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