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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 (Movies)
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Johnny Cool
Character:
Release Date:02/10/1963
Air Patrol
Character:Millard Nolan
Release Date:17/07/1962
High Time
Character:Judge Carter (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1960
The Buccaneer
Character:Collector of the Port
Release Date:11/12/1958
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Character:Eustace Fentwick III
Release Date:01/11/1956
The Ten Commandments
Character:Jannes
Release Date:05/10/1956
Mobs, Inc.
Character:Leland Cameron James
Release Date:21/03/1956
Jungle Safari
Character:Lang
Release Date:01/01/1956
Allen in Movieland
Character:Self- Lawyer
Release Date:02/07/1955
A Life at Stake
Character:Gus Hillman
Release Date:01/03/1955
Jupiter's Darling
Character:Scipio
Release Date:18/02/1955
The Lawless Rider
Character:Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:01/07/1954
World for Ransom
Character:Insp. McCollum
Release Date:31/01/1954
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Character:Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:20/11/1953
Plunder of the Sun
Character:Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:26/08/1953
Julius Caesar
Character:Lepidus
Release Date:04/06/1953
Rapture
Character:W.C. Hutton
Release Date:13/12/1952
Sky Full of Moon
Character:Rodeo Official
Release Date:12/12/1952
Apache War Smoke
Character:Maj. Dekker
Release Date:25/09/1952
Son of Paleface
Character:Sheriff McIntyre
Release Date:14/07/1952
Scaramouche
Character:Assembly President
Release Date:08/05/1952
A Millionaire for Christy
Character:J.C. Thompson
Release Date:02/09/1951
The Kangaroo Kid
Character:Vincent Moller
Release Date:22/10/1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Character:Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Release Date:05/08/1950
The Savage Horde
Character:Col. Price
Release Date:22/05/1950
Riding High
Character:Eddie Howard
Release Date:12/04/1950
Buccaneer's Girl
Character:Capt. Martos
Release Date:01/03/1950
Tell It to the Judge
Character:George Ellerby
Release Date:18/11/1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Character:Captain Lance
Release Date:14/08/1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
Character:John J. Murdock
Release Date:11/08/1949
Alimony
Character:Burton Crail
Release Date:11/06/1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Character:Henry Mitchell
Release Date:16/03/1949
Dynamite
Character:Hank Gibbons
Release Date:18/01/1949
Last of the Wild Horses
Character:Charlie Cooper
Release Date:27/12/1948
Blonde Savage
Character:Mark Harper
Release Date:22/11/1947
Beyond Our Own
Character:E.W. Osborne
Release Date:16/11/1947
The Fabulous Texan
Character:Luke Roland
Release Date:09/11/1947
Christmas Eve
Character:Dr. Bunyan
Release Date:31/10/1947
Dragnet
Character:Frank Farrington
Release Date:16/08/1947
Dishonored Lady
Character:District Attorney O'Brien
Release Date:16/05/1947
It's a Joke, Son!
Character:Big Dan Healey
Release Date:15/01/1947
Monsieur Beaucaire
Character:George Washington
Release Date:04/09/1946
Under Nevada Skies
Character:Courtney
Release Date:26/08/1946
Spook Busters
Character:Dr. Coslow
Release Date:24/08/1946
The Cat Creeps
Character:Tom McGalvey
Release Date:17/05/1946
Night in Paradise
Character:High Priest
Release Date:03/05/1946
The Catman of Paris
Character:Henry Borchard
Release Date:20/04/1946
Road to Utopia
Character:Ace Larson
Release Date:27/02/1946
Pardon My Past
Character:Uncle Wills
Release Date:24/12/1945
The Daltons Ride Again
Character:Sheriff Hoskins
Release Date:23/11/1945
Flame of the West
Character:Marshal Tom Nightlander
Release Date:25/06/1945
The Frozen Ghost
Character:Inspector Brant
Release Date:01/06/1945
A Medal for Benny
Character:General
Release Date:16/04/1945
Jungle Queen
Character:Lang
Release Date:22/01/1945
Lost in a Harem
Character:Nimativ
Release Date:08/11/1944
Gypsy Wildcat
Character:Baron Tovar
Release Date:02/08/1944
Forty Thieves
Character:Tad Hammond
Release Date:23/06/1944
Jungle Woman
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:01/06/1944
Lumberjack
Character:Daniel J. Keefer
Release Date:28/04/1944
Uncertain Glory
Character:Police Commissioner LaFarge
Release Date:07/04/1944
False Colors
Character:Mark Foster
Release Date:05/11/1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
Character:Willie / Duc de Rigor
Release Date:13/08/1943
Stand by for Action
Character:Capt. Ludlow
Release Date:31/12/1942
King of the Mounties
Character:Harper
Release Date:17/10/1942
I Married an Angel
Character:Baron Szigethy
Release Date:09/07/1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Character:Gen. William Henry Harrison
Release Date:26/06/1942
A Gentleman After Dark
Character:Enzo Calibra
Release Date:16/04/1942
Castle in the Desert
Character:Paul Manderley
Release Date:02/02/1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character:Jake Rainwater
Release Date:17/11/1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Character:John Matthews
Release Date:14/08/1941
The Big Store
Character:Mr. Grover
Release Date:20/06/1941
Washington Melodrama
Character:District Attorney Donnelly
Release Date:17/04/1941
Road to Zanzibar
Character:Slave trader
Release Date:11/04/1941
The Roundup
Character:Capt. Bob Lane
Release Date:03/04/1941
Murder Among Friends
Character:Carter Stevenson
Release Date:28/02/1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Character:Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:19/12/1940
South of Pago Pago
Character:Williams
Release Date:19/07/1940
Virginia City
Character:Maj. Drewery
Release Date:23/03/1940
Slightly Honorable
Character:George Taylor
Release Date:22/12/1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Character:Stephen Holloway
Release Date:16/11/1939
City in Darkness
Character:B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:15/11/1939
Thunder Afloat
Character:District Commander
Release Date:15/09/1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Character:Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Release Date:31/08/1939
Tell No Tales
Character:Matt Cooper
Release Date:12/06/1939
Captain Fury
Character:Preston
Release Date:26/05/1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Character:Comdr. La Costa
Release Date:07/04/1939
The Three Musketeers
Character:Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:17/02/1939
Kentucky
Character:John Dillon - 1861
Release Date:30/12/1938
Sharpshooters
Character:Count Maxim
Release Date:18/11/1938
Storm Over Bengal
Character:Ramin Khan
Release Date:14/11/1938
Crime Takes a Holiday
Character:J.J. Grant
Release Date:05/10/1938
The Mysterious Rider
Character:Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Release Date:21/09/1938
Fast Company
Character:Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:05/07/1938
Stolen Heaven
Character:Klingman
Release Date:11/05/1938
The Buccaneer
Character:Governor William C.C. Claiborne
Release Date:04/02/1938
The Firefly
Character:Marquis de Melito
Release Date:05/11/1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Character:Prince Musah
Release Date:29/10/1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Character:Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Release Date:02/07/1937
A Day at the Races
Character:Morgan
Release Date:11/06/1937
Woman in Distress
Character:Jerome Culver
Release Date:17/01/1937
Counterfeit Lady
Character:August Marino
Release Date:31/12/1936
End of the Trail
Character:Bill Mason
Release Date:10/10/1936
M'Liss
Character:Lou Ellis
Release Date:27/07/1936
The Princess Comes Across
Character:Lorel
Release Date:22/05/1936
The Witness Chair
Character:Stanley Whittaker
Release Date:23/04/1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Character:John Cedar
Release Date:09/04/1936
The Music Goes 'Round
Character:Bishop
Release Date:27/02/1936
You May Be Next!
Character:Beau Gardner
Release Date:05/02/1936
The Lone Wolf Returns
Character:Morphew
Release Date:31/12/1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Character:Jeff Hardy
Release Date:10/12/1935
Crime and Punishment
Character:Grilov
Release Date:22/11/1935
Peter Ibbetson
Character:Colonel Forsythe
Release Date:07/11/1935
The Public Menace
Character:Mario Tonelli
Release Date:30/09/1935
Love Me Forever
Character:Miller
Release Date:28/06/1935
Unknown Woman
Character:
Release Date:21/06/1935
Air Hawks
Character:Victor Arnold
Release Date:07/05/1935
Naughty Marietta
Character:Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Release Date:29/03/1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Character:Mohammed Khan
Release Date:11/01/1935
The Secret Bride
Character:Breeden
Release Date:22/12/1934
Broadway Bill
Character:Eddie Morgan
Release Date:30/11/1934
Treasure Island
Character:Pirate of the Spanish Main
Release Date:17/08/1934
Operator 13
Character:General Stuart
Release Date:08/06/1934
Fog Over Frisco
Character:Joshua Mayard
Release Date:02/06/1934
Harold Teen
Character:H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:07/04/1934
Journal of a Crime
Character:Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Release Date:10/03/1934
Hi, Nellie!
Character:Dawes
Release Date:20/01/1934
Lady Killer
Character:Spade
Release Date:09/12/1933
The World Changes
Character:Buffalo Bill Cody
Release Date:25/11/1933
Female
Character:George Mumford
Release Date:11/11/1933
The Way to Love
Character:Agent Chapusard
Release Date:20/10/1933
I Loved a Woman
Character:U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1933
The Big Brain
Character:Dan Thomas
Release Date:04/08/1933
Baby Face
Character:Brody
Release Date:13/07/1933
The Man Who Dared
Character:Judge Collier
Release Date:30/06/1933
Heroes for Sale
Character:Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Release Date:17/06/1933
Elmer, the Great
Character:Stillman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1933
The Working Man
Character:Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1933
The Rustler's Roundup
Character:Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Release Date:16/03/1933
King of the Jungle
Character:Ed Peters
Release Date:10/03/1933
Hard to Handle
Character:District Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1933
Laughter in Hell
Character:Ed Perkins
Release Date:12/01/1933
Smoke Lightning
Character:Sam Edson
Release Date:01/01/1933
That's My Boy
Character:Coach "Daisy" Adams
Release Date:13/11/1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Character:District Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1932
The Pride of the Legion
Character:McMahon
Release Date:17/10/1932
Blondie of the Follies
Character:Murchenson
Release Date:01/09/1932
The Wiser Sex
Character:Chauffeur - aka The Wop
Release Date:14/03/1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Character:Giuseppe Benito
Release Date:13/01/1932
His Woman
Character:Alisandroe
Release Date:20/11/1931
The Door Knocker
Character:Gangster
Release Date:07/11/1931
What 80 Million Women Want
Character:District Attorney(uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1913
Television Appearances
Batman
Character:The Doctor
Petticoat Junction
Character:Dave La Salle
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
Bringing Up Buddy
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Judge Ben Harlow
The Twilight Zone
Character:Mr. Halpert
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Warden
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:Gen. Taylor Millard
Perry Mason
Character:Judge Robert Adler
Perry Mason
Character:Judge
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Character:
Hey, Jeannie!
Character:Gen. Hardwicke
Matinee Theater
Character:
Crossroads
Character:
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Red Beecham
The Millionaire
Character:B.G. Greenwise
Studio 57
Character:Goldy
Public Defender
Character:Frank Hackman
Letter to Loretta
Character:George Haviland
The Life Of Riley
Character:Cunningham
The Life Of Riley
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:J.B. Creston
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:Lord Rawdon
China Smith
Character:
Dangerous Assignment
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Governor Spriggs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Governor William Claiborne
Racket Squad
Character:
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Judge Strickland
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Whitfield
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