Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 12, 1889
Died
Apr 02, 1974
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Canada
Credits
183 titles
Douglass Dumbrille
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.
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Batman
The Doctor
Johnny Cool
Corrupt City Council Member
Petticoat Junction
Dave La Salle
The Beverly Hillbillies
Air Patrol
Millard Nolan
Bringing Up Buddy
High Time
Judge Carter (uncredited)
The Untouchables
Judge Ben Harlow
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Halpert
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Warden
The Buccaneer
Collector of the Port
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Gen. Taylor Millard
Perry Mason
Judge Robert Adler
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Eustace Fentwick III
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
The Ten Commandments
Jannes
Hey, Jeannie!
Gen. Hardwicke
Mobs, Inc.
Leland Cameron James
Jungle Safari
Lang
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Red Beecham
Matinee Theater
Crossroads
Screen Director's Playhouse
Red Beecham
Allen in Movieland
Self- Lawyer
A Life at Stake
Gus Hillman
Jupiter's Darling
Scipio
The Millionaire
B.G. Greenwise
Studio 57
Goldy
The Lawless Rider
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Public Defender
Frank Hackman
World for Ransom
Insp. McCollum
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Letter to Loretta
George Haviland
Plunder of the Sun
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Julius Caesar
Lepidus
The Life Of Riley
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
Sky Full of Moon
Rodeo Official
The Ford Television Theatre
J.B. Creston
Cavalcade of America
Lord Rawdon
Apache War Smoke
Maj. Dekker
Son of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyre
Scaramouche
Assembly President
Dangerous Assignment
China Smith
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor Spriggs
A Millionaire for Christy
J.C. Thompson