Douglass Dumbrille
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1966 · Batman as The Doctor
- 1963 · Johnny Cool as
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Dave La Salle
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1962 · Air Patrol as Millard Nolan
- 1960 · Bringing Up Buddy as
- 1959 · The Untouchables as Judge Ben Harlow
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Mr. Halpert
- 1959 · The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as
- 1959 · The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Warden
- 1958 · The Buccaneer as Collector of the Port
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Gen. Taylor Millard
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Judge Robert Adler
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Judge
- 1956 · Shake, Rattle and Rock! as Eustace Fentwick III
- 1956 · Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers as
- 1956 · The Ten Commandments as Jannes
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Gen. Hardwicke
- 1956 · Mobs, Inc. as Leland Cameron James
- 1956 · Mobs Incorporated as Leland Cameron James
- 1956 · Jungle Safari as Lang
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Crossroads as
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Red Beecham
- 1955 · Allen in Movieland as Self- Lawyer
- 1955 · A Life at Stake as Gus Hillman
- 1955 · Jupiter's Darling as Scipio
- 1955 · The Millionaire as B.G. Greenwise
- 1954 · The Lawless Rider as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- 1954 · Public Defender as Frank Hackman
- 1954 · World for Ransom as Insp. McCollum
- 1953 · Captain John Smith and Pocahontas as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as George Haviland
- 1953 · Plunder of the Sun as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- 1953 · Julius Caesar as Lepidus
- 1953 · The Life Of Riley as
- 1953 · The Life Of Riley as Cunningham
- 1952 · Rapture as W.C. Hutton
- 1952 · Sky Full of Moon as Rodeo Official
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as J.B. Creston
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Lord Rawdon
- 1952 · Apache War Smoke as Maj. Dekker
- 1952 · Son of Paleface as Sheriff McIntyre
- 1952 · Scaramouche as Assembly President
- 1952 · Dangerous Assignment as
- 1952 · China Smith as
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Governor Spriggs
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Governor William Claiborne
- 1951 · A Millionaire for Christy as J.C. Thompson
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1950 · The Kangaroo Kid as Vincent Moller
- 1950 · The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
- 1950 · The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Judge Strickland
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Whitfield
- 1950 · Bud Abbott and Lou 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
- 1949 · Tell It to the Judge as George Ellerby
- 1949 · Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Captain Lance
- 1949 · The Lone Wolf and His Lady as John J. Murdock
- 1949 · Alimony as Burton Crail
- 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 · Beyond Our Own as E.W. Osborne
- 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 · 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
- 1946 · Road to Utopia as Ace Larson
- 1945 · Pardon My Past as Uncle Wills
- 1945 · The Daltons Ride Again as Sheriff Hoskins
- 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 · Ride 'Em Cowboy as Jake Rainwater
- 1942 · Castle in the Desert as Paul Manderley
- 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 Roundup as Capt. Bob Lane
- 1941 · Murder Among Friends as Carter Stevenson
- 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 · Rovin' Tumbleweeds as Stephen Holloway
- 1939 · City in Darkness as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- 1939 · Thunder Afloat as District Commander
- 1939 · Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
- 1939 · Tell No Tales as Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
- 1939 · Captain Fury as Preston
- 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 · Sharpshooters as Count Maxim
- 1938 · Storm Over Bengal as Ramin Khan
- 1938 · Crime Takes a Holiday as J.J. Grant
- 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
- 1937 · Woman in Distress as Jerome Culver
- 1936 · Counterfeit Lady as August Marino
- 1936 · End of the Trail as Bill Mason
- 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 · The Music Goes 'Round as Bishop
- 1936 · You May Be Next! as Beau Gardner
- 1935 · The Lone Wolf Returns as Morphew
- 1935 · The Calling of Dan Matthews as Jeff Hardy
- 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 · Unknown Woman as
- 1935 · Air Hawks as Victor Arnold
- 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 · 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 · Hi, Nellie! as Dawes
- 1933 · Lady Killer as Spade Maddock
- 1933 · The World Changes as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 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 · Baby Face as Brody
- 1933 · The Man Who Dared as Judge Collier
- 1933 · Heroes for Sale as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
- 1933 · Elmer, the Great as Stillman (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Working Man as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Rustler's Roundup as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
- 1933 · King of the Jungle as Ed Peters
- 1933 · Hard to Handle as District Attorney (uncredited)
- 1933 · Laughter in Hell as Ed Perkins
- 1933 · Smoke Lightning as Sam Edson
- 1932 · That's My Boy as Coach "Daisy" Adams
- 1932 · I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as District Attorney (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Pride of the Legion as McMahon
- 1932 · Blondie of the Follies as Murchenson
- 1932 · The Wiser Sex as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
- 1932 · The Symphony Murder Mystery as Giuseppe Benito
- 1931 · His Woman as Alisandroe
- 1931 · The Door Knocker as Gangster