Person
Douglas Fowley
Acting · 1911–1998 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley; May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs. Fowley is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Known for
Perry Mason
Rubin Cason
Lassie
1954
The Andy Griffith Show
Hobo
Bonanza
Ned Conrad
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Charles Lowe
The Red Skelton Show
Pete
The Lucy Show
Indian Chief
Wagon Train
Ed Graham
The Virginian
Sorrowful
My Three Sons
Toby Chambers
Filmography
- 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerSelf (archive footage)
- 1994Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneDoc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
- 1979Detective School
- 1979The North Avenue IrregularsDelaney
- 1977Sunshine ChristmasStanley
- 1977CHiPsBarney (as Douglas V. Fowley)
- 1977The White BuffaloAmos Bixby
- 1977Black Oak ConspiracyBryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
- 1977The Golden DogNarrator
- 1976From Noon Till ThreeBuck Bowers
- 1976FamilyWatchman
- 1975SwitchJake
- 1975Starsky & HutchLijah
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerThe Super
- 1974The Rockford FilesTed
- 1974HomebodiesMr. Crawford
- 1973Walking TallJudge Clarke
- 1972Run, Cougar, RunJoe Bickley
- 1972Kung FuTrapper
- 1972Here Comes the Judge
- 1971O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
- 1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysGrundy
- 1969My World and Welcome to It
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Judson
- 1967The Guns of Will Sonnett
- 1967The Second Hundred YearsHenry Sykes
- 1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsGrandpa Andrew Hanks
- 1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsGrandpa Andrew Hanks
- 1965Laredo
- 1965BrandedJed Peck
- 1964Guns of DiabloMr. Knudsen
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- 1964Daniel BooneRufus C. Hoops
- 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoToothless Cowboy
- 1963The Bill Dana Show
- 1963Temple HoustonDoc Webb
- 1962The Lucy ShowIndian Chief
- 1962The VirginianSorrowful
- 1961BarabbasVasasio
- 1961HazelMr. Jeffries
- 1961Buffalo GunSheriff
- 1960Desire in the DustZuba Wilson
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowHobo
- 1960My Three SonsToby Chambers
- 1960Macumba LoveDirector
- 1959BonanzaNed Conrad
- 1959TightropeMax Rommey
- 1958The Geisha BoyGI in Korea (uncredited)
- 1958The Texan
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTolliver Bender
- 1958Jefferson DrumWooley
- 1958Sea HuntPop
- 1958A Gift for HeidiAlm Uncle
- 1957Raiders of Old CaliforniaSheriff
- 1957TrackdownCarlson
- 1957Alcoa TheatrePop
- 1957Perry MasonRubin Cason
- 1957Wagon TrainEd Graham
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveBailey
- 1957BayouEmil Hebert
- 1957The Badge of Marshal BrennanMarshal Brennan
- 1957Kelly and MeDave Gans
- 1956Rock, Pretty BabyPop Wright
- 1956Man from Del RioDoc Adams
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLuke
- 1956State Trooper
- 1956Bandido!McGhee
- 1956The Broken StarHiram Charleton
- 1955Texas LadyClay Ballard (Clarion owner)
- 1955The Great Gildersleeve
- 1955CheyennePritchard
- 1955The Girl RushCharlie - Stickman
- 1955GunsmokeBuck Doolin
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955The Lonesome TrailCrazy Charley Bonesteel
- 1955The Matchmaking MarshalJack Ruskin
- 1955The MillionaireTom Diamond
- 1954Deep in My HeartHarold Butterfield (uncredited)
- 1954December Bride
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954Lassie
- 1954The High and the MightyAlsop
- 1954The Lone GunBartender
- 1954Casanova's Big NightSecond Prisoner
- 1954Southwest PassageToad Ellis
- 1954Untamed HeiressPal
- 1954Public Defender
- 1954The Naked JungleMedicine Man
- 1954With This RingGordon, Miller Executive
- 1953Red River ShoreCase Lockwood
- 1953The Pride of the FamilyBushnell (uncredited)
- 1953City Detective
- 1953Cat-Women of the MoonWalter 'Walt' Walters
- 1953The Band WagonAuctioneer (uncredited)
- 1953Cruisin' Down the RiverHumphrey Hepburn
- 1953Revlon Mirror Theatre
- 1953A Slight Case of LarcenyMr. White
- 1953Kansas PacificMax Janus
- 1953The Man Behind The GunBuckley Saloon Manager
- 1953The Life Of RileyEddie
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowLefty
- 1952Horizons WestEd Tompkins
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseFrank Harvey
- 1952Singin' in the RainRoscoe Dexter
- 1952Just This OnceFrank Pirosh
- 1952This Woman Is DangerousSaunders (Uncredited)
- 1952Finders KeepersFranke Simmons
- 1951Callaway Went ThatawayGaffer (uncredited)
- 1951Angels in the OutfieldCab Driver (uncredited)
- 1951South of CalienteDave Norris
- 1951Across the Wide MissouriTin Cup Owens (uncredited)
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowPete
- 1951Criminal LawyerHarry Cheney
- 1951Chain of CircumstanceLt. Fenning
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- 1951Tarzan's PerilHerbert Trask
- 1950Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. MaloneSteve Kepplar
- 1950He's a Cockeyed Wonder'Crabs' Freeley
- 1950Stage to TucsonIra Prentiss
- 1950Rio Grande PatrolBragg Orcutt
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowCharles Lowe
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
- 1950Bunco SquadDet. Sgt. Mack McManus
- 1950Edge of DoomDetective #2
- 1950Armored Car RobberyBenjamin 'Benny' McBride
- 1950Rider from TucsonBob Rankin
- 1950HoedownGang Leader (uncredited)
- 1950So You Think You're Not GuiltyConvict (uncredited)
- 1950Killer SharkLouie Bracado
- 1949Renegades of the SageSloper
- 1949Battleground'Kipp' Kippton
- 1949Satan's CradleSteve Gentry
- 1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchThurston
- 1949Any Number Can PlaySmitty (uncredited)
- 1949Mighty Joe YoungJones
- 1949Clunked in the Clink
- 1949Massacre RiverSimms
- 1949Arson, Inc.Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
- 1949Susanna PassRoberts aka Walter P. Johnson
- 1949Search for DangerThe Inspector
- 1949Manhattan AngelMr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
- 1949Flaxy MartinMax, Detective
- 1948Gun SmugglersSteve Reeves
- 1948The Denver KidHenchman Slip
- 1948Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllReporter
- 1948Behind Locked DoorsLarson
- 1948Coroner CreekStew Shallis
- 1948Waterfront at MidnightJoe Sargus
- 1948The Dude Goes WestBeetle
- 1948Docks of New OrleansGrock
- 1948Black BartSheriff Mix (uncredited)
- 1948So You Want to Be a GamblerHonest John (uncredited)
- 1948If You Knew SusieMarty
- 1947Rose of Santa RosaLarry Fish
- 1947Roses Are RedAce Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
- 1947Merton of the MoviesPhil
- 1947Key WitnessJim Guthrie (uncredited)
- 1947Ridin' Down the TrailMark Butler
- 1947The Gas House Kids in HollywoodMitch Gordon
- 1947Jungle FlightTom Hammond
- 1947The HuckstersGeorgie Gaver
- 1947The TrespasserBill Monroe
- 1947DesperatePete
- 1947Fun on a WeekendGambling House Owner (uncredited)
- 1947The Sea of GrassJoe Horton (uncredited)
- 1947Three on a TicketMace Morgan
- 1947Yankee FakirMurgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
- 1947Fall GuyInspector Shannon
- 1947BacklashRed Bailey
- 1947Undercover MaisieDaniels
- 1947Scared to DeathTerry Lee
- 1947Wild CountryClark Varney
- 1946North of the BorderNails Nelson
- 1946'Neath Canadian SkiesNed Thompson
- 1946High School HeroCoach Carter
- 1946Chick Carter, DetectiveRusty Farrell
- 1946In Fast CompanySteve Trent
- 1946Larceny in Her HeartDoc H. C. Patterson
- 1946The Glass AlibiJoe Eykner
- 1946Blonde AlibiHenchman Willie (Uncredited)
- 1946Drifting AlongJack Dailey
- 1945Life with BlondieBlackie Leonard (uncredited)
- 1945Don't Fence Me InJack Gordon
- 1945Along the Navajo TrailJ. Richard Bentley
- 1944One Body Too ManyHenry Rutherford
- 1944Johnny Doesn't Live Here AnymoreRudy (uncredited)
- 1944The Story of Dr. WassellBit Part (uncredited)
- 1944Detective Kitty O'DayHarry Downs
- 1944And the Angels SingN.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
- 1944Shake Hands with MurderSteve Morgan
- 1944RationingDixie Samson
- 1944See Here, Private HargroveCapt. R.S. Manville
- 1944Lady in the Death HouseDr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
- 1944The Racket ManToby Sykes
- 1943Riding HighBrown
- 1943MinesweeperCutter Lieutenant Wells
- 1943The Chance of a LifetimeNails Blanton (Uncredited)
- 1943Bar 20Henchman Slash
- 1943Swing Shift MaisieInvestigator (Uncredited)
- 1943The KansanBen Nash
- 1943Sleepy LagoonJ. 'The Brain' Lucarno
- 1943Colt ComradesJoe Brass
- 1943JitterbugsMalcolm Bennett
- 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayLouie Barton
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseWallace (uncredited)
- 1942Stand by for ActionEnsign Martin
- 1942Lost CanyonJeff Burton
- 1942The Devil with HitlerWalter Beeter
- 1942The Man in the TrunkEd Mygatt
- 1942For the Common Defense!Dutch Mullner
- 1942I Live on DangerJoey Farr
- 1942So's Your Aunt Emma!Gus Hammond
- 1942Mississippi GamblerChet Matthews
- 1942Sunset on the DesertRamsay McCall
- 1942Mr. Wise GuyBill Collins
- 1942Hay FootCaptain Rossmead
- 1941Mr. District Attorney in the Carter CaseVincent Mackay
- 1941Secret of the WastelandsSlade Salters
- 1941Doctors Don't TellJoe Grant
- 1941Dangerous LadyPolice Sgt. Brent
- 1941Tanks a MillionCapt. Rossmead
- 1941The Parson of PanamintChappie Ellerton
- 1941The Great SwindleRocky Andrews
- 1940Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveRocky Taylor
- 1940East of the RiverCy Turner
- 1940Cherokee StripAlf Barrett
- 1940The Leather PushersSlick Connolly
- 1940Pier 13Johnnie Hale
- 1940Wagons WestwardBill Marsden
- 194020 Mule TeamStag Roper
- 1940Cafe HostessEddie Morgan
- 1939Slightly HonorableMadder
- 1939Henry Goes ArizonaRicky Dole
- 1939Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandPeter Lewis
- 1939It Could Happen to YouFreddie Barlow
- 1939Boy FriendEd Boyd
- 1939Lucky NightGeorge
- 1939Dodge CityMunger
- 1939Inside StoryGus Brawley
- 1939The Arizona WildcatRufe Galloway
- 1938Submarine PatrolSeaman Pinky Brett
- 1938Time Out for MurderJ.E. 'Dutch' Moran
- 1938Keep SmilingCedric Hunt
- 1938Passport HusbandTiger Martin
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime BandSnapper
- 1938Mr. Moto's GambleNick Crowder
- 1938Walking Down BroadwayAce Wagner
- 1938City GirlRitchie
- 1937Love and HissesWebster
- 1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayJohnny Burke
- 1937Wake Up and LiveHerman
- 1937One Mile from HeavenJim Tabor
- 1937Wild and WoollyBlackie Morgan
- 1937She Had to EatDuke Stacey
- 1937Fifty Roads to TownDutch Nelson
- 1937This Is My AffairAlec
- 1937On the AvenueEddie Eads
- 1937Time Out for RomanceRoy Webster
- 1937Woman-WiseStevens
- 193615 Maiden LaneNick Shelby
- 1936Sing, Baby, SingMac
- 1936Crash DonovanHarris
- 193636 Hours to KillDuke Benson
- 1936Private NumberSheik (Uncredited)
- 1936Navy BornLt. Steve Bassett
- 1936Small Town GirlChick Page (uncredited)
- 1936Big Brown EyesBenny Battle
- 1936Ring Around the MoonTed Curlew
- 1935Two for TonightPooch Donahue
- 1935Old Man RhythmOyster
- 1935Princess O'HaraEmcee (uncredited)
- 1935Straight from the HeartSpeed Spelvin
- 1935Transient LadyMatt Baxter
- 1935Night Life of the GodsCyril Sparks
- 1934Student TourMushy
- 1934The Girl from MissouriNew Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
- 1934Let's Talk It OverSailor Jones
- 1934The Thin ManTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1934I Hate WomenNelson
- 1934Sleepers EastGangster (uncredited)
- 1933The Woman Who DaredKay's Boyfriend
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