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Douglass Dumbrille
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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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Acting (181)
Jannes
Mr. Halpert
The Doctor
John Cedar
Lepidus
Morgan
District Attorney (uncredited)
Brody
Judge Ben Harlow
Judge Robert Adler / Judge
Assembly President
Pirate of the Spanish Main
Mr. Grover
Colonel Forsythe
Grilov
Mohammed Khan
Collector of the Port
Ace Larson
Dave La Salle
Maj. Drewery
Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Spade
Slave Trader
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Sheriff McIntyre
Inspector Brant
Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
George Mumford
Gus Hillman
Jake Rainwater
Police Commissioner LaFarge
District Attorney O'Brien
Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Corrupt City Council Member
Comdr. La Costa
Eddie Morgan
Paul Manderley
Insp. McCollum
Prince Musah
District Attorney
B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Joshua Mayard
Mr. Arthur J. Cahill / Judge Strickland
Willie / Duc de Rigor
Lorel
Nimativ
General Stuart
Consul
Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.
Gen. Taylor Millard
District Attorney (uncredited)
Capt. Martos
Dr. Bunyan
Henry Borchard
Breeden
U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Capt. Ludlow
Tom McGalvey
John Dillon - 1861
Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Charlie Cooper
Governor William C.C. Claiborne
Burton Crail
Murchenson
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Harvey Dawes
Judge Carter (uncredited)
George Washington
Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Mark Harper
George Taylor
Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Victor Arnold
Preston
Stillman (uncredited)
Big Dan Healey
Governor Spriggs / Governor William Claiborne
Scipio
Miller
Eddie Howard
George Ellerby
Gen. William Henry Harrison
Morphew
Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Buffalo Bill Cody
J.C. Thompson
Alisandroe
George Haviland
Whitfield
Henry Mitchell
Ramin Khan
Matt Cooper
Stanley Whittaker
John Matthews
Mark Foster
Ed Peters
Daniel J. Keefer
Uncle Wills
Dr. Coslow
Marquis de Melito
District Commander
Enzo Calibra
General
Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Lord Rawdon
Baron Tovar
Red Beecham
Eustace Fentwick III
John J. Murdock
District Attorney Donnelly
Gen. Hardwicke
Baron Szigethy
Lang
Frank Hackman
Warden
J.B. Creston
B.G. Greenwise
District Attorney(uncredited)
Millard Nolan
Frank Farrington
Hank Gibbons
Bill Mason
Marshal Tom Nightlander
Tad Hammond
Ed Perkins
Lou Ellis
Stephen Holloway
Rodeo Official
Sam Edson
Williams
Jeff Hardy
Sheriff Hoskins
Cunningham
Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Col. Price
Giuseppe Benito
Maj. Dekker
H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Lang
Leland Cameron James
High Priest
Goldy
Luke Roland
Vincent Moller
Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Judge Collier
McMahon
Mario Tonelli
Capt. Bob Lane
Chauffeur - aka The Wop
Courtney
Jerome Culver
Beau Gardner
E.W. Osborne
August Marino
J.J. Grant
Captain Lance
Harper
Carter Stevenson
W.C. Hutton
Count Maxim
Klingman
Coach "Daisy" Adams
Dan Thomas
Bishop
Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Agent Chapusard
W.C. Hutton
Appearances (2)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Lawyer
