Douglass Dumbrille
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 12, 1889
- Died
- April 2, 1974 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Canada
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.
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Filmography
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Batman
TV · as The Doctor · 1 ep
Johnny Cool
Movie · as Corrupt City Council Member
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Dave La Salle · 1 ep
Air Patrol
Movie · as Millard Nolan
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV · 1 ep
High Time
Movie · as Judge Carter (uncredited)
Bringing Up Buddy
TV · 1 ep
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq. · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Mr. Halpert · 1 ep
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Warden · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Judge Ben Harlow · 1 ep
The Buccaneer
Movie · as Collector of the Port
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Gen. Taylor Millard · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Judge Robert Adler · 1 ep
The Ten Commandments
Movie · as Jannes
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie · as Eustace Fentwick III
Jungle Safari
Movie · as Lang
Mobs, Inc.
Movie · as Leland Cameron James
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV · 1 ep
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Gen. Hardwicke · 1 ep
Allen in Movieland
Movie · as Self - Lawyer
A Life at Stake
Movie · as Gus Hillman
Jupiter's Darling
Movie · as Scipio
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Movie · as Red Beecham
The Millionaire
TV · as B.G. Greenwise · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Red Beecham · 1 ep
Crossroads
TV · 1 ep
World for Ransom
Movie · as Insp. McCollum
The Lawless Rider
Movie · as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Public Defender
TV · as Frank Hackman · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · as Goldy · 1 ep
Julius Caesar
Movie · as Lepidus
Plunder of the Sun
Movie · as Consul
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Movie · as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Letter to Loretta
TV · as George Haviland · 1 ep
The Life Of Riley
TV · as Cunningham · 3 eps
Son of Paleface
Movie · as Sheriff McIntyre
Apache War Smoke
Movie · as Maj. Dekker
Sky Full of Moon
Movie · as Rodeo Official
Scaramouche
Movie · as Assembly President
Rapture
Movie · as W.C. Hutton
China Smith
TV · 8 eps
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Lord Rawdon · 1 ep
Dangerous Assignment
TV · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as J.B. Creston · 1 ep
A Millionaire for Christy
Movie · as J.C. Thompson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Governor Spriggs, Governor William Claiborne · 1 ep
Racket Squad
TV · 3 eps
The Savage Horde
Movie · as Col. Price
Buccaneer's Girl
Movie · as Capt. Martos
Riding High
Movie · as Eddie Howard
The Kangaroo Kid
Movie · as Vincent Moller
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Movie · as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill, Judge Strickland · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Whitfield · 1 ep
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Movie · as Henry Mitchell
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Movie · as John J. Murdock
Alimony
Movie · as Burton Crail
Dynamite
Movie · as Hank Gibbons
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Movie · as Captain Lance
Tell It to the Judge
Movie · as George Ellerby
Rapture
Movie · as W.C. Hutton
Last of the Wild Horses
Movie · as Charlie Cooper
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Dr. Bunyan
It's a Joke, Son!
Movie · as Big Dan Healey
The Fabulous Texan
Movie · as Luke Roland
Blonde Savage
Movie · as Mark Harper
Dishonored Lady
Movie · as District Attorney O'Brien
Dragnet
Movie · as Frank Farrington
Beyond Our Own
Movie · as E.W. Osborne
Road to Utopia
Movie · as Ace Larson
Under Nevada Skies
Movie · as Courtney
Spook Busters
Movie · as Dr. Coslow
The Catman of Paris
Movie · as Henry Borchard
Night in Paradise
Movie · as High Priest
The Cat Creeps
Movie · as Tom McGalvey
Monsieur Beaucaire
Movie · as George Washington
The Frozen Ghost
Movie · as Inspector Brant
A Medal for Benny
Movie · as General
Pardon My Past
Movie · as Uncle Wills
Jungle Queen
Movie · as Lang
The Daltons Ride Again
Movie · as Sheriff Hoskins
Flame of the West
Movie · as Marshal Tom Nightlander
Forty Thieves
Movie · as Tad Hammond
Lumberjack
Movie · as Daniel J. Keefer
Gypsy Wildcat
Movie · as Baron Tovar
Jungle Woman
Movie · as District Attorney
Uncertain Glory
Movie · as Police Commissioner LaFarge
Lost in a Harem
Movie · as Nimativ
Du Barry Was a Lady
Movie · as Willie / Duc de Rigor
False Colors
Movie · as Mark Foster
Castle in the Desert
Movie · as Paul Manderley
A Gentleman After Dark
Movie · as Enzo Calibra
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie · as Gen. William Henry Harrison
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie · as Jake Rainwater
I Married an Angel
Movie · as Baron Szigethy
King of the Mounties
Movie · as Harper
Stand by for Action
Movie · as Capt. Ludlow
Road to Zanzibar
Movie · as Slave Trader
The Big Store
Movie · as Mr. Grover
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Movie · as John Matthews
Murder Among Friends
Movie · as Carter Stevenson
Washington Melodrama
Movie · as District Attorney Donnelly
The Roundup
Movie · as Capt. Bob Lane
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Movie · as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
South of Pago Pago
Movie · as Williams
Virginia City
Movie · as Maj. Drewery
City in Darkness
Movie · as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Movie · as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie · as Comdr. La Costa
Thunder Afloat
Movie · as District Commander
Tell No Tales
Movie · as Matt Cooper
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Slightly Honorable
Movie · as George Taylor
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Movie · as Stephen Holloway
Captain Fury
Movie · as Preston
The Buccaneer
Movie · as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
Kentucky
Movie · as John Dillon - 1861
Fast Company
Movie · as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Stolen Heaven
Movie · as Klingman
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Sharpshooters
Movie · as Count Maxim
Storm Over Bengal
Movie · as Ramin Khan
Crime Takes a Holiday
Movie · as J.J. Grant
A Day at the Races
Movie · as Morgan
The Firefly
Movie · as Marquis de Melito
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Movie · as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Movie · as Prince Musah
Woman in Distress
Movie · as Jerome Culver
The Princess Comes Across
Movie · as Lorel
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Movie · as John Cedar
The Music Goes 'Round
Movie · as Bishop
You May Be Next!
Movie · as Beau Gardner
M'Liss
Movie · as Lou Ellis
The Witness Chair
Movie · as Stanley Whittaker
Counterfeit Lady
Movie · as August Marino
End of the Trail
Movie · as Bill Mason
Crime and Punishment
Movie · as Grilov
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Movie · as Mohammed Khan
Naughty Marietta
Movie · as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Unknown Woman
Movie · as Phil Gardner
Peter Ibbetson
Movie · as Colonel Forsythe
The Public Menace
Movie · as Mario Tonelli
Air Hawks
Movie · as Victor Arnold
The Lone Wolf Returns
Movie · as Morphew
Love Me Forever
Movie · as Miller
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Movie · as Jeff Hardy
Broadway Bill
Movie · as Eddie Morgan
Harold Teen
Movie · as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Journal of a Crime
Movie · as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Operator 13
Movie · as General Stuart
Treasure Island
Movie · as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Fog Over Frisco
Movie · as Joshua Mayard
Hi, Nellie!
Movie · as Harvey Dawes
The Secret Bride
Movie · as Breeden
Baby Face
Movie · as Brody
The Rustler's Roundup
Movie · as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Lady Killer
Movie · as Spade
Elmer, the Great
Movie · as Stillman (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
Movie · as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
Movie · as Ed Perkins
Hard to Handle
Movie · as District Attorney (uncredited)
The World Changes
Movie · as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Working Man
Movie · as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
Movie · as Ed Peters
The Man Who Dared
Movie · as Judge Collier
Smoke Lightning
Movie · as Sam Edson
Female
Movie · as George Mumford
Heroes for Sale
Movie · as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
The Way to Love
Movie · as Agent Chapusard
The Big Brain
Movie · as Dan Thomas
Blondie of the Follies
Movie · as Murchenson
The Pride of the Legion
Movie · as McMahon
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie · as District Attorney (uncredited)
That's My Boy
Movie · as Coach "Daisy" Adams
The Wiser Sex
Movie · as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Movie · as Giuseppe Benito
The Door Knocker
Movie · as Gangster
His Woman
Movie · as Alisandroe
What 80 Million Women Want
Movie · as District Attorney(uncredited)