Douglas Fowley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-05-30
Day of Death
1998-05-21 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Douglas Fowley
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley; May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs. Fowley is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Known For
Acting
(2002)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
(1994)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
(1979)
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Delaney
(1977)
Black Oak Conspiracy
as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
(1977)
The Golden Dog
as Narrator
(1977)
The White Buffalo
as Amos Bixby
(1977)
Sunshine Christmas
as Stanley
(1976)
From Noon Till Three
as Buck Bowers
(1975)
Starsky & Hutch
as Lijah
(1974)
Homebodies
as Mr. Crawford
(1973)
Walking Tall
as Judge Clarke
(1972)
(1972)
Run, Cougar, Run
as Joe Bickley
(1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Grundy
(1967)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
(1964)
Guns of Diablo
as Mr. Knudsen
(1964)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Toothless Cowboy
(1961)
Barabbas
as Vasasio
(1961)
Buffalo Gun
as Sheriff
(1960)
Desire in the Dust
as Zuba Wilson
(1958)
A Gift for Heidi
as Alm Uncle
(1957)
Raiders of Old California
as Sheriff
(1957)
Bayou
as Emil Hebert
(1957)
Kelly and Me
as Dave Gans
(1957)
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
as Marshal Brennan
(1956)
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Pop Wright
(1956)
Man from Del Rio
as Doc Adams
(1956)
Bandido!
as McGhee
(1956)
The Broken Star
as Thornton W. Wills
(1955)
The Lonesome Trail
as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
(1955)
Texas Lady
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
(1955)
The Matchmaking Marshal
as Jack Ruskin
(1955)
The Girl Rush
as Charlie - Stickman
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Alsop
(1954)
Untamed Heiress
as Pal
(1954)
With This Ring
as Gordon, Miller Executive
(1954)
The Lone Gun
as Bartender
(1954)
Southwest Passage
as Toad Ellis
(1954)
The Naked Jungle
as Medicine Man
(1954)
Deep in My Heart
as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
(1954)
Casanova's Big Night
as Second Prisoner
(1953)
Cat-Women of the Moon
as Walter 'Walt' Walters
(1953)
Red River Shore
as Case Lockwood
(1953)
Cruisin' Down the River
as Humphrey Hepburn
(1953)
Kansas Pacific
as Max Janus
(1953)
The Man Behind The Gun
as Buckley Saloon Manager
(1953)
The Band Wagon
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
(1953)
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Mr. White
(1952)
Singin' in the Rain
as Roscoe Dexter
(1952)
Finders Keepers
as Franke Simmons
(1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Saunders (Uncredited)
(1952)
Horizons West
as Ed Tompkins
(1952)
Just This Once
as Frank Pirosh
(1951)
Across the Wide Missouri
as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
(1951)
Callaway Went Thataway
as Gaffer (uncredited)
(1951)
Criminal Lawyer
as Harry Cheney
(1951)
Angels in the Outfield
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
(1951)
South of Caliente
as Dave Norris
(1951)
Tarzan's Peril
as Herbert Trask
(1951)
Chain of Circumstance
as Lt. Fenning
(1950)
Stage to Tucson
as Ira Prentiss
(1950)
Hoedown
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
(1950)
Armored Car Robbery
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
(1950)
Rider from Tucson
as Bob Rankin
(1950)
Killer Shark
as Louie Bracado
(1950)
Edge of Doom
as Detective #2
(1950)
Rio Grande Patrol
as Bragg Orcutt
(1950)
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
(1950)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as 'Crabs' Freeley
(1950)
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Convict (uncredited)
(1950)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Steve Kepplar
(1949)
Massacre River
as Simms
(1949)
Susanna Pass
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
(1949)
Battleground
as 'Kipp' Kippton
(1949)
Arson, Inc.
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
(1949)
Flaxy Martin
as Max, Detective
(1949)
Any Number Can Play
as Smitty (uncredited)
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Thurston
(1949)
Satan's Cradle
as Steve Gentry
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Jones
(1949)
Manhattan Angel
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
(1949)
Search for Danger
as The Inspector
(1949)
Renegades of the Sage
as Sloper
(1948)
Black Bart
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
(1948)
Behind Locked Doors
as Larson
(1948)
Gun Smugglers
as Steve Reeves
(1948)
If You Knew Susie
as Marty
(1948)
Waterfront at Midnight
as Joe Sargus
(1948)
The Denver Kid
as Henchman Slip
(1948)
Coroner Creek
as Stew Shallis
(1948)
The Dude Goes West
as Beetle
(1948)
So You Want to Be a Gambler
as Honest John (uncredited)
(1948)
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Reporter
(1948)
Docks of New Orleans
as Grock
(1947)
Wild Country
as Clark Varney
(1947)
Backlash
as Red Bailey
(1947)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Mitch Gordon
(1947)
Rose of Santa Rosa
as Larry Fish
(1947)
The Hucksters
as Georgie Gaver
(1947)
Fun on a Weekend
as Gambling House Owner (Uncredited)
(1947)
Key Witness
as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
(1947)
Three on a Ticket
as Mace Morgan
(1947)
Desperate
as Pete
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Joe Horton (uncredited)
(1947)
Scared to Death
as Terry Lee
(1947)
Jungle Flight
as Tom Hammond
(1947)
Yankee Fakir
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
(1947)
Fall Guy
as Inspector Shannon
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Bill Monroe
(1947)
Roses Are Red
as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
(1947)
Merton of the Movies
as Phil
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Daniels
(1947)
Ridin' Down the Trail
as Mark Butler
(1946)
North of the Border
as Nails Nelson
(1946)
Drifting Along
as Jack Dailey
(1946)
The Glass Alibi
as Joe Eykner
(1946)
High School Hero
as Coach Carter
(1946)
In Fast Company
as Steve Trent
(1946)
Blonde Alibi
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
(1946)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Doc H. C. Patterson
(1946)
'Neath Canadian Skies
as Ned Thompson
(1946)
Chick Carter, Detective
as Rusty Farrell
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
(1945)
Don't Fence Me In
as Jack Gordon
(1945)
Along the Navajo Trail
as J. Richard Bentley
(1944)
The Racket Man
as Toby Sykes
(1944)
One Body Too Many
as Henry Rutherford
(1944)
Lady in the Death House
as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
(1944)
Rationing
as Dixie Samson
(1944)
Shake Hands with Murder
as Steve Morgan
(1944)
And the Angels Sing
as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
(1944)
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Harry Downs
(1944)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Rudy (uncredited)
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Capt. R.S. Manville
(1944)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Kansan
as Ben Nash
(1943)
Riding High
as Brown
(1943)
Jitterbugs
as Malcolm Bennett
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Investigator (Uncredited)
(1943)
Colt Comrades
as Joe Brass
(1943)
Bar 20
as Henchman Slash
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Wallace (uncredited)
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon
as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Louie Barton
(1943)
Minesweeper
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
(1942)
Mississippi Gambler
as Chet Matthews
(1942)
Sunset on the Desert
as Ramsay McCall
(1942)
Lost Canyon
as Jeff Burton
(1942)
The Devil with Hitler
as Walter Beeter
(1942)
I Live on Danger
as Joey Farr
(1942)
The Man in the Trunk
as Ed Mygatt
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Ensign Martin
(1942)
For the Common Defense!
as Dutch Mullner
(1942)
Hay Foot
as Captain Rossmead
(1942)
Mr. Wise Guy
as Bill Collins
(1942)
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Gus Hammond
(1941)
Tanks a Million
as Capt. Rossmead
(1941)
Dangerous Lady
as Police Sgt. Brent
(1941)
Secret of the Wastelands
as Slade Salters
(1941)
The Parson of Panamint
as Chappie Ellerton
(1941)
Doctors Don't Tell
as Joe Grant
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Vincent Mackay
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Rocky Andrews
(1940)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Rocky Taylor
(1940)
East of the River
as Cy Turner
(1940)
Pier 13
as Johnnie Hale
(1940)
The Leather Pushers
as Slick Connolly
(1940)
20 Mule Team
as Stag Roper
(1940)
Cafe Hostess
as Eddie Morgan
(1940)
Wagons Westward
as Bill Marsden
(1940)
Cherokee Strip
as Alf Barrett
(1939)
Slightly Honorable
as Madder
(1939)
Dodge City
as Munger
(1939)
Inside Story
as Gus Brawley
(1939)
Lucky Night
as George
(1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Peter Lewis
(1939)
The Arizona Wildcat
as Rufe Galloway
(1939)
It Could Happen to You
as Freddie Barlow
(1939)
Henry Goes Arizona
as Ricky Dole
(1939)
Boy Friend
as Ed Boyd
(1938)
Keep Smiling
as Cedric Hunt
(1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Snapper
(1938)
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Pinky Brett
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Ace Wagner
(1938)
Time Out for Murder
as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Nick Crowder
(1938)
Passport Husband
as Tiger Martin
(1938)
City Girl
as Ritchie
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Jim Tabor
(1937)
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Johnny Burke
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Duke Stacey
(1937)
Time Out for Romance
as Roy Webster
(1937)
On the Avenue
as Eddie Eads
(1937)
Love and Hisses
as Webster
(1937)
Woman-Wise
as Stevens
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Dutch Nelson
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Alec
(1937)
Wake Up and Live
as Herman
(1937)
Wild and Woolly
as Blackie Morgan
(1936)
15 Maiden Lane
as Nick Shelby
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Duke Benson
(1936)
Ring Around the Moon
as Ted Curlew
(1936)
Private Number
as Sheik (Uncredited)
(1936)
Big Brown Eyes
as Benny Battle
(1936)
Crash Donovan
as Harris
(1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Mac
(1936)
Navy Born
as Lt. Steve Bassett
(1936)
Small Town Girl
as Chick Page (uncredited)
(1935)
Night Life of the Gods
as Cyril Sparks
(1935)
Old Man Rhythm
as Oyster
(1935)
Two for Tonight
as Pooch Donahue
(1935)
Straight from the Heart
as Speed Spelvin
(1935)
Princess O'Hara
as Emcee (uncredited)
(1935)
Transient Lady
as Matt Baxter
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Sailor Jones
(1934)
Sleepers East
as Gangster (uncredited)
(1934)
I Hate Women
as Nelson
(1934)
The Girl from Missouri
as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
(1934)
Student Tour
as Mushy
(1934)
The Thin Man
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew
(1960)
Macumba Love
Director, Producer