

King of the Jungle
Ed Peters
1933

Hard to Handle
District Attorney (uncredited)
1933

Laughter in Hell
Ed Perkins
1933

Smoke Lightning
Sam Edson
1933

That's My Boy
Coach "Daisy" Adams
1932

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
District Attorney (uncredited)
1932

The Pride of the Legion
McMahon
1932

Blondie of the Follies
Murchenson
1932

The Wiser Sex
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
1932

The Symphony Murder Mystery
Giuseppe Benito
1932

His Woman
Alisandroe
1931
The Door Knocker
Gangster
1931