Douglass Dumbrille
Acting
Born 1889-10-12
Died 1974-04-02
Hamilton, Canada
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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 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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Perry Mason
Batman
The Twilight Zone
Petticoat Junction
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Untouchables
Bat Masterson
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Ford Television Theatre
The Millionaire
The Life Of Riley
The Ten Commandments
Studio 57
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Public Defender
Screen Director's Playhouse
Cavalcade of America
Lux Video Theatre
Baby Face
Hey, Jeannie!
Scaramouche
Letter to Loretta
Julius Caesar
Treasure Island
Johnny Cool
The Buccaneer
The Big Store
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Hallmark Hall of Fame
A Day at the Races
Stolen Heaven
Naughty Marietta
Hi, Nellie!
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Virginia City
Unknown Woman
Buccaneer's Girl
The Frozen Ghost
It's a Joke, Son!
Operator 13
Peter Ibbetson
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Road to Utopia
Dishonored Lady
Son of Paleface
Jungle Woman
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Tell It to the Judge
Broadway Bill
Du Barry Was a Lady
Pardon My Past
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Matinee Theater
The Beverly Hillbillies
77 Sunset Strip
Racket Squad
Dangerous Assignment
Crossroads
China Smith
Bringing Up Buddy
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
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