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Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Actor · 1911–1998 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Acted in 277

1990s

  1. 1994

    Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

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

1970s

  1. 1979

    Detective School

    TV

  2. The North Avenue Irregulars

    Delaney

  3. 1977

    Sunshine Christmas

    Stanley

  4. Black Oak Conspiracy

    Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)

  5. 1976
  6. 1975
  7. 1974
  8. Homebodies

    Mr. Crawford

  9. 1973
  10. 1972

    Run, Cougar, Run

    Joe Bickley

  11. Kung Fu

    Trapper · 1 episode

  12. 1971

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. My World and Welcome to It

    TV

  3. 1968
  4. 1967
  5. Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Grandpa Andrew Hanks

  6. 1966
  7. 1965
  8. 1964
  9. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    Toothless Cowboy

  10. 1963

    The Bill Dana Show

    TV

  11. Temple Houston

    Doc Webb · 1 episode

  12. 1962
  13. 1961
  14. Buffalo Gun

    Sheriff

  15. 1960

    Desire in the Dust

    Zuba Wilson

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958
  3. Jefferson Drum

    Wooley · 1 episode

  4. A Gift for Heidi

    Alm Uncle

  5. 1957
  6. Bayou

    Emil Hebert

  7. The Badge of Marshal Brennan

    Marshal Brennan

  8. Kelly and Me

    Dave Gans

  9. 1956

    Rock, Pretty Baby

    Pop Wright

  10. Bandido!

    McGhee

  11. The Broken Star

    Hiram Charleton

  12. 1955
  13. The Girl Rush

    Charlie - Stickman

  14. The Lonesome Trail

    Crazy Charley Bonesteel

  15. The Matchmaking Marshal

    Jack Ruskin

  16. 1954

    Deep in My Heart

    Harold Butterfield (uncredited)

  17. Casanova's Big Night

    Second Prisoner

  18. Southwest Passage

    Toad Ellis

  19. Untamed Heiress

    Pal

  20. With This Ring

    Gordon, Miller Executive

  21. 1953

    Red River Shore

    Case Lockwood

  22. Cruisin' Down the River

    Humphrey Hepburn

  23. Revlon Mirror Theatre

    TV

  24. A Slight Case of Larceny

    Mr. White

  25. 1952
  26. Just This Once

    Frank Pirosh

  27. Finders Keepers

    Franke Simmons

  28. 1951

    Callaway Went Thataway

    Gaffer (uncredited)

  29. South of Caliente

    Dave Norris

  30. Criminal Lawyer

    Harry Cheney

  31. Chain of Circumstance

    Lt. Fenning

  32. Tarzan's Peril

    Herbert Trask

  33. 1950

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Steve Kepplar

  34. He's a Cockeyed Wonder

    'Crabs' Freeley

  35. Stage to Tucson

    Ira Prentiss

  36. Rio Grande Patrol

    Bragg Orcutt

  37. Bunco Squad

    Det. Sgt. Mack McManus

  38. Armored Car Robbery

    Benjamin 'Benny' McBride

  39. Rider from Tucson

    Bob Rankin

  40. Hoedown

    Gang Leader (uncredited)

  41. So You Think You're Not Guilty

    Convict (uncredited)

  42. Killer Shark

    Louie Bracado

1940s

  1. 1949

    Renegades of the Sage

    Sloper

  2. Satan's Cradle

    Steve Gentry

  3. Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

    Thurston

  4. Any Number Can Play

    Smitty (uncredited)

  5. Mighty Joe Young

    Jones

  6. Clunked in the Clink

    Movie

  7. Arson, Inc.

    Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender

  8. Susanna Pass

    Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson

  9. Search for Danger

    The Inspector

  10. Manhattan Angel

    Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)

  11. Flaxy Martin

    Max, Detective

  12. 1948

    Gun Smugglers

    Steve Reeves

  13. Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

    Reporter

  14. Behind Locked Doors

    Larson

  15. The Arkansas Swing

    Howard, the Horse Trainer

  16. Coroner Creek

    Stew Shallis

  17. Waterfront at Midnight

    Joe Sargus

  18. The Dude Goes West

    Beetle

  19. Black Bart

    Sheriff Mix (uncredited)

  20. So You Want to Be a Gambler

    Honest John (uncredited)

  21. If You Knew Susie

    Marty

  22. 1947

    Rose of Santa Rosa

    Larry Fish

  23. Roses Are Red

    Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)

  24. Merton of the Movies

    Phil

  25. Key Witness

    Jim Guthrie (uncredited)

  26. Ridin' Down the Trail

    Mark Butler

  27. The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

    Mitch Gordon

  28. Jungle Flight

    Tom Hammond

  29. The Hucksters

    Georgie Gaver

  30. The Trespasser

    Bill Monroe

  31. Desperate

    Pete

  32. Fun on a Weekend

    Gambling House Owner (uncredited)

  33. Three on a Ticket

    Mace Morgan

  34. Yankee Fakir

    Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis

  35. Fall Guy

    Inspector Shannon

  36. Backlash

    Red Bailey

  37. Undercover Maisie

    Daniels

  38. Wild Country

    Clark Varney

  39. 1946

    North of the Border

    Nails Nelson

  40. 'Neath Canadian Skies

    Ned Thompson

  41. High School Hero

    Coach Carter

  42. Chick Carter, Detective

    Rusty Farrell

  43. In Fast Company

    Steve Trent

  44. Larceny in Her Heart

    Doc H. C. Patterson

  45. The Glass Alibi

    Joe Eykner

  46. Blonde Alibi

    Henchman Willie (Uncredited)

  47. Drifting Along

    Jack Dailey

  48. 1945

    Life with Blondie

    Blackie Leonard (uncredited)

  49. Don't Fence Me In

    Jack Gordon

  50. Along the Navajo Trail

    J. Richard Bentley

  51. 1944
  52. Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Rudy (uncredited)

  53. Detective Kitty O'Day

    Harry Downs

  54. And the Angels Sing

    N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)

  55. Shake Hands with Murder

    Steve Morgan

  56. Rationing

    Dixie Samson

  57. See Here, Private Hargrove

    Capt. R.S. Manville

  58. Lady in the Death House

    Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford

  59. The Racket Man

    Toby Sykes

  60. 1943

    Riding High

    Brown

  61. Minesweeper

    Cutter Lieutenant Wells

  62. The Chance of a Lifetime

    Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

  63. Bar 20

    Henchman Slash

  64. Swing Shift Maisie

    Investigator (Uncredited)

  65. Sleepy Lagoon

    J. 'The Brain' Lucarno

  66. Gildersleeve's Bad Day

    Louie Barton

  67. Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Wallace (uncredited)

  68. 1942

    Stand by for Action

    Ensign Martin

  69. Lost Canyon

    Jeff Burton

  70. The Devil with Hitler

    Walter Beeter

  71. The Man in the Trunk

    Ed Mygatt

  72. For the Common Defense!

    Dutch Mullner

  73. I Live on Danger

    Joey Farr

  74. Sunset on the Desert

    Ramsay McCall

  75. Mr. Wise Guy

    Bill Collins

  76. 1941

    Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

    Vincent Mackay

  77. Secret of the Wastelands

    Slade Salters

  78. Doctors Don't Tell

    Joe Grant

  79. Dangerous Lady

    Police Sgt. Brent

  80. Tanks a Million

    Capt. Rossmead

  81. The Parson of Panamint

    Chappie Ellerton

  82. The Great Swindle

    Rocky Andrews

  83. 1940

    Ellery Queen, Master Detective

    Rocky Taylor

  84. East of the River

    Cy Turner

  85. Cherokee Strip

    Alf Barrett

  86. The Leather Pushers

    Slick Connolly

  87. Pier 13

    Johnnie Hale

  88. Wagons Westward

    Bill Marsden

  89. 20 Mule Team

    Stag Roper

  90. Cafe Hostess

    Eddie Morgan

1930s

  1. 1939

    Slightly Honorable

    Madder

  2. Henry Goes Arizona

    Ricky Dole

  3. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    Peter Lewis

  4. It Could Happen to You

    Freddie Barlow

  5. Boy Friend

    Ed Boyd

  6. Lucky Night

    George

  7. Inside Story

    Gus Brawley

  8. The Arizona Wildcat

    Rufe Galloway

  9. 1938

    Submarine Patrol

    Seaman Pinky Brett

  10. Time Out for Murder

    J.E. 'Dutch' Moran

  11. Keep Smiling

    Cedric Hunt

  12. Alexander's Ragtime Band

    Snapper

  13. Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Nick Crowder

  14. Walking Down Broadway

    Ace Wagner

  15. City Girl

    Ritchie

  16. 1937

    Love and Hisses

    Webster

  17. Charlie Chan on Broadway

    Johnny Burke

  18. Wake Up and Live

    Herman

  19. One Mile from Heaven

    Jim Tabor

  20. Wild and Woolly

    Blackie Morgan

  21. She Had to Eat

    Duke Stacey

  22. Fifty Roads to Town

    Dutch Nelson

  23. This Is My Affair

    Alec

  24. On the Avenue

    Eddie Eads

  25. Time Out for Romance

    Roy Webster

  26. Woman-Wise

    Stevens

  27. 1936

    15 Maiden Lane

    Nick Shelby

  28. Sing, Baby, Sing

    Mac

  29. Crash Donovan

    Harris

  30. 36 Hours to Kill

    Duke Benson

  31. Private Number

    Sheik (Uncredited)

  32. Navy Born

    Lt. Steve Bassett

  33. Small Town Girl

    Chick Page (uncredited)

  34. Big Brown Eyes

    Benny Battle

  35. Ring Around the Moon

    Ted Curlew

  36. 1935

    Two for Tonight

    Pooch Donahue

  37. Old Man Rhythm

    Oyster

  38. Princess O'Hara

    Emcee (uncredited)

  39. Straight from the Heart

    Speed Spelvin

  40. Transient Lady

    Matt Baxter

  41. Night Life of the Gods

    Cyril Sparks

  42. 1934

    Student Tour

    Mushy

  43. The Girl from Missouri

    New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)

  44. Let's Talk It Over

    Sailor Jones

  45. I Hate Women

    Nelson

  46. Sleepers East

    Gangster (uncredited)

  47. 1933

    The Woman Who Dared

    Kay's Boyfriend

Directed 1

1960s

  1. 1960

    Macumba Love

    Director

Produced 1

1960s

  1. 1960

    Macumba Love

    Producer

Appearances3

2000s

  1. 2002

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1977

    The Golden Dog

    Narrator