Douglass Dumbrille
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
ActingBirthday
October 12, 1889Deathday
April 2, 1974Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
148Place of birth
Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAlso known as
Douglass Rupert Dumbrille, Douglas Dumbrille, Douglas DunbrileCast credits
Blondie of the Follies
MurchensonThe Buccaneer
Collector of the PortStorm Over Bengal
Ramin KhanSon of Paleface
Sheriff McIntyreThe Ten Commandments
JannesRoad to Zanzibar
Slave traderThe Princess Comes Across
LorelA Day at the Races
MorganMr. Deeds Goes to Town
John CedarThe Big Store
Mr. GroverCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas GregoryCity in Darkness
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)Baby Face
BrodyWorld for Ransom
Insp. McCollumRoad to Utopia
Ace LarsonCastle in the Desert
Paul ManderleyRiders of the Whistling Pines
Henry MitchellDu Barry was a Lady
Willie / Duc de RigorLady Killer
Spade MaddockThe Firefly
Marquis de MelitoCrime and Punishment
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