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Douglas Fowley

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 30, 1911 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Career Span1933 – 1998
Known Credits280 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.2

Douglas Fowley

Also known as:Daniel Vincent FowleyDouglas V. FowleyDoug FowleyDouglas V. Frowley
Total Works

280

225 movies • 55 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Singin' in the Rain
8.1
as Roscoe Dexter
The Thin Man
7.5
The Thin Man
1934•movie
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
1959•series
as Ned Conrad
The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie
as Auctioneer (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 280 titles featuring Douglas Fowley

Singin' in the Rain
8.1

as Roscoe Dexter

The Thin Man
7.5
The Thin Man
1934•movie

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Bonanza
7.5
1 eps
Bonanza
1959•series

as Ned Conrad

The Band Wagon
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953•movie

as Auctioneer (uncredited)

Kung Fu
7.7
1 eps
Kung Fu
1972•series

as Trapper

Barabbas
6.9
Barabbas
1961•movie

as Vasasio

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Hobo

CHiPs
6.8
1 eps
CHiPs
1977•series

as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)

Walking Tall
6.6
Walking Tall
1973•movie

as Judge Clarke

The White Buffalo
6.0
The White Buffalo
1977•movie

as Amos Bixby

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Rubin Cason

The Rockford Files
7.6
1 eps
The Rockford Files
1974•series

as Ted

The Naked Jungle
6.6
The Naked Jungle
1954•movie

as Medicine Man

Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949•movie

as Jones

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Buck Doolin

Dodge City
6.9
Dodge City
1939•movie

as Munger

Battleground
6.7
Battleground
1949•movie

as 'Kipp' Kippton

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964•movie

as Toothless Cowboy

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.7
1 eps

as The Super

The High and the Mighty
5.9

as Alsop

From Noon Till Three
6.0

as Buck Bowers

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series
Armored Car Robbery
6.5

as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride

The Geisha Boy
6.4
The Geisha Boy
1958•movie

as GI in Korea (uncredited)

The Lucy Show
7.1
1 eps
The Lucy Show
1962•series

as Indian Chief

Cat-Women of the Moon
4.1

as Walter 'Walt' Walters

Jitterbugs
6.0
Jitterbugs
1943•movie

as Malcolm Bennett

Desperate
6.5
Desperate
1947•movie

as Pete

My Three Sons
6.6
1 eps
My Three Sons
1960•series

as Toby Chambers

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.1
1 eps

as Tolliver Bender

Across the Wide Missouri
6.1

as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)

Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.8

as Snapper

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
1 eps
The Virginian
6.5
1 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Sorrowful

Scared to Death
4.3
Scared to Death
1947•movie

as Terry Lee

Daniel Boone
7.0
1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964•series

as Rufus C. Hoops

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
5.5

as Grundy

Coroner Creek
6.2
Coroner Creek
1948•movie

as Stew Shallis

Big Brown Eyes
6.2
Big Brown Eyes
1936•movie

as Benny Battle

Angels in the Outfield
7.0

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Ed Graham

One Body Too Many
5.3
One Body Too Many
1944•movie

as Henry Rutherford

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
6.7

as Peter Lewis

The Sea of Grass
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947•movie

as Joe Horton (uncredited)

Behind Locked Doors
6.3

as Larson

Man from Del Rio
6.5
Man from Del Rio
1956•movie

as Doc Adams

Cheyenne
6.2
1 eps
Cheyenne
1955•series

as Pritchard

The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.3

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Charlie Chan on Broadway
7.1

as Johnny Burke

Guns of Diablo
5.4
Guns of Diablo
1964•movie

as Mr. Knudsen

This Woman Is Dangerous
5.9

as Saunders (Uncredited)

Edge of Doom
6.1
Edge of Doom
1950•movie

as Detective #2

Bandido!
5.7
Bandido!
1956•movie

as McGhee

Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938•movie

as Nick Crowder

So You Think You're Not Guilty
6.1

as Convict (uncredited)

Horizons West
6.3
Horizons West
1952•movie

as Ed Tompkins

Kansas Pacific
5.0
Kansas Pacific
1953•movie

as Max Janus

The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2
1 eps

as Lefty

Hazel
6.8
1 eps
Hazel
1961•series

as Mr. Jeffries

Flaxy Martin
5.6
Flaxy Martin
1949•movie

as Max, Detective

Detective Kitty O'Day
4.6

as Harry Downs

The Hucksters
7.0
The Hucksters
1947•movie

as Georgie Gaver

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8
13 eps
Backlash
4.8
Backlash
1947•movie

as Red Bailey

Deep in My Heart
6.7
Deep in My Heart
1954•movie

as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.2
1 eps

as Charles Lowe

Sea Hunt
6.7
1 eps
Sea Hunt
1958•series

as Pop

Homebodies
6.8
Homebodies
1974•movie

as Mr. Crawford

Casanova's Big Night
6.1

as Second Prisoner

The Lone Gun
5.6
The Lone Gun
1954•movie

as Bartender

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Pete

The North Avenue Irregulars
6.6

as Delaney

This Is My Affair
7.3
This Is My Affair
1937•movie

as Alec

Branded
6.8
1 eps
Branded
1965•series

as Jed Peck

The Girl from Missouri
7.5

as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)

Callaway Went Thataway
5.6

as Gaffer (uncredited)

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
6.6

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

Family
7.2
1 eps
Family
1976•series

as Watchman

Lady in the Death House
5.7

as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford

Starsky & Hutch
6.9
Starsky & Hutch
1975•movie

as Lijah

Key Witness
4.8
Key Witness
1947•movie

as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)

Stand by for Action
7.0

as Ensign Martin

Laredo
6.4
1 eps
Laredo
1965•series
Fall Guy
5.2
Fall Guy
1947•movie

as Inspector Shannon

The Glass Alibi
4.2
The Glass Alibi
1946•movie

as Joe Eykner

Any Number Can Play
6.9

as Smitty (uncredited)

So's Your Aunt Emma!
6.7

as Gus Hammond

Small Town Girl
6.0
Small Town Girl
1936•movie

as Chick Page (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

The Man Behind The Gun
6.0

as Buckley Saloon Manager

Tarzan's Peril
5.5
Tarzan's Peril
1951•movie

as Herbert Trask

Tanks a Million
5.8
Tanks a Million
1941•movie

as Capt. Rossmead

Cafe Hostess
5.4
Cafe Hostess
1940•movie

as Eddie Morgan

Minesweeper
5.2
Minesweeper
1943•movie

as Cutter Lieutenant Wells

Black Bart
4.9
Black Bart
1948•movie

as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)

Switch
6.6
1 eps
Switch
1975•series

as Jake

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Frank Harvey

Bunco Squad
6.1
Bunco Squad
1950•movie

as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus

Arson, Inc.
5.5
Arson, Inc.
1949•movie

as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender

Slightly Honorable
5.1
Slightly Honorable
1939•movie

as Madder

Run, Cougar, Run
6.2
Run, Cougar, Run
1972•movie

as Joe Bickley

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.5
1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps
Roses Are Red
5.7
Roses Are Red
1947•movie

as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)

Doctors Don't Tell
5.2
Doctors Don't Tell
1941•movie

as Joe Grant

For the Common Defense!
5.0

as Dutch Mullner

Colt Comrades
6.0
Colt Comrades
1943•movie

as Joe Brass

The Devil with Hitler
5.9

as Walter Beeter

Mr. Wise Guy
6.6
Mr. Wise Guy
1942•movie

as Bill Collins

East of the River
6.2
East of the River
1940•movie

as Cy Turner

Sing, Baby, Sing
6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936•movie

as Mac

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.8

as Self (archive footage)

The Kansan
6.0
The Kansan
1943•movie

as Ben Nash

Raiders of Old California
5.4

as Sheriff

Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series

as Carlson

Docks of New Orleans
6.1

as Grock

The Chance of a Lifetime
6.7

as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

Lucky Night
6.8
Lucky Night
1939•movie

as George

The Broken Star
6.9
The Broken Star
1956•movie

as Hiram Charleton

Submarine Patrol
6.7
Submarine Patrol
1938•movie

as Seaman Pinky Brett

I Live on Danger
6.1
I Live on Danger
1942•movie

as Joey Farr

And the Angels Sing
7.3

as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)

The Dude Goes West
5.9
The Dude Goes West
1948•movie

as Beetle

State Trooper
5.7
1 eps
State Trooper
1956•series
Alcoa Theatre
7.0
1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
1957•series

as Pop

36 Hours to Kill
6.1
36 Hours to Kill
1936•movie

as Duke Benson

Blonde Alibi
4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946•movie

as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)

Dangerous Lady
5.3
Dangerous Lady
1941•movie

as Police Sgt. Brent

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
6.6

as Louie Barton

The Trespasser
5.0
The Trespasser
1947•movie

as Bill Monroe

Texas Lady
5.7
Texas Lady
1955•movie

as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)

Black Oak Conspiracy
5.7

as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)

Wild Country
6.0
Wild Country
1947•movie

as Clark Varney

Jungle Flight
5.9
Jungle Flight
1947•movie

as Tom Hammond

Bayou
3.5
Bayou
1957•movie

as Emil Hebert

Time Out for Romance
6.0

as Roy Webster

Three on a Ticket
6.0
Three on a Ticket
1947•movie

as Mace Morgan

Larceny in Her Heart
6.0

as Doc H. C. Patterson

Ring Around the Moon
4.8

as Ted Curlew

Private Number
6.7
Private Number
1936•movie

as Sheik (Uncredited)

The Texan
6.0
1 eps
The Texan
1958•series
Criminal Lawyer
7.4
Criminal Lawyer
1951•movie

as Harry Cheney

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
5.8

as Rocky Taylor

Merton of the Movies
6.3

as Phil

On the Avenue
7.2
On the Avenue
1937•movie

as Eddie Eads

Killer Shark
6.4
Killer Shark
1950•movie

as Louie Bracado

Shake Hands with Murder
6.0

as Steve Morgan

Sunset on the Desert
6.0

as Ramsay McCall

One Mile from Heaven
6.6

as Jim Tabor

20 Mule Team
6.6
20 Mule Team
1940•movie

as Stag Roper

Rock, Pretty Baby
5.8
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956•movie

as Pop Wright

Riding High
5.6
Riding High
1943•movie

as Brown

Wake Up and Live
6.2
Wake Up and Live
1937•movie

as Herman

Southwest Passage
6.3
Southwest Passage
1954•movie

as Toad Ellis

Just This Once
4.4
Just This Once
1952•movie

as Frank Pirosh

Desire in the Dust
4.4
Desire in the Dust
1960•movie

as Zuba Wilson

Don't Fence Me In
5.8
Don't Fence Me In
1945•movie

as Jack Gordon

Massacre River
6.6
Massacre River
1949•movie

as Simms

Satan's Cradle
5.4
Satan's Cradle
1949•movie

as Steve Gentry

Bar 20
4.9
Bar 20
1943•movie

as Henchman Slash

She Had to Eat
5.6
She Had to Eat
1937•movie

as Duke Stacey

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0

as Wallace (uncredited)

Fun on a Weekend
7.2
Fun on a Weekend
1947•movie

as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)

So You Want to Be a Gambler
5.6

as Honest John (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943•movie

as Investigator (Uncredited)

Pistols 'n' Petticoats
7.6
26 eps

as Grandpa Andrew Hanks

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.8
1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2
1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968•series

as Judson

Chick Carter, Detective
5.2

as Rusty Farrell

Time Out for Murder
6.2

as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran

He's a Cockeyed Wonder
4.2

as 'Crabs' Freeley

A Slight Case of Larceny
5.5

as Mr. White

Henry Goes Arizona
6.2
Henry Goes Arizona
1939•movie

as Ricky Dole

In Fast Company
6.8
In Fast Company
1946•movie

as Steve Trent

Rationing
4.0
Rationing
1944•movie

as Dixie Samson

Old Man Rhythm
7.0
Old Man Rhythm
1935•movie

as Oyster

Stage to Tucson
6.2
Stage to Tucson
1950•movie

as Ira Prentiss

The Girl Rush
5.2
The Girl Rush
1955•movie

as Charlie - Stickman

Cherokee Strip
5.5
Cherokee Strip
1940•movie

as Alf Barrett

The Parson of Panamint
5.8

as Chappie Ellerton

Hay Foot
6.2
Hay Foot
1942•movie

as Captain Rossmead

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
7.0

as Steve Kepplar

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
7.0

as Rudy (uncredited)

Walking Down Broadway
6.8

as Ace Wagner

Sleepy Lagoon
5.0
Sleepy Lagoon
1943•movie

as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno

December Bride
6.2
1 eps
December Bride
1954•series
The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Tom Diamond

The Bill Dana Show
6.2
1 eps
The Bill Dana Show
1963•series
Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series
Temple Houston
6.0
1 eps
Temple Houston
1963•series

as Doc Webb

The Second Hundred Years
6.5
1 eps

as Henry Sykes

Tightrope
6.8
1 eps
Tightrope
1959•series

as Max Rommey

Life with Blondie
6.7
Life with Blondie
1945•movie

as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)

Pier 13
5.7
Pier 13
1940•movie

as Johnnie Hale

Susanna Pass
7.7
Susanna Pass
1949•movie

as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson

Navy Born
6.0
Navy Born
1936•movie

as Lt. Steve Bassett

Two for Tonight
7.7
Two for Tonight
1935•movie

as Pooch Donahue

Student Tour
6.7
Student Tour
1934•movie

as Mushy

Transient Lady
6.3
Transient Lady
1935•movie

as Matt Baxter

The Arizona Wildcat
6.7

as Rufe Galloway

The Racket Man
7.7
The Racket Man
1944•movie

as Toby Sykes

Gun Smugglers
6.7
Gun Smugglers
1948•movie

as Steve Reeves

Secret of the Wastelands
4.3

as Slade Salters

Lost Canyon
6.3
Lost Canyon
1942•movie

as Jeff Burton

If You Knew Susie
7.3
If You Knew Susie
1948•movie

as Marty

The Denver Kid
7.0
The Denver Kid
1948•movie

as Henchman Slip

The Lonesome Trail
8.0
The Lonesome Trail
1955•movie

as Crazy Charley Bonesteel

My World and Welcome to It
6.3
2 eps
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
6.0
1 eps
Jefferson Drum
5.3
1 eps
Jefferson Drum
1958•series

as Wooley

Detective School
6.0
23 eps
Detective School
1979•series
The Life Of Riley
6.7
1 eps
The Life Of Riley
1953•series

as Eddie

Waterfront at Midnight
7.0

as Joe Sargus

It Could Happen to You
4.8

as Freddie Barlow

City Girl
6.5
City Girl
1938•movie

as Ritchie

Kelly and Me
9.0
Kelly and Me
1957•movie

as Dave Gans

Undercover Maisie
8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947•movie

as Daniels

The Badge of Marshal Brennan
6.5

as Marshal Brennan

Hoedown
6.0
Hoedown
1950•movie

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Red River Shore
7.0
Red River Shore
1953•movie

as Case Lockwood

Princess O'Hara
8.0
Princess O'Hara
1935•movie

as Emcee (uncredited)

Passport Husband
7.0
Passport Husband
1938•movie

as Tiger Martin

Along the Navajo Trail
7.5

as J. Richard Bentley

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
7.5

as Vincent Mackay

South of Caliente
9.0
South of Caliente
1951•movie

as Dave Norris

Wagons Westward
6.5
Wagons Westward
1940•movie

as Bill Marsden

Untamed Heiress
6.5
Untamed Heiress
1954•movie

as Pal

Rio Grande Patrol
6.5
Rio Grande Patrol
1950•movie

as Bragg Orcutt

Yankee Fakir
6.0
Yankee Fakir
1947•movie

as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis

15 Maiden Lane
8.0
15 Maiden Lane
1936•movie

as Nick Shelby

Rider from Tucson
7.0
Rider from Tucson
1950•movie

as Bob Rankin

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
8.0

as Mitch Gordon

'Neath Canadian Skies
6.0

as Ned Thompson

Mississippi Gambler
6.5

as Chet Matthews

High School Hero
6.5
High School Hero
1946•movie

as Coach Carter

See Here, Private Hargrove
6.5

as Capt. R.S. Manville

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
7.5

as Reporter

Rose of Santa Rosa
6.5
Rose of Santa Rosa
1947•movie

as Larry Fish

A Gift for Heidi
10.0
A Gift for Heidi
1958•movie

as Alm Uncle

City Detective
7.5
2 eps
City Detective
1953•series
Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series
Macumba Love
7.5
Macumba Love
1960•movie

Role: Director

Finders Keepers
10.0
Finders Keepers
1952•movie

as Franke Simmons

The Great Swindle
8.0
The Great Swindle
1941•movie

as Rocky Andrews

Straight from the Heart
9.0

as Speed Spelvin

Search for Danger
7.0
Search for Danger
1949•movie

as The Inspector

I Hate Women
8.0
I Hate Women
1934•movie

as Nelson

With This Ring
6.0
With This Ring
1954•movie

as Gordon, Miller Executive

Night Life of the Gods
7.0

as Cyril Sparks

Inside Story
9.0
Inside Story
1939•movie

as Gus Brawley

Love and Hisses
10.0
Love and Hisses
1937•movie

as Webster

Manhattan Angel
7.0
Manhattan Angel
1949•movie

as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)

The Matchmaking Marshal
8.0

as Jack Ruskin

The Man in the Trunk
9.0

as Ed Mygatt

Boy Friend
9.0
Boy Friend
1939•movie

as Ed Boyd

Keep Smiling
8.0
Keep Smiling
1938•movie

as Cedric Hunt

The Leather Pushers
8.0

as Slick Connolly

Renegades of the Sage
9.0

as Sloper

North of the Border
10.0

as Nails Nelson

Drifting Along
10.0
Drifting Along
1946•movie

as Jack Dailey

Ridin' Down the Trail
9.0

as Mark Butler

Sunshine Christmas
8.0
Sunshine Christmas
1977•movie

as Stanley

Buffalo Gun
9.0
Buffalo Gun
1961•movie

as Sheriff

Sleepers East
7.0
Sleepers East
1934•movie

as Gangster (uncredited)

Cruisin' Down the River
8.0

as Humphrey Hepburn

Fifty Roads to Town
10.0

as Dutch Nelson

Crash Donovan
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936•movie

as Harris

Let's Talk It Over
10.0
Let's Talk It Over
1934•movie

as Sailor Jones

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
9.0

as Thurston

Woman-Wise
9.0
Woman-Wise
1937•movie

as Stevens

Wild and Woolly
10.0
Wild and Woolly
1937•movie

as Blackie Morgan

Chain of Circumstance
7.0

as Lt. Fenning

The Woman Who Dared
8.0

as Kay's Boyfriend

Clunked in the Clink
10.0
The Arkansas Swing
10.0
The Arkansas Swing
1948•movie

as Howard, the Horse Trainer

The Pride of the Family
5.0
1 eps

as Bushnell (uncredited)

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as Grandpa Andrew Hanks

The Golden Dog
The Golden Dog
1977•movie

as Narrator

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1 eps