Douglass Dumbrille
Age: 84 | From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
(1957) Judge
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Mr. Halpert
The Millionaire
(1955) B.G. Greenwise
Cavalcade of America
(1952) Lord Rawdon
Bat Masterson
(1958) Gen. Taylor Millard
The Ford Television Theatre
(1952) J.B. Creston
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1951) Governor William Claiborne
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(1959) WardenActing
| 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 |
