Douglass Dumbrille
male
Born on October 12, 1889 (136 years old)
Passed Away on April 02, 1974
From Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Known for Acting
Biography
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.
Cast Credits
- 2003
- 1966
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Son of Paleface
as
Sheriff McIntyre
1952
Apache War Smoke
as
Maj. Dekker
1952
Sky Full of Moon
as
Rodeo Official
1952
Scaramouche
as
Assembly President
1952
Rapture
as
W.C. Hutton
1952
China Smith
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Lord Rawdon
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as
J.B. Creston
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
- 1951
- 1950
The Savage Horde
as
Col. Price
1950
Buccaneer's Girl
as
Capt. Martos
1950
Riding High
as
Eddie Howard
1950
The Kangaroo Kid
as
Vincent Moller
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
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
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Lux Video Theatre
as
Whitfield
1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
1939
City in Darkness
as
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as
Comdr. La Costa
1939
Thunder Afloat
as
District Commander
1939
Tell No Tales
as
Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
The Three Musketeers
as
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
Slightly Honorable
as
George Taylor
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as
Stephen Holloway
1939
Captain Fury
as
Preston
1939
- 1938
The Buccaneer
as
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
1938
Kentucky
as
John Dillon - 1861
1938
Fast Company
as
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1938
Stolen Heaven
as
Klingman
1938
The Mysterious Rider
as
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
1938
Sharpshooters
as
Count Maxim
1938
Storm Over Bengal
as
Ramin Khan
1938
Crime Takes a Holiday
as
J.J. Grant
1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
Crime and Punishment
as
Grilov
1935
Naughty Marietta
as
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as
Mohammed Khan
1935
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Unknown Woman
1935
Peter Ibbetson
as
Colonel Forsythe
1935
The Public Menace
as
Mario Tonelli
1935
Air Hawks
as
Victor Arnold
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns
as
Morphew
1935
Love Me Forever
as
Miller
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as
Jeff Hardy
1935
- 1934
Broadway Bill
as
Eddie Morgan
1934
Harold Teen
as
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934
Journal of a Crime
as
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934
Operator 13
as
General Stuart
1934
Treasure Island
as
Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934
Fog Over Frisco
as
Joshua Mayard
1934
Hi, Nellie!
as
Dawes
1934
The Secret Bride
as
Breeden
1934
- 1933
Baby Face
as
Brody
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
as
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
1933
Lady Killer
as
Spade
1933
Elmer, the Great
as
Stillman (uncredited)
1933
I Loved a Woman
as
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
1933
Laughter in Hell
as
Ed Perkins
1933
Hard to Handle
as
District Attorney (uncredited)
1933
The World Changes
as
Buffalo Bill Cody
1933
The Working Man
as
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
1933
King of the Jungle
as
Ed Peters
1933
The Man Who Dared
as
Judge Collier
1933
Smoke Lightning
as
Sam Edson
1933
Female
as
George Mumford
1933
Heroes for Sale
as
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
1933
The Way to Love
as
Agent Chapusard
1933
The Big Brain
as
Dan Thomas
1933
- 1932
- 1931
- 1913
