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Douglass Dumbrille

12th October 1889 Hamilton, Canada Acting

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.

151 Movies 33 TV Shows 189 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Johnny Cool 2nd October 1963 as Corrupt City Council Member
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High Time 16th September 1960 as Judge Carter (uncredited)
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Rapture 13th December 1952 as W.C. Hutton
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Rapture 1st September 1949 as W.C. Hutton
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Alimony 11th June 1949 as Burton Crail
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Dragnet 16th August 1947 as Frank Farrington
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Kentucky 30th December 1938 as John Dillon - 1861
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Fast Company 5th July 1938 as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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M'Liss 27th July 1936 as Lou Ellis
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Naughty Marietta 29th March 1935 as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
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Harold Teen 7th April 1934 as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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Female 11th November 1933 as George Mumford
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Batman 12th January 1966 as The Doctor