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Douglas Fowley

Actor / Film Producer / Film Director | * 05/30/1911 († 86, 05/21/1998) | The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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, He 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. He was the father of rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Western

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Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already see ...

Battleground

Certification unknown

1949 | 3.4/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
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In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. ...

Singin' in the Rain

Certification unknown

1952 | 4.1/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, Drama
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A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult. ...

Macumba Love

Certification unknown

1960 | 1h 26min
Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
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Astronauts travel to the moon where they discover it is inhabited by attractive young women in black tights. ...

Cat-Women of the Moon

Certification unknown

1953 | 2.1/5 | 1h 4min
Science Fiction
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Movies with Douglas Fowley as Actor(212)

as Self (archive footage)2002 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)1994 Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Delaney1979 The North Avenue Irregulars
as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)1977 Black Oak Conspiracy
as Stanley1977 Sunshine Christmas
as Amos Bixby1977 The White Buffalo
as Buck Bowers1976 From Noon Till Three
as Mr. Crawford1974 Homebodies
as Judge R.W. Clarke1973 Walking Tall
1972 Here Comes the Judge
as Joe Bickley1972 Run, Cougar, Run
as Grundy1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Toothless Cowboy1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Mr. Knudsen1964 Guns of Diablo
as Sheriff1961 Buffalo Gun
as Vasasio1961 Barabbas
as Zuba Wilson1960 Desire in the Dust
as Marshal Brennan1957 The Badge of Marshal Brennan
as Emil Hebert1957 Bayou
as Sheriff1957 Raiders of Old California
as Dave Gans1957 Kelly and Me
as Pop Wright1956 Rock, Pretty Baby
as Thornton W. Wills1956 The Broken Star
as Doc Adams1956 Man from Del Rio
as McGhee1956 Bandit!
as Crazy Charley Bonesteel1955 The Lonesome Trail
as Jack Ruskin1955 The Matchmaking Marshal
as Charlie - Stickman1955 The Girl Rush
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)1955 Texas Lady
as Bartender1954 The Lone Gun
as Alsop1954 The High and the Mighty
as Medicine Man1954 The Naked Jungle
as Pal1954 Untamed Heiress
as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)1954 Deep in My Heart
as Toad Ellis1954 Southwest Passage
as Second Prisoner1954 Casanova's Big Night
as Auctioneer (uncredited)1953 The Band Wagon
as Max Janus1953 Kansas Pacific
as Buckley Saloon Manager1953 The Man Behind The Gun
as Case Lockwood1953 Red River Shore
as Humphrey Hepburn1953 Cruisin' Down the River
as Walter 'Walt' Walters1953 Cat-Women of the Moon
as Mr. White1953 A Slight Case of Larceny
as Frank Pirosh1952 Just This Once
as Saunders (Uncredited)1952 This Woman Is Dangerous
as Roscoe Dexter1952 Singin' in the Rain
as Franke Simmons1952 Finders Keepers
as Ed Tompkins1952 Horizons West
as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)1951 Across the Wide Missouri
as Herbert Trask1951 Tarzan's Peril
as Harry Cheney1951 Criminal Lawyer
as Gaffer (uncredited)1951 Callaway Went Thataway
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1951 Angels in the Outfield
as Dave Norris1951 South of Caliente
as Lt. Fenning1951 Chain of Circumstance
as Bragg Orcutt1950 Rio Grande Patrol
as Bob Rankin1950 Rider from Tucson
as Detective #21950 Edge of Doom
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus1950 Bunco Squad
as Louie Bracado1950 Killer Shark
as Gang Leader (uncredited)1950 Hoedown
as Convict (uncredited)1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride1950 Armored Car Robbery
as 'Crabs' Freeley1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as Steve Kepplar1950 Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Ira Prentiss1950 Stage to Tucson
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson1949 Susanna Pass
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender1949 Arson, Inc.
as Simms1949 Massacre River
as Steve Gentry1949 Satan's Cradle
as Jones1949 Mighty Joe Young
as Thurston1949 Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Max, Detective1949 Flaxy Martin
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)1949 Manhattan Angel
as The Inspector1949 Search for Danger
as 'Kipp' Kippton1949 Battleground
as Sloper1949 Renegades of the Sage
as Henchman Slip1948 The Denver Kid
as Grock1948 Docks of New Orleans
as Larson1948 Behind Locked Doors
as Honest John (uncredited)1948 So You Want to Be a Gambler
as Beetle1948 The Dude Goes West
as Stew Shallis1948 Coroner Creek
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)1948 Black Bart
as Steve Reeves1948 Gun Smugglers
as Marty1948 If You Knew Susie
as Joe Sargus1948 Waterfront at Midnight
as Reporter1948 Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis1947 Yankee Fakir
as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)1947 Roses Are Red
as Inspector Shannon1947 Fall Guy
as Clark Varney1947 Wild Country
as Tom Hammond1947 Jungle Flight
as Georgie Gaver1947 The Hucksters
as Mitch Gordon1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Phil1947 Merton of the Movies
as Gambling House Owner (Uncredited)1947 Fun on a Weekend
as Daniels1947 Undercover Maisie
as Red Bailey1947 Backlash
as Bill Monroe1947 The Trespasser
as Terry Lee1947 Scared to Death
as Mace Morgan1947 Three on a Ticket
as Mark Butler1947 Ridin' Down the Trail
as Pete1947 Desperate
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)1946 Blonde Alibi
as Joe Eykner1946 The Glass Alibi
as Ned Thompson1946 'Neath Canadian Skies
as Nails Nelson1946 North of the Border
as Steve Trent1946 In Fast Company
as Jack Dailey1946 Drifting Along
as Doc H. C. Patterson1946 Larceny in Her Heart
as Rusty Farrell1946 Chick Carter, Detective
as Coach Carter1946 High School Hero
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)1945 Life with Blondie
as Jack Gordon1945 Don't Fence Me In
as J. Richard Bentley1945 Along the Navajo Trail
as Steve Morgan1944 Shake Hands with Murder
as Capt. R.S. Manville1944 See Here, Private Hargrove
as Bit Part (uncredited)1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Toby Sykes1944 The Racket Man
as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford1944 Lady in the Death House
as Harry Downs1944 Detective Kitty O'Day
as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)1944 And the Angels Sing
as Dixie Samson1944 Rationing
as Henry Rutherford1944 One Body Too Many
as Rudy (uncredited)1944 Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)1943 The Chance of a Lifetime
as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno1943 Sleepy Lagoon
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells1943 Minesweeper
as Wallace (uncredited)1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Investigator (Uncredited)1943 Swing Shift Maisie
as Malcolm Bennett1943 Jitterbugs
as Brown1943 Riding High
as Joe Brass1943 Colt Comrades
as Henchman Slash1943 Bar 20
as Louie Barton1943 Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Ben Nash1943 The Kansan
as Captain Rossmead1942 Hay Foot
as Dutch Mullner1942 For the Common Defense!
as Gus Hammond1942 So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Ed Mygatt1942 The Man in the Trunk
as Chet Matthews1942 Mississippi Gambler
as Walter Beeter1942 The Devil with Hitler
as Ensign Martin1942 Stand by for Action
as Bill Collins1942 Mr. Wise Guy
as Joey Farr1942 I Live on Danger
as Jeff Burton1942 Lost Canyon
as Ramsay McCall1942 Sunset on the Desert
as Police Sgt. Brent1941 Dangerous Lady
as Joe Grant1941 Doctors Don't Tell
as Rocky Andrews1941 The Great Swindle
as Capt. Rossmead1941 Tanks a Million
as Vincent Mackay1941 Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Chappie Ellerton1941 The Parson of Panamint
as Slade Salters1941 Secret of the Wastelands
as Rocky Taylor1940 Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Alf Barrett1940 Cherokee Strip
as Bill Marsden1940 Wagons Westward
as Cy Turner1940 East of the River
as Stag Roper1940 20 Mule Team
as Johnnie Hale1940 Pier 13
as Slick Connolly1940 The Leather Pushers
as Eddie Morgan1940 Cafe Hostess
as Ed Boyd1939 Boy Friend
as Munger1939 Dodge City
as Peter Lewis1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Madder1939 Slightly Honorable
as Rufe Galloway1939 The Arizona Wildcat
as Ricky Dole1939 Henry Goes Arizona
as Gus Brawley1939 Inside Story
as Freddie Barlow1939 It Could Happen to You
as George1939 Lucky Night
as Seaman Pinky Brett1938 Submarine Patrol
as Cedric Hunt1938 Keep Smiling
as Ritchie1938 City Girl
as Ace Wagner1938 Walking Down Broadway
as Snapper1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran1938 Time Out for Murder
as Tiger Martin1938 Passport Husband
as Nick Crowder1938 Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Duke Stacey1937 She Had to Eat
as Jim Tabor1937 One Mile From Heaven
as Alec1937 This Is My Affair
as Blackie Morgan1937 Wild and Woolly
as Roy Webster1937 Time Out for Romance
as Johnny Burke1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Eddie Eads1937 On the Avenue
as Stevens1937 Woman-Wise
as Dutch Nelson1937 Fifty Roads to Town
as Webster1937 Love and Hisses
as Herman1937 Wake Up and Live
as Harris1936 Crash Donovan
as Sheik (Uncredited)1936 Private Number
as Ted Curlew1936 Ring Around the Moon
as Chick Page (uncredited)1936 Small Town Girl
as Duke Benson1936 36 Hours to Kill
as Mac1936 Sing, Baby, Sing
as Lt. Steve Bassett1936 Navy Born
as Nick Shelby1936 15 Maiden Lane
as Benny Battle1936 Big Brown Eyes
as Oyster1935 Old Man Rhythm
as Emcee (uncredited)1935 Princess O'Hara
as Matt Baxter1935 Transient Lady
as Pooch Donahue1935 Two for Tonight
as Cyril Sparks1935 Night Life of the Gods
as Speed Spelvin1935 Straight from the Heart
as Mushy1934 Student Tour
as Sailor Jones1934 Let's Talk It Over
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1934 The Thin Man
as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)1934 The Girl from Missouri
as Gangster (uncredited)1934 Sleepers East
as Nelson1934 I Hate Women

TV Shows/Series with Douglas Fowley as Actor(43)

as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)1977 CHiPs
as Lijah1975 Starsky & Hutch
as Jake1975 Switch
as Ted (as Douglas V. Fowley)1974 The Rockford Files
1974 The Night Stalker
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Kung Fu
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1969 My World and Welcome to It
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1965 Laredo
1965 Branded
1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Rufus C. Hoops1964 Daniel Boone
as Doc Webb1963 Temple Houston
1963 The Bill Dana Show
as Sorrowful1962 The Virginian
as Sheriff Ben Tolliver1962 The Virginian
1962 The Lucy Show
as Hobo1960 The Andy Griffith Show
1960 My Three Sons
1959 Tightrope
1958 Sea Hunt
1958 The Texan
as Tolliver Bender1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Bailey1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Rubin Cason1957 Perry Mason
1957 Trackdown
1956 State Trooper
1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Tom Diamond1955 The Millionaire
as Buck Doolin1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Cheyenne
1955 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1954 Lassie
1954 Public Defender
1954 December Bride
1953 City Detective
as Frank Harvey1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Police Lt.1952 Four Star Playhouse
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as himself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Movies with Douglas Fowley as Crew(2)

Directing/Director1960 Macumba Love
Production/Producer1960 Macumba Love

Full Name: Douglas Fowley
Born: Tuesday, 05/30 1911 (May) in The Bronx, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/21 1998 (May) in Woodland Hills (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Xavier High School, Los Angeles City College
Children: Kim Fowley
Other names for Douglas Fowley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Daniel Vincent Fowley"
"Douglas V. Fowley"
"Doug Fowley"
"Douglas V. Frowley"
Douglas Fowley frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (42x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (41x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (37x, Actor)
David Niven (36x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (36x, Actor)
John Dehner (34x, Actor)
John Pickard (34x, Actor)
William Schallert (33x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (33x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (32x, Actor)
John Anderson (32x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (19x, Crew)
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