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