Douglass Dumbrille
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Judge Robert Adler
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Judge
1957
Series
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
1950
Series
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Strickland
1950
Series
Batman
The Doctor
1966
Series
The Twilight Zone
Mr. Halpert
1959
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Series
Petticoat Junction
Dave La Salle
1963
Series
The Untouchables
Judge Ben Harlow
1959
Series
Bat Masterson
Gen. Taylor Millard
1958
Series
The Life Of Riley
1953
Series
The Life Of Riley
Cunningham
1953
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.
1959
Series
The Millionaire
B.G. Greenwise
1955
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Film
The Ten Commandments
Jannes
1956
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
J.B. Creston
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Warden
1959
Series
Studio 57
Goldy
1954
Series
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Series
Cavalcade of America
Lord Rawdon
1952
Lux Video Theatre
Whitfield
1950
Series
Public Defender
Frank Hackman
1954
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Red Beecham
1955
Film
Baby Face
Brody
1933
Series
China Smith
1952
Series
Hey, Jeannie!
Gen. Hardwicke
1956
Series
Crossroads
1955
Series
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Film
Julius Caesar
Lepidus
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
George Haviland
1953
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Film
Johnny Cool
Corrupt City Council Member
1963
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
John Cedar
1936
Film
The Big Store
Mr. Grover
1941
Film
The Buccaneer
Collector of the Port
1958
Film
Scaramouche
Assembly President
1952
Film
Treasure Island
Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934
Film
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
District Attorney (uncredited)
1932
Film
Buccaneer's Girl
Capt. Martos
1950
Film
A Day at the Races
Morgan
1937
Film
Naughty Marietta
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
1935
Film
Dishonored Lady
District Attorney O'Brien
1947
Film
Virginia City
Maj. Drewery
1940
Film
Son of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyre
1952
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor Spriggs
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Governor William Claiborne
1951
Film
Peter Ibbetson
Colonel Forsythe
1935
Film
Heroes for Sale
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
1933
Film
Stolen Heaven
Klingman
1938
Film
Du Barry Was a Lady
Willie / Duc de Rigor
1943
Unknown Woman
Phil Gardner
1935
Film
Road to Utopia
Ace Larson
1946
Film
The Buccaneer
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
1938
Film
Hi, Nellie!
Harvey Dawes
1934
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
1950
Film
Crime and Punishment
Grilov
1935
Film
High Time
Judge Carter (uncredited)
1960
Film
His Woman
Alisandroe
1931
Film
Jungle Woman
District Attorney
1944
Film
Lady Killer
Spade
1933
Film
Broadway Bill
Eddie Morgan
1934
Film
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Mohammed Khan
1935
Film
World for Ransom
Insp. McCollum
1954
Film
The Three Musketeers
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
Film
The Frozen Ghost
Inspector Brant
1945
Film
Lost in a Harem
Nimativ
1944
Film
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Jake Rainwater
1941
Film
Riding High
Eddie Howard
1950
Film
Uncertain Glory
Police Commissioner LaFarge
1944
Film
Road to Zanzibar
Slave Trader
1941
Film
Harold Teen
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934
Film
Stand by for Action
Capt. Ludlow
1942
Film
The Secret Bride
Breeden
1934
Film
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Fast Company
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1938
Film
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1940
Film
I Married an Angel
Baron Szigethy
1942
Film
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
1939
Film
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Gen. William Henry Harrison
1942
Film
Blonde Savage
Mark Harper
1947
Film
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
1937
Film
Night in Paradise
High Priest
1946
Film
Jupiter's Darling
Scipio
1955
Film
It's a Joke, Son!
Big Dan Healey
1947
Film
Fog Over Frisco
Joshua Mayard
1934
Film
King of the Mounties
Harper
1942
Film
Operator 13
General Stuart
1934
Film
The Princess Comes Across
Lorel
1936
Film
The World Changes
Buffalo Bill Cody
1933
Film
The Roundup
Capt. Bob Lane
1941
Film
Plunder of the Sun
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953
Film
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Prince Musah
1937
Film
Christmas Eve
Dr. Bunyan
1947
Film
Female
George Mumford
1933
Film
The Lone Wolf Returns
Morphew
1935
Film
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Henry Mitchell
1949
Film
Tell No Tales
Matt Cooper
1939
Film
Kentucky
John Dillon - 1861
1938
Film
The Working Man
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
1933
Film
Jungle Queen
Lang
1945
Film
Captain Fury
Preston
1939
Film
A Life at Stake
Gus Hillman
1955
Film
Blondie of the Follies
Murchenson
1932
Film
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953
Film
The Savage Horde
Col. Price
1950
Film
City in Darkness
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
Film
Monsieur Beaucaire
George Washington
1946
Film
False Colors
Mark Foster
1943
Film
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
John Matthews
1941
Film
Slightly Honorable
George Taylor
1939
Film
Last of the Wild Horses
Charlie Cooper
1948
Film
The Music Goes 'Round
Bishop
1936
Film
That's My Boy
Coach "Daisy" Adams
1932
Film
Murder Among Friends
Carter Stevenson
1941
Film
Elmer, the Great
Stillman (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Witness Chair
Stanley Whittaker
1936
Film
The Kangaroo Kid
Vincent Moller
1950
Film
Tell It to the Judge
George Ellerby
1949
Film
South of Pago Pago
Williams
1940
Film
End of the Trail
Bill Mason
1936
Film
Allen in Movieland
Self- Lawyer
1955
Film
Thunder Afloat
District Commander
1939
Film
Pardon My Past
Uncle Wills
1945
Film
Storm Over Bengal
Ramin Khan
1938
Film
Journal of a Crime
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934
Film
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Comdr. La Costa
1939
Film
Hard to Handle
District Attorney (uncredited)
1933
Film
A Medal for Benny
General
1945
Film
Air Patrol
Millard Nolan
1962
Film
Counterfeit Lady
August Marino
1936
Film
Apache War Smoke
Maj. Dekker
1952
Film
A Gentleman After Dark
Enzo Calibra
1942
Film
Gypsy Wildcat
Baron Tovar
1944
Film
The Big Brain
Dan Thomas
1933
Film
The Cat Creeps
Tom McGalvey
1946
Film
Dragnet
Frank Farrington
1947
Film
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Stephen Holloway
1939
Film
The Wiser Sex
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
1932
Film
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Jeff Hardy
1935
Film
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Eustace Fentwick III
1956
Film
What 80 Million Women Want
District Attorney(uncredited)
1913
Film
I Loved a Woman
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Way to Love
Agent Chapusard
1933
Film
King of the Jungle
Ed Peters
1933
Film
The Firefly
Marquis de Melito
1937
Film
M'Liss
Lou Ellis
1936
Film
The Rustler's Roundup
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
1933
Film
You May Be Next!
Beau Gardner
1936
Film
The Fabulous Texan
Luke Roland
1947
Film
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Captain Lance
1949
Film
Sky Full of Moon
Rodeo Official
1952
Film
The Mysterious Rider
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
1938
Film
The Symphony Murder Mystery
Giuseppe Benito
1932
Film
Laughter in Hell
Ed Perkins
1933
Film
Smoke Lightning
Sam Edson
1933
Film
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
1952
Film
Crime Takes a Holiday
J.J. Grant
1938
Film
Love Me Forever
Miller
1935
Film
Washington Melodrama
District Attorney Donnelly
1941
Film
Jungle Safari
Lang
1956
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Red Beecham
1955
Film
Rapture
W.C. Hutton
1949
Film
Forty Thieves
Tad Hammond
1944
Film
Under Nevada Skies
Courtney
1946
Film
A Millionaire for Christy
J.C. Thompson
1951
Film
Castle in the Desert
Paul Manderley
1942
Film
The Public Menace
Mario Tonelli
1935
Film
Spook Busters
Dr. Coslow
1946
Film
Lumberjack
Daniel J. Keefer
1944
Film
Woman in Distress
Jerome Culver
1937
Film
The Catman of Paris
Henry Borchard
1946
Film
The Daltons Ride Again
Sheriff Hoskins
1945
Film
Air Hawks
Victor Arnold
1935
Film
Mobs, Inc.
Leland Cameron James
1956
The Door Knocker
Gangster
1931
Film
Alimony
Burton Crail
1949
Film
Flame of the West
Marshal Tom Nightlander
1945
Film
Dynamite
Hank Gibbons
1949
Film
Sharpshooters
Count Maxim
1938
Film
The Pride of the Legion
McMahon
1932
Film
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
John J. Murdock
1949
Film
The Man Who Dared
Judge Collier
1933
Film
Beyond Our Own
E.W. Osborne
1947
Film
The Lawless Rider
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1954