Acting · Hamilton, Canada · Born October 12, 1889
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.
MovieComplicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVBatman
1966
as The Doctor
MovieJohnny Cool
1963
as Corrupt City Council Member
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Dave La Salle
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
MovieAir Patrol
1962
as Millard Nolan
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
MovieHigh Time
1960
as Judge Carter (uncredited)
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Judge Ben Harlow
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Halpert
TVThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Warden
MovieThe Buccaneer
1958
as Collector of the Port
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Gen. Taylor Millard
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Judge Robert Adler
MovieShake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
as Eustace Fentwick III
TVTales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1956
as Jannes
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Gen. Hardwicke
MovieMobs, Inc.
1956
as Leland Cameron James
MovieJungle Safari
1956
as Lang
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
as Red Beecham
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVCrossroads
1955
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Red Beecham
MovieAllen in Movieland
1955
as Self- Lawyer
MovieA Life at Stake
1955
as Gus Hillman
MovieJupiter's Darling
1955
as Scipio
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as B.G. Greenwise
TVStudio 57
1954
as Goldy
MovieThe Lawless Rider
1954
as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
TVPublic Defender
1954
as Frank Hackman
MovieWorld for Ransom
1954
as Insp. McCollum
MovieCaptain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953
as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as George Haviland
MoviePlunder of the Sun
1953
as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieJulius Caesar
1953
as Lepidus
TVThe Life Of Riley
1953
as Cunningham
MovieRapture
1952
as W.C. Hutton
MovieSky Full of Moon
1952
as Rodeo Official
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as J.B. Creston
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Lord Rawdon
MovieApache War Smoke
1952
as Maj. Dekker
MovieSon of Paleface
1952
as Sheriff McIntyre
MovieScaramouche
1952
as Assembly President
TVChina Smith
1952
TVDangerous Assignment
1952
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Governor Spriggs
MovieA Millionaire for Christy
1951
as J.C. Thompson
TVRacket Squad
1951
MovieThe Kangaroo Kid
1950
as Vincent Moller
TVThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Whitfield
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
MovieThe Savage Horde
1950
as Col. Price
MovieRiding High
1950
as Eddie Howard
MovieBuccaneer's Girl
1950
as Capt. Martos
MovieTell It to the Judge
1949
as George Ellerby
MovieRapture
1949
as W.C. Hutton
MovieJoe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Captain Lance
MovieThe Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949
as John J. Murdock
MovieAlimony
1949
as Burton Crail
MovieRiders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Henry Mitchell
MovieDynamite
1949
as Hank Gibbons
MovieLast of the Wild Horses
1948
as Charlie Cooper
MovieBlonde Savage
1947
as Mark Harper
MovieBeyond Our Own
1947
as E.W. Osborne
MovieThe Fabulous Texan
1947
as Luke Roland
MovieChristmas Eve
1947
as Dr. Bunyan
MovieDragnet
1947
as Frank Farrington
MovieDishonored Lady
1947
as District Attorney O'Brien
MovieIt's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Big Dan Healey
MovieMonsieur Beaucaire
1946
as George Washington
MovieUnder Nevada Skies
1946
as Courtney
MovieSpook Busters
1946
as Dr. Coslow
MovieThe Cat Creeps
1946
as Tom McGalvey
MovieNight in Paradise
1946
as High Priest
MovieThe Catman of Paris
1946
as Henry Borchard
MovieRoad to Utopia
1946
as Ace Larson
MoviePardon My Past
1945
as Uncle Wills
MovieThe Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Sheriff Hoskins
MovieFlame of the West
1945
as Marshal Tom Nightlander
MovieThe Frozen Ghost
1945
as Inspector Brant
MovieA Medal for Benny
1945
as General
MovieJungle Queen
1945
as Lang
MovieLost in a Harem
1944
as Nimativ
MovieGypsy Wildcat
1944
as Baron Tovar
MovieForty Thieves
1944
as Tad Hammond
MovieJungle Woman
1944
as District Attorney
MovieLumberjack
1944
as Daniel J. Keefer
MovieUncertain Glory
1944
as Police Commissioner LaFarge
MovieFalse Colors
1943
as Mark Foster
MovieDu Barry Was a Lady
1943
as Willie / Duc de Rigor
MovieStand by for Action
1942
as Capt. Ludlow
MovieKing of the Mounties
1942
as Harper
MovieI Married an Angel
1942
as Baron Szigethy
MovieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Gen. William Henry Harrison
MovieA Gentleman After Dark
1942
as Enzo Calibra
MovieCastle in the Desert
1942
as Paul Manderley
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Jake Rainwater
MovieEllery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as John Matthews
MovieThe Big Store
1941
as Mr. Grover
MovieWashington Melodrama
1941
as District Attorney Donnelly
MovieRoad to Zanzibar
1941
as Slave Trader
MovieThe Roundup
1941
as Capt. Bob Lane
MovieMurder Among Friends
1941
as Carter Stevenson
MovieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieSouth of Pago Pago
1940
as Williams
MovieVirginia City
1940
as Maj. Drewery
MovieSlightly Honorable
1939
as George Taylor
MovieRovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Stephen Holloway
MovieCity in Darkness
1939
as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as District Commander
MovieCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Matt Cooper
MovieCaptain Fury
1939
as Preston
MovieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Comdr. La Costa
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1939
as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieKentucky
1938
as John Dillon - 1861
MovieSharpshooters
1938
as Count Maxim
MovieStorm Over Bengal
1938
as Ramin Khan
MovieCrime Takes a Holiday
1938
as J.J. Grant
MovieThe Mysterious Rider
1938
as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
MovieFast Company
1938
as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieStolen Heaven
1938
as Klingman
MovieThe Buccaneer
1938
as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
MovieThe Firefly
1937
as Marquis de Melito
MovieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Prince Musah
MovieThe Emperor's Candlesticks
1937
as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
MovieA Day at the Races
1937
as Morgan
MovieWoman in Distress
1937
as Jerome Culver
MovieCounterfeit Lady
1936
as August Marino
MovieEnd of the Trail
1936
as Bill Mason
MovieM'Liss
1936
as Lou Ellis
MovieThe Princess Comes Across
1936
as Lorel
MovieThe Witness Chair
1936
as Stanley Whittaker
MovieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as John Cedar
MovieThe Music Goes 'Round
1936
as Bishop
MovieYou May Be Next!
1936
as Beau Gardner
MovieThe Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Morphew
MovieThe Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Jeff Hardy
MovieCrime and Punishment
1935
as Grilov
MoviePeter Ibbetson
1935
as Colonel Forsythe
MovieThe Public Menace
1935
as Mario Tonelli
MovieLove Me Forever
1935
as Miller
Unknown Woman
1935
as Phil Gardner
MovieAir Hawks
1935
as Victor Arnold
MovieNaughty Marietta
1935
as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
MovieThe Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Mohammed Khan
MovieThe Secret Bride
1934
as Breeden
MovieBroadway Bill
1934
as Eddie Morgan
MovieTreasure Island
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
MovieOperator 13
1934
as General Stuart
MovieFog Over Frisco
1934
as Joshua Mayard
MovieHarold Teen
1934
as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieJournal of a Crime
1934
as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
MovieHi, Nellie!
1934
as Harvey Dawes
MovieLady Killer
1933
as Spade
MovieThe World Changes
1933
as Buffalo Bill Cody
MovieFemale
1933
as George Mumford
MovieThe Way to Love
1933
as Agent Chapusard
MovieI Loved a Woman
1933
as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Brain
1933
as Dan Thomas
MovieBaby Face
1933
as Brody
MovieThe Man Who Dared
1933
as Judge Collier
MovieHeroes for Sale
1933
as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
MovieElmer, the Great
1933
as Stillman (uncredited)
MovieThe Working Man
1933
as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
MovieThe Rustler's Roundup
1933
as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
MovieKing of the Jungle
1933
as Ed Peters
MovieHard to Handle
1933
as District Attorney (uncredited)
MovieLaughter in Hell
1933
as Ed Perkins
MovieSmoke Lightning
1933
as Sam Edson
MovieThat's My Boy
1932
as Coach "Daisy" Adams
MovieI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as District Attorney (uncredited)
MovieThe Pride of the Legion
1932
as McMahon
MovieBlondie of the Follies
1932
as Murchenson
MovieThe Wiser Sex
1932
as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
MovieThe Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
as Giuseppe Benito
MovieHis Woman
1931
as Alisandroe
The Door Knocker
1931
as Gangster
MovieWhat 80 Million Women Want
1913
as District Attorney(uncredited)
