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Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

ActingBorn May 30, 1911Died May 21, 1998 (age 86)The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

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

Movie
1979Movie
1977Movie
1977
CHiPs

as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)

TV
1977
The White Buffalo

as Amos Bixby

Movie
1977
Black Oak Conspiracy

as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)

Movie
1977
The Golden Dog

as Narrator

Movie
1976
From Noon Till Three

as Buck Bowers

Movie
1976
Family

as Watchman

TV
1975
Switch

as Jake

TV
1975Movie
1974TV
1974TV
1974
Homebodies

as Mr. Crawford

Movie
1973
Walking Tall

as Judge Clarke

Movie
1972
Run, Cougar, Run

as Joe Bickley

Movie
1972
Kung Fu

as Trapper

TV
1968TV
1967TV
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as Grandpa Andrew Hanks

Movie
1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as Grandpa Andrew Hanks

TV
1965TV
1965
Branded

as Jed Peck

TV
1964
Guns of Diablo

as Mr. Knudsen

Movie
1964
Daniel Boone

as Rufus C. Hoops

TV
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Toothless Cowboy

Movie
1963
Temple Houston

as Doc Webb

TV
1962
The Lucy Show

as Indian Chief

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Sorrowful

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Sheriff Ben Tolliver

TV
1961
Barabbas

as Vasasio

Movie
1961
Hazel

as Mr. Jeffries

TV
1961
Buffalo Gun

as Sheriff

Movie
1960
Desire in the Dust

as Zuba Wilson

Movie
1960
My Three Sons

as Toby Chambers

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Ned Conrad

TV
1959
Tightrope

as Max Rommey

TV
1958
The Geisha Boy

as GI in Korea (uncredited)

Movie
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Tolliver Bender

TV
1958TV
1958
Sea Hunt

as Pop

TV
1958
A Gift for Heidi

as Alm Uncle

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Trackdown

as Carlson

TV
1957TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Rubin Cason

TV
1957
Wagon Train

as Ed Graham

TV
1957
Bayou

as Emil Hebert

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Kelly and Me

as Dave Gans

Movie
1956
Rock, Pretty Baby

as Pop Wright

Movie
1956
Man from Del Rio

as Doc Adams

Movie
1956
State Trooper

as Matt 'Pop' Porter

TV
1956
State Trooper

as Doc Crippin

TV
1956
Bandido!

as McGhee

Movie
1956
The Broken Star

as Hiram Charleton

Movie
1955
Texas Lady

as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)

Movie
1955
Cheyenne

as Pritchard

TV
1955
The Girl Rush

as Charlie - Stickman

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Buck Doolin

TV
1955TV
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Dr. John H. Holliday

TV
1955
The Lonesome Trail

as Crazy Charley Bonesteel

Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Tom Diamond

TV
1954
Deep in My Heart

as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)

Movie
1954TV
1954TV
1954Movie
1954
The Lone Gun

as Bartender

Movie
1954
Casanova's Big Night

as Second Prisoner

Movie
1954
Southwest Passage

as Toad Ellis

Movie
1954Movie
1954
The Naked Jungle

as Medicine Man

Movie
1954
With This Ring

as Gordon, Miller Executive

Movie
1953
Red River Shore

as Case Lockwood

Movie
1953
Cat-Women of the Moon

as Walter 'Walt' Walters

Movie
1953
The Band Wagon

as Auctioneer (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Cruisin' Down the River

as Humphrey Hepburn

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Kansas Pacific

as Max Janus

Movie
1953
The Man Behind The Gun

as Buckley Saloon Manager

Movie
1953TV
1952
Horizons West

as Ed Tompkins

Movie
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Frank Harvey

TV
1952
Four Star Playhouse

as Police Lt.

TV
1952
Singin' in the Rain

as Roscoe Dexter

Movie
1952
Just This Once

as Frank Pirosh

Movie
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous

as Saunders (Uncredited)

Movie
1952
Finders Keepers

as Franke Simmons

Movie
1951
Callaway Went Thataway

as Gaffer (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Angels in the Outfield

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1951
South of Caliente

as Dave Norris

Movie
1951
Across the Wide Missouri

as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)

Movie
1951TV
1951
Criminal Lawyer

as Harry Cheney

Movie
1951
Chain of Circumstance

as Lt. Fenning

Movie
1951
Tarzan's Peril

as Herbert Trask

Movie
1950Movie
1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder

as 'Crabs' Freeley

Movie
1950
Stage to Tucson

as Ira Prentiss

Movie
1950
Rio Grande Patrol

as Bragg Orcutt

Movie
1950
Bunco Squad

as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus

Movie
1950
Edge of Doom

as Detective #2

Movie
1950
Armored Car Robbery

as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride

Movie
1950
Rider from Tucson

as Bob Rankin

Movie
1950
Hoedown

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Movie
1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty

as Convict (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Killer Shark

as Louie Bracado

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Battleground

as 'Kipp' Kippton

Movie
1949
Satan's Cradle

as Steve Gentry

Movie
1949
Any Number Can Play

as Smitty (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949Movie
1949
Arson, Inc.

as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender

Movie
1949
Susanna Pass

as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson

Movie
1949
Search for Danger

as The Inspector

Movie
1949
Manhattan Angel

as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Flaxy Martin

as Max, Detective

Movie
1948
Gun Smugglers

as Steve Reeves

Movie
1948
The Denver Kid

as Henchman Slip

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
Coroner Creek

as Stew Shallis

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
Black Bart

as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)

Movie
1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler

as Honest John (uncredited)

Movie
1948Movie
1947
Rose of Santa Rosa

as Larry Fish

Movie
1947
Roses Are Red

as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Key Witness

as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Ridin' Down the Trail

as Mark Butler

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Jungle Flight

as Tom Hammond

Movie
1947
The Hucksters

as Georgie Gaver

Movie
1947
The Trespasser

as Bill Monroe

Movie
1947
Desperate

as Pete

Movie
1947
Fun on a Weekend

as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)

Movie
1947
The Sea of Grass

as Joe Horton (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Three on a Ticket

as Mace Morgan

Movie
1947
Yankee Fakir

as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis

Movie
1947
Fall Guy

as Inspector Shannon

Movie
1947
Backlash

as Red Bailey

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Scared to Death

as Terry Lee

Movie
1947
Wild Country

as Clark Varney

Movie
1946
North of the Border

as Nails Nelson

Movie
1946
'Neath Canadian Skies

as Ned Thompson

Movie
1946
High School Hero

as Coach Carter

Movie
1946
Chick Carter, Detective

as Rusty Farrell

Movie
1946
In Fast Company

as Steve Trent

Movie
1946
Larceny in Her Heart

as Doc H. C. Patterson

Movie
1946
The Glass Alibi

as Joe Eykner

Movie
1946
Blonde Alibi

as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)

Movie
1946
Drifting Along

as Jack Dailey

Movie
1945
Life with Blondie

as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Don't Fence Me In

as Jack Gordon

Movie
1945
Along the Navajo Trail

as J. Richard Bentley

Movie
1944
One Body Too Many

as Henry Rutherford

Movie
1944Movie
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Detective Kitty O'Day

as Harry Downs

Movie
1944
And the Angels Sing

as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1944Movie
1944
Rationing

as Dixie Samson

Movie
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove

as Capt. R.S. Manville

Movie
1944
Lady in the Death House

as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford

Movie
1944
The Racket Man

as Toby Sykes

Movie
1943
Riding High

as Brown

Movie
1943
Minesweeper

as Cutter Lieutenant Wells

Movie
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime

as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

Movie
1943
Bar 20

as Henchman Slash

Movie
1943
Swing Shift Maisie

as Investigator (Uncredited)

Movie
1943
The Kansan

as Ben Nash

Movie
1943
Sleepy Lagoon

as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno

Movie
1943
Colt Comrades

as Joe Brass

Movie
1943
Jitterbugs

as Malcolm Bennett

Movie
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as Louie Barton

Movie
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Wallace (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Stand by for Action

as Ensign Martin

Movie
1942
Lost Canyon

as Jeff Burton

Movie
1942
The Devil with Hitler

as Walter Beeter

Movie
1942Movie
1942
For the Common Defense!

as Dutch Mullner

Movie
1942
I Live on Danger

as Joey Farr

Movie
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma!

as Gus Hammond

Movie
1942
Mississippi Gambler

as Chet Matthews

Movie
1942
Sunset on the Desert

as Ramsay McCall

Movie
1942
Mr. Wise Guy

as Bill Collins

Movie
1942
Hay Foot

as Captain Rossmead

Movie
1941
Secret of the Wastelands

as Slade Salters

Movie
1941
Doctors Don't Tell

as Joe Grant

Movie
1941
Dangerous Lady

as Police Sgt. Brent

Movie
1941
Tanks a Million

as Capt. Rossmead

Movie
1941
The Parson of Panamint

as Chappie Ellerton

Movie
1941
The Great Swindle

as Rocky Andrews

Movie
1940Movie
1940
East of the River

as Cy Turner

Movie
1940
Cherokee Strip

as Alf Barrett

Movie
1940
The Leather Pushers

as Slick Connolly

Movie
1940
Pier 13

as Johnnie Hale

Movie
1940
Wagons Westward

as Bill Marsden

Movie
1940
20 Mule Team

as Stag Roper

Movie
1940
Cafe Hostess

as Eddie Morgan

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Henry Goes Arizona

as Ricky Dole

Movie
1939Movie
1939
It Could Happen to You

as Freddie Barlow

Movie
1939
Boy Friend

as Ed Boyd

Movie
1939
Lucky Night

as George

Movie
1939
Dodge City

as Munger

Movie
1939
Inside Story

as Gus Brawley

Movie
1939
The Arizona Wildcat

as Rufe Galloway

Movie
1938
Submarine Patrol

as Seaman Pinky Brett

Movie
1938
Time Out for Murder

as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran

Movie
1938
Keep Smiling

as Cedric Hunt

Movie
1938
Passport Husband

as Tiger Martin

Movie
1938Movie
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble

as Nick Crowder

Movie
1938Movie
1938
City Girl

as Ritchie

Movie
1937
Love and Hisses

as Webster

Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937Movie
1937
Wild and Woolly

as Blackie Morgan

Movie
1937
She Had to Eat

as Duke Stacey

Movie
1937
Fifty Roads to Town

as Dutch Nelson

Movie
1937Movie
1937
On the Avenue

as Eddie Eads

Movie
1937
Time Out for Romance

as Roy Webster

Movie
1937
Woman-Wise

as Stevens

Movie
1936
15 Maiden Lane

as Nick Shelby

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Crash Donovan

as Harris

Movie
1936
36 Hours to Kill

as Duke Benson

Movie
1936
Private Number

as Sheik (Uncredited)

Movie
1936
Navy Born

as Lt. Steve Bassett

Movie
1936
Small Town Girl

as Chick Page (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Big Brown Eyes

as Benny Battle

Movie
1936Movie
1935
Two for Tonight

as Pooch Donahue

Movie
1935Movie
1935
Princess O'Hara

as Emcee (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Straight from the Heart

as Speed Spelvin

Movie
1935
Transient Lady

as Matt Baxter

Movie
1935
Night Life of the Gods

as Cyril Sparks

Movie
1934
Student Tour

as Mushy

Movie
1934
The Girl from Missouri

as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Let's Talk It Over

as Sailor Jones

Movie
1934
The Thin Man

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1934
I Hate Women

as Nelson

Movie
1934
Sleepers East

as Gangster (uncredited)

Movie
1933
The Woman Who Dared

as Kay's Boyfriend

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 30, 1911
Day of DeathMay 21, 1998
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity0.7