Douglas Fowley

Personal Info

Birthday

May 30, 1911

Day of Death

1998-05-21

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Daniel Vincent Fowley

Douglas V. Fowley

Doug Fowley

Douglas V. Frowley

Douglas Fowley

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Andy Griffith Show

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Wagon Train

Four Star Playhouse

The Rockford Files

The Red Skelton Show

Filmography

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