Douglass Dumbrille
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-10-12
Day of Death
1974-04-02 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Douglass Dumbrille
Biography
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
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1963)
(1962)
Air Patrol
as Millard Nolan
(1958)
The Buccaneer
as Collector of the Port
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as Jannes
(1956)
Mobs, Inc.
as Leland Cameron James
(1956)
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Eustace Fentwick III
(1956)
Jungle Safari
as Lang
(1956)
Mobs Incorporated
as Leland Cameron James
(1955)
A Life at Stake
as Gus Hillman
(1955)
Jupiter's Darling
as Scipio
(1955)
Allen in Movieland
as Self- Lawyer
(1954)
World for Ransom
as Insp. McCollum
(1954)
The Lawless Rider
as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1953)
Julius Caesar
as Lepidus
(1953)
Plunder of the Sun
as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1953)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1952)
Scaramouche
as Assembly President
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Sheriff McIntyre
(1952)
Apache War Smoke
as Maj. Dekker
(1952)
Sky Full of Moon
as Rodeo Official
(1952)
Rapture
as W.C. Hutton
(1951)
A Millionaire for Christy
as J.C. Thompson
(1950)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
(1950)
Buccaneer's Girl
as Capt. Martos
(1950)
Riding High
as Eddie Howard
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Col. Price
(1950)
The Kangaroo Kid
as Vincent Moller
(1949)
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as John J. Murdock
(1949)
Alimony
as Burton Crail
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as George Ellerby
(1949)
Dynamite
as Hank Gibbons
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Henry Mitchell
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Captain Lance
(1948)
Last of the Wild Horses
as Charlie Cooper
(1947)
Christmas Eve
as Dr. Bunyan
(1947)
Dishonored Lady
as District Attorney O'Brien
(1947)
It's a Joke, Son!
as Big Dan Healey
(1947)
The Fabulous Texan
as Luke Roland
(1947)
Blonde Savage
as Mark Harper
(1947)
Beyond Our Own
as E.W. Osborne
(1947)
Dragnet
as Frank Farrington
(1946)
Under Nevada Skies
as Courtney
(1946)
Night in Paradise
as High Priest
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Ace Larson
(1946)
The Catman of Paris
as Henry Borchard
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Tom McGalvey
(1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as George Washington
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Dr. Coslow
(1945)
The Frozen Ghost
as Inspector Brant
(1945)
Jungle Queen
as Lang
(1945)
A Medal for Benny
as General
(1945)
Flame of the West
as Marshal Tom Nightlander
(1945)
The Daltons Ride Again
as Sheriff Hoskins
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Uncle Wills
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
as Nimativ
(1944)
Uncertain Glory
as Police Commissioner LaFarge
(1944)
Lumberjack
as Daniel J. Keefer
(1944)
Jungle Woman
as District Attorney
(1944)
Forty Thieves
as Tad Hammond
(1944)
Gypsy Wildcat
as Baron Tovar
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Willie / Duc de Rigor
(1943)
False Colors
as Mark Foster
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Capt. Ludlow
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jake Rainwater
(1942)
I Married an Angel
as Baron Szigethy
(1942)
A Gentleman After Dark
as Enzo Calibra
(1942)
Castle in the Desert
as Paul Manderley
(1942)
King of the Mounties
as Harper
(1941)
The Big Store
as Mr. Grover
(1941)
Road to Zanzibar
as Slave trader
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as John Matthews
(1941)
The Roundup
as Capt. Bob Lane
(1941)
Murder Among Friends
as Carter Stevenson
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as District Attorney Donnelly
(1940)
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery
(1940)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1940)
South of Pago Pago
as Williams
(1939)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
(1939)
The Three Musketeers
as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Comdr. La Costa
(1939)
City in Darkness
as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1939)
Slightly Honorable
as George Taylor
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Preston
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as District Commander
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Stephen Holloway
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
(1938)
Storm Over Bengal
as Ramin Khan
(1938)
Kentucky
as John Dillon - 1861
(1938)
Fast Company
as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1938)
The Mysterious Rider
as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
(1938)
Stolen Heaven
as Klingman
(1938)
Sharpshooters
as Count Maxim
(1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday
as J.J. Grant
(1937)
A Day at the Races
as Morgan
(1937)
The Firefly
as Marquis de Melito
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Jerome Culver
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Prince Musah
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as John Cedar
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Lorel
(1936)
M'Liss
as Lou Ellis
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Beau Gardner
(1936)
The Witness Chair
as Stanley Whittaker
(1936)
Counterfeit Lady
as August Marino
(1936)
End of the Trail
as Bill Mason
(1936)
The Music Goes 'Round
as Bishop
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
(1935)
Crime and Punishment
as Grilov
(1935)
Peter Ibbetson
as Colonel Forsythe
(1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Mohammed Khan
(1935)
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Morphew
(1935)
The Public Menace
as Mario Tonelli
(1935)
Air Hawks
as Victor Arnold
(1935)
Love Me Forever
as Miller
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Jeff Hardy
(1935)
(1934)
Operator 13
as General Stuart
(1934)
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Joshua Mayard
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Eddie Morgan
(1934)
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
as Dawes
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Breeden
(1934)
Harold Teen
as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1933)
Baby Face
as Brody
(1933)
King of the Jungle
as Ed Peters
(1933)
The Working Man
as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Spade Maddock
(1933)
Heroes for Sale
as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Stillman (uncredited)
(1933)
The Man Who Dared
as Judge Collier
(1933)
Female
as George Mumford
(1933)
The World Changes
as Buffalo Bill Cody
(1933)
The Way to Love
as Agent Chapusard
(1933)
I Loved a Woman
as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
(1933)
Laughter in Hell
as Ed Perkins
(1933)
Hard to Handle
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1933)
The Rustler's Roundup
as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
(1933)
Smoke Lightning
as Sam Edson
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1932)
Blondie of the Follies
as Murchenson
(1932)
The Wiser Sex
as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
(1932)
That's My Boy
as Coach "Daisy" Adams
(1932)
The Pride of the Legion
as McMahon
(1932)
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Giuseppe Benito
(1931)
His Woman
as Alisandroe
(1931)
The Door Knocker
as Gangster