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Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Actor · 1910–1990 · Joplin, Missouri, USA

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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.

Acted in 97

1970s

  1. 1978

    Three on a Date

    Cab Driver

  2. 1977
  3. 1973

    Partners in Crime

    Ralph Elsworth

  4. The Great American Beauty Contest

    Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

  5. 1970

    Arnie

    TV

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958

    Bomber's Moon

    Colonel Culver

  3. 1957

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    Robert Cummings · 1 episode

  4. 1956
  5. 1955

    How to Be Very, Very Popular

    Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

  6. Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

    Movie

  7. 1954

    Twelve Angry Men

    Juror #8

  8. Lucky Me

    Dick Carson

  9. 1953

    Marry Me Again

    Bill

  10. General Electric Theater

    Russ Baker · 1 episode

  11. 1952

    My Hero

    Robert Beanblossom · 33 episodes

  12. The First Time

    Joe Bennett

  13. 1951

    The Barefoot Mailman

    Sylvanus Hurley

  14. Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Spencer O. Spencer · 1 episode

  15. 1950

    For Heaven's Sake

    Jeff Bolton

  16. The Petty Girl

    George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

  17. Paid in Full

    Bill Prentice

1940s

  1. 1949

    Tell It to the Judge

    Pete Webb

  2. Free For All

    Christopher Parker

  3. The Accused

    Warren Ford

  4. 1948

    Let's Live a Little

    Duke Crawford

  5. 1947

    The Lost Moment

    Lewis Venable

  6. 1946
  7. The Bride Wore Boots

    Jeff Warren

  8. 1945

    You Came Along

    Maj. Bob Collins

  9. 1943

    Flesh and Fantasy

    Michael (segment 1)

  10. Princess O'Rourke

    Eddie O'Rourke

  11. Forever and a Day

    Ned

  12. 1942

    Between Us Girls

    Jimmy Blake

  13. Kings Row

    Parris Mitchell

  14. 1941

    It Started with Eve

    Johnny Reynolds Jr.

  15. Moon Over Miami

    Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

  16. The Devil and Miss Jones

    Joe O'Brien

  17. Free and Easy

    Max Clemington

  18. 1940

    One Night in the Tropics

    Steve Harper

  19. Spring Parade

    Corporal Harry Marten

  20. Private Affairs

    Jimmy Nolan

  21. And One Was Beautiful

    Ridley Crane

1930s

  1. 1939

    Everything Happens at Night

    Ken Morgan

  2. Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    Scotty Hamilton

  3. Rio

    Bill Gregory

  4. The Under-Pup

    Dennis Lane

  5. Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    Harry Loren

  6. 1938

    I Stand Accused

    Frederick A. Davis

  7. The Texans

    Alan Sanford

  8. Touchdown, Army

    Cadet Jimmy Howal

  9. You and Me

    Jim

  10. College Swing

    Radio Announcer

  11. 1937
  12. Sophie Lang Goes West

    Curley Griffin

  13. The Last Train from Madrid

    Juan Ramos

  14. 1936
  15. Hideaway Girl

    Mike Winslow

  16. The Accusing Finger

    Jimmy Ellis

  17. Hollywood Boulevard

    Jay Wallace

  18. Border Flight

    Lt. Bob Dixon

  19. Forgotten Faces

    Clinton Faraday

  20. 1935
  21. Millions in the Air

    Jimmy

  22. The Virginia Judge

    Jim Preston

  23. 1933
  24. Seasoned Greetings

    Husband (uncredited)

1910s

  1. 1916

    Romeo and Juliet

    Friar Lawrence

Wrote 2

1950s

  1. 1952

    My Hero

    Writer

No release date

  1. The Tracking of a Russian Spy

    Screenplay

Sound 1

1960s

  1. 1962

Directed 1

Appearances17