ACTOR
Douglas Fowley
Known for Bonanza · The Andy Griffith Show · Perry Mason
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.
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- Born
- May 30, 1911
- Died
- May 21, 1998
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Woman Who DaredKay's Boyfriend
1933
I Hate WomenNelson
1934
Let's Talk It OverSailor Jones
1934
Sleepers EastGangster (uncredited)
1934
Student TourMushy
1934
The Girl from MissouriNew Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
1934
The Thin ManTaxi Driver (uncredited)
1934
Night Life of the GodsCyril Sparks
1935
Old Man RhythmOyster
1935
Princess O'HaraEmcee (uncredited)
1935
Straight from the HeartSpeed Spelvin
1935
Transient LadyMatt Baxter
1935
Two for TonightPooch Donahue
1935
15 Maiden LaneNick Shelby
1936
36 Hours to KillDuke Benson
1936
Big Brown EyesBenny Battle
1936
Crash DonovanHarris
1936
Navy BornLt. Steve Bassett
1936
Private NumberSheik (Uncredited)
1936
Ring Around the MoonTed Curlew
1936
Sing, Baby, SingMac
1936
Small Town GirlChick Page (uncredited)
1936
Charlie Chan on BroadwayJohnny Burke
1937
Fifty Roads to TownDutch Nelson
1937
Love and HissesWebster
1937
On the AvenueEddie Eads
1937
One Mile from HeavenJim Tabor
1937
She Had to EatDuke Stacey
1937
This Is My AffairAlec
1937
Time Out for RomanceRoy Webster
1937
Wake Up and LiveHerman
1937
Wild and WoollyBlackie Morgan
1937
Woman-WiseStevens
1937
Alexander's Ragtime BandSnapper
1938
City GirlRitchie
1938
Keep SmilingCedric Hunt
1938
Mr. Moto's GambleNick Crowder
1938
Passport HusbandTiger Martin
1938
Submarine PatrolSeaman Pinky Brett
1938
Time Out for MurderJ.E. 'Dutch' Moran
1938
Walking Down BroadwayAce Wagner
1938
Boy FriendEd Boyd
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandPeter Lewis
1939
Dodge CityMunger
1939
Henry Goes ArizonaRicky Dole
1939
Inside StoryGus Brawley
1939
It Could Happen to YouFreddie Barlow
1939
Lucky NightGeorge
1939
Slightly HonorableMadder
1939
The Arizona WildcatRufe Galloway
1939
20 Mule TeamStag Roper
1940
Cafe HostessEddie Morgan
1940
Cherokee StripAlf Barrett
1940
East of the RiverCy Turner
1940
Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveRocky Taylor
1940
Pier 13Johnnie Hale
1940
The Leather PushersSlick Connolly
1940
Wagons WestwardBill Marsden
1940
Dangerous LadyPolice Sgt. Brent
1941
Doctors Don't TellJoe Grant
1941
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter CaseVincent Mackay
1941
Secret of the WastelandsSlade Salters
1941
Tanks a MillionCapt. Rossmead
1941
The Great SwindleRocky Andrews
1941
The Parson of PanamintChappie Ellerton
1941
For the Common Defense!Dutch Mullner
1942
Hay FootCaptain Rossmead
1942
I Live on DangerJoey Farr
1942
Lost CanyonJeff Burton
1942
Mississippi GamblerChet Matthews
1942
Mr. Wise GuyBill Collins
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma!Gus Hammond
1942
Stand by for ActionEnsign Martin
1942
Sunset on the DesertRamsay McCall
1942
The Devil with HitlerWalter Beeter
1942
The Man in the TrunkEd Mygatt
1942
Bar 20Henchman Slash
1943
Colt ComradesJoe Brass
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseWallace (uncredited)
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad DayLouie Barton
1943
JitterbugsMalcolm Bennett
1943
MinesweeperCutter Lieutenant Wells
1943
Riding HighBrown
1943
Sleepy LagoonJ. 'The Brain' Lucarno
1943
Swing Shift MaisieInvestigator (Uncredited)
1943
The Chance of a LifetimeNails Blanton (Uncredited)
1943
The KansanBen Nash
1943
And the Angels SingN.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1944
Detective Kitty O'DayHarry Downs
1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here AnymoreRudy (uncredited)
1944
Lady in the Death HouseDr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
1944
One Body Too ManyHenry Rutherford
1944
RationingDixie Samson
1944
See Here, Private HargroveCapt. R.S. Manville
1944
Shake Hands with MurderSteve Morgan
1944
The Racket ManToby Sykes
1944
The Story of Dr. WassellBit Part (uncredited)
1944
Along the Navajo TrailJ. Richard Bentley
1945
Don't Fence Me InJack Gordon
1945
Life with BlondieBlackie Leonard (uncredited)
1945
'Neath Canadian SkiesNed Thompson
1946
Blonde AlibiHenchman Willie (Uncredited)
1946
Chick Carter, DetectiveRusty Farrell
1946
Drifting AlongJack Dailey
1946
High School HeroCoach Carter
1946
In Fast CompanySteve Trent
1946
Larceny in Her HeartDoc H. C. Patterson
1946
North of the BorderNails Nelson
1946
The Glass AlibiJoe Eykner
1946
BacklashRed Bailey
1947
DesperatePete
1947
Fall GuyInspector Shannon
1947
Fun on a WeekendGambling House Owner (uncredited)
1947
Jungle FlightTom Hammond
1947
Key WitnessJim Guthrie (uncredited)
1947
Merton of the MoviesPhil
1947
Ridin' Down the TrailMark Butler
1947
Rose of Santa RosaLarry Fish
1947
Roses Are RedAce Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
1947
Scared to DeathTerry Lee
1947
The Gas House Kids in HollywoodMitch Gordon
1947
The HuckstersGeorgie Gaver
1947
The Sea of GrassJoe Horton (uncredited)
1947
The TrespasserBill Monroe
1947
Three on a TicketMace Morgan
1947
Undercover MaisieDaniels
1947
Wild CountryClark Varney
1947
Yankee FakirMurgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
1947
Behind Locked DoorsLarson
1948
Black BartSheriff Mix (uncredited)
1948
Coroner CreekStew Shallis
1948
Docks of New OrleansGrock
1948
Gun SmugglersSteve Reeves
1948
If You Knew SusieMarty
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllReporter
1948
So You Want to Be a GamblerHonest John (uncredited)
1948
The Arkansas SwingHoward, the Horse Trainer
1948
The Denver KidHenchman Slip
1948
The Dude Goes WestBeetle
1948
Waterfront at MidnightJoe Sargus
1948
Any Number Can PlaySmitty (uncredited)
1949
Arson, Inc.Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
1949
Battleground'Kipp' Kippton
1949
Clunked in the Clink
1949
Flaxy MartinMax, Detective
1949
Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchThurston
1949
Manhattan AngelMr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
1949
Massacre RiverSimms
1949
Mighty Joe YoungJones
1949
Renegades of the SageSloper
1949
Satan's CradleSteve Gentry
1949
Search for DangerThe Inspector
1949
Susanna PassRoberts aka Walter P. Johnson
1949
Armored Car RobberyBenjamin 'Benny' McBride
1950
Bunco SquadDet. Sgt. Mack McManus
1950
Edge of DoomDetective #2
1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder'Crabs' Freeley
1950
HoedownGang Leader (uncredited)
1950
Killer SharkLouie Bracado
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. MaloneSteve Kepplar
1950
Rider from TucsonBob Rankin
1950
Rio Grande PatrolBragg Orcutt
1950
So You Think You're Not GuiltyConvict (uncredited)
1950
Stage to TucsonIra Prentiss
1950
Across the Wide MissouriTin Cup Owens (uncredited)
1951
Angels in the OutfieldCab Driver (uncredited)
1951
Callaway Went ThatawayGaffer (uncredited)
1951
Chain of CircumstanceLt. Fenning
1951
Criminal LawyerHarry Cheney
1951
South of CalienteDave Norris
1951
Tarzan's PerilHerbert Trask
1951
Finders KeepersFranke Simmons
1952
Horizons WestEd Tompkins
1952
Just This OnceFrank Pirosh
1952
Singin' in the RainRoscoe Dexter
1952
This Woman Is DangerousSaunders (Uncredited)
1952
A Slight Case of LarcenyMr. White
1953
Cat-Women of the MoonWalter 'Walt' Walters
1953
Cruisin' Down the RiverHumphrey Hepburn
1953
Kansas PacificMax Janus
1953
Red River ShoreCase Lockwood
1953
The Band WagonAuctioneer (uncredited)
1953
The Man Behind The GunBuckley Saloon Manager
1953
Casanova's Big NightSecond Prisoner
1954
Deep in My HeartHarold Butterfield (uncredited)
1954
Southwest PassageToad Ellis
1954
The High and the MightyAlsop
1954
The Lone GunBartender
1954
The Naked JungleMedicine Man
1954
Untamed HeiressPal
1954
With This RingGordon, Miller Executive
1954
Texas LadyClay Ballard (Clarion owner)
1955
The Girl RushCharlie - Stickman
1955
The Lonesome TrailCrazy Charley Bonesteel
1955
The Matchmaking MarshalJack Ruskin
1955
Bandido!McGhee
1956
Man from Del RioDoc Adams
1956
Rock, Pretty BabyPop Wright
1956
The Broken StarHiram Charleton
1956
BayouEmil Hebert
1957
Kelly and MeDave Gans
1957
Raiders of Old CaliforniaSheriff
1957
The Badge of Marshal BrennanMarshal Brennan
1957
A Gift for HeidiAlm Uncle
1958
The Geisha BoyGI in Korea (uncredited)
1958
Desire in the DustZuba Wilson
1960
Macumba LoveDirector
1960Macumba LoveProducer
1960
BarabbasVasasio
1961
Buffalo GunSheriff
1961
7 Faces of Dr. LaoToothless Cowboy
1964
Guns of DiabloMr. Knudsen
1964
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsGrandpa Andrew Hanks
1967
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysGrundy
1969HC
Here Comes the Judge
1972
Run, Cougar, RunJoe Bickley
1972
Walking TallJudge Clarke
1973
HomebodiesMr. Crawford
1974
Starsky & HutchLijah
1975
From Noon Till ThreeBuck Bowers
1976
Black Oak ConspiracyBryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1977
Sunshine ChristmasStanley
1977
The Golden DogNarrator
1977
The White BuffaloAmos Bixby
1977
The North Avenue IrregularsDelaney
1979
Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneDoc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
1994
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerSelf (archive footage)
2002Television
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1 eps
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowCharles Lowe · 1 eps
1950
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok2 eps
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokEd Ruskin · 1 eps
1951
The Red Skelton ShowPete · 1 eps
1951The Red Skelton ShowMuggsy · 1 eps
1951
Four Star PlayhouseFrank Harvey · 1 eps
1952Four Star PlayhousePolice Lt. · 1 eps
1952
The Abbott and Costello ShowLefty · 1 eps
1952
City Detective2 eps
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre1 eps
1953
The Life Of RileyEddie · 1 eps
1953
The Pride of the FamilyBushnell (uncredited) · 1 eps
1953
December Bride1 eps
1954
Lassie1 eps
1954
Public Defender1 eps
1954
Studio 571 eps
1954
CheyennePritchard · 1 eps
1955
GunsmokeBuck Doolin · 1 eps
1955TG
The Great Gildersleeve1 eps
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp13 eps
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpDoc Holliday · 42 eps
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpDoc Fabrique · 7 eps
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpGrandpa Logan · 1 eps
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpDr. John H. Holliday · 1 eps
1955
The MillionaireTom Diamond · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLuke · 1 eps
1956
State Trooper1 eps
1956State TrooperMatt 'Pop' Porter · 2 eps
1956State TrooperDoc Crippin · 1 eps
1956
Alcoa TheatrePop · 1 eps
1957
Perry MasonRubin Cason · 1 eps
1957
Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveBailey · 1 eps
1957
TrackdownCarlson · 1 eps
1957
Wagon TrainEd Graham · 1 eps
1957
Jefferson DrumWooley · 1 eps
1958
Sea HuntPop · 1 eps
1958
The Texan1 eps
1958
Wanted: Dead or AliveTolliver Bender · 1 eps
1958
BonanzaNed Conrad · 1 eps
1959
TightropeMax Rommey · 1 eps
1959
My Three SonsToby Chambers · 1 eps
1960
The Andy Griffith ShowHobo · 1 eps
1960
HazelMr. Jeffries · 1 eps
1961
The Lucy ShowIndian Chief · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianSorrowful · 1 eps
1962The VirginianSheriff Ben Tolliver · 1 eps
1962
Temple HoustonDoc Webb · 1 eps
1963
The Bill Dana Show1 eps
1963
Daniel BooneRufus C. Hoops · 1 eps
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1 eps
1964
BrandedJed Peck · 1 eps
1965
Laredo1 eps
1965
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsGrandpa Andrew Hanks · 26 eps
1966
The Guns of Will Sonnett1 eps
1967
The Second Hundred YearsHenry Sykes · 1 eps
1967
Mayberry R.F.D.Judson · 1 eps
1968
My World and Welcome to It2 eps
1969
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury1 eps
1971
Kung FuTrapper · 1 eps
1972
Kolchak: The Night StalkerThe Super · 1 eps
1974
The Rockford FilesTed · 1 eps
1974
SwitchJake · 1 eps
1975
FamilyWatchman · 1 eps
1976
CHiPsBarney (as Douglas V. Fowley) · 1 eps
1977
Detective School23 eps
1979Photos
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