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Robert Cummings

Actor

Robert Cummings

Born June 9, 1910 in Joplin, Missouri, USADied December 2, 199075 films

Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 - December 2, 1990) was an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954), both directed by Alfred Hitchcock. He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. On February 8, 1960, he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries.

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Dial M for Murder posterFirst watchDial M for Murder19548.0as Mark HallidayWhen her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.View film

Essential films

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Saboteur poster6.9Saboteur1942Sons of the Desert poster7.1Sons of the Desert1933What a Way to Go! poster7.1What a Way to Go!1964The Devil and Miss Jones poster7.6The Devil and Miss Jones1941Reign of Terror poster6.8Reign of Terror1949The Chase poster6.2The Chase1946Sleep, My Love poster6.3Sleep, My Love1948Stagecoach poster6.1Stagecoach1966

Filmography

75 films as actor
  1. 1978Three on a DateCab Driver
  2. 1973Partners in CrimeRalph Elsworth
  3. 1973The Great American Beauty ContestDan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
  4. 1969Gidget Grows UpRussell Lawrence
  5. 1967Five Golden DragonsBob Mitchell
  6. 1966StagecoachHenry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
  7. 1966Promise Her AnythingDr. Philip Brock
  8. 1964What a Way to Go!Victor Stephanson
  9. 1964The CarpetbaggersDan Pierce
  10. 1963Beach PartyProfessor Sutwell
  11. 1962My GeishaBob Moore
  12. 1958Bomber's MoonColonel Culver
  13. 1955How to Be Very, Very PopularFillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
  14. 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #8
  15. 1954Dial M for MurderMark Halliday
  16. 1954Lucky MeDick Carson
  17. 1953Marry Me AgainBill
  18. 1952The First TimeJoe Bennett
  19. 1951The Barefoot MailmanSylvanus Hurley
  20. 1950For Heaven's SakeJeff Bolton
  21. 1950The Petty GirlGeorge Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
  22. 1950Paid in FullBill Prentice
  23. 1949Tell It to the JudgePete Webb
  24. 1949Free For AllChristopher Parker
  25. 1949Reign of TerrorCharles D'Aubigny
  26. 1949The AccusedWarren Ford
  27. 1948Let's Live a LittleDuke Crawford
  28. 1948Sleep, My LoveBruce Elcott
  29. 1947The Lost MomentLewis Venable
  30. 1947Heaven Only KnowsMichael, aka Mike
  31. 1946The ChaseChuck Scott
  32. 1946The Bride Wore BootsJeff Warren
  33. 1945You Came AlongMaj. Bob Collins
  34. 1943Flesh and FantasyMichael (segment 1)
  35. 1943Princess O'RourkeEddie O'Rourke
  36. 1943Forever and a DayNed
  37. 1942Between Us GirlsJimmy Blake
  38. 1942SaboteurBarry Kane
  39. 1942Kings RowParris Mitchell
  40. 1941It Started with EveJohnny Reynolds Jr.
  41. 1941Moon Over MiamiJeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
  42. 1941The Devil and Miss JonesJoe O'Brien
  43. 1941Free and EasyMax Clemington
  44. 1940One Night in the TropicsSteve Harper
  45. 1940Spring ParadeCorporal Harry Marten
  46. 1940Private AffairsJimmy Nolan
  47. 1940And One Was BeautifulRidley Crane
  48. 1939Everything Happens at NightKen Morgan
  49. 1939Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveScotty Hamilton
  50. 1939RioBill Gregory
  51. 1939The Under-PupDennis Lane
  52. 1939Three Smart Girls Grow UpHarry Loren
  53. 1938I Stand AccusedFrederick A. Davis
  54. 1938The TexansAlan Sanford
  55. 1938Touchdown, ArmyCadet Jimmy Howal
  56. 1938You and MeJim
  57. 1938College SwingRadio Announcer
  58. 1937Wells FargoDan Trimball, prospector
  59. 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestCurley Griffin
  60. 1937Souls at SeaGeorge Martin
  61. 1937The Last Train from MadridJuan Ramos
  62. 1936Arizona MahoneyPhillip Randall
  63. 1936Hideaway GirlMike Winslow
  64. 1936The Accusing FingerJimmy Ellis
  65. 1936Hollywood BoulevardJay Wallace
  66. 1936Three Cheers for LoveJimmy Tuttle
  67. 1936Border FlightLt. Bob Dixon
  68. 1936Forgotten FacesClinton Faraday
  69. 1936Desert GoldFordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
  70. 1935So Red the RoseGeorge Pendleton
  71. 1935Millions in the AirJimmy
  72. 1935The Virginia JudgeJim Preston
  73. 1933Sons of the DesertSteamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
  74. 1933Seasoned GreetingsHusband (uncredited)
  75. 1916Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence