Actor
Robert Cummings
9 June 1910† 2 December 1990 (aged 80) Joplin, Missouri, USA
- Directed
- 1
- Written
- 2
- Movies
- 84
- Shows
- 29
Biography
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.
Known For
- Upcoming
- The Tracking of a Russian Spy · Film · Screenplay
- 2026
- Disneyland Handcrafted · Film
- 1990
- 1978
- Three on a Date · Film · Cab Driver
- 1977
- The Love Boat · Series · Eliott Smith
- 1973
- Partners in Crime · Film · Ralph Elsworth
- The Great American Beauty Contest · Film · Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
- 1970
- Arnie · Series
- 1969
- Gidget Grows Up · Film · Russell Lawrence
- Love, American Style · Series
- 1968
- Here's Lucy · Series · Bob Collins
- 1967
- Five Golden Dragons · Film · Bob Mitchell
- 1966
- Stagecoach · Film · Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
- Promise Her Anything · Film · Dr. Philip Brock
- 1965
- Green Acres · Series · Mort Warner
- 1964
- What a Way to Go! · Film · Victor Stephanson
- The Carpetbaggers · Film · Dan Pierce
- My Living Doll · Series · Dr. Robert McDonald
- Bewitched · Series
- The Hollywood Palace · Series
- 1963
- Beach Party · Film · Professor Sutwell
- The Great Adventure · Series · Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
- 1962
- Holiday Time at Disneyland · Film
- My Geisha · Film · Bob Moore
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Series · Robert Cummings
- My Geisha · Film · Songs
- 1961
- The New Bob Cummings Show · Series
- 1960
- Gala Day at Disneyland · Film
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood · Film
- 1959
- Disneyland '59 · Film
- The Twilight Zone · Series · James Embry
- 1958
- Bomber's Moon · Film · Colonel Culver
- 1957
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour · Series · Robert Cummings
- 1956
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Series
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre · Series · Lt. Charles Gatewood
- The Steve Allen Show · Series · Guest
- 1955
- How to Be Very, Very Popular · Film · Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
- Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast · Film
- The Bob Cummings Show · Series · Bob Collins
- The Bob Cummings Show · Series · Director
- 1954
- Twelve Angry Men · Film · Juror #8
- Dial M for Murder · Film · Mark Halliday
- Lucky Me · Film · Dick Carson
- The Wonderful World of Disney · Series · Host · Narrator · Interviewer
- The Elgin Hour · Series · Jeff Clark
- 1953
- Marry Me Again · Film · Bill
- General Electric Theater · Series · Russ Baker
- 1952
- The First Time · Film · Joe Bennett
- My Hero · Series · Robert Beanblossom
- My Hero · Series · Writer
- 1951
- The Barefoot Mailman · Film · Sylvanus Hurley
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Series
- 1950
- For Heaven's Sake · Film · Jeff Bolton
- The Petty Girl · Film · George Petty · aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
- Paid in Full · Film · Bill Prentice
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show · Series
- Lux Video Theatre · Series · Wally
- The Colgate Comedy Hour · Series
- Your Show of Shows · Series
- What's My Line? · Series
- Robert Montgomery Presents · Series
- 1949
- Tell It to the Judge · Film · Pete Webb
- Free For All · Film · Christopher Parker
- Reign of Terror · Film · Charles D'Aubigny
- The Accused · Film · Warren Ford
- 1948
- Let's Live a Little · Film · Duke Crawford
- Sleep, My Love · Film · Bruce Elcott
- Studio One · Series · Juror #8
- 1947
- The Lost Moment · Film · Lewis Venable
- Heaven Only Knows · Film · Michael · aka Mike
- 1946
- The Chase · Film · Chuck Scott
- The Bride Wore Boots · Film · Jeff Warren
- 1945
- You Came Along · Film · Maj. Bob Collins
- 1943
- Flesh and Fantasy · Film · Michael (segment 1)
- Princess O'Rourke · Film · Eddie O'Rourke
- Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3) · Film
- Forever and a Day · Film · Ned
- 1942
- Breakdowns of 1942 · Film
- Between Us Girls · Film · Jimmy Blake
- Saboteur · Film · Barry Kane
- Kings Row · Film · Parris Mitchell
- 1941
- It Started with Eve · Film · Johnny Reynolds Jr.
- Moon Over Miami · Film · Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
- The Devil and Miss Jones · Film · Joe O'Brien
- Free and Easy · Film · Max Clemington
- 1940
- One Night in the Tropics · Film · Steve Harper
- Spring Parade · Film · Corporal Harry Marten
- Private Affairs · Film · Jimmy Nolan
- And One Was Beautiful · Film · Ridley Crane
- 1939
- Everything Happens at Night · Film · Ken Morgan
- Charlie McCarthy, Detective · Film · Scotty Hamilton
- Rio · Film · Bill Gregory
- The Under-Pup · Film · Dennis Lane
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up · Film · Harry Loren
- 1938
- I Stand Accused · Film · Frederick A. Davis
- The Texans · Film · Alan Sanford
- Touchdown, Army · Film · Cadet Jimmy Howal
- You and Me · Film · Jim
- College Swing · Film · Radio Announcer
- 1937
- Wells Fargo · Film · Dan Trimball · prospector
- Sophie Lang Goes West · Film · Curley Griffin
- Souls at Sea · Film · George Martin
- The Last Train from Madrid · Film · Juan Ramos
- 1936
- Arizona Mahoney · Film · Phillip Randall
- Hideaway Girl · Film · Mike Winslow
- The Accusing Finger · Film · Jimmy Ellis
- Hollywood Boulevard · Film · Jay Wallace
- Three Cheers for Love · Film · Jimmy Tuttle
- Border Flight · Film · Lt. Bob Dixon
- Forgotten Faces · Film · Clinton Faraday
- Desert Gold · Film · Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
- 1935
- So Red the Rose · Film · George Pendleton
- Millions in the Air · Film · Jimmy
- The Virginia Judge · Film · Jim Preston
- 1933
- Sons of the Desert · Film · Steamship Announcement Witness
- Seasoned Greetings · Film · Husband
- 1916
- Romeo and Juliet · Film · Friar Lawrence