Person Details

Birthday: 1889-10-13 19:29:45

Death: 1974-04-02 19:29:45

Aliases: Douglass Rupert Dumbrille , Douglas Dumbrille , Douglas Dunbrile

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 99

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Judge
The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Mr. Halpert
The Millionaire
Average
5

The Millionaire

(1955) B.G. Greenwise
Cavalcade of America
Average
3

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Lord Rawdon
Bat Masterson
Average
6

Bat Masterson

(1958) Gen. Taylor Millard
The Ford Television Theatre
Average
6

The Ford Television Theatre

(1952) J.B. Creston
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Average
9

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(1951) Governor William Claiborne
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Average
6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2003 Self (archive footage)
1966 The Doctor
1963 N/A
Dave La Salle
1962 N/A
Millard Nolan
1960 N/A
1959 Mr. Halpert
N/A
Warden
1958 Collector of the Port
N/A
Gen. Taylor Millard
1957 Judge Robert Adler
Judge
1956 Eustace Fentwick III
N/A
Jannes
Gen. Hardwicke
Leland Cameron James
Lang
1955 N/A
N/A
Red Beecham
Self- Lawyer
Gus Hillman
Scipio
B.G. Greenwise
1954 Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Insp. McCollum
1953 Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
George Haviland
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Lepidus
1952 W.C. Hutton
Rodeo Official
Lord Rawdon
Maj. Dekker
Sheriff McIntyre
Assembly President
J.B. Creston
N/A
N/A
1951 Governor Spriggs
Governor William Claiborne
J.C. Thompson
N/A
1950 Vincent Moller
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
Judge Strickland
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Col. Price
Eddie Howard
Capt. Martos
1949 George Ellerby
Captain Lance
John J. Murdock
Burton Crail
Henry Mitchell
Hank Gibbons
1948 Charlie Cooper
1947 Mark Harper
E.W. Osborne
Luke Roland
Dr. Bunyan
Frank Farrington
District Attorney O'Brien
Big Dan Healey
1946 Courtney
Dr. Coslow
Tom McGalvey
High Priest
Henry Borchard
Ace Larson
1945 Uncle Wills
Sheriff Hoskins
Marshal Tom Nightlander
Inspector Brant
General
Lang
1944 Nimativ
Baron Tovar
Tad Hammond
District Attorney
Daniel J. Keefer
Police Commissioner LaFarge
1943 Mark Foster
Willie / Duc de Rigor
1942 Capt. Ludlow
Harper
Baron Szigethy
Gen. William Henry Harrison
Enzo Calibra
Jake Rainwater
Paul Manderley
1941 John Matthews
Mr. Grover
District Attorney Donnelly
Slave trader
Capt. Bob Lane
Carter Stevenson
1940 Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Williams
Maj. Drewery
1939 George Taylor
Stephen Holloway
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
District Commander
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Preston
Comdr. La Costa
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1938 John Dillon - 1861
Count Maxim
Ramin Khan
J.J. Grant
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Klingman
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
1937 Marquis de Melito
Prince Musah
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Morgan
Jerome Culver
1936 August Marino
Bill Mason
Lou Ellis
Lorel
Stanley Whittaker
John Cedar
Bishop
Beau Gardner
1935 Morphew
Jeff Hardy
Grilov
Colonel Forsythe
Mario Tonelli
Miller
N/A
Victor Arnold
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Mohammed Khan
1934 Breeden
Eddie Morgan
Pirate of the Spanish Main
General Stuart
Joshua Mayard
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Dawes
1933 Spade Maddock
Buffalo Bill Cody
George Mumford
Agent Chapusard
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Brody
Judge Collier
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Stillman (uncredited)
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Ed Peters
District Attorney (uncredited)
Ed Perkins
1932 Coach "Daisy" Adams
District Attorney (uncredited)
McMahon
Murchenson
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
Giuseppe Benito
1931 Alisandroe
Gangster
Year Character Movie/Tv

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