Acting
Douglass Dumbrille
EN, IT cinema · 154 credits
Born
12 October 1889
Died
2 April 1974 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Hamilton, Canada
Also known as Douglass Rupert Dumbrille · Douglas Dumbrille · Douglas Dunbrile
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
Filmography
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cool
as Corrupt City Council Member
Air Patrol
as Millard Nolan
High Time
as Judge Carter (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
as Collector of the Port
The Ten Commandments
as Jannes
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Eustace Fentwick III
Jungle Safari
as Lang
Mobs, Inc.
as Leland Cameron James
Allen in Movieland
as Self - Lawyer
A Life at Stake
as Gus Hillman
Jupiter's Darling
as Scipio
World for Ransom
as Insp. McCollum
The Lawless Rider
as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Julius Caesar
as Lepidus
Plunder of the Sun
as Consul
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Son of Paleface
as Sheriff McIntyre
Apache War Smoke
as Maj. Dekker
Sky Full of Moon
as Rodeo Official
Scaramouche
as Assembly President
Rapture
as W.C. Hutton
A Millionaire for Christy
as J.C. Thompson
The Savage Horde
as Col. Price
Buccaneer's Girl
as Capt. Martos
Riding High
as Eddie Howard
The Kangaroo Kid
as Vincent Moller
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Henry Mitchell
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
as John J. Murdock
Alimony
as Burton Crail
Dynamite
as Hank Gibbons
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Captain Lance
Tell It to the Judge
as George Ellerby
Rapture
as W.C. Hutton
Last of the Wild Horses
as Charlie Cooper
Christmas Eve
as Dr. Bunyan
It's a Joke, Son!
as Big Dan Healey
The Fabulous Texan
as Luke Roland
Blonde Savage
as Mark Harper
Dishonored Lady
as District Attorney O'Brien
Dragnet
as Frank Farrington
Beyond Our Own
as E.W. Osborne
Road to Utopia
as Ace Larson
Under Nevada Skies
as Courtney
Spook Busters
as Dr. Coslow
The Catman of Paris
as Henry Borchard
Night in Paradise
as High Priest
The Cat Creeps
as Tom McGalvey
Monsieur Beaucaire
as George Washington
The Frozen Ghost
as Inspector Brant
A Medal for Benny
as General
Pardon My Past
as Uncle Wills
Jungle Queen
as Lang
The Daltons Ride Again
as Sheriff Hoskins
Flame of the West
as Marshal Tom Nightlander
Forty Thieves
as Tad Hammond
Lumberjack
as Daniel J. Keefer
Gypsy Wildcat
as Baron Tovar
Jungle Woman
as District Attorney
Uncertain Glory
as Police Commissioner LaFarge
Lost in a Harem
as Nimativ
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Willie / Duc de Rigor
False Colors
as Mark Foster
Castle in the Desert
as Paul Manderley
A Gentleman After Dark
as Enzo Calibra
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Jake Rainwater
I Married an Angel
as Baron Szigethy
King of the Mounties
as Harper
Stand by for Action
as Capt. Ludlow
Road to Zanzibar
as Slave Trader
The Big Store
as Mr. Grover
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
as John Matthews
Murder Among Friends
as Carter Stevenson
Washington Melodrama
as District Attorney Donnelly
The Roundup
as Capt. Bob Lane
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
South of Pago Pago
as Williams
Virginia City
as Maj. Drewery
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
City in Darkness
as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Comdr. La Costa
Thunder Afloat
as District Commander
Tell No Tales
as Matt Cooper
The Three Musketeers
as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Slightly Honorable
as George Taylor
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Stephen Holloway
Captain Fury
as Preston
The Buccaneer
as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
Kentucky
as John Dillon - 1861
Fast Company
as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Stolen Heaven
as Klingman
The Mysterious Rider
as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Sharpshooters
as Count Maxim
Storm Over Bengal
as Ramin Khan
Crime Takes a Holiday
as J.J. Grant
A Day at the Races
as Morgan
The Firefly
as Marquis de Melito
The Emperor's Candlesticks
as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Prince Musah
Woman in Distress
as Jerome Culver
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as John Cedar
The Music Goes 'Round
as Bishop
You May Be Next!
as Beau Gardner
M'Liss
as Lou Ellis
The Witness Chair
as Stanley Whittaker
Counterfeit Lady
as August Marino
End of the Trail
as Bill Mason
Crime and Punishment
as Grilov
Naughty Marietta
as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Mohammed Khan
Unknown Woman
1935
Unknown Woman
as Phil Gardner
Peter Ibbetson
as Colonel Forsythe
The Public Menace
as Mario Tonelli
Air Hawks
as Victor Arnold
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Morphew
Love Me Forever
as Miller
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Jeff Hardy
Broadway Bill
as Eddie Morgan
Harold Teen
as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Operator 13
as General Stuart
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Fog Over Frisco
as Joshua Mayard
Hi, Nellie!
as Harvey Dawes
The Secret Bride
as Breeden
Baby Face
as Brody
The Rustler's Roundup
as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Lady Killer
as Spade
Elmer, the Great
as Stillman (uncredited)
I Loved a Woman
as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
as Ed Perkins
Hard to Handle
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The World Changes
as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Working Man
as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
as Ed Peters
The Man Who Dared
as Judge Collier
Smoke Lightning
as Sam Edson
Female
as George Mumford
Heroes for Sale
as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
The Way to Love
as Agent Chapusard
The Big Brain
as Dan Thomas
Blondie of the Follies
as Murchenson
The Pride of the Legion
as McMahon
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as District Attorney (uncredited)
That's My Boy
as Coach "Daisy" Adams
The Wiser Sex
as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Giuseppe Benito
His Woman
as Alisandroe
What 80 Million Women Want
as District Attorney(uncredited)