Douglass Dumbrille
Born October 12, 1889 (Age: 136)
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
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.
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Filmography
Johnny Cool
1963
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as
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Age: 73
Air Patrol
1962
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as Millard Nolan
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Age: 72
High Time
1960
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as Judge Carter (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Buccaneer
1958
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as Collector of the Port
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Age: 69
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
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as Eustace Fentwick III
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Age: 67
The Ten Commandments
1956
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as Jannes
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Age: 66
Mobs, Inc.
1956
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as Leland Cameron James
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Age: 66
Jungle Safari
1956
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as Lang
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Age: 66
No Image
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
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as Red Beecham
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Age: 66
Allen in Movieland
1955
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as Self- Lawyer
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Age: 65
A Life at Stake
1955
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as Gus Hillman
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Age: 65
Jupiter's Darling
1955
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as Scipio
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Age: 65
The Lawless Rider
1954
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as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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Age: 64
World for Ransom
1954
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as Insp. McCollum
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Age: 64
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953
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as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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Age: 64
Plunder of the Sun
1953
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as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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Age: 63
Julius Caesar
1953
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as Lepidus
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Age: 63
The Kangaroo Kid
1950
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as Vincent Moller
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Age: 61
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
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as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
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Age: 60
The Savage Horde
1950
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as Col. Price
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Age: 60
Riding High
1950
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as Eddie Howard
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Age: 60
Buccaneer's Girl
1950
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as Capt. Martos
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Age: 60
Pardon My Past
1945
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as Uncle Wills
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Age: 56
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
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as Sheriff Hoskins
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Age: 56
Flame of the West
1945
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as Marshal Tom Nightlander
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Age: 55
The Frozen Ghost
1945
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as Inspector Brant
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Age: 55
A Medal for Benny
1945
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as General
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Age: 55
Jungle Queen
1945
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as Lang
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Age: 55
Stand by for Action
1942
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as Capt. Ludlow
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Age: 53
King of the Mounties
1942
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as Harper
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Age: 53
I Married an Angel
1942
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as Baron Szigethy
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Age: 52
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
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as Gen. William Henry Harrison
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Age: 52
A Gentleman After Dark
1942
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as Enzo Calibra
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Age: 52
Castle in the Desert
1942
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as Paul Manderley
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Age: 52
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
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as Jake Rainwater
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Age: 52
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
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as John Matthews
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Age: 51
The Big Store
1941
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as Mr. Grover
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Age: 51
Washington Melodrama
1941
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as District Attorney Donnelly
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Age: 51
Road to Zanzibar
1941
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as Slave trader
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Age: 51
The Roundup
1941
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as Capt. Bob Lane
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Age: 51
Murder Among Friends
1941
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as Carter Stevenson
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Age: 51
That's My Boy
1932
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as Coach "Daisy" Adams
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Age: 43
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
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as District Attorney (uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Pride of the Legion
1932
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as McMahon
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Age: 43
Blondie of the Follies
1932
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as Murchenson
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Age: 42
The Wiser Sex
1932
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as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
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Age: 42
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
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as Giuseppe Benito
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Age: 42
His Woman
1931
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as Alisandroe
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Age: 42
No Image
The Door Knocker
1931
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as Gangster
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Age: 42