Douglass Dumbrille
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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.
Acted in
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Batman
1966
as The Doctor
Johnny Cool
1963
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Dave La Salle
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Air Patrol
1962
as Millard Nolan
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
The Untouchables
1959
as Judge Ben Harlow
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Halpert
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Warden
The Buccaneer
1958
as Collector of the Port
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Gen. Taylor Millard
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge Robert Adler
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
as Eustace Fentwick III
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Jannes
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Gen. Hardwicke
Mobs, Inc.
1956
as Leland Cameron James
Mobs Incorporated
1956
as Leland Cameron James
Jungle Safari
1956
as Lang
Matinee Theater
1955
Crossroads
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Red Beecham
Allen in Movieland
1955
as Self- Lawyer
A Life at Stake
1955
as Gus Hillman
Jupiter's Darling
1955
as Scipio
The Millionaire
1955
as B.G. Greenwise
The Lawless Rider
1954
as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Public Defender
1954
as Frank Hackman
World for Ransom
1954
as Insp. McCollum
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953
as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Letter to Loretta
1953
as George Haviland
Plunder of the Sun
1953
as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Julius Caesar
1953
as Lepidus
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Cunningham
The Life Of Riley
1953
Rapture
1952
as W.C. Hutton
Sky Full of Moon
1952
as Rodeo Official
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as J.B. Creston
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Lord Rawdon
Apache War Smoke
1952
as Maj. Dekker
Son of Paleface
1952
as Sheriff McIntyre
Scaramouche
1952
as Assembly President
China Smith
1952
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Governor Spriggs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Governor William Claiborne
A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as J.C. Thompson
Racket Squad
1951
The Kangaroo Kid
1950
as Vincent Moller
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Judge Strickland
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Whitfield
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
The Savage Horde
1950
as Col. Price
Riding High
1950
as Eddie Howard
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
as Capt. Martos
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as George Ellerby
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Captain Lance
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
as John J. Murdock
Alimony
1949
as Burton Crail
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Henry Mitchell
Dynamite
1949
as Hank Gibbons
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
as Charlie Cooper
Blonde Savage
1947
as Mark Harper
Beyond Our Own
1947
as E.W. Osborne
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Luke Roland
Christmas Eve
1947
as Dr. Bunyan
Dragnet
1947
as Frank Farrington
Dishonored Lady
1947
as District Attorney O'Brien
It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Big Dan Healey
Under Nevada Skies
1946
as Courtney
Spook Busters
1946
as Dr. Coslow
The Cat Creeps
1946
as Tom McGalvey
Night in Paradise
1946
as High Priest
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Henry Borchard
Road to Utopia
1946
as Ace Larson
Pardon My Past
1945
as Uncle Wills
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Sheriff Hoskins
Flame of the West
1945
as Marshal Tom Nightlander
The Frozen Ghost
1945
as Inspector Brant
A Medal for Benny
1945
as General
Jungle Queen
1945
as Lang
Lost in a Harem
1944
as Nimativ
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
as Baron Tovar
Forty Thieves
1944
as Tad Hammond
Jungle Woman
1944
as District Attorney
Lumberjack
1944
as Daniel J. Keefer
Uncertain Glory
1944
as Police Commissioner LaFarge
False Colors
1943
as Mark Foster
Du Barry was a Lady
1943
as Willie / Duc de Rigor
Stand by for Action
1942
as Capt. Ludlow
King of the Mounties
1942
as Harper
I Married an Angel
1942
as Baron Szigethy
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Enzo Calibra
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
as Jake Rainwater
Castle in the Desert
1942
as Paul Manderley
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as John Matthews
The Big Store
1941
as Mr. Grover
Washington Melodrama
1941
as District Attorney Donnelly
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Slave trader
The Roundup
1941
as Capt. Bob Lane
Murder Among Friends
1941
as Carter Stevenson
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
South of Pago Pago
1940
as Williams
Virginia City
1940
as Maj. Drewery
Slightly Honorable
1939
as George Taylor
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Stephen Holloway
City in Darkness
1939
as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as District Commander
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Tell No Tales
1939
as Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Captain Fury
1939
as Preston
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Comdr. La Costa
The Three Musketeers
1939
as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Kentucky
1938
as John Dillon - 1861
Sharpshooters
1938
as Count Maxim
Storm Over Bengal
1938
as Ramin Khan
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938
as J.J. Grant
The Mysterious Rider
1938
as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Fast Company
1938
as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Stolen Heaven
1938
as Klingman
The Buccaneer
1938
as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
The Firefly
1937
as Marquis de Melito
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Prince Musah
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
A Day at the Races
1937
as Morgan
Woman in Distress
1937
as Jerome Culver
Counterfeit Lady
1936
as August Marino
End of the Trail
1936
as Bill Mason
M'Liss
1936
as Lou Ellis
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Lorel
The Witness Chair
1936
as Stanley Whittaker
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as John Cedar
The Music Goes 'Round
1936
as Bishop
You May Be Next!
1936
as Beau Gardner
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Morphew
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Jeff Hardy
Crime and Punishment
1935
as Grilov
Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Colonel Forsythe
The Public Menace
1935
as Mario Tonelli
Love Me Forever
1935
as Miller
Unknown Woman
1935
Air Hawks
1935
as Victor Arnold
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Mohammed Khan
The Secret Bride
1934
as Breeden
Broadway Bill
1934
as Eddie Morgan
Treasure Island
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Operator 13
1934
as General Stuart
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Joshua Mayard
Harold Teen
1934
as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Journal of a Crime
1934
as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Hi, Nellie!
1934
as Dawes
Lady Killer
1933
as Spade Maddock
The World Changes
1933
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Female
1933
as George Mumford
The Way to Love
1933
as Agent Chapusard
I Loved a Woman
1933
as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Baby Face
1933
as Brody
The Man Who Dared
1933
as Judge Collier
Heroes for Sale
1933
as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great
1933
as Stillman (uncredited)
The Working Man
1933
as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
King of the Jungle
1933
as Ed Peters
Hard to Handle
1933
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
1933
as Ed Perkins
Smoke Lightning
1933
as Sam Edson
That's My Boy
1932
as Coach "Daisy" Adams
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Pride of the Legion
1932
as McMahon
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Murchenson
The Wiser Sex
1932
as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
as Giuseppe Benito
His Woman
1931
as Alisandroe
The Door Knocker
1931
as Gangster