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