Douglass Dumbrille
Acting
Born: October 12, 1889 · Hamilton, Canada
Died: April 2, 1974 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Twilight Zone
1959
Batman
1966
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Julius Caesar
1953
A Day at the Races
1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Baby Face
1933
Perry Mason
1957
The Untouchables
1959
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Scaramouche
1952
Photos (3)
Movies (149)
Baby Face
Brody
The Ten Commandments
Jannes
Jungle Woman
District Attorney
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
District Attorney (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
John Cedar
Julius Caesar
Lepidus
Scaramouche
Assembly President
A Day at the Races
Morgan
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
The Big Store
Mr. Grover
The Buccaneer
Collector of the Port
Johnny Cool
Corrupt City Council Member
Lost in a Harem
Nimativ
Du Barry Was a Lady
Willie / Duc de Rigor
Plunder of the Sun
Consul
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Mohammed Khan
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Prince Musah
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Hi, Nellie!
Harvey Dawes
Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Martos
Blondie of the Follies
Murchenson
The Princess Comes Across
Lorel
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Gen. William Henry Harrison
Tell It to the Judge
George Ellerby
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jake Rainwater
Stand by for Action
Capt. Ludlow
High Time
Judge Carter (uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery
I Married an Angel
Baron Szigethy
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
A Life at Stake
Gus Hillman
Stolen Heaven
Klingman
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Comdr. La Costa
Peter Ibbetson
Colonel Forsythe
Last of the Wild Horses
Charlie Cooper
Son of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyre
King of the Mounties
Harper
Road to Utopia
Ace Larson
A Millionaire for Christy
J.C. Thompson
It's a Joke, Son!
Big Dan Healey
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Journal of a Crime
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Fog Over Frisco
Joshua Mayard
Monsieur Beaucaire
George Washington
Broadway Bill
Eddie Morgan
Christmas Eve
Dr. Bunyan
A Medal for Benny
General
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Eustace Fentwick III
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Henry Mitchell
Heroes for Sale
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Returns
Morphew
Sky Full of Moon
Rodeo Official
The Buccaneer
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
The Way to Love
Agent Chapusard
Female
George Mumford
That's My Boy
Coach "Daisy" Adams
You May Be Next!
Beau Gardner
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Jeff Hardy
End of the Trail
Bill Mason
Road to Zanzibar
Slave Trader
The Catman of Paris
Henry Borchard
Jupiter's Darling
Scipio
The Three Musketeers
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
John Matthews
Dishonored Lady
District Attorney O'Brien
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
John J. Murdock
The Daltons Ride Again
Sheriff Hoskins
I Loved a Woman
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
District Commander
The Music Goes 'Round
Bishop
Uncertain Glory
Police Commissioner LaFarge
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
King of the Jungle
Ed Peters
A Gentleman After Dark
Enzo Calibra
Night in Paradise
High Priest
The World Changes
Buffalo Bill Cody
Crime and Punishment
Grilov
Captain Fury
Preston
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Captain Lance
Harold Teen
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Crime Takes a Holiday
J.J. Grant
City in Darkness
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Castle in the Desert
Paul Manderley
South of Pago Pago
Williams
The Frozen Ghost
Inspector Brant
Pardon My Past
Uncle Wills
Operator 13
General Stuart
Flame of the West
Marshal Tom Nightlander
The Cat Creeps
Tom McGalvey
The Pride of the Legion
McMahon
Fast Company
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Laughter in Hell
Ed Perkins
His Woman
Alisandroe
The Firefly
Marquis de Melito
Elmer, the Great
Stillman (uncredited)
Riding High
Eddie Howard
The Man Who Dared
Judge Collier
The Kangaroo Kid
Vincent Moller
Hard to Handle
District Attorney (uncredited)
Lady Killer
Spade
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Giuseppe Benito
Blonde Savage
Mark Harper
The Rustler's Roundup
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
The Working Man
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Jungle Safari
Lang
Tell No Tales
Matt Cooper
The Savage Horde
Col. Price
World for Ransom
Insp. McCollum
M'Liss
Lou Ellis
The Big Brain
Dan Thomas
Woman in Distress
Jerome Culver
Slightly Honorable
George Taylor
Jungle Queen
Lang
Apache War Smoke
Maj. Dekker
Smoke Lightning
Sam Edson
Gypsy Wildcat
Baron Tovar
Air Hawks
Victor Arnold
The Witness Chair
Stanley Whittaker
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
The Mysterious Rider
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Spook Busters
Dr. Coslow
Kentucky
John Dillon - 1861
The Roundup
Capt. Bob Lane
The Wiser Sex
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
Murder Among Friends
Carter Stevenson
Love Me Forever
Miller
Under Nevada Skies
Courtney
False Colors
Mark Foster
Dragnet
Frank Farrington
Storm Over Bengal
Ramin Khan
Lumberjack
Daniel J. Keefer
Forty Thieves
Tad Hammond
Air Patrol
Millard Nolan
The Secret Bride
Breeden
Dynamite
Hank Gibbons
What 80 Million Women Want
District Attorney(uncredited)
Mobs, Inc.
Leland Cameron James
The Fabulous Texan
Luke Roland
The Public Menace
Mario Tonelli
Counterfeit Lady
August Marino
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Stephen Holloway
Washington Melodrama
District Attorney Donnelly
Sharpshooters
Count Maxim
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
Alimony
Burton Crail
The Lawless Rider
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Beyond Our Own
E.W. Osborne
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
Judge Robert Adler · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Judge · 1 eps
Batman
The Doctor · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Halpert · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Dave La Salle · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Judge Ben Harlow · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
Bat Masterson
Gen. Taylor Millard · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
J.B. Creston · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq. · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Strickland · 2 eps
Studio 57
Goldy · 1 eps
The Millionaire
B.G. Greenwise · 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Warden · 1 eps
Public Defender
Frank Hackman · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Lord Rawdon · 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
Cunningham · 3 eps
The Life Of Riley
1 eps
Racket Squad
3 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Red Beecham · 1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
George Haviland · 1 eps
Crossroads
1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
Gen. Hardwicke · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor Spriggs · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor William Claiborne · 1 eps
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1 eps
China Smith
8 eps
Bringing Up Buddy
1 eps
