Douglas Fowley
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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.
Known For
Filmography
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Delaney
Detective School
1979
Black Oak Conspiracy
1977
as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
The White Buffalo
1977
as Amos Bixby
The Golden Dog
1977
as Narrator
Sunshine Christmas
1977
as Stanley
CHiPs
1977
as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)
From Noon Till Three
1976
as Buck Bowers
Family
1976
as Watchman
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Lijah
Switch
1975
as Jake
Homebodies
1974
as Mr. Crawford
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as The Super
The Rockford Files
1974
as Ted
Walking Tall
1973
as Judge Clarke
Here Comes the Judge
1972
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Joe Bickley
Kung Fu
1972
as Trapper
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Grundy
My World and Welcome to It
1969
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Judson
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Henry Sykes
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
Laredo
1965
Branded
1965
as Jed Peck
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Toothless Cowboy
Guns of Diablo
1964
as Mr. Knudsen
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
as Rufus C. Hoops
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Temple Houston
1963
as Doc Webb
The Lucy Show
1962
as Indian Chief
The Virginian
1962
as Sorrowful
The Virginian
1962
as Sheriff Ben Tolliver
Buffalo Gun
1961
as Sheriff
Barabbas
1961
as Vasasio
Hazel
1961
as Mr. Jeffries
Desire in the Dust
1960
as Zuba Wilson
My Three Sons
1960
as Toby Chambers
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Hobo
Bonanza
1959
as Ned Conrad
Tightrope
1959
as Max Rommey
A Gift for Heidi
1958
as Alm Uncle
The Geisha Boy
1958
as GI in Korea (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Tolliver Bender
The Texan
1958
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Wooley
Sea Hunt
1958
as Pop
Kelly and Me
1957
as Dave Gans
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
as Marshal Brennan
Bayou
1957
as Emil Hebert
Raiders of Old California
1957
as Sheriff
Perry Mason
1957
as Rubin Cason
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Bailey
Wagon Train
1957
as Ed Graham
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Pop
Trackdown
1957
as Carlson
Bandido!
1956
as McGhee
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Doc Adams
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Pop Wright
The Broken Star
1956
as Hiram Charleton
State Trooper
1956
State Trooper
1956
as Matt 'Pop' Porter
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Luke
State Trooper
1956
as Doc Crippin
Texas Lady
1955
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
The Girl Rush
1955
as Charlie - Stickman
The Matchmaking Marshal
1955
as Jack Ruskin
The Lonesome Trail
1955
as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
Gunsmoke
1955
as Buck Doolin
The Millionaire
1955
as Tom Diamond
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Doc Holliday
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Doc Fabrique
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
Cheyenne
1955
as Pritchard
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Grandpa Logan
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Dr. John H. Holliday
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Alsop
With This Ring
1954
as Gordon, Miller Executive
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Second Prisoner
Southwest Passage
1954
as Toad Ellis
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Medicine Man
Untamed Heiress
1954
as Pal
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
The Lone Gun
1954
as Bartender
December Bride
1954
Lassie
1954
Public Defender
1954
Studio 57
1954
Cat-Women of the Moon
1953
as Walter 'Walt' Walters
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
as Buckley Saloon Manager
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
as Mr. White
Red River Shore
1953
as Case Lockwood
The Band Wagon
1953
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Max Janus
Cruisin' Down the River
1953
as Humphrey Hepburn
City Detective
1953
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Eddie
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Pride of the Family
1953
as Bushnell (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Roscoe Dexter
Finders Keepers
1952
as Franke Simmons
Horizons West
1952
as Ed Tompkins
Just This Once
1952
as Frank Pirosh
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952
as Saunders (Uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Frank Harvey
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Police Lt.
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Lefty
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Harry Cheney
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Gaffer (uncredited)
South of Caliente
1951
as Dave Norris
Tarzan's Peril
1951
as Herbert Trask
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Chain of Circumstance
1951
as Lt. Fenning
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Pete
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Ed Ruskin
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Muggsy
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
Edge of Doom
1950
as Detective #2
Bunco Squad
1950
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
Killer Shark
1950
as Louie Bracado
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Convict (uncredited)
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
as 'Crabs' Freeley
Hoedown
1950
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Stage to Tucson
1950
as Ira Prentiss
Rio Grande Patrol
1950
as Bragg Orcutt
Rider from Tucson
1950
as Bob Rankin
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as Steve Kepplar
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Charles Lowe
Battleground
1949
as 'Kipp' Kippton
Flaxy Martin
1949
as Max, Detective
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Jones
Search for Danger
1949
as The Inspector
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Smitty (uncredited)
Susanna Pass
1949
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
Manhattan Angel
1949
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
Massacre River
1949
as Simms
Renegades of the Sage
1949
as Sloper
Satan's Cradle
1949
as Steve Gentry
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Thurston
Clunked in the Clink
1949
Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Larson
Coroner Creek
1948
as Stew Shallis
Docks of New Orleans
1948
as Grock
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Joe Sargus
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Beetle
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Steve Reeves
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Marty
The Denver Kid
1948
as Henchman Slip
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Reporter
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
as Honest John (uncredited)
Black Bart
1948
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
Scared to Death
1947
as Terry Lee
Desperate
1947
as Pete
Fall Guy
1947
as Inspector Shannon
Backlash
1947
as Red Bailey
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Phil
Roses Are Red
1947
as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
The Trespasser
1947
as Bill Monroe
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Daniels
Wild Country
1947
as Clark Varney
Jungle Flight
1947
as Tom Hammond
The Hucksters
1947
as Georgie Gaver
Key Witness
1947
as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
Three on a Ticket
1947
as Mace Morgan
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Joe Horton (uncredited)
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Mitch Gordon
Ridin' Down the Trail
1947
as Mark Butler
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
Rose of Santa Rosa
1947
as Larry Fish
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
The Glass Alibi
1946
as Joe Eykner
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
as Rusty Farrell
In Fast Company
1946
as Steve Trent
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Doc H. C. Patterson
North of the Border
1946
as Nails Nelson
'Neath Canadian Skies
1946
as Ned Thompson
Drifting Along
1946
as Jack Dailey
High School Hero
1946
as Coach Carter
Life with Blondie
1945
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as J. Richard Bentley
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Jack Gordon
One Body Too Many
1944
as Henry Rutherford
Lady in the Death House
1944
as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Harry Downs
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
as Steve Morgan
Rationing
1944
as Dixie Samson
And the Angels Sing
1944
as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
The Racket Man
1944
as Toby Sykes
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Rudy (uncredited)
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Capt. R.S. Manville
Minesweeper
1943
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943
as Louie Barton
Riding High
1943
as Brown
Jitterbugs
1943
as Malcolm Bennett
Colt Comrades
1943
as Joe Brass
Bar 20
1943
as Henchman Slash
The Kansan
1943
as Ben Nash
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Wallace (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Investigator (Uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Bill Collins
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Ramsay McCall
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
as Gus Hammond
I Live on Danger
1942
as Joey Farr
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Ed Mygatt
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Dutch Mullner
Hay Foot
1942
as Captain Rossmead
Lost Canyon
1942
as Jeff Burton
The Devil with Hitler
1942
as Walter Beeter
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Chet Matthews
Stand by for Action
1942
as Ensign Martin
The Great Swindle
1941
as Rocky Andrews
Dangerous Lady
1941
as Police Sgt. Brent
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Joe Grant
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
as Vincent Mackay
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Chappie Ellerton
Tanks a Million
1941
as Capt. Rossmead
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
as Slade Salters
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Rocky Taylor
Pier 13
1940
as Johnnie Hale
East of the River
1940
as Cy Turner
20 Mule Team
1940
as Stag Roper
Wagons Westward
1940
as Bill Marsden
Cherokee Strip
1940
as Alf Barrett
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Slick Connolly
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Eddie Morgan
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Peter Lewis
Dodge City
1939
as Munger
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Madder
It Could Happen to You
1939
as Freddie Barlow
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Ricky Dole
Lucky Night
1939
as George
Inside Story
1939
as Gus Brawley
Boy Friend
1939
as Ed Boyd
The Arizona Wildcat
1939
as Rufe Galloway
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Snapper
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Nick Crowder
Time Out for Murder
1938
as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
City Girl
1938
as Ritchie
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Pinky Brett
Passport Husband
1938
as Tiger Martin
Keep Smiling
1938
as Cedric Hunt
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Ace Wagner
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Johnny Burke
On the Avenue
1937
as Eddie Eads
This Is My Affair
1937
as Alec
One Mile from Heaven
1937
as Jim Tabor
Wake Up and Live
1937
as Herman
Love and Hisses
1937
as Webster
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Roy Webster
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Dutch Nelson
She Had to Eat
1937
as Duke Stacey
Woman-Wise
1937
as Stevens
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Blackie Morgan
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Duke Benson
Navy Born
1936
as Lt. Steve Bassett
Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Benny Battle
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Mac
Small Town Girl
1936
as Chick Page (uncredited)
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Nick Shelby
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Ted Curlew
Crash Donovan
1936
as Harris
Private Number
1936
as Sheik (Uncredited)
Straight from the Heart
1935
as Speed Spelvin
Two for Tonight
1935
as Pooch Donahue
Night Life of the Gods
1935
as Cyril Sparks
Princess O'Hara
1935
as Emcee (uncredited)
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Oyster
Transient Lady
1935
as Matt Baxter
The Thin Man
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
I Hate Women
1934
as Nelson
Student Tour
1934
as Mushy
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
Sleepers East
1934
as Gangster (uncredited)
Let's Talk It Over
1934
as Sailor Jones
The Woman Who Dared
1933
as Kay's Boyfriend