Douglass Dumbrille
Acting
1889-10-12 · Hamilton, Canada
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.
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
Batman
1966 · Series
Johnny Cool
1963 · Movie
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Series
Air Patrol
1962 · Movie
Bringing Up Buddy
1960 · Series
High Time
1960 · Movie
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Series
The Buccaneer
1958 · Movie
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Bat Masterson
1958 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Movie
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956 · Series
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Movie
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Series
Mobs, Inc.
1956 · Movie
Jungle Safari
1956 · Movie
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955 · Movie
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
Crossroads
1955 · Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Series
Allen in Movieland
1955 · Movie
A Life at Stake
1955 · Movie
Jupiter's Darling
1955 · Movie
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
Studio 57
1954 · Series
The Lawless Rider
1954 · Movie
Public Defender
1954 · Series
World for Ransom
1954 · Movie
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Movie
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
Plunder of the Sun
1953 · Movie
Julius Caesar
1953 · Movie
The Life Of Riley
1953 · Series
Rapture
1952 · Movie
Sky Full of Moon
1952 · Movie
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Series
Apache War Smoke
1952 · Movie
Son of Paleface
1952 · Movie
Scaramouche
1952 · Movie
Dangerous Assignment
1952 · Series
China Smith
1952 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
A Millionaire for Christy
1951 · Movie
Racket Squad
1951 · Series
The Kangaroo Kid
1950 · Movie
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Series
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 · Movie
The Savage Horde
1950 · Movie
Riding High
1950 · Movie
Buccaneer's Girl
1950 · Movie
Tell It to the Judge
1949 · Movie
Rapture
1949 · Movie
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949 · Movie
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949 · Movie
Alimony
1949 · Movie
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 · Movie
Dynamite
1949 · Movie
Last of the Wild Horses
1948 · Movie
Blonde Savage
1947 · Movie
Beyond Our Own
1947 · Movie
The Fabulous Texan
1947 · Movie
Christmas Eve
1947 · Movie
Dragnet
1947 · Movie
Dishonored Lady
1947 · Movie
It's a Joke, Son!
1947 · Movie
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946 · Movie
Under Nevada Skies
1946 · Movie
Spook Busters
1946 · Movie
The Cat Creeps
1946 · Movie
Night in Paradise
1946 · Movie
The Catman of Paris
1946 · Movie
Road to Utopia
1946 · Movie
Pardon My Past
1945 · Movie
The Daltons Ride Again
1945 · Movie
Flame of the West
1945 · Movie
The Frozen Ghost
1945 · Movie
A Medal for Benny
1945 · Movie
Jungle Queen
1945 · Movie
Lost in a Harem
1944 · Movie
Gypsy Wildcat
1944 · Movie
Forty Thieves
1944 · Movie
Jungle Woman
1944 · Movie
Lumberjack
1944 · Movie
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Movie
False Colors
1943 · Movie
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Movie
Stand by for Action
1942 · Movie
King of the Mounties
1942 · Movie
I Married an Angel
1942 · Movie
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Movie
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Movie
Castle in the Desert
1942 · Movie
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Movie
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · Movie
The Big Store
1941 · Movie
Washington Melodrama
1941 · Movie
Road to Zanzibar
1941 · Movie
The Roundup
1941 · Movie
Murder Among Friends
1941 · Movie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Movie
South of Pago Pago
1940 · Movie
Virginia City
1940 · Movie
Slightly Honorable
1939 · Movie
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939 · Movie
City in Darkness
1939 · Movie
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Movie
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Movie
Tell No Tales
1939 · Movie
Captain Fury
1939 · Movie
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 · Movie
The Three Musketeers
1939 · Movie
Kentucky
1938 · Movie
Sharpshooters
1938 · Movie
Storm Over Bengal
1938 · Movie
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938 · Movie
The Mysterious Rider
1938 · Movie
Fast Company
1938 · Movie
Stolen Heaven
1938 · Movie
The Buccaneer
1938 · Movie
The Firefly
1937 · Movie
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Movie
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 · Movie
A Day at the Races
1937 · Movie
Woman in Distress
1937 · Movie
Counterfeit Lady
1936 · Movie
End of the Trail
1936 · Movie
M'Liss
1936 · Movie
The Princess Comes Across
1936 · Movie
The Witness Chair
1936 · Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Movie
The Music Goes 'Round
1936 · Movie
You May Be Next!
1936 · Movie
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 · Movie
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935 · Movie
Crime and Punishment
1935 · Movie
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Movie
The Public Menace
1935 · Movie
Love Me Forever
1935 · Movie
Unknown Woman
1935 · Movie
Air Hawks
1935 · Movie
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Movie
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Movie
The Secret Bride
1934 · Movie
Broadway Bill
1934 · Movie
Treasure Island
1934 · Movie
Operator 13
1934 · Movie
Fog Over Frisco
1934 · Movie
Harold Teen
1934 · Movie
Journal of a Crime
1934 · Movie
Hi, Nellie!
1934 · Movie
Lady Killer
1933 · Movie
The World Changes
1933 · Movie
Female
1933 · Movie
The Way to Love
1933 · Movie
I Loved a Woman
1933 · Movie
The Big Brain
1933 · Movie
Baby Face
1933 · Movie
The Man Who Dared
1933 · Movie
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Movie
Elmer, the Great
1933 · Movie
The Working Man
1933 · Movie
The Rustler's Roundup
1933 · Movie
King of the Jungle
1933 · Movie
Hard to Handle
1933 · Movie
Laughter in Hell
1933 · Movie
Smoke Lightning
1933 · Movie
That's My Boy
1932 · Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Movie
The Pride of the Legion
1932 · Movie
Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Movie
The Wiser Sex
1932 · Movie
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 · Movie
His Woman
1931 · Movie
The Door Knocker
1931 · Movie
What 80 Million Women Want
1913 · Movie