1889-10-12 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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Johnny Cool | 1963-10-02 | |
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Air Patrol | Millard Nolan | 1962-07-17 |
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High Time | Judge Carter (uncredited) | 1960-09-16 |
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The Buccaneer | Collector of the Port | 1958-12-11 |
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Mobs, Inc. | Leland Cameron James | 1956-03-21 |
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Shake, Rattle and Rock! | Eustace Fentwick III | 1956-11-01 |
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The Ten Commandments | Jannes | 1956-10-05 |
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Jungle Safari | Lang | 1956-01-01 |
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A Life at Stake | Gus Hillman | 1955-03-01 |
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Jupiter's Darling | Scipio | 1955-02-18 |
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Allen in Movieland | Self- Lawyer | 1955-07-02 |
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The Lawless Rider | Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1954-07-01 |
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World for Ransom | Insp. McCollum | 1954-01-31 |
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Julius Caesar | Lepidus | 1953-06-04 |
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Plunder of the Sun | Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1953-08-26 |
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Captain John Smith and Pocahontas | Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1953-11-20 |
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Apache War Smoke | Maj. Dekker | 1952-09-25 |
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Sangue sul sagrato | W.C. Hutton | 1952-12-13 |
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Scaramouche | Assembly President | 1952-05-08 |
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Sky Full of Moon | Rodeo Official | 1952-12-12 |
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Son of Paleface | Sheriff McIntyre | 1952-07-14 |
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A Millionaire for Christy | J.C. Thompson | 1951-09-02 |
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The Kangaroo Kid | Vincent Moller | 1950-10-22 |
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Riding High | Eddie Howard | 1950-04-12 |
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The Savage Horde | Col. Price | 1950-05-22 |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion | Sheik Hamud El Khalid | 1950-08-05 |
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Buccaneer's Girl | Capt. Martos | 1950-03-01 |
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Tell It to the Judge | George Ellerby | 1949-11-18 |
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Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Captain Lance | 1949-08-14 |
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Dynamite | Hank Gibbons | 1949-01-18 |
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Alimony | Burton Crail | 1949-06-11 |
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Riders of the Whistling Pines | Henry Mitchell | 1949-03-16 |
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady | John J. Murdock | 1949-08-11 |
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Last of the Wild Horses | Charlie Cooper | 1948-12-27 |
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Beyond Our Own | E.W. Osborne | 1947-11-16 |
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Christmas Eve | Dr. Bunyan | 1947-10-31 |
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The Fabulous Texan | Luke Roland | 1947-11-09 |
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Dragnet | Frank Farrington | 1947-08-16 |
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Blonde Savage | Mark Harper | 1947-11-22 |
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It's a Joke, Son! | Big Dan Healey | 1947-01-15 |
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Dishonored Lady | District Attorney O'Brien | 1947-05-16 |
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Night in Paradise | High Priest | 1946-05-03 |
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Monsieur Beaucaire | George Washington | 1946-09-04 |
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The Catman of Paris | Henry Borchard | 1946-04-20 |
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The Cat Creeps | Tom McGalvey | 1946-05-17 |
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Spook Busters | Dr. Coslow | 1946-08-24 |
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Under Nevada Skies | Courtney | 1946-08-26 |
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Road to Utopia | Ace Larson | 1946-02-27 |
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The Daltons Ride Again | Sheriff Hoskins | 1945-11-23 |
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A Medal for Benny | General | 1945-04-16 |
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Flame of the West | Marshal Tom Nightlander | 1945-06-25 |
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The Frozen Ghost | Inspector Brant | 1945-06-01 |
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Jungle Queen | Lang | 1945-01-22 |
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Pardon My Past | Uncle Wills | 1945-12-24 |
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Forty Thieves | Tad Hammond | 1944-06-23 |
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Lumberjack | Daniel J. Keefer | 1944-04-28 |
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Gypsy Wildcat | Baron Tovar | 1944-08-02 |
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Jungle Woman | District Attorney | 1944-06-01 |
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Lost in a Harem | Nimativ | 1944-12-01 |
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Uncertain Glory | Police Commissioner LaFarge | 1944-04-07 |
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False Colors | Mark Foster | 1943-11-05 |
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Du Barry Was a Lady | Willie / Duc de Rigor | 1943-08-13 |
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Stand by for Action | Capt. Ludlow | 1942-12-31 |
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A Gentleman After Dark | Enzo Calibra | 1942-04-16 |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Gen. William Henry Harrison | 1942-06-26 |
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Castle in the Desert | Paul Manderley | 1942-02-02 |
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King of the Mounties | Harper | 1942-10-17 |
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Ride 'Em Cowboy | Jake Rainwater | 1942-02-13 |
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I Married an Angel | Baron Szigethy | 1942-07-09 |
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The Big Store | Mr. Grover | 1941-06-20 |
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The Roundup | Capt. Bob Lane | 1941-04-03 |
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Road to Zanzibar | Slave trader | 1941-04-11 |
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Washington Melodrama | District Attorney Donnelly | 1941-04-17 |
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Murder Among Friends | Carter Stevenson | 1941-02-28 |
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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | John Matthews | 1941-08-14 |
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South of Pago Pago | Williams | 1940-07-19 |
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective | Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1940-12-19 |
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Virginia City | Maj. Drewery | 1940-03-23 |
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Tell No Tales | Matt Cooper (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1939-06-12 |
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Slightly Honorable | George Taylor | 1939-12-22 |
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The Three Musketeers | Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1939-02-17 |
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Captain Fury | Preston | 1939-05-26 |
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Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Stephen Holloway | 1939-11-16 |
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory | 1939-08-31 |
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City in Darkness | B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1939-11-15 |
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Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Comdr. La Costa | 1939-04-07 |
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Thunder Afloat | District Commander | 1939-09-15 |
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Sharpshooters | Count Maxim | 1938-11-18 |
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Fast Company | Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1938-07-05 |
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Crime Takes a Holiday | J.J. Grant | 1938-10-05 |
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Kentucky | John Dillon - 1861 | 1938-12-30 |
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Storm Over Bengal | Ramin Khan | 1938-11-14 |
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Stolen Heaven | Klingman | 1938-05-11 |
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The Buccaneer | Governor William C.C. Claiborne | 1938-02-04 |
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The Mysterious Rider | Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade | 1938-09-21 |
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Woman in Distress | Jerome Culver | 1937-01-17 |
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Ali Baba Goes to Town | Prince Musah | 1937-10-29 |
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The Emperor's Candlesticks | Mr. Korum, a Conspirator | 1937-07-02 |
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A Day at the Races | Morgan | 1937-06-11 |
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The Firefly | Marquis de Melito | 1937-11-05 |
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Counterfeit Lady | August Marino | 1936-12-31 |
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End of the Trail | Bill Mason | 1936-10-10 |
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The Witness Chair | Stanley Whittaker | 1936-04-23 |
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | John Cedar | 1936-04-09 |
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The Princess Comes Across | Lorel | 1936-05-22 |
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You May Be Next! | Beau Gardner | 1936-02-05 |
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M'Liss | Lou Ellis | 1936-07-27 |
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The Music Goes 'Round | Bishop | 1936-02-27 |
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The Public Menace | Mario Tonelli | 1935-09-30 |
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Unknown Woman | 1935-06-21 | |
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Air Hawks | Victor Arnold | 1935-05-07 |
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Naughty Marietta | Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle | 1935-03-29 |
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The Lone Wolf Returns | Morphew | 1935-12-31 |
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Love Me Forever | Miller | 1935-06-28 |
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Crime and Punishment | Grilov | 1935-11-22 |
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The Calling of Dan Matthews | Jeff Hardy | 1935-12-10 |
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Peter Ibbetson | Colonel Forsythe | 1935-11-07 |
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Mohammed Khan | 1935-01-11 |
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Fog Over Frisco | Joshua Mayard | 1934-06-02 |
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Broadway Bill | Eddie Morgan | 1934-11-30 |
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Harold Teen | H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1934-04-07 |
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Operator 13 | General Stuart | 1934-06-08 |
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Treasure Island | Pirate of the Spanish Main | 1934-08-17 |
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Hi, Nellie! | Dawes | 1934-01-20 |
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Journal of a Crime | Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 1934-03-10 |
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The Secret Bride | Breeden | 1934-12-22 |
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The Way to Love | Agent Chapusard | 1933-10-20 |
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The Big Brain | Dan Thomas | 1933-08-04 |
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Heroes for Sale | Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited) | 1933-06-17 |
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The World Changes | Buffalo Bill Cody | 1933-11-25 |
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Lady Killer | Spade | 1933-12-09 |
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The Rustler's Roundup | Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile) | 1933-03-16 |
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Elmer, the Great | Stillman (uncredited) | 1933-04-29 |
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Hard to Handle | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
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I Loved a Woman | U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited) | 1933-09-23 |
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Laughter in Hell | Ed Perkins | 1933-01-12 |
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Baby Face | Brody | 1933-07-13 |
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Female | George Mumford | 1933-11-11 |
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Smoke Lightning | Sam Edson | 1933-01-01 |
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The Man Who Dared | Judge Collier | 1933-06-30 |
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King of the Jungle | Ed Peters | 1933-03-10 |
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The Working Man | Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited) | 1933-04-20 |
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The Symphony Murder Mystery | Giuseppe Benito | 1932-01-13 |
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That's My Boy | Coach "Daisy" Adams | 1932-11-13 |
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The Pride of the Legion | McMahon | 1932-10-17 |
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The Wiser Sex | Chauffeur - aka The Wop | 1932-03-14 |
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1932-11-09 |
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Blondie of the Follies | Murchenson | 1932-09-01 |
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His Woman | Alisandroe | 1931-11-20 |
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The Door Knocker | Gangster | 1931-11-07 |
