Acting
Douglass Dumbrille
Born Oct 12, 1889 · Hamilton, Canada · Died Apr 2, 1974
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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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Acting
Complicated Women
2003
Documentary · TV Movie
Batman
1966
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Action & Adventure
Johnny Cool
1963
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Petticoat Junction
1963
Comedy · Family
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Comedy · Family
Air Patrol
1962
Drama · Crime
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Comedy
High Time
1960
Comedy
The Untouchables
1959
Drama · Crime
The Twilight Zone
1959
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery · Drama
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Comedy
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Drama
The Buccaneer
1958
Adventure · Drama · War
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bat Masterson
1958
Western · Drama
Perry Mason
1957
Mystery · Drama · Crime
The Ten Commandments
1956
Drama · History
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
Music · Comedy · Drama
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Action & Adventure
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
Comedy
Mobs, Inc.
1956
Crime · Thriller · Action
Jungle Safari
1956
Action · Fantasy
Matinee Theater
1955
Drama
Crossroads
1955
Drama
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Comedy · Drama
Allen in Movieland
1955
Comedy · Music · TV Movie
A Life at Stake
1955
Drama
Jupiter's Darling
1955
Music · Adventure · Romance
The Millionaire
1955
Drama
Studio 57
1954
Drama · Family
The Lawless Rider
1954
Western · Action
Public Defender
1954
Drama
World for Ransom
1954
Drama · Action · Thriller
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953
Romance · Drama · History
Letter to Loretta
1953
Drama
Plunder of the Sun
1953
Adventure · Drama
Julius Caesar
1953
Drama · History
The Life Of Riley
1953
Comedy
Rapture
1952
Drama · Romance
Sky Full of Moon
1952
Western · Comedy
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Drama
Cavalcade of America
1952
Drama
Apache War Smoke
1952
Western
Son of Paleface
1952
Comedy · Western
Scaramouche
1952
Adventure · Romance
China Smith
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Action & Adventure
A Millionaire for Christy
1951
Comedy · Romance
Racket Squad
1951
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Kangaroo Kid
1950
Western · Adventure · Drama
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Comedy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Drama · Comedy
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
Comedy · Adventure
The Savage Horde
1950
Western
Riding High
1950
Comedy
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
Adventure · Comedy · Action
Tell It to the Judge
1949
Comedy · Romance
Rapture
1949
Drama
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
Mystery · Crime
Alimony
1949
Crime · Drama
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
Action · Drama · Music
Dynamite
1949
Drama
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
Western
Blonde Savage
1947
Action · Adventure · Drama
Beyond Our Own
1947
Family · Drama
The Fabulous Texan
1947
War · Western
Christmas Eve
1947
Comedy · Drama
Dragnet
1947
Mystery · Comedy
Dishonored Lady
1947
Crime · Drama
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
Comedy
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
Comedy · Romance
Under Nevada Skies
1946
Action · Adventure · Western
Spook Busters
1946
Comedy · Horror
The Cat Creeps
1946
Horror · Mystery
Night in Paradise
1946
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
The Catman of Paris
1946
Horror · Thriller
Road to Utopia
1946
Adventure · Comedy · Music
Pardon My Past
1945
Comedy
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
Western
Flame of the West
1945
Western
The Frozen Ghost
1945
Mystery · Crime · Horror
A Medal for Benny
1945
Drama
Jungle Queen
1945
Action · Adventure
Lost in a Harem
1944
Comedy
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
Action · Adventure · Drama
Forty Thieves
1944
Western
Jungle Woman
1944
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
Lumberjack
1944
Western
Uncertain Glory
1944
War · Drama · Thriller
False Colors
1943
Western
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943
Comedy · Fantasy · Music
Stand by for Action
1942
Action · Drama · War
King of the Mounties
1942
Western · Adventure
I Married an Angel
1942
Romance · Comedy · Fantasy
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Western · Drama
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
Drama · Adventure · Crime
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
Comedy · Western
Castle in the Desert
1942
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
Mystery
The Big Store
1941
Comedy · Music
Washington Melodrama
1941
Drama
Road to Zanzibar
1941
Adventure · Comedy · Romance
The Roundup
1941
Western
Murder Among Friends
1941
Mystery
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
Comedy · Mystery
South of Pago Pago
1940
Adventure
Virginia City
1940
Western · Romance
Slightly Honorable
1939
Comedy · Mystery
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
Music · Western
City in Darkness
1939
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Thunder Afloat
1939
Action · Drama · Romance
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
Mystery · Thriller
Tell No Tales
1939
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Captain Fury
1939
Adventure · Action
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
The Three Musketeers
1939
Adventure · Action · Comedy
Kentucky
1938
Drama · Romance
Sharpshooters
1938
Adventure
Storm Over Bengal
1938
Adventure
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938
Action · Crime · Drama
The Mysterious Rider
1938
Western
Fast Company
1938
Mystery · Comedy · Romance
Stolen Heaven
1938
Crime · Drama
The Buccaneer
1938
Adventure
The Firefly
1937
History · Music · Drama
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
Drama · History · Romance
A Day at the Races
1937
Comedy · Music
Woman in Distress
1937
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Counterfeit Lady
1936
Comedy · Action · Adventure
End of the Trail
1936
Western
M'Liss
1936
Drama
The Princess Comes Across
1936
Comedy · Romance · Mystery
The Witness Chair
1936
Drama · Romance
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Music Goes 'Round
1936
Comedy · Music · Romance
You May Be Next!
1936
Crime · Thriller · Drama
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
Mystery
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Drama · Crime
Crime and Punishment
1935
Crime · Drama
Peter Ibbetson
1935
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
The Public Menace
1935
Drama · Comedy
Love Me Forever
1935
Drama · Music · Romance
Air Hawks
1935
Action · Romance · Mystery
Naughty Marietta
1935
Music · Romance
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Adventure · Drama
The Secret Bride
1934
Drama
Broadway Bill
1934
Comedy · Drama
Treasure Island
1934
Adventure · Family
Operator 13
1934
Drama · Romance · War
Fog Over Frisco
1934
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Harold Teen
1934
Comedy · Romance
Journal of a Crime
1934
Crime · Thriller
Hi, Nellie!
1934
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Lady Killer
1933
Comedy · Crime
The World Changes
1933
Drama
Female
1933
Romance · Comedy
The Way to Love
1933
Comedy · Romance
I Loved a Woman
1933
Drama · Romance
The Big Brain
1933
Drama
Baby Face
1933
Drama
The Man Who Dared
1933
Drama
Heroes for Sale
1933
Drama
Elmer, the Great
1933
Comedy
The Working Man
1933
Comedy · Drama
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
Western
King of the Jungle
1933
Adventure · Action
Hard to Handle
1933
Comedy
Laughter in Hell
1933
Crime · Drama
Smoke Lightning
1933
Western · Drama · Romance
That's My Boy
1932
Drama · Romance
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Drama
The Pride of the Legion
1932
Drama · Crime
Blondie of the Follies
1932
Drama · Comedy
The Wiser Sex
1932
Drama · Comedy
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
Crime · Mystery
His Woman
1931
Drama · Romance
What 80 Million Women Want
1913
Crime · Drama · Romance