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.
Known For
Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1963)
(1962)
Air Patrol
as Millard Nolan
(1960)
High Time
as Judge Carter (uncredited)
(1958)
The Buccaneer
as Collector of the Port
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as Jannes
(1956)
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Eustace Fentwick III
(1956)
Mobs, Inc.
as Leland Cameron James
(1956)
Jungle Safari
as Lang
(1955)
Jupiter's Darling
as Scipio
(1955)
A Life at Stake
as Gus Hillman
(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)
Rapture
as W.C. Hutton
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Sheriff McIntyre
(1952)
Sky Full of Moon
as Rodeo Official
(1952)
Apache War Smoke
as Maj. Dekker
(1951)
A Millionaire for Christy
as J.C. Thompson
(1950)
Buccaneer's Girl
as Capt. Martos
(1950)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
(1950)
Riding High
as Eddie Howard
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Col. Price
(1950)
The Kangaroo Kid
as Vincent Moller
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Henry Mitchell
(1949)
Alimony
as Burton Crail
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as George Ellerby
(1949)
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as John J. Murdock
(1949)
Dynamite
as Hank Gibbons
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Captain Lance
(1948)
Last of the Wild Horses
as Charlie Cooper
(1947)
Dishonored Lady
as District Attorney O'Brien
(1947)
Christmas Eve
as Dr. Bunyan
(1947)
It's a Joke, Son!
as Big Dan Healey
(1947)
Blonde Savage
as Mark Harper
(1947)
Beyond Our Own
as E.W. Osborne
(1947)
The Fabulous Texan
as Luke Roland
(1947)
Dragnet
as Frank Farrington
(1946)
The Catman of Paris
as Henry Borchard
(1946)
Spook Busters
as Dr. Coslow
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Ace Larson
(1946)
Monsieur Beaucaire
as George Washington
(1946)
Night in Paradise
as High Priest
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Tom McGalvey
(1946)
Under Nevada Skies
as Courtney
(1945)
The Frozen Ghost
as Inspector Brant
(1945)
The Daltons Ride Again
as Sheriff Hoskins
(1945)
A Medal for Benny
as General
(1945)
Flame of the West
as Marshal Tom Nightlander
(1945)
Pardon My Past
as Uncle Wills
(1945)
Jungle Queen
as Lang
(1944)
Lumberjack
as Daniel J. Keefer
(1944)
Lost in a Harem
as Nimativ
(1944)
Uncertain Glory
as Police Commissioner LaFarge
(1944)
Gypsy Wildcat
as Baron Tovar
(1944)
Jungle Woman
as District Attorney
(1944)
Forty Thieves
as Tad Hammond
(1943)
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Willie / Duc de Rigor
(1943)
False Colors
as Mark Foster
(1942)
Stand by for Action
as Capt. Ludlow
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
(1942)
A Gentleman After Dark
as Enzo Calibra
(1942)
I Married an Angel
as Baron Szigethy
(1942)
Castle in the Desert
as Paul Manderley
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jake Rainwater
(1942)
King of the Mounties
as Harper
(1941)
The Big Store
as Mr. Grover
(1941)
Road to Zanzibar
as Slave trader
(1941)
The Roundup
as Capt. Bob Lane
(1941)
Washington Melodrama
as District Attorney Donnelly
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as John Matthews
(1941)
Murder Among Friends
as Carter Stevenson
(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)
Thunder Afloat
as District Commander
(1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Stephen Holloway
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1939)
Slightly Honorable
as George Taylor
(1939)
Captain Fury
as Preston
(1938)
Kentucky
as John Dillon - 1861
(1938)
The Buccaneer
as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
(1938)
The Mysterious Rider
as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
(1938)
Stolen Heaven
as Klingman
(1938)
Storm Over Bengal
as Ramin Khan
(1938)
Fast Company
as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday
as J.J. Grant
(1938)
Sharpshooters
as Count Maxim
(1937)
A Day at the Races
as Morgan
(1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Prince Musah
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Jerome Culver
(1937)
The Firefly
as Marquis de Melito
(1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as John Cedar
(1936)
Counterfeit Lady
as August Marino
(1936)
The Music Goes 'Round
as Bishop
(1936)
The Witness Chair
as Stanley Whittaker
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Lorel
(1936)
End of the Trail
as Bill Mason
(1936)
M'Liss
as Lou Ellis
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Beau Gardner
(1935)
Crime and Punishment
as Grilov
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Jeff Hardy
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
(1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Mohammed Khan
(1935)
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Morphew
(1935)
Peter Ibbetson
as Colonel Forsythe
(1935)
Air Hawks
as Victor Arnold
(1935)
(1935)
The Public Menace
as Mario Tonelli
(1935)
Love Me Forever
as Miller
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Breeden
(1934)
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
(1934)
Operator 13
as General Stuart
(1934)
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1934)
Broadway Bill
as Eddie Morgan
(1934)
Harold Teen
as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
(1934)
Hi, Nellie!
as Dawes
(1934)
Fog Over Frisco
as Joshua Mayard
(1933)
Baby Face
as Brody
(1933)
The Working Man
as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
(1933)
Heroes for Sale
as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Spade
(1933)
King of the Jungle
as Ed Peters
(1933)
Elmer, the Great
as Stillman (uncredited)
(1933)
Smoke Lightning
as Sam Edson
(1933)
Hard to Handle
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1933)
Female
as George Mumford
(1933)
I Loved a Woman
as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
(1933)
The Way to Love
as Agent Chapusard
(1933)
The Man Who Dared
as Judge Collier
(1933)
The World Changes
as Buffalo Bill Cody
(1933)
The Rustler's Roundup
as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
(1933)
Laughter in Hell
as Ed Perkins
(1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1932)
That's My Boy
as Coach "Daisy" Adams
(1932)
The Wiser Sex
as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
(1932)
Blondie of the Follies
as Murchenson
(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