Douglass Dumbrille

Known For: Acting
Born: October 12, 1889
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Canada
Died: April 2, 1974

Douglass Dumbrille

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 w…

Filmography

Complicated Women

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Batman

1966 · The Doctor

Johnny Cool

1963 · Corrupt City Council Member

Petticoat Junction

1963 · Dave La Salle

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Air Patrol

1962 · Millard Nolan

Bringing Up Buddy

Bringing Up Buddy

1960

High Time

1960 · Judge Carter (uncredited)

The Untouchables

1959 · Judge Ben Harlow

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Mr. Halpert

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959 · , Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · Warden

The Buccaneer

1958 · Collector of the Port

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Bat Masterson

1958 · Gen. Taylor Millard

Perry Mason

1957 · Judge Robert Adler

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1956 · Eustace Fentwick III

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Jannes

Hey, Jeannie!

1956 · Gen. Hardwicke

Mobs, Inc.

1956 · Leland Cameron James

Jungle Safari

1956 · Lang

Life of Vernon Hathaway

Life of Vernon Hathaway

1955 · Red Beecham

Matinee Theater

1955

Crossroads

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Red Beecham

Allen in Movieland

1955 · Self- Lawyer

A Life at Stake

1955 · Gus Hillman

Jupiter's Darling

1955 · Scipio

The Millionaire

1955 · B.G. Greenwise

Studio 57

1954 · Goldy

The Lawless Rider

1954 · Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Public Defender

1954 · Frank Hackman

World for Ransom

1954 · Insp. McCollum

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

1953 · Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Letter to Loretta

1953 · George Haviland

Plunder of the Sun

1953 · Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Julius Caesar

1953 · Lepidus

The Life Of Riley

1953 · Cunningham

Rapture

1952 · W.C. Hutton

Sky Full of Moon

1952 · Rodeo Official

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 · J.B. Creston

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Lord Rawdon

Apache War Smoke

1952 · Maj. Dekker

Son of Paleface

1952 · Sheriff McIntyre

Scaramouche

1952 · Assembly President

China Smith

1952

Dangerous Assignment

1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Governor Spriggs, Governor William Claiborne

A Millionaire for Christy

1951 · J.C. Thompson

Racket Squad

1951

The Kangaroo Kid

1950 · Vincent Moller

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950 · Mr. Arthur J. Cahill, Judge Strickland

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Whitfield

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

1950 · Sheik Hamud El Khalid

The Savage Horde

1950 · Col. Price

Riding High

1950 · Eddie Howard

Buccaneer's Girl

1950 · Capt. Martos

Tell It to the Judge

1949 · George Ellerby

Rapture

1949 · W.C. Hutton

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949 · Captain Lance

The Lone Wolf and His Lady

1949 · John J. Murdock

Alimony

1949 · Burton Crail

Riders of the Whistling Pines

1949 · Henry Mitchell

Dynamite

1949 · Hank Gibbons

Last of the Wild Horses

1948 · Charlie Cooper

Blonde Savage

1947 · Mark Harper

Beyond Our Own

1947 · E.W. Osborne

The Fabulous Texan

1947 · Luke Roland

Christmas Eve

1947 · Dr. Bunyan

Dragnet

1947 · Frank Farrington

Dishonored Lady

1947 · District Attorney O'Brien

It's a Joke, Son!

1947 · Big Dan Healey

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946 · George Washington

Under Nevada Skies

1946 · Courtney

Spook Busters

1946 · Dr. Coslow

The Cat Creeps

1946 · Tom McGalvey

Night in Paradise

1946 · High Priest

The Catman of Paris

1946 · Henry Borchard

Road to Utopia

1946 · Ace Larson

Pardon My Past

1945 · Uncle Wills

The Daltons Ride Again

1945 · Sheriff Hoskins

Flame of the West

1945 · Marshal Tom Nightlander

The Frozen Ghost

1945 · Inspector Brant

A Medal for Benny

1945 · General

Jungle Queen

1945 · Lang

Lost in a Harem

1944 · Nimativ

Gypsy Wildcat

1944 · Baron Tovar

Forty Thieves

1944 · Tad Hammond

Jungle Woman

1944 · District Attorney

Lumberjack

1944 · Daniel J. Keefer

Uncertain Glory

1944 · Police Commissioner LaFarge

False Colors

1943 · Mark Foster

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 · Willie / Duc de Rigor

Stand by for Action

1942 · Capt. Ludlow

King of the Mounties

1942 · Harper

I Married an Angel

1942 · Baron Szigethy

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942 · Gen. William Henry Harrison

A Gentleman After Dark

1942 · Enzo Calibra

Castle in the Desert

1942 · Paul Manderley

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 · Jake Rainwater

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941 · John Matthews

The Big Store

1941 · Mr. Grover

Washington Melodrama

1941 · District Attorney Donnelly

Road to Zanzibar

1941 · Slave Trader

The Roundup

1941 · Capt. Bob Lane

Murder Among Friends

1941 · Carter Stevenson

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940 · Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)

South of Pago Pago

1940 · Williams

Virginia City

1940 · Maj. Drewery

Slightly Honorable

1939 · George Taylor

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

1939 · Stephen Holloway

City in Darkness

1939 · B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Thunder Afloat

1939 · District Commander

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939 · Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory

Tell No Tales

1939 · Matt Cooper

Captain Fury

1939 · Preston

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939 · Comdr. La Costa

The Three Musketeers

1939 · Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Kentucky

1938 · John Dillon - 1861

Sharpshooters

1938 · Count Maxim

Storm Over Bengal

1938 · Ramin Khan

Crime Takes a Holiday

1938 · J.J. Grant

The Mysterious Rider

1938 · Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade

Fast Company

1938 · Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Stolen Heaven

1938 · Klingman

The Buccaneer

1938 · Governor William C.C. Claiborne

The Firefly

1937 · Marquis de Melito

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937 · Prince Musah

The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 · Mr. Korum, a Conspirator

A Day at the Races

1937 · Morgan

Woman in Distress

1937 · Jerome Culver

Counterfeit Lady

1936 · August Marino

End of the Trail

1936 · Bill Mason

M'Liss

1936 · Lou Ellis

The Princess Comes Across

1936 · Lorel

The Witness Chair

1936 · Stanley Whittaker

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 · John Cedar

The Music Goes 'Round

1936 · Bishop

You May Be Next!

1936 · Beau Gardner

The Lone Wolf Returns

1935 · Morphew

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935 · Jeff Hardy

Crime and Punishment

1935 · Grilov

Peter Ibbetson

1935 · Colonel Forsythe

The Public Menace

1935 · Mario Tonelli

Love Me Forever

1935 · Miller

Unknown Woman

1935 · Phil Gardner

Air Hawks

1935 · Victor Arnold

Naughty Marietta

1935 · Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935 · Mohammed Khan

The Secret Bride

1934 · Breeden

Broadway Bill

1934 · Eddie Morgan

Treasure Island

1934 · Pirate of the Spanish Main

Operator 13

1934 · General Stuart

Fog Over Frisco

1934 · Joshua Mayard

Harold Teen

1934 · H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Journal of a Crime

1934 · Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)

Hi, Nellie!

1934 · Harvey Dawes

Lady Killer

1933 · Spade

The World Changes

1933 · Buffalo Bill Cody

Female

1933 · George Mumford

The Way to Love

1933 · Agent Chapusard

I Loved a Woman

1933 · U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)

The Big Brain

1933 · Dan Thomas

Baby Face

1933 · Brody

The Man Who Dared

1933 · Judge Collier

Heroes for Sale

1933 · Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)

Elmer, the Great

1933 · Stillman (uncredited)

The Working Man

1933 · Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)

The Rustler's Roundup

1933 · Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)

King of the Jungle

1933 · Ed Peters

Hard to Handle

1933 · District Attorney (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell

1933 · Ed Perkins

Smoke Lightning

1933 · Sam Edson

That's My Boy

1932 · Coach "Daisy" Adams

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932 · District Attorney (uncredited)

The Pride of the Legion

1932 · McMahon

Blondie of the Follies

1932 · Murchenson

The Wiser Sex

1932 · Chauffeur - aka The Wop

The Symphony Murder Mystery

1932 · Giuseppe Benito

His Woman

1931 · Alisandroe

The Door Knocker

The Door Knocker

1931 · Gangster

What 80 Million Women Want

1913 · District Attorney(uncredited)

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