Birth Day: 1889-10-12
Place of birth: 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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
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As Millard Nolan -
As Judge Carter (uncredited) -
As Collector of the Port -
As Lang -
As Leland Cameron James -
As Jannes -
As Eustace Fentwick III -
As Red Beecham
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As Self- Lawyer -
As Scipio -
As Gus Hillman -
As Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Insp. McCollum -
As Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Lepidus -
As Rodeo Official -
As W.C. Hutton -
As Maj. Dekker -
As Sheriff McIntyre -
As Assembly President -
As J.C. Thompson -
As Eddie Howard -
As Vincent Moller -
As Capt. Martos -
As Sheik Hamud El Khalid -
As Col. Price -
As Captain Lance -
As Henry Mitchell -
As Hank Gibbons -
As Burton Crail -
As John J. Murdock -
As George Ellerby -
As Charlie Cooper -
As Luke Roland -
As Big Dan Healey -
As Dr. Bunyan -
As Mark Harper -
As District Attorney O'Brien -
As E.W. Osborne -
As Frank Farrington -
As Tom McGalvey -
As Ace Larson -
As High Priest -
As Courtney -
As George Washington -
As Dr. Coslow -
As Henry Borchard -
As Inspector Brant -
As Sheriff Hoskins -
As Uncle Wills -
As Marshal Tom Nightlander -
As Lang -
As General -
As Baron Tovar -
As Nimativ -
As Police Commissioner LaFarge -
As Tad Hammond -
As District Attorney -
As Daniel J. Keefer -
As Mark Foster -
As Willie / Duc de Rigor -
As Gen. William Henry Harrison -
As Paul Manderley -
As Enzo Calibra -
As Baron Szigethy -
As Harper -
As Capt. Ludlow -
As District Attorney Donnelly -
As Capt. Bob Lane -
As Mr. Grover -
As John Matthews -
As Carter Stevenson -
As Slave trader -
As Jake Rainwater -
As Maj. Drewery -
As Williams -
As Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Preston -
As Stephen Holloway -
As B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Comdr. La Costa -
As Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory -
As District Commander -
As Matt Cooper -
As Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As George Taylor -
As Ramin Khan -
As Count Maxim -
As Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As John Dillon - 1861 -
As Klingman -
As Governor William C.C. Claiborne -
As J.J. Grant -
As Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade -
As Mr. Korum, a Conspirator -
As Morgan -
As Marquis de Melito -
As Jerome Culver -
As Prince Musah -
As August Marino -
As Stanley Whittaker -
As Lou Ellis -
As Bill Mason -
As Bishop -
As Beau Gardner -
As John Cedar -
As Lorel -
As Jeff Hardy -
As Miller -
As Victor Arnold -
As Morphew -
As Colonel Forsythe -
As Phil Gardner
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As Mario Tonelli -
As Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle -
As Mohammed Khan -
As Grilov -
As H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille) -
As Eddie Morgan -
As General Stuart -
As Pirate of the Spanish Main -
As Joshua Mayard -
As Dawes -
As Breeden -
As Spade -
As Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile) -
As Agent Chapusard -
As Brody -
As Stillman (uncredited) -
As Dan Thomas -
As George Mumford -
As Ed Perkins -
As U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited) -
As Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited) -
As Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited) -
As District Attorney (uncredited) -
As Judge Collier -
As Buffalo Bill Cody -
As Ed Peters -
As Sam Edson -
As District Attorney (uncredited) -
As Murchenson -
As Giuseppe Benito -
As Chauffeur - aka The Wop -
As McMahon -
As Coach "Daisy" Adams -
As Alisandroe -
As Gangster
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As District Attorney(uncredited)