Portrait of Douglass Dumbrille

Acting

Douglass Dumbrille

Career

Active from 1913 to 1962, with a break from 1914 to 1930, busiest in 1935 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Douglass Dumbrille Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.9, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Murder Mystery 6
  • Intrigue 5
  • Old Hollywood 5
  • Classic Western 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Good vs. Evil 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

181
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 53
Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as The Doctor

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Dave La Salle

Johnny Cool
Johnny Cool (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

as Corrupt City Council Member

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Air Patrol
Air Patrol (1962)
GoodWatch score 48

as Millard Nolan

Bringing Up Buddy
Bringing Up Buddy (1960)

TV show

High Time
High Time (1960)
GoodWatch score 52

as Judge Carter (uncredited)

1950s

49 titles ยท average score 67
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Mr. Halpert

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Judge Ben Harlow

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Prof. Brinkerhoff, Esq.

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Judge Robert Adler / Judge

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jannes

Mobs, Inc.
Mobs, Inc. (1956)

as Leland Cameron James

A Life at Stake
A Life at Stake (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gus Hillman

Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface (1952)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sheriff McIntyre

Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rodeo Official

A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
GoodWatch score 66

as J.C. Thompson

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sheik Hamud El Khalid

1940s

52 titles ยท average score 56
Last of the Wild Horses
Last of the Wild Horses (1948)
GoodWatch score 18

as Charlie Cooper

Dragnet
Dragnet (1947)

as Frank Farrington

Blonde Savage
Blonde Savage (1947)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mark Harper

It's a Joke, Son!
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

as Big Dan Healey

Spook Busters
Spook Busters (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Coslow

Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (1946)
GoodWatch score 80

as Ace Larson

The Frozen Ghost
The Frozen Ghost (1945)
GoodWatch score 49

as Inspector Brant

Jungle Queen
Jungle Queen (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lang

Pardon My Past
Pardon My Past (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Uncle Wills

Lost in a Harem
Lost in a Harem (1944)
GoodWatch score 48

as Nimativ

The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Grover

Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Slave Trader

1930s

72 titles ยท average score 63
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Stewart Salsbury, alias Thomas Gregory

The Princess Comes Across
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lorel

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as John Cedar

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1936)

as Bill Mason

The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stanley Whittaker

You May Be Next!
You May Be Next! (1936)

as Beau Gardner

Unknown Woman
Unknown Woman (1935)

as Phil Gardner

Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

as Colonel Forsythe

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta (1935)
GoodWatch score 60

as Prince de Namours de la Bonfain, Marietta's Uncle

The Public Menace
The Public Menace (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mario Tonelli

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mohammed Khan

His Woman
His Woman (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alisandroe

1910s

1 title
What 80 Million Women Want
What 80 Million Women Want (1913)

as District Attorney(uncredited)