Actor
Douglass Dumbrille
154 movies as actor
Born Oct 12, 1889 – Apr 2, 1974 (aged 84)From Hamilton, CanadaAlso known as Douglass Rupert Dumbrille, Douglas Dumbrille, Douglas Dunbrile
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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 tha…
Known for
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Drama, History
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Comedy, Drama
Julius Caesar
1953 · Drama, History
A Day at the Races
1937 · Comedy, Music
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Drama
Baby Face
1933 · Drama
Scaramouche
1952 · Adventure, Romance
Treasure Island
1934 · Adventure, Family
The Big Store
1941 · Comedy, Music
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Drama, Fantasy
Crime and Punishment
1935 · Crime, Drama
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Adventure, Drama
Douglass Dumbrille movies
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cool
1963 · Corrupt City Council Member
Air Patrol
1962 · Millard Nolan
High Time
1960 · Judge Carter (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1958 · Collector of the Port
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Jannes
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956 · Eustace Fentwick III
Mobs, Inc.
1956 · Leland Cameron James
Jungle Safari
1956 · Lang
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955 · Red Beecham
Allen in Movieland
1955 · Self - Lawyer
A Life at Stake
1955 · Gus Hillman
Jupiter's Darling
1955 · Scipio
The Lawless Rider
1954 · Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
World for Ransom
1954 · Insp. McCollum
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
1953 · Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Plunder of the Sun
1953 · Consul
Julius Caesar
1953 · Lepidus
Rapture
1952 · W.C. Hutton
Sky Full of Moon
1952 · Rodeo Official
Apache War Smoke
1952 · Maj. Dekker
Son of Paleface
1952 · Sheriff McIntyre
Scaramouche
1952 · Assembly President
A Millionaire for Christy
1951 · J.C. Thompson
The Kangaroo Kid
1950 · Vincent Moller
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950 · Sheik Hamud El Khalid
The Savage Horde
1950 · Col. Price
Riding High
1950 · Eddie Howard
Buccaneer's Girl
1950 · Capt. Martos
Tell It to the Judge
1949 · George Ellerby
Rapture
1949 · W.C. Hutton
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949 · Captain Lance
The Lone Wolf and His Lady
1949 · John J. Murdock
Alimony
1949 · Burton Crail
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949 · Henry Mitchell
Dynamite
1949 · Hank Gibbons
Last of the Wild Horses
1948 · Charlie Cooper
Blonde Savage
1947 · Mark Harper
Beyond Our Own
1947 · E.W. Osborne
The Fabulous Texan
1947 · Luke Roland
Christmas Eve
1947 · Dr. Bunyan
Dragnet
1947 · Frank Farrington
Dishonored Lady
1947 · District Attorney O'Brien
It's a Joke, Son!
1947 · Big Dan Healey
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946 · George Washington
Under Nevada Skies
1946 · Courtney
Spook Busters
1946 · Dr. Coslow
The Cat Creeps
1946 · Tom McGalvey
Night in Paradise
1946 · High Priest
The Catman of Paris
1946 · Henry Borchard
Road to Utopia
1946 · Ace Larson
Pardon My Past
1945 · Uncle Wills
The Daltons Ride Again
1945 · Sheriff Hoskins
Flame of the West
1945 · Marshal Tom Nightlander
The Frozen Ghost
1945 · Inspector Brant
A Medal for Benny
1945 · General
Jungle Queen
1945 · Lang
Lost in a Harem
1944 · Nimativ
Gypsy Wildcat
1944 · Baron Tovar
Forty Thieves
1944 · Tad Hammond
Jungle Woman
1944 · District Attorney
Lumberjack
1944 · Daniel J. Keefer
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Police Commissioner LaFarge
False Colors
1943 · Mark Foster
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943 · Willie / Duc de Rigor
Stand by for Action
1942 · Capt. Ludlow
King of the Mounties
1942 · Harper
I Married an Angel
1942 · Baron Szigethy
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Gen. William Henry Harrison
A Gentleman After Dark
1942 · Enzo Calibra
Castle in the Desert
1942 · Paul Manderley
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Jake Rainwater
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · John Matthews
The Big Store
1941 · Mr. Grover
Washington Melodrama
1941 · District Attorney Donnelly
Road to Zanzibar
1941 · Slave Trader
The Roundup
1941 · Capt. Bob Lane
Murder Among Friends
1941 · Carter Stevenson
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
South of Pago Pago
1940 · Williams
Virginia City
1940 · Maj. Drewery
Slightly Honorable
1939 · George Taylor
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939 · Stephen Holloway
City in Darkness
1939 · B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Thunder Afloat
1939 · District Commander
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Tell No Tales
1939 · Matt Cooper
Captain Fury
1939 · Preston
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 · Comdr. La Costa
The Three Musketeers
1939 · Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Kentucky
1938 · John Dillon - 1861
Sharpshooters
1938 · Count Maxim
Storm Over Bengal
1938 · Ramin Khan
Crime Takes a Holiday
1938 · J.J. Grant
The Mysterious Rider
1938 · Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Fast Company
1938 · Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Stolen Heaven
1938 · Klingman
The Buccaneer
1938 · Governor William C.C. Claiborne
The Firefly
1937 · Marquis de Melito
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937 · Prince Musah
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937 · Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
A Day at the Races
1937 · Morgan
Woman in Distress
1937 · Jerome Culver
Counterfeit Lady
1936 · August Marino
End of the Trail
1936 · Bill Mason
M'Liss
1936 · Lou Ellis
The Princess Comes Across
1936 · Lorel
The Witness Chair
1936 · Stanley Whittaker
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · John Cedar
The Music Goes 'Round
1936 · Bishop
You May Be Next!
1936 · Beau Gardner
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935 · Morphew
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935 · Jeff Hardy
Crime and Punishment
1935 · Grilov
Peter Ibbetson
1935 · Colonel Forsythe
The Public Menace
1935 · Mario Tonelli
Love Me Forever
1935 · Miller
Unknown Woman
Unknown Woman
1935 · Phil Gardner
Air Hawks
1935 · Victor Arnold
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935 · Mohammed Khan
The Secret Bride
1934 · Breeden
Broadway Bill
1934 · Eddie Morgan
Treasure Island
1934 · Pirate of the Spanish Main
Operator 13
1934 · General Stuart
Fog Over Frisco
1934 · Joshua Mayard
Harold Teen
1934 · H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Journal of a Crime
1934 · Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Hi, Nellie!
1934 · Harvey Dawes
Lady Killer
1933 · Spade
The World Changes
1933 · Buffalo Bill Cody
Female
1933 · George Mumford
The Way to Love
1933 · Agent Chapusard
I Loved a Woman
1933 · U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
The Big Brain
1933 · Dan Thomas
Baby Face
1933 · Brody
The Man Who Dared
1933 · Judge Collier
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Elmer, the Great
1933 · Stillman (uncredited)
The Working Man
1933 · Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
The Rustler's Roundup
1933 · Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
King of the Jungle
1933 · Ed Peters
Hard to Handle
1933 · District Attorney (uncredited)
Laughter in Hell
1933 · Ed Perkins
Smoke Lightning
1933 · Sam Edson
That's My Boy
1932 · Coach "Daisy" Adams
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · District Attorney (uncredited)
The Pride of the Legion
1932 · McMahon
Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Murchenson
The Wiser Sex
1932 · Chauffeur - aka The Wop
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 · Giuseppe Benito
His Woman
1931 · Alisandroe
The Door Knocker
The Door Knocker
1931 · Gangster
What 80 Million Women Want
1913 · District Attorney(uncredited)
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