Douglass Dumbrille
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.
Acting
1966
The Doctor
1963
Unknown
1963
Dave La Salle
1962
Unknown
1962
Millard Nolan
1960
Unknown
1960
Judge Carter (uncredited)
1959
Judge Ben Harlow
1959
Mr. Halpert
1959
1959
Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.
1959
1958
Collector of the Port
1958
Unknown
1958
Gen. Taylor Millard
1957
Judge
1957
Judge Robert Adler
1956
1956
Jannes
1956
Gen. Hardwicke
1955
Unknown
1955
Red Beecham
1955
Scipio
1955
B.G. Greenwise
1954
Goldy
1954
Frank Hackman
1954
Insp. McCollum
1953
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953
George Haviland
1953
Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1953
Lepidus
1953
Cunningham
1953
Unknown
1952
J.B. Creston
1952
Unknown
1952
Lord Rawdon
1952
Sheriff McIntyre
1952
Assembly President
1951
Governor William Claiborne
1951
Governor Spriggs
1951
J.C. Thompson
1950
Judge Strickland
1950
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
1950
Whitfield
1950
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
1950
Capt. Martos
1949
John J. Murdock
1949
Hank Gibbons
1948
Charlie Cooper
1947
Mark Harper
1947
Luke Roland
1947
Dr. Bunyan
1947
District Attorney O'Brien
1946
George Washington
1946
Tom McGalvey
1946
Henry Borchard
1946
Ace Larson
1945
Uncle Wills
1945
Sheriff Hoskins
1945
Marshal Tom Nightlander
1945
Inspector Brant
1945
General
1944
Nimativ
1944
Baron Tovar
1944
Tad Hammond
1944
District Attorney
1944
Daniel J. Keefer
1944
Police Commissioner LaFarge
1943
Mark Foster
1943
Willie / Duc de Rigor
1942
Capt. Ludlow
1942
Harper
1942
Baron Szigethy
1942
Gen. William Henry Harrison
1942
Enzo Calibra
1942
Paul Manderley
1941
Jake Rainwater
1941
John Matthews
1941
Mr. Grover
1941
District Attorney Donnelly
1941
Slave trader
1941
Capt. Bob Lane
1941
Carter Stevenson
1940
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1940
Williams
1940
Maj. Drewery
1939
George Taylor
1939
Stephen Holloway
1939
District Commander
1939
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
1939
Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1939
Preston
1939
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1938
John Dillon - 1861
1938
Ramin Khan
1938
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
1937
Marquis de Melito
1937
Prince Musah
1937
Morgan
1936
1936
John Cedar
1935
Grilov
1935
Colonel Forsythe
1935
Victor Arnold
1935
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
1935
Mohammed Khan
1934
Breeden
1934
Eddie Morgan
1934
Pirate of the Spanish Main
1934
General Stuart
1934
Joshua Mayard
1934
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
1934
Dawes
1933
Spade
1933
Buffalo Bill Cody
1933
George Mumford
1933
Dan Thomas
1933
Brody
1933
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
1933
Stillman (uncredited)
1933
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
1933
District Attorney (uncredited)
1933
Sam Edson
1932
District Attorney (uncredited)
1932
Giuseppe Benito
1913
District Attorney(uncredited)
Infos
Douglass Dumbrille
Male
10/12/1889
4/2/1974
Douglass Rupert Dumbrille
Douglas Dumbrille
Douglas Dunbrile