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Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Acting1911The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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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.

Acting History

2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Wyatt Earp
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
1979
CHiPs
TVas Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)1 eps
1977
The Golden Dog
as Narrator
The White Buffalo
as Amos Bixby
1976
From Noon Till Three
as Buck Bowers
Family
TVas Watchman1 eps
Switch
TVas Jake1 eps
1975
The Rockford Files
TVas Ted (as Douglas V. Fowley)1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVas The Super1 eps
1974
Homebodies
as Mr. Crawford
1973
Walking Tall
as Judge Clarke
Gunsmoke
TVas Buck Doolin1 eps
Kung Fu
TVas Trapper1 eps
1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
TVas Judson1 eps
1968
My Three Sons
TVas Toby Chambers1 eps
1967
The Second Hundred Years
TVas Henry Sykes
1966
The Lucy Show
TVas Indian Chief1 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Rufus C. Hoops1 eps
1965
Bonanza
TVas Ned Conrad1 eps
Branded
TVas Jed Peck1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Muggsy1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Sorrowful / Sheriff Ben Tolliver1 eps
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Toothless Cowboy
Perry Mason
TVas Rubin Cason1 eps
Hazel
TVas Mr. Jeffries1 eps
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Hobo1 eps
Temple Houston
TVas Doc Webb
Wagon Train
TVas Ed Graham1 eps
1961
Barabbas
as Vasasio
Buffalo Gun
as Sheriff
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Dr. John H. Holliday1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TVas Tolliver Bender1 eps
Macumba Love
Director
Macumba Love
Producer
1959
Sea Hunt
TVas Pop1 eps
State Trooper
TVas Doc Crippin1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TVas Pop1 eps
1958
Trackdown
TVas Carlson1 eps
1957
Bayou
as Emil Hebert
1956
Bandido!
as McGhee
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Pop Wright
Man from Del Rio
as Doc Adams
Cheyenne
TVas Pritchard1 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Tom Diamond1 eps
1955
Texas Lady
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
1954
The Naked Jungle
as Medicine Man
Southwest Passage
as Toad Ellis
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Police Lt.1 eps
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Lefty1 eps
The Life Of Riley
TVas Eddie1 eps
1953
The Band Wagon
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Cat-Women of the Moon
as Walter 'Walt' Walters
1952
Horizons West
as Ed Tompkins
Singin' in the Rain
as Roscoe Dexter
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TVas Ed Ruskin1 eps
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tarzan's Peril
as Herbert Trask
South of Caliente
as Dave Norris
Criminal Lawyer
as Harry Cheney
Callaway Went Thataway
as Gaffer (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self1 eps
1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Convict (uncredited)
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
Stage to Tucson
as Ira Prentiss
Rider from Tucson
as Bob Rankin
Armored Car Robbery
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
1949
Search for Danger
as The Inspector
Susanna Pass
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
Arson, Inc.
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
Manhattan Angel
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
Satan's Cradle
as Steve Gentry
Flaxy Martin
as Max, Detective
Battleground
as 'Kipp' Kippton
1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler
as Honest John (uncredited)
Black Bart
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
Gun Smugglers
as Steve Reeves
Coroner Creek
as Stew Shallis
1947
Three on a Ticket
as Mace Morgan
The Trespasser
as Bill Monroe
Rose of Santa Rosa
as Larry Fish
Wild Country
as Clark Varney
Jungle Flight
as Tom Hammond
Desperate
as Pete
Fall Guy
as Inspector Shannon
Key Witness
as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
1946
North of the Border
as Nails Nelson
The Glass Alibi
as Joe Eykner
In Fast Company
as Steve Trent
Larceny in Her Heart
as Doc H. C. Patterson
High School Hero
as Coach Carter
Blonde Alibi
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
1945
Life with Blondie
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
Along the Navajo Trail
as J. Richard Bentley
1944
Rationing
as Dixie Samson
One Body Too Many
as Henry Rutherford
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
Colt Comrades
as Joe Brass
Bar 20
as Henchman Slash
Riding High
as Brown
Minesweeper
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
Jitterbugs
as Malcolm Bennett
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Louie Barton
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Wallace (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Investigator (Uncredited)
1942
Lost Canyon
as Jeff Burton
I Live on Danger
as Joey Farr
Mr. Wise Guy
as Bill Collins
Sunset on the Desert
as Ramsay McCall
Mississippi Gambler
as Chet Matthews
1941
Secret of the Wastelands
as Slade Salters
1940
Wagons Westward
as Bill Marsden
East of the River
as Cy Turner
Cafe Hostess
as Eddie Morgan
20 Mule Team
as Stag Roper
The Leather Pushers
as Slick Connolly
Cherokee Strip
as Alf Barrett
1939
1938
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Pinky Brett
Keep Smiling
as Cedric Hunt
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Nick Crowder
City Girl
as Ritchie
1937
1936
Big Brown Eyes
as Benny Battle
1935
Two for Tonight
as Pooch Donahue
Straight from the Heart
as Speed Spelvin
1934
I Hate Women
as Nelson
The Thin Man
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/30/1911
Day of Death
5/21/1998
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA