Douglass Dumbrille

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

186

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-10-12

Day of death

1974-04-02 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Douglass Dumbrille

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • The Ten Commandments

    The Ten Commandments

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Big Brain

    The Big Brain

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Operator 13

    Operator 13

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion

  • Rapture

    Rapture

  • The Catman of Paris

    The Catman of Paris

  • The Lone Wolf and His Lady

    The Lone Wolf and His Lady

  • Apache War Smoke

    Apache War Smoke

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • The Symphony Murder Mystery

    The Symphony Murder Mystery

  • Michael Shayne: Private Detective

    Michael Shayne: Private Detective

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

  • Allen in Movieland

    Allen in Movieland

  • High Time

    High Time

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • A Life at Stake

    A Life at Stake

  • Mobs, Inc.

    Mobs, Inc.

  • Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

  • Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

  • Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • Elmer, the Great

    Elmer, the Great

  • Spook Busters

    Spook Busters

  • Uncertain Glory

    Uncertain Glory

  • Castle in the Desert

    Castle in the Desert

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • Jungle Queen

    Jungle Queen

  • King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

  • The Fabulous Texan

    The Fabulous Texan

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • The Pride of the Legion

    The Pride of the Legion

  • Virginia City

    Virginia City

  • Riding High

    Riding High

  • A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Captain Fury

    Captain Fury

  • The Rustler's Roundup

    The Rustler's Roundup

  • The Frozen Ghost

    The Frozen Ghost

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Ten Gentlemen from West Point

  • Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

    Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

  • Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

  • Lady Killer

    Lady Killer

  • Gypsy Wildcat

    Gypsy Wildcat

  • Smoke Lightning

    Smoke Lightning

  • Murder Among Friends

    Murder Among Friends

  • Storm Over Bengal

    Storm Over Bengal

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • The Lone Wolf Returns

    The Lone Wolf Returns

  • Sharpshooters

    Sharpshooters

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • Laughter in Hell

    Laughter in Hell

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Road to Zanzibar

    Road to Zanzibar

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • World for Ransom

    World for Ransom

  • A Millionaire for Christy

    A Millionaire for Christy

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • It's a Joke, Son!

    It's a Joke, Son!

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • Dishonored Lady

    Dishonored Lady

  • False Colors

    False Colors

  • Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tales

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • King of the Mounties

    King of the Mounties

  • M'Liss

    M'Liss

  • Air Hawks

    Air Hawks

  • Lost in a Harem

    Lost in a Harem

  • The Man Who Dared

    The Man Who Dared

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • Bringing Up Buddy

    Bringing Up Buddy

  • Flame of the West

    Flame of the West

  • Alimony

    Alimony

  • The Working Man

    The Working Man

  • Shake, Rattle and Rock!

    Shake, Rattle and Rock!

  • Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

    Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

  • Fast Company

    Fast Company

  • Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

    Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

  • Jungle Safari

    Jungle Safari

  • Buccaneer's Girl

    Buccaneer's Girl

  • Plunder of the Sun

    Plunder of the Sun

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • The Roundup

    The Roundup

  • Rovin' Tumbleweeds

    Rovin' Tumbleweeds

  • I Loved a Woman

    I Loved a Woman

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  • The Big Store

    The Big Store

  • Ali Baba Goes to Town

    Ali Baba Goes to Town

  • The Public Menace

    The Public Menace

  • Counterfeit Lady

    Counterfeit Lady

  • Lumberjack

    Lumberjack

  • Air Patrol

    Air Patrol

  • The Lawless Rider

    The Lawless Rider

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • His Woman

    His Woman

  • Johnny Cool

    Johnny Cool

  • I Married an Angel

    I Married an Angel

  • You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

  • The Cat Creeps

    The Cat Creeps

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Du Barry Was a Lady

  • Female

    Female

  • Jungle Woman

    Jungle Woman

  • The Secret Bride

    The Secret Bride

  • Night in Paradise

    Night in Paradise

  • The Way to Love

    The Way to Love

  • The Daltons Ride Again

    The Daltons Ride Again

  • Monsieur Beaucaire

    Monsieur Beaucaire

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson

  • Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

  • A Gentleman After Dark

    A Gentleman After Dark

  • Sky Full of Moon

    Sky Full of Moon

  • A Medal for Benny

    A Medal for Benny

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Beyond Our Own

    Beyond Our Own

  • City in Darkness

    City in Darkness

  • Harold Teen

    Harold Teen

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

  • The Buccaneer

    The Buccaneer

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

  • That's My Boy

    That's My Boy

  • Washington Melodrama

    Washington Melodrama

  • End of the Trail

    End of the Trail

  • South of Pago Pago

    South of Pago Pago

  • The Music Goes 'Round

    The Music Goes 'Round

  • The Kangaroo Kid

    The Kangaroo Kid

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks

    The Emperor's Candlesticks

  • Forty Thieves

    Forty Thieves

  • Love Me Forever

    Love Me Forever

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • Stand by for Action

    Stand by for Action

  • Pardon My Past

    Pardon My Past

  • Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of the Follies

  • Stolen Heaven

    Stolen Heaven

  • Unknown Woman

    Unknown Woman

  • The Witness Chair

    The Witness Chair

  • Heroes for Sale

    Heroes for Sale

  • Riders of the Whistling Pines

    Riders of the Whistling Pines

  • Blonde Savage

    Blonde Savage

  • The Wiser Sex

    The Wiser Sex

  • Crime Takes a Holiday

    Crime Takes a Holiday

  • Woman in Distress

    Woman in Distress

  • Last of the Wild Horses

    Last of the Wild Horses

  • The Mysterious Rider

    The Mysterious Rider

  • Under Nevada Skies

    Under Nevada Skies

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • The Door Knocker

    The Door Knocker

  • Dynamite

    Dynamite