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