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Douglass Dumbrille
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Douglass Dumbrille

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1889 – 1974 · Hamilton, Canada · Active 1913–2003

Douglass Dumbrille, born in 1889 in Canada, became a notable figure in early Hollywood, specializing in roles that exuded charm and cunning. His work in Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) showcases his ability to portray complex characters, often as slick politicians or unscrupulous lawyers. Throughout his career, he appeared in over 200 films, including Air Hawks (1935) and The Buccaneer (1958), cementing his status as a reliable character actor in the cult film landscape.

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Air Hawks

Air Hawks

1935 ★ 6.0
as Victor Arnold

A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.

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It's a Joke, Son! (1947) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
It's a Joke, Son!
1947 · ★7.0
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1956) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
King of the Jungle (1933) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
King of the Jungle
1933 · ★6.0
The Buccaneer (1958) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
The Buccaneer
1958 · ★6.0
Julius Caesar (1953) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Julius Caesar
1953 · ★7.0
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) Movie Poster - SassyFlix
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · ★7.0
Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
1959
Batman (1966)
Batman
1966
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar
1953
A Day at the Races (1937)
A Day at the Races
1937

Filmography

189 credits
2000s 1 credit
2003
Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.9
1960s 7 credits
1966
Batman as The Doctor
TV ★ 7.3
1963
Johnny Cool as Corrupt City Council Member
Movie ★ 5.3
1963
Petticoat Junction as Dave La Salle
TV ★ 5.8
1962
Air Patrol as Millard Nolan
Movie ★ 4.3
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
TV ★ 6.9
1960
High Time as Judge Carter (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1960
Bringing Up Buddy
TV ★ 9.0
1950s 56 credits
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV ★ 6.3
1959
The Twilight Zone as Mr. Halpert
TV ★ 8.5
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson as Warden
TV ★ 6.8
1959
The Untouchables as Judge Ben Harlow
TV ★ 7.9
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.
TV ★ 6.3
1958
The Buccaneer● as Collector of the Port
Movie ★ 6.5
1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV ★ 7.1
1958
Bat Masterson as Gen. Taylor Millard
TV ★ 6.1
1957
Perry Mason as Judge Robert Adler
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Judge
TV ★ 7.7
1956
The Ten Commandments as Jannes
Movie ★ 7.8
1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock!● as Eustace Fentwick III
Movie ★ 5.6
1956
Jungle Safari as Lang
Movie ★ 6.0
1956
Mobs, Inc. as Leland Cameron James
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Hey, Jeannie! as Gen. Hardwicke
TV ★ 6.3
1955
Allen in Movieland as Self- Lawyer
Movie ★ 4.5
1955
A Life at Stake as Gus Hillman
Movie ★ 5.3
1955
Jupiter's Darling as Scipio
Movie ★ 4.9
1955
Life of Vernon Hathaway as Red Beecham
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
The Millionaire as B.G. Greenwise
TV ★ 5.8
1955
Matinee Theater
TV ★ 5.3
1955
Crossroads
TV ★ 6.8
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse as Red Beecham
TV ★ 7.0
1954
World for Ransom as Insp. McCollum
Movie ★ 5.3
1954
The Lawless Rider as Marshal Brady (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Public Defender as Frank Hackman
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Studio 57 as Goldy
TV ★ 8.0
1953
Julius Caesar● as Lepidus
Movie ★ 7.1
1953
Plunder of the Sun as Consul (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.3
1953
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas as Powhatan (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 4.0
1953
Letter to Loretta as George Haviland
TV ★ 6.6
1953
The Life Of Riley as Cunningham
TV ★ 6.7
1953
The Life Of Riley
TV ★ 6.7
1952
Son of Paleface as Sheriff McIntyre
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
Apache War Smoke as Maj. Dekker
Movie ★ 5.0
1952
Sky Full of Moon as Rodeo Official
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Scaramouche as Assembly President
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
Rapture as W.C. Hutton
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
China Smith
TV
1952
Cavalcade of America as Lord Rawdon
TV ★ 4.6
1952
Dangerous Assignment
TV ★ 5.3
1952
The Ford Television Theatre as J.B. Creston
TV ★ 7.8
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
TV ★ 7.8
1951
A Millionaire for Christy as J.C. Thompson
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Governor Spriggs
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Racket Squad
TV ★ 6.5
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Governor William Claiborne
TV ★ 8.8
1950
The Savage Horde as Col. Price
Movie ★ 6.2
1950
Buccaneer's Girl as Capt. Martos
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Riding High as Eddie Howard
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
The Kangaroo Kid as Vincent Moller
Movie ★ 7.5
1950
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion as Sheik Hamud El Khalid
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mr. Arthur J. Cahill
TV ★ 7.1
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Judge Strickland
TV ★ 7.1
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Whitfield
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 52 credits
1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines as Henry Mitchell
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
The Lone Wolf and His Lady as John J. Murdock
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
Alimony as Burton Crail
Movie ★ 6.1
1949
Dynamite as Hank Gibbons
Movie ★ 4.7
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch as Captain Lance
Movie ★ 9.0
1949
Tell It to the Judge as George Ellerby
Movie ★ 6.6
1949
Rapture as W.C. Hutton
Movie
1948
Last of the Wild Horses as Charlie Cooper
Movie ★ 3.3
1947
Christmas Eve as Dr. Bunyan
Movie ★ 5.4
1947
It's a Joke, Son!● as Big Dan Healey
Movie ★ 6.6
1947
The Fabulous Texan as Luke Roland
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
Blonde Savage as Mark Harper
Movie ★ 4.7
1947
Dishonored Lady as District Attorney O'Brien
Movie ★ 5.8
1947
Dragnet as Frank Farrington
Movie ★ 7.3
1947
Beyond Our Own as E.W. Osborne
Movie ★ 9.0
1946
Road to Utopia as Ace Larson
Movie ★ 6.7
1946
Under Nevada Skies as Courtney
Movie ★ 7.5
1946
Spook Busters as Dr. Coslow
Movie ★ 5.5
1946
The Catman of Paris as Henry Borchard
Movie ★ 5.6
1946
Night in Paradise as High Priest
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
The Cat Creeps as Tom McGalvey
Movie ★ 5.0
1946
Monsieur Beaucaire as George Washington
Movie ★ 5.7
1945
The Frozen Ghost as Inspector Brant
Movie ★ 6.4
1945
A Medal for Benny as General
Movie ★ 5.6
1945
Pardon My Past as Uncle Wills
Movie ★ 6.7
1945
Jungle Queen as Lang
Movie ★ 5.5
1945
The Daltons Ride Again as Sheriff Hoskins
Movie ★ 5.0
1945
Flame of the West as Marshal Tom Nightlander
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Forty Thieves as Tad Hammond
Movie ★ 5.0
1944
Lumberjack as Daniel J. Keefer
Movie ★ 5.8
1944
Gypsy Wildcat as Baron Tovar
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Jungle Woman as District Attorney
Movie ★ 5.2
1944
Uncertain Glory as Police Commissioner LaFarge
Movie ★ 6.7
1944
Lost in a Harem as Nimativ
Movie ★ 5.6
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady as Willie / Duc de Rigor
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
False Colors as Mark Foster
Movie ★ 4.7
1942
Castle in the Desert as Paul Manderley
Movie ★ 7.1
1942
A Gentleman After Dark as Enzo Calibra
Movie ★ 4.6
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Gen. William Henry Harrison
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
I Married an Angel as Baron Szigethy
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
King of the Mounties as Harper
Movie ★ 8.0
1942
Stand by for Action as Capt. Ludlow
Movie ★ 7.1
1941
Road to Zanzibar as Slave Trader
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
The Big Store as Mr. Grover
Movie ★ 6.2
1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime as John Matthews
Movie ★ 5.8
1941
Murder Among Friends as Carter Stevenson
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Washington Melodrama as District Attorney Donnelly
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Jake Rainwater
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
The Roundup as Capt. Bob Lane
Movie ★ 9.0
1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective as Benny Gordon (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.6
1940
South of Pago Pago as Williams
Movie ★ 5.5
1940
Virginia City as Maj. Drewery
Movie ★ 6.2
1930s 72 credits
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island● as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
City in Darkness as B. Petroff (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.5
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Comdr. La Costa
Movie ★ 6.7
1939
Thunder Afloat as District Commander
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
Tell No Tales as Matt Cooper
Movie ★ 5.4
1939
The Three Musketeers as Athos (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Slightly Honorable as George Taylor
Movie ★ 5.1
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds as Stephen Holloway
Movie ★ 5.7
1939
Captain Fury as Preston
Movie ★ 5.6
1938
The Buccaneer as Governor William C.C. Claiborne
Movie ★ 6.4
1938
Kentucky as John Dillon - 1861
Movie ★ 6.1
1938
Fast Company as Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 5.4
1938
Stolen Heaven as Klingman
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
The Mysterious Rider as Pecos Bill aka Ben Wade
Movie ★ 7.3
1938
Sharpshooters as Count Maxim
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
Storm Over Bengal as Ramin Khan
Movie ★ 6.0
1938
Crime Takes a Holiday as J.J. Grant
Movie ★ 9.0
1937
A Day at the Races as Morgan
Movie ★ 7.1
1937
The Firefly as Marquis de Melito
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks as Mr. Korum, a Conspirator
Movie ★ 4.9
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town as Prince Musah
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Woman in Distress as Jerome Culver
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
The Princess Comes Across as Lorel
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as John Cedar
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
The Music Goes 'Round as Bishop
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
You May Be Next! as Beau Gardner
Movie ★ 4.8
1936
M'Liss as Lou Ellis
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
The Witness Chair as Stanley Whittaker
Movie ★ 6.6
1936
Counterfeit Lady as August Marino
Movie ★ 10.0
1936
End of the Trail as Bill Mason
Movie ★ 8.7
1935
Crime and Punishment as Grilov
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Naughty Marietta as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle
Movie ★ 5.4
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer as Mohammed Khan
Movie ★ 6.6
1935
Unknown Woman as Phil Gardner
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Peter Ibbetson as Colonel Forsythe
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
The Public Menace as Mario Tonelli
Movie ★ 6.0
1935
Air Hawks● as Victor Arnold
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
The Lone Wolf Returns as Morphew
Movie ★ 6.1
1935
Love Me Forever as Miller
Movie ★ 5.5
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews as Jeff Hardy
Movie ★ 4.7
1934
Broadway Bill as Eddie Morgan
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Harold Teen as H.H. Snatcher (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Journal of a Crime as Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Movie ★ 5.9
1934
Operator 13 as General Stuart
Movie ★ 5.9
1934
Treasure Island as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Fog Over Frisco as Joshua Mayard
Movie ★ 6.4
1934
Hi, Nellie! as Harvey Dawes
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
The Secret Bride as Breeden
Movie ★ 6.2
1933
Baby Face as Brody
Movie ★ 7.2
1933
The Rustler's Roundup as Bill Brett (as Douglas Dunbrile)
Movie ★ 9.0
1933
Lady Killer as Spade
Movie ★ 6.9
1933
Elmer, the Great as Stillman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
1933
I Loved a Woman as U.S. Attorney Brandt (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.8
1933
Laughter in Hell as Ed Perkins
Movie ★ 3.7
1933
Hard to Handle as District Attorney (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1933
The World Changes as Buffalo Bill Cody
Movie ★ 4.8
1933
The Working Man as Lawyer Hammersmith (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1933
King of the Jungle● as Ed Peters
Movie ★ 5.8
1933
The Man Who Dared as Judge Collier
Movie ★ 7.5
1933
Smoke Lightning as Sam Edson
Movie ★ 5.3
1933
Female as George Mumford
Movie ★ 6.3
1933
Heroes for Sale as Chief Engineer Jim (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1933
The Way to Love as Agent Chapusard
Movie ★ 8.0
1933
The Big Brain as Dan Thomas
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
Blondie of the Follies as Murchenson
Movie ★ 6.3
1932
The Pride of the Legion as McMahon
Movie ★ 7.0
1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as District Attorney (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.8
1932
That's My Boy as Coach "Daisy" Adams
Movie ★ 8.0
1932
The Wiser Sex as Chauffeur - aka The Wop
Movie ★ 7.5
1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery as Giuseppe Benito
Movie ★ 7.0
1931
The Door Knocker as Gangster
Movie
1931
His Woman as Alisandroe
Movie ★ 4.3
1910s 1 credit
1913
What 80 Million Women Want as District Attorney(uncredited)
Movie ★ 3.5