Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that Broadway producers would be more interested in an upper-crust Englishman than a kid from Joplin, Missouri, Cummings passed himself off as Blade Stanhope Conway, British actor. The ploy was successful. Cummings decided that if it worked on Broadway, it would work in Hollywood, so he journeyed west and assumed the identity of a rich Texan named Bruce Hutchens. The plan worked once more, and he began securing small parts in films. He soon reverted to his real name and became a popular leading man in light comedies, usually playing well-meaning, pleasant but somewhat bumbling young men. He achieved much more success, however, in his own television series in the '50s, The Bob Cummings Show (1955) and My Living Doll (1964).
Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that Broadway producers would be more interested in an upper-crust Englishman than a kid from Joplin, Missouri, Cummings passed himself off as Blade Stanhope Conway, British actor. The ploy was successful. Cummings decided that if it worked on Broadway, it would work in Hollywood, so he journeyed west and assumed the identity of a rich Texan named Bruce Hutchens. The plan worked once more, and he began securing small parts in films. He soon reverted to his real name and became a popular leading man in light comedies, usually playing well-meaning, pleasant but somewhat bumbling young men. He achieved much more success, however, in his own television series in the '50s, The Bob Cummings Show (1955) and My Living Doll (1964).
Cummings was born June 10, 1910, in Joplin, Missouri, and he died of kidney failure December 2, 1990, in Woodland Hills, California. He is interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Sanctity.
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Filmography (Movies)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1990
Three on a Date
Character:Cab Driver
Release Date:17/02/1978
Partners in Crime
Character:Ralph Elsworth
Release Date:24/03/1973
The Great American Beauty Contest
Character:Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Release Date:13/02/1973
Gidget Grows Up
Character:Russell Lawrence
Release Date:30/12/1969
Five Golden Dragons
Character:Bob Mitchell
Release Date:03/08/1967
Stagecoach
Character:Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
Release Date:21/04/1966
Promise Her Anything
Character:Dr. Philip Brock
Release Date:22/02/1966
What a Way to Go!
Character:Dr. Victor Stephanson
Release Date:02/07/1964
The Carpetbaggers
Character:Dan Pierce
Release Date:08/04/1964
Beach Party
Character:Professor Sutwell
Release Date:07/08/1963
Holiday Time at Disneyland
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/1962
My Geisha
Character:Bob Moore
Release Date:09/03/1962
Gala Day at Disneyland
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/1960
Disneyland '59
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/1959
Bomber's Moon
Character:Colonel Culver
Release Date:07/08/1958
How To Be Very, Very Popular
Character:Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
Release Date:22/07/1955
Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
Character:
Release Date:17/07/1955
Twelve Angry Men
Character:Juror #8
Release Date:20/09/1954
Dial M for Murder
Character:Mark Halliday
Release Date:29/05/1954
Lucky Me
Character:Dick Carson
Release Date:09/04/1954
Marry Me Again
Character:Bill
Release Date:22/09/1953
The First Time
Character:Joe Bennett
Release Date:31/01/1952
The Barefoot Mailman
Character:Sylvanus Hurley
Release Date:03/12/1951
For Heaven's Sake
Character:Jeff Bolton
Release Date:15/12/1950
The Petty Girl
Character:George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
Release Date:17/08/1950
Paid in Full
Character:Bill Prentice
Release Date:15/02/1950
Tell It to the Judge
Character:Pete Webb
Release Date:18/11/1949
Free For All
Character:Christopher Parker
Release Date:01/11/1949
Reign of Terror
Character:Charles D'Aubigny
Release Date:15/10/1949
The Accused
Character:Warren Ford
Release Date:12/01/1949
Let's Live a Little
Character:Duke Crawford
Release Date:09/12/1948
Sleep, My Love
Character:Bruce Elcott
Release Date:18/02/1948
The Lost Moment
Character:Lewis Venable
Release Date:21/11/1947
Heaven Only Knows
Character:Michael, aka Mike
Release Date:12/09/1947
The Chase
Character:Chuck Scott
Release Date:16/11/1946
The Bride Wore Boots
Character:Jeff Warren
Release Date:05/06/1946
You Came Along
Character:Maj. Bob Collins
Release Date:04/07/1945
Flesh and Fantasy
Character:Michael (segment 1)
Release Date:29/10/1943
Princess O'Rourke
Character:Eddie O'Rourke
Release Date:23/10/1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)
Character:Himself
Release Date:28/09/1943
Forever and a Day
Character:Ned
Release Date:21/01/1943
Breakdowns of 1942
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1942
Between Us Girls
Character:Jimmy Blake
Release Date:04/09/1942
Saboteur
Character:Barry Kane
Release Date:22/04/1942
Kings Row
Character:Parris Mitchell
Release Date:02/02/1942
It Started with Eve
Character:Johnny Reynolds Jr.
Release Date:26/09/1941
Moon Over Miami
Character:Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
Release Date:04/07/1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
Character:Joe O'Brien
Release Date:11/04/1941
Free and Easy
Character:Max Clemington
Release Date:28/02/1941
One Night in the Tropics
Character:Steve Harper
Release Date:15/11/1940
Spring Parade
Character:Corporal Harry Marten
Release Date:27/09/1940
Private Affairs
Character:Jimmy Nolan
Release Date:05/07/1940
And One Was Beautiful
Character:Ridley Crane
Release Date:05/04/1940
Everything Happens at Night
Character:Ken Morgan
Release Date:22/12/1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Character:Scotty Hamilton
Release Date:22/12/1939
Rio
Character:Bill Gregory
Release Date:29/09/1939
The Under-Pup
Character:Dennis Lane
Release Date:31/08/1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Character:Harry Loren
Release Date:24/03/1939
I Stand Accused
Character:Frederick A. Davis
Release Date:29/10/1938
The Texans
Character:Alan Sanford
Release Date:12/08/1938
Touchdown, Army
Character:Cadet Jimmy Howal
Release Date:04/08/1938
You and Me
Character:Jim
Release Date:01/06/1938
College Swing
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:29/04/1938
Wells Fargo
Character:Dan Trimball, prospector
Release Date:31/12/1937
Sophie Lang Goes West
Character:Curley Griffin
Release Date:10/09/1937
Souls at Sea
Character:George Martin
Release Date:03/09/1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Character:Juan Ramos
Release Date:25/06/1937
Arizona Mahoney
Character:Phillip Randall
Release Date:04/12/1936
Hideaway Girl
Character:Mike Winslow
Release Date:20/11/1936
The Accusing Finger
Character:Jimmy Ellis
Release Date:17/11/1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Character:Jay Wallace
Release Date:20/08/1936
Border Flight
Character:Lt. Bob Dixon
Release Date:29/05/1936
Forgotten Faces
Character:Clinton Faraday
Release Date:15/05/1936
Desert Gold
Character:Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
Release Date:26/03/1936
So Red the Rose
Character:George Pendleton
Release Date:20/12/1935
Millions in the Air
Character:Jimmy
Release Date:12/12/1935
The Virginia Judge
Character:Jim Preston
Release Date:17/09/1935
Sons of the Desert
Character:Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1933
Seasoned Greetings
Character:Husband (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1933
Romeo and Juliet
Character:Friar Lawrence
Release Date:19/10/1916
Television Appearances
The Love Boat
Character:Eliott Smith
Arnie
Character:
Love, American Style
Character:
Love, American Style
Character:Grandpa
Here's Lucy
Character:Bob Collins
Here's Lucy
Character:Robert Henning
Green Acres
Character:Mort Warner
My Living Doll
Character:Dr. Robert McDonald
Bewitched
Character:
The Hollywood Palace
Character:Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Harvey Hines
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Robert Silbey
The Great Adventure
Character:Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The New Bob Cummings Show
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:James Embry
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Robert Cummings
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Lt. Charles Gatewood
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Love That Bob
The Bob Cummings Show
Character:Bob Collins
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self - Host / Narrator / Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self
The Elgin Hour
Character:Jeff Clark
General Electric Theater
Character:Russ Baker
My Hero
Character:Robert Beanblossom
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Spencer O. Spencer
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Wally
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Panelist
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Sawyer
Studio One
Character:Juror #8
Studio One
Character:George Lumley
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Co-Host
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