Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1889-10-12
Place of Birth:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As: Douglass Rupert Dumbrille / Douglas Dumbrille / Douglas Dunbrile /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1889-10-12 More

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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
Documentary TV Movie
Batman
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comedy Action & Adventure
Johnny Cool
Action Crime Drama Thriller
Air Patrol
Drama Crime
The Twilight Zone
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama
The Buccaneer
Adventure Drama War History
77 Sunset Strip
Crime Drama Mystery
Perry Mason
Mystery Drama Crime
Mobs Incorporated
Crime Action Thriller
Mobs, Inc.
Crime Thriller Action
Jungle Safari
Action Fantasy
Allen in Movieland
Comedy Music TV Movie
Jupiter's Darling
Music Adventure Romance History
World for Ransom
Drama Action Thriller
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Romance Drama History Western
Plunder of the Sun
Adventure Mystery Drama
Julius Caesar
Drama History
Rapture
Drama Romance
Scaramouche
Adventure Romance
Dangerous Assignment
Action & Adventure
Racket Squad
Drama Action & Adventure Crime
The Kangaroo Kid
Western Adventure Drama
Buccaneer's Girl
Adventure Comedy Action Romance
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
Action Comedy Crime Mystery
Alimony
Crime Drama
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Action Drama Music Western
Blonde Savage
Action Adventure Drama
Dragnet
Mystery Comedy
Under Nevada Skies
Action Adventure Western
Spook Busters
Comedy Crime Horror
The Cat Creeps
Horror Mystery
Night in Paradise
Comedy Drama Fantasy
Road to Utopia
Adventure Comedy Family Music
Jungle Queen
Action Adventure
Gypsy Wildcat
Action Adventure Drama Romance
Jungle Woman
Drama Fantasy Horror Science Fiction
Uncertain Glory
War Drama Thriller Crime Romance
Du Barry was a Lady
Comedy Fantasy Music
Stand by for Action
Action Drama War Comedy
King of the Mounties
Western Adventure
I Married an Angel
Romance Comedy Fantasy
A Gentleman After Dark
Drama Adventure Crime
Castle in the Desert
Crime Mystery Thriller
Road to Zanzibar
Adventure Comedy Romance
Virginia City
Western Action Romance
City in Darkness
Crime Thriller Mystery
Thunder Afloat
Action Drama Romance War
Tell No Tales
Crime Mystery Drama
Captain Fury
Adventure Action
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Crime Mystery Thriller Action
The Three Musketeers
Adventure Action Comedy
Kentucky
Drama Romance
Crime Takes a Holiday
Action Crime Drama
Fast Company
Mystery Comedy Romance
The Buccaneer
Adventure Drama Romance History
The Firefly
History Music Drama
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Comedy Family Fantasy Music
Woman in Distress
Drama Comedy Crime
Counterfeit Lady
Comedy Action Adventure
The Princess Comes Across
Comedy Romance Mystery Thriller
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Comedy Drama Romance
You May Be Next!
Crime Thriller Drama
Peter Ibbetson
Drama Fantasy Romance
Love Me Forever
Drama Music Romance
Air Hawks
Action Romance Mystery Drama
Treasure Island
Adventure Family
Operator 13
Drama Romance War
Fog Over Frisco
Thriller Crime Mystery
Harold Teen
Comedy Romance
Hi, Nellie!
Comedy Drama Crime
Lady Killer
Comedy Crime
Female
Romance Comedy
The Way to Love
Comedy Romance
King of the Jungle
Adventure Action
Hard to Handle
Comedy Romance
That's My Boy
Drama Romance
The Wiser Sex
Drama Comedy
His Woman
Drama Romance
  • name:Douglass Dumbrille
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1889-10-12
  • Place of Birth:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Also Known As: Douglass Rupert Dumbrille · Douglas Dumbrille · Douglas Dunbrile ·
  • Biography: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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