Douglas Fowley

ActorDirectorProducer May 30 (died age 86) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 1933–2002 (69 year career)

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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

Film

Singin' in the Rain

Roscoe Dexter

Film

The Thin Man

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Film

The Band Wagon

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Film

Barabbas

Vasasio

Film

Walking Tall

Judge Clarke

Film

Dodge City

Munger

Film

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Toothless Cowboy

Film

Mighty Joe Young

Jones

Filmography

Acting (280)

Movies (223)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

1994

as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)

6.5

The North Avenue Irregulars

as Delaney

The White Buffalo

as Amos Bixby

Sunshine Christmas

as Stanley

Black Oak Conspiracy

1977

as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)

5.0

The Golden Dog

1977

as Narrator

From Noon Till Three

as Buck Bowers

Starsky & Hutch

as Lijah

Homebodies

as Mr. Crawford

Walking Tall

as Judge Clarke

Here Comes the Judge

Run, Cougar, Run

as Joe Bickley

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

as Grundy

5.5

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

as Grandpa Andrew Hanks

Guns of Diablo

as Mr. Knudsen

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Toothless Cowboy

Buffalo Gun

as Sheriff

Barabbas

as Vasasio

Desire in the Dust

as Zuba Wilson

A Gift for Heidi

as Alm Uncle

The Geisha Boy

as GI in Korea (uncredited)

Bayou

as Emil Hebert

Kelly and Me

as Dave Gans

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

1957

as Marshal Brennan

6.0

Raiders of Old California

as Sheriff

Man from Del Rio

as Doc Adams

The Broken Star

as Hiram Charleton

Bandido!

as McGhee

Rock, Pretty Baby

as Pop Wright

The Lonesome Trail

as Crazy Charley Bonesteel

7.5

Texas Lady

1955

as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)

5.4

The Matchmaking Marshal

1955

as Jack Ruskin

The Girl Rush

1955

as Charlie - Stickman

Southwest Passage

as Toad Ellis

The Naked Jungle

as Medicine Man

Casanova's Big Night

as Second Prisoner

The Lone Gun

as Bartender

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Alsop

5.9

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)

6.8

With This Ring

1954

as Gordon, Miller Executive

6.0

Untamed Heiress

1954

as Pal

6.0

Cat-Women of the Moon

1953

as Walter 'Walt' Walters

4.1

The Band Wagon

1953

as Auctioneer (uncredited)

Red River Shore

as Case Lockwood

Kansas Pacific

as Max Janus

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

as Buckley Saloon Manager

5.7

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953

as Mr. White

4.0

Cruisin' Down the River

1953

as Humphrey Hepburn

Singin' in the Rain

as Roscoe Dexter

Horizons West

as Ed Tompkins

Just This Once

as Frank Pirosh

Finders Keepers

as Franke Simmons

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

as Saunders (Uncredited)

5.8

Chain of Circumstance

1951

as Lt. Fenning

Angels in the Outfield

1951

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

6.8

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)

5.9

Tarzan's Peril

1951

as Herbert Trask

5.0

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

as Gaffer (uncredited)

Criminal Lawyer

as Harry Cheney

South of Caliente

as Dave Norris

Stage to Tucson

1950

as Ira Prentiss

5.7

Armored Car Robbery

1950

as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride

6.5

Edge of Doom

1950

as Detective #2

5.9

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950

as 'Crabs' Freeley

3.3

Bunco Squad

1950

as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus

Rio Grande Patrol

as Bragg Orcutt

Killer Shark

as Louie Bracado

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

as Convict (uncredited)

5.8

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

as Steve Kepplar

Rider from Tucson

as Bob Rankin

Hoedown

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Massacre River

as Simms

Mighty Joe Young

as Jones

Battleground

as 'Kipp' Kippton

Arson, Inc.

as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender

Flaxy Martin

as Max, Detective

Satan's Cradle

as Steve Gentry

Susanna Pass

as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson

6.5

Any Number Can Play

1949

as Smitty (uncredited)

6.9

Search for Danger

1949

as The Inspector

Manhattan Angel

1949

as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

as Thurston

Renegades of the Sage

1949

as Sloper

Behind Locked Doors

as Larson

If You Knew Susie

as Marty

Black Bart

as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)

4.5

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

as Reporter

Coroner Creek

as Stew Shallis

Gun Smugglers

as Steve Reeves

Waterfront at Midnight

as Joe Sargus

Docks of New Orleans

as Grock

The Dude Goes West

as Beetle

So You Want to Be a Gambler

1948

as Honest John (uncredited)

The Denver Kid

as Henchman Slip

Three on a Ticket

as Mace Morgan

Undercover Maisie

as Daniels

The Sea of Grass

as Joe Horton (uncredited)

Desperate

as Pete

Yankee Fakir

as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis

5.0

Fun on a Weekend

1947

as Gambling House Owner (Uncredited)

Jungle Flight

as Tom Hammond

The Trespasser

as Bill Monroe

Fall Guy

as Inspector Shannon

Key Witness

as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)

Backlash

as Red Bailey

Rose of Santa Rosa

as Larry Fish

Wild Country

as Clark Varney

The Hucksters

as Georgie Gaver

Scared to Death

as Terry Lee

Roses Are Red

as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)

5.5

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

as Mitch Gordon

Merton of the Movies

as Phil

Ridin' Down the Trail

1947

as Mark Butler

North of the Border

1946

as Nails Nelson

Blonde Alibi

1946

as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)

3.9

The Glass Alibi

1946

as Joe Eykner

3.9

Chick Carter, Detective

as Rusty Farrell

High School Hero

as Coach Carter

In Fast Company

as Steve Trent

Larceny in Her Heart

as Doc H. C. Patterson

6.0

'Neath Canadian Skies

1946

as Ned Thompson

4.0

Drifting Along

1946

as Jack Dailey

Along the Navajo Trail

1945

as J. Richard Bentley

Life with Blondie

1945

as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)

6.0

Don't Fence Me In

1945

as Jack Gordon

4.3

Lady in the Death House

1944

as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford

5.4

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1944

as Rudy (uncredited)

6.0

And the Angels Sing

1944

as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)

7.0

Detective Kitty O'Day

as Harry Downs

Rationing

as Dixie Samson

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

as Capt. R.S. Manville

6.0

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

as Bit Part (uncredited)

6.3

One Body Too Many

1944

as Henry Rutherford

5.0

Shake Hands with Murder

as Steve Morgan

The Racket Man

as Toby Sykes

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as Louie Barton

The Kansan

as Ben Nash

Minesweeper

as Cutter Lieutenant Wells

Colt Comrades

as Joe Brass

Riding High

as Brown

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Wallace (uncredited)

Jitterbugs

as Malcolm Bennett

Swing Shift Maisie

as Investigator (Uncredited)

6.5

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

Bar 20

as Henchman Slash

Sleepy Lagoon

as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno

4.0

The Man in the Trunk

1942

as Ed Mygatt

For the Common Defense!

as Dutch Mullner

Hay Foot

as Captain Rossmead

Mr. Wise Guy

as Bill Collins

Lost Canyon

as Jeff Burton

Sunset on the Desert

as Ramsay McCall

So's Your Aunt Emma!

as Gus Hammond

I Live on Danger

as Joey Farr

Mississippi Gambler

as Chet Matthews

Stand by for Action

as Ensign Martin

The Devil with Hitler

1942

as Walter Beeter

5.5

The Parson of Panamint

1941

as Chappie Ellerton

5.0

The Great Swindle

1941

as Rocky Andrews

Secret of the Wastelands

as Slade Salters

Tanks a Million

as Capt. Rossmead

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

as Vincent Mackay

Dangerous Lady

as Police Sgt. Brent

Doctors Don't Tell

as Joe Grant

Cherokee Strip

as Alf Barrett

Cafe Hostess

as Eddie Morgan

Wagons Westward

as Bill Marsden

East of the River

as Cy Turner

The Leather Pushers

as Slick Connolly

20 Mule Team

1940

as Stag Roper

6.0

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

as Rocky Taylor

Pier 13

as Johnnie Hale

Dodge City

as Munger

Lucky Night

as George

Boy Friend

as Ed Boyd

Inside Story

1939

as Gus Brawley

The Arizona Wildcat

1939

as Rufe Galloway

5.5

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as Peter Lewis

Slightly Honorable

as Madder

Henry Goes Arizona

as Ricky Dole

It Could Happen to You

1939

as Freddie Barlow

1.5

Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Snapper

City Girl

as Ritchie

Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Nick Crowder

Submarine Patrol

as Seaman Pinky Brett

6.6

Keep Smiling

1938

as Cedric Hunt

Passport Husband

1938

as Tiger Martin

6.0

Time Out for Murder

1938

as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran

5.7

Walking Down Broadway

1938

as Ace Wagner

5.7

Charlie Chan on Broadway

as Johnny Burke

She Had to Eat

as Duke Stacey

Love and Hisses

as Webster

This Is My Affair

as Alec

One Mile from Heaven

as Jim Tabor

Woman-Wise

as Stevens

Wild and Woolly

1937

as Blackie Morgan

Time Out for Romance

as Roy Webster

Wake Up and Live

as Herman

Fifty Roads to Town

as Dutch Nelson

On the Avenue

1937

as Eddie Eads

6.7

Small Town Girl

1936

as Chick Page (uncredited)

Big Brown Eyes

as Benny Battle

Private Number

as Sheik (Uncredited)

15 Maiden Lane

as Nick Shelby

Ring Around the Moon

as Ted Curlew

Navy Born

as Lt. Steve Bassett

Sing, Baby, Sing

as Mac

Crash Donovan

as Harris

36 Hours to Kill

as Duke Benson

Two for Tonight

as Pooch Donahue

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Speed Spelvin

Transient Lady

1935

as Matt Baxter

5.5

Princess O'Hara

1935

as Emcee (uncredited)

6.0

Old Man Rhythm

1935

as Oyster

6.3

Night Life of the Gods

1935

as Cyril Sparks

Let's Talk It Over

1934

as Sailor Jones

The Thin Man

1934

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

7.5

I Hate Women

1934

as Nelson

The Girl from Missouri

1934

as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)

Student Tour

as Mushy

Sleepers East

as Gangster (uncredited)

The Woman Who Dared

1933

as Kay's Boyfriend

Television (57)

Detective School

1979

5.5

CHiPs

1977

as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)

Family

as Watchman

Starsky & Hutch

as Lijah

Switch

as Jake

The Rockford Files

as Ted (as Douglas V. Fowley)

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

as The Super

7.6

The Streets of San Francisco

Kung Fu

as Trapper

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

1971

5.5

My World and Welcome to It

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Judson

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

6.2

The Second Hundred Years

1967

as Henry Sykes

6.3

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Laredo

Branded

as Jed Peck

Daniel Boone

as Rufus C. Hoops

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Temple Houston

as Doc Webb

The Bill Dana Show

The Virginian

as Sorrowful

The Lucy Show

as Indian Chief

Hazel

as Mr. Jeffries

The Andy Griffith Show

as Hobo

My Three Sons

as Toby Chambers

Bonanza

as Ned Conrad

Tightrope

Sea Hunt

as Pop

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Tolliver Bender

The Texan

Jefferson Drum

as Wooley

Perry Mason

as Rubin Cason

Wagon Train

as Ed Graham

Trackdown

as Carlson

Alcoa Theatre

as Pop

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Bailey

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Luke

State Trooper

as Matt 'Pop' Porter

Cheyenne

as Pritchard

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Grandpa Logan

The Millionaire

as Tom Diamond

Gunsmoke

as Buck Doolin

The Great Gildersleeve

Lassie

Studio 57

December Bride

Public Defender

City Detective

The Life Of Riley

as Eddie

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Frank Harvey

6.7

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Lefty

The Red Skelton Show

as Pete

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

as Ed Ruskin

5.0

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950

as Charles Lowe

7.1

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Macumba Love

Director

Macumba Love

Producer