Douglass Dumbrille
Acting
- Born:
- 1889-10-12
- Died:
- 1974-04-02
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
Batman
Johnny Cool
Petticoat Junction
The Beverly Hillbillies
Air Patrol
Bringing Up Buddy
High Time
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Buccaneer
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Perry Mason
The Ten Commandments
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Hey, Jeannie!
Mobs, Inc.
Jungle Safari
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Matinee Theater
Crossroads
Screen Director's Playhouse
Allen in Movieland
A Life at Stake
Jupiter's Darling
The Millionaire
Studio 57
The Lawless Rider
Public Defender
World for Ransom
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Letter to Loretta
Plunder of the Sun
Julius Caesar
The Life Of Riley
Rapture
Sky Full of Moon
The Ford Television Theatre
Cavalcade of America
Apache War Smoke
Son of Paleface
Scaramouche
China Smith
Dangerous Assignment
Hallmark Hall of Fame
A Millionaire for Christy
Racket Squad
The Kangaroo Kid
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Lux Video Theatre
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
The Savage Horde
Riding High
Buccaneer's Girl
Tell It to the Judge
Rapture
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Alimony
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Dynamite
Last of the Wild Horses
Blonde Savage
Beyond Our Own
The Fabulous Texan
Christmas Eve
Dragnet
Dishonored Lady
It's a Joke, Son!
Monsieur Beaucaire
Under Nevada Skies
Spook Busters
The Cat Creeps
Night in Paradise
The Catman of Paris
Road to Utopia
Pardon My Past
The Daltons Ride Again
Flame of the West
The Frozen Ghost
A Medal for Benny
Jungle Queen
Lost in a Harem
Gypsy Wildcat
Forty Thieves
Jungle Woman
Lumberjack
Uncertain Glory
False Colors
Du Barry Was a Lady
Stand by for Action
King of the Mounties
I Married an Angel
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
A Gentleman After Dark
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Castle in the Desert
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
The Big Store
Washington Melodrama
Road to Zanzibar
The Roundup
Murder Among Friends
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
South of Pago Pago
Virginia City
Slightly Honorable
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
City in Darkness
Thunder Afloat
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Tell No Tales
Captain Fury
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
The Three Musketeers
Kentucky
Sharpshooters
Storm Over Bengal
Crime Takes a Holiday
The Mysterious Rider
Fast Company
Stolen Heaven
The Buccaneer
The Firefly
Ali Baba Goes to Town
The Emperor's Candlesticks
A Day at the Races
Woman in Distress
Counterfeit Lady
End of the Trail
M'Liss
The Princess Comes Across
The Witness Chair
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Music Goes 'Round
You May Be Next!
The Lone Wolf Returns
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Crime and Punishment
Peter Ibbetson
The Public Menace
Love Me Forever
Unknown Woman
Air Hawks
Naughty Marietta
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Secret Bride
Broadway Bill
Treasure Island
Operator 13
Fog Over Frisco
Harold Teen
Journal of a Crime
Hi, Nellie!
Lady Killer
The World Changes
Female
The Way to Love
I Loved a Woman
The Big Brain
Baby Face
The Man Who Dared
Heroes for Sale
Elmer, the Great
The Working Man
The Rustler's Roundup
King of the Jungle
Hard to Handle
Laughter in Hell
Smoke Lightning
That's My Boy
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Pride of the Legion
Blondie of the Follies
The Wiser Sex
The Symphony Murder Mystery
His Woman
The Door Knocker
What 80 Million Women Want