Arthur Lake

Biography

Arthur Lake (April 17, 1905 – January 9, 1987) was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio and television.

Most Famous Work

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This Is Your Life

(1952) Self

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Hollywood Without Make-Up

(1963) Self (archive footage)

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The Good Egg

(1945) Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)

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Tokyo Woes

(1945) Mr. Hook

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It's Showtime

(1976) Self (archive footage)

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Starlit Days at the Lido

(1935) Self

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16 Fathoms Deep

(1948) Pete

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On With the Show!

(1929) Harold

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1976	Self (archive footage)	It's Showtime 1976-03-31 Movie
1968	Dagwood (archive footage)	The Movie Orgy 1968-01-01 Movie
1963	Self (archive footage)	Hollywood Without Make-Up 1963-07-01 Movie
1957	Dagwood Bumstead	Blondie 1957-01-04 TV Show
1952	Self	This Is Your Life 1952-10-01 TV Show
1950	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Beware of Blondie 1950-04-13 Movie
	Dagwood Bumstead	Blondie's Hero 1950-03-09 Movie
1949	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Hits the Jackpot 1949-09-08 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Big Deal 1949-03-04 Movie
1948	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Secret 1948-12-23 Movie
	Pete	16 Fathoms Deep 1948-07-25 Movie
	Self	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Reward 1948-06-03 Movie
1947	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Anniversary 1947-12-18 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie in the Dough 1947-10-16 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Holiday 1947-04-10 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Big Moment 1947-01-09 Movie
1946	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Knows Best 1946-10-17 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Lucky Day 1946-04-04 Movie
	N/A	Peeks at Hollywood 1946-01-26 Movie
1945	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Life with Blondie 1945-12-13 Movie
	Mr. Hook	The Return of Mr. Hook 1945-11-15 Movie
	Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)	The Good Egg 1945-11-15 Movie
	Mr. Hook	Tokyo Woes 1945-11-15 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Leave It to Blondie 1945-02-22 Movie
	Sanford "Sandy" Elliott	The Big Show-Off 1945-01-22 Movie
1944	Archie Whittaker	3 Is a Family 1944-11-23 Movie
	'Marblehead' Tomkins	Sailor's Holiday 1944-02-24 Movie
	Eddie Grant	The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944-02-10 Movie
1943	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Footlight Glamour 1943-09-30 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	It's a Great Life 1943-05-27 Movie
1942	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie for Victory 1942-08-06 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie's Blessed Event 1942-04-09 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Goes to College 1942-01-15 Movie
1941	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie in Society 1941-07-17 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Goes Latin 1941-02-27 Movie
1940	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Plays Cupid 1940-10-31 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Has Servant Trouble 1940-07-25 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie on a Budget 1940-02-29 Movie
1939	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939-11-08 Movie
	Himself (uncredited)	Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga 1939-09-02 Movie
	Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead	Blondie Takes a Vacation 1939-07-20 Movie
	Dagwood Bumstead	Blondie Meets the Boss 1939-03-08 Movie
1938	Dagwood	Blondie 1938-11-30 Movie
	Flash Fisher	There Goes My Heart 1938-10-14 Movie
	Roy West	Double Danger 1938-01-28 Movie
	Waldo	Everybody's Doing It 1938-01-14 Movie
1937	Attendant (uncredited)	True Confession 1937-12-24 Movie
	Bud	Exiled to Shanghai 1937-12-20 Movie
	Cuthbert "Tex" Clemens	Annapolis Salute 1937-09-10 Movie
	Elevator Boy	Topper 1937-07-16 Movie
	Sgt. Turner	23 1/2 Hours Leave 1937-03-21 Movie
1936	Insurance Agent	I Cover Chinatown 1936-10-01 Movie
	The Boy (uncredited)	New Shoes 1936-09-05 Movie
1935	Self	Starlit Days at the Lido 1935-09-28 Movie
	Joe	Orchids to You 1935-08-09 Movie
	Janet's Friend	Women Must Dress 1935-02-01 Movie
1934	Crawford	The Silver Streak 1934-12-21 Movie
	Bobby Barnes	Girl o' My Dreams 1934-11-16 Movie
	Arthur	The Winnah! 1934-07-20 Movie
1933	Allen S. Williams	Midshipman Jack 1933-09-22 Movie
1932	Chief of Police	Running Hollywood 1932-01-27 Movie
1931	Buster Collins	Indiscreet 1931-04-25 Movie
1930	Tommy Mills	She's My Weakness 1930-08-01 Movie
	Eddie Fripp	Cheer Up and Smile 1930-06-22 Movie
	N/A	Peek-A-Boo 1930-03-31 Movie
1929	Tommy Flynn	Dance Hall 1929-12-13 Movie
	Bill	Tanned Legs 1929-11-10 Movie
	Arthur	Night Owls 1929-09-25 Movie
	Harold	On With the Show! 1929-07-13 Movie
	Horace	Whose Baby? 1929-01-28 Movie
1928	The Unlucky One	Lilac Time 1928-10-18 Movie
	Speed Doolittle	The Air Circus 1928-09-29 Movie
	Horace	Hollywood or Bust 1928-09-10 Movie
	Harold Teen	Harold Teen 1928-04-28 Movie
1927	Oscar	The Cradle Snatchers 1927-05-28 Movie
	Arthur	Hop Along 1927-01-24 Movie
1926	Tommy	Skinner's Dress Suit 1926-04-18 Movie
1925	Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)	Sporting Life 1925-11-29 Movie
	N/A	A Free Ride 1925-11-16 Movie
	Jimmy	Where Was I? 1925-08-24 Movie
1922	Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)	The Bride's Play 1922-01-22 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1948	Producer	16 Fathoms Deep 1948-07-25 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1935	Story	It's a Great Life 1935-10-04 Movie
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