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Douglas Dumbrille
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Actor Born: October 13, 1890 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Death: April 2, 1974 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:Silver-tongued actor "Douglas Dumbrille" played just about every type in his long screen career, but it was as a dignified villain that he is best remembered. Born in Canada, Dumbrille did most of his stage work in the United States, breaking into films with "His Woman" in 1931. He bounced between supporting parts and unbilled bits in the early 1930s, usually at Warner Bros., where his sleek brand of skullduggery fit right in with the gangsters, shysters and political phonies popping up in most of the studio's 1930s product. Superb in modern dress roles, Dumbrille also excelled at costume villainy: it is claimed that, in "Lives of the Bengal Lancers" (1935), he was the first bad guy to growl, "We have ways of making you talk." The actor's pompous demeanor made him an ideal foil for such comedians as the "Marx Brothers", with whom he appeared twice, and Abbott and Costello, who matched wits with... Full Biography
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