Robert Cummings

    Robert Cummings

    Acting

    June 9, 1910
    Died December 2, 1990 (80 years old)
    Joplin, Missouri, USA

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    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.

    Known For

    Filmography

    Disneyland Handcrafted

    Disneyland Handcrafted

    2026

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2
    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

    1990

    as Self

    6
    Three on a Date

    Three on a Date

    1978

    as Cab Driver

    3.3
    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    1977

    as Eliott Smith

    6.3
    The Great American Beauty Contest

    The Great American Beauty Contest

    1973

    as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

    6.3
    Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

    1973

    as Ralph Elsworth

    5
    Arnie

    Arnie

    1970

    5.3
    Gidget Grows Up

    Gidget Grows Up

    1969

    as Russell Lawrence

    6.7
    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    1969

    6.2
    Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

    1969

    as Grandpa

    6.2
    Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

    1968

    as Bob Collins

    6.7
    Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

    1968

    as Robert Henning

    6.7
    Five Golden Dragons

    Five Golden Dragons

    1967

    as Bob Mitchell

    5.2
    Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

    1966

    as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

    6.1
    Promise Her Anything

    Promise Her Anything

    1966

    as Dr. Philip Brock

    4.1
    Green Acres

    Green Acres

    1965

    as Mort Warner

    7.2
    What a Way to Go!

    What a Way to Go!

    1964

    as Victor Stephanson

    7.1
    The Carpetbaggers

    The Carpetbaggers

    1964

    as Dan Pierce

    5.9
    Bewitched

    Bewitched

    1964

    7.9
    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    1964

    as Self

    5
    My Living Doll

    My Living Doll

    1964

    as Dr. Robert McDonald

    7.2
    Beach Party

    Beach Party

    1963

    as Professor Sutwell

    6
    The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

    1963

    as Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse

    10

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    as Harvey Hines

    5.9

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    as Robert Silbey

    5.9
    My Geisha

    My Geisha

    1962

    as Bob Moore

    6.5
    Holiday Time at Disneyland

    Holiday Time at Disneyland

    1962

    as Self

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

    1962

    as Robert Cummings

    6.9
    The New Bob Cummings Show

    The New Bob Cummings Show

    1961

    10
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self - Co-Host

    5.8
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    1960

    as Self

    6
    Gala Day at Disneyland

    Gala Day at Disneyland

    1960

    as Self

    8
    Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

    1959

    as Self

    7.3
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as James Embry

    8.5
    Bomber's Moon

    Bomber's Moon

    1958

    as Colonel Culver

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    1957

    as Robert Cummings

    8.6
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    1957

    as Self

    7.5
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    1956

    as Self

    6.4
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    1956

    as Lt. Charles Gatewood

    6.2
    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956

    as Self - Guest

    6.2
    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956

    as Self - Love That Bob

    6.2
    How to Be Very, Very Popular

    How to Be Very, Very Popular

    1955

    as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

    4.6
    Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

    Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

    1955

    7.3
    The Bob Cummings Show

    The Bob Cummings Show

    1955

    as Bob Collins

    6.3
    Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder

    1954

    as Mark Halliday

    8
    Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

    1954

    as Dick Carson

    6.8
    Twelve Angry Men

    Twelve Angry Men

    1954

    as Juror #8

    7.8
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer

    7.9
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Self - Host / Narrator / Self

    7.9

    The Elgin Hour

    1954

    as Jeff Clark

    7
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Self

    7.9
    Marry Me Again

    Marry Me Again

    1953

    as Bill

    8
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Russ Baker

    6.8
    The First Time

    The First Time

    1952

    as Joe Bennett

    7.5
    My Hero

    My Hero

    1952

    as Robert Beanblossom

    7
    The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

    1951

    as Sylvanus Hurley

    6.5
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    1951

    7.2
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    1951

    as Spencer O. Spencer

    7.2
    Paid in Full

    Paid in Full

    1950

    as Bill Prentice

    6.9
    For Heaven's Sake

    For Heaven's Sake

    1950

    as Jeff Bolton

    7
    The Petty Girl

    The Petty Girl

    1950

    as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

    4.3
    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    1950

    as Self

    6.9
    Your Show of Shows

    Your Show of Shows

    1950

    7.3
    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    1950

    6
    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    1950

    7.3
    The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

    1950

    as Self

    7
    Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

    1950

    as Sawyer

    6

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950

    as Wally

    6.7
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    1949

    as Charles D'Aubigny

    6.8
    The Accused

    The Accused

    1949

    as Warren Ford

    6.1
    Tell It to the Judge

    Tell It to the Judge

    1949

    as Pete Webb

    6.6
    Free For All

    Free For All

    1949

    as Christopher Parker

    6.3
    Sleep, My Love

    Sleep, My Love

    1948

    as Bruce Elcott

    6.3
    Let's Live a Little

    Let's Live a Little

    1948

    as Duke Crawford

    7
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as Juror #8

    5.4
    Studio One

    Studio One

    1948

    as George Lumley

    5.4
    The Lost Moment

    The Lost Moment

    1947

    as Lewis Venable

    6.2
    Heaven Only Knows

    Heaven Only Knows

    1947

    as Michael, aka Mike

    6.5
    The Chase

    The Chase

    1946

    as Chuck Scott

    6.2
    The Bride Wore Boots

    The Bride Wore Boots

    1946

    as Jeff Warren

    6.1
    You Came Along

    You Came Along

    1945

    as Maj. Bob Collins

    7.3
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Co-Host

    7
    Princess O'Rourke

    Princess O'Rourke

    1943

    as Eddie O'Rourke

    6.5
    Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

    1943

    as Michael (segment 1)

    7.1
    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    1943

    as Ned

    7.5

    Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)

    1943

    as Himself

    Saboteur

    Saboteur

    1942

    as Barry Kane

    6.9
    Kings Row

    Kings Row

    1942

    as Parris Mitchell

    7.3
    Between Us Girls

    Between Us Girls

    1942

    as Jimmy Blake

    7.5
    Breakdowns of 1942

    Breakdowns of 1942

    1942

    as Self

    6
    It Started with Eve

    It Started with Eve

    1941

    as Johnny Reynolds Jr.

    7.2
    Moon Over Miami

    Moon Over Miami

    1941

    as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

    6.5
    The Devil and Miss Jones

    The Devil and Miss Jones

    1941

    as Joe O'Brien

    7.6
    Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

    1941

    as Max Clemington

    6.9
    One Night in the Tropics

    One Night in the Tropics

    1940

    as Steve Harper

    5.8
    And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

    1940

    as Ridley Crane

    6.7
    Spring Parade

    Spring Parade

    1940

    as Corporal Harry Marten

    6.9
    Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

    1940

    as Jimmy Nolan

    7
    Rio

    Rio

    1939

    as Bill Gregory

    5.4
    Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    Three Smart Girls Grow Up

    1939

    as Harry Loren

    7.2
    Everything Happens at Night

    Everything Happens at Night

    1939

    as Ken Morgan

    5.3
    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    1939

    as Scotty Hamilton

    8
    The Under-Pup

    The Under-Pup

    1939

    as Dennis Lane

    7
    The Texans

    The Texans

    1938

    as Alan Sanford

    6.6
    College Swing

    College Swing

    1938

    as Radio Announcer

    6.8
    You and Me

    You and Me

    1938

    as Jim

    6.6
    I Stand Accused

    I Stand Accused

    1938

    as Frederick A. Davis

    9
    Touchdown, Army

    Touchdown, Army

    1938

    as Cadet Jimmy Howal

    7.5
    Sophie Lang Goes West

    Sophie Lang Goes West

    1937

    as Curley Griffin

    8
    Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

    1937

    as George Martin

    6.5
    Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

    1937

    as Dan Trimball, prospector

    5.5
    The Last Train from Madrid

    The Last Train from Madrid

    1937

    as Juan Ramos

    4.8
    The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

    1936

    as Jimmy Ellis

    5.8
    Desert Gold

    Desert Gold

    1936

    as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer

    5.7
    Arizona Mahoney

    Arizona Mahoney

    1936

    as Phillip Randall

    6.5
    Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

    1936

    as Jay Wallace

    4.5
    Border Flight

    Border Flight

    1936

    as Lt. Bob Dixon

    6.5
    Hideaway Girl

    Hideaway Girl

    1936

    as Mike Winslow

    7
    Forgotten Faces

    Forgotten Faces

    1936

    as Clinton Faraday

    5.5

    Three Cheers for Love

    1936

    as Jimmy Tuttle

    8
    So Red the Rose

    So Red the Rose

    1935

    as George Pendleton

    7.8
    The Virginia Judge

    The Virginia Judge

    1935

    as Jim Preston

    10
    Millions in the Air

    Millions in the Air

    1935

    as Jimmy

    10
    Sons of the Desert

    Sons of the Desert

    1933

    as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

    7.1
    Seasoned Greetings

    Seasoned Greetings

    1933

    as Husband (uncredited)

    6
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    1916

    as Friar Lawrence