Person

Robert Cummings

Acting · 1910–1990 · Joplin, Missouri, USA

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.

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  The Mike Douglas Show

  Self - Co-Host

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  The Love Boat

  Eliott Smith

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  The Bob Hope Show

  Self

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  Golden Globe Awards

  Self - Co-Host

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  The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  1950

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  The Twilight Zone

  James Embry

• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  Harvey Hines

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  Love, American Style

  1969

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  Robert Montgomery Presents

  1950

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  What's My Line?

  Self

• 2026Disneyland HandcraftedSelf (archive footage)
• 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
• 1978Three on a DateCab Driver
• 1977The Love BoatEliott Smith
• 1973Partners in CrimeRalph Elsworth
• 1973The Great American Beauty ContestDan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
• 1970Arnie
• 1969Gidget Grows UpRussell Lawrence
• 1969Love, American Style
• 1968Here's LucyBob Collins
• 1967Five Golden DragonsBob Mitchell
• 1966StagecoachHenry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
• 1966Promise Her AnythingDr. Philip Brock
• 1965Green AcresMort Warner
• 1964My Living DollDr. Robert McDonald
• 1964Bewitched
• 1964What a Way to Go!Victor Stephanson
• 1964The CarpetbaggersDan Pierce
• 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf
• 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreHarvey Hines
• 1963The Great AdventureDr. Benjamin Waterhouse
• 1963Beach PartyProfessor Sutwell
• 1962Holiday Time at DisneylandSelf
• 1962The Beverly HillbilliesRobert Cummings
• 1962My GeishaBob Moore
• 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
• 1961The New Bob Cummings Show
• 1960Gala Day at DisneylandSelf
• 1960Hedda Hopper's HollywoodSelf
• 1959The Twilight ZoneJames Embry
• 1959Disneyland '59Self
• 1958Bomber's MoonColonel Culver
• 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourRobert Cummings
• 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
• 1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
• 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLt. Charles Gatewood
• 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest
• 1955How to Be Very, Very PopularFillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
• 1955Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
• 1955The Bob Cummings ShowBob Collins
• 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf - Host / Narrator / Interviewer
• 1954The Elgin HourJeff Clark
• 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #8
• 1954Dial M for MurderMark Halliday
• 1954Lucky MeDick Carson
• 1953Marry Me AgainBill
• 1953General Electric TheaterRuss Baker
• 1952My HeroRobert Beanblossom
• 1952The First TimeJoe Bennett
• 1951The Barefoot MailmanSylvanus Hurley
• 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
• 1950For Heaven's SakeJeff Bolton
• 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
• 1950Lux Video TheatreWally
• 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
• 1950The Petty GirlGeorge Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
• 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
• 1950Your Show of Shows
• 1950Paid in FullBill Prentice
• 1950What's My Line?Self
• 1950Robert Montgomery Presents
• 1949Tell It to the JudgePete Webb
• 1949Free For AllChristopher Parker
• 1949Reign of TerrorCharles D'Aubigny
• 1949The AccusedWarren Ford
• 1948Let's Live a LittleDuke Crawford
• 1948Studio OneJuror #8
• 1948Sleep, My LoveBruce Elcott
• 1947The Lost MomentLewis Venable
• 1947Heaven Only KnowsMichael, aka Mike
• 1946The ChaseChuck Scott
• 1946The Bride Wore BootsJeff Warren
• 1945You Came AlongMaj. Bob Collins
• 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Co-Host
• 1943Flesh and FantasyMichael (segment 1)
• 1943Princess O'RourkeEddie O'Rourke
• 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)Himself
• 1943Forever and a DayNed
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942Self
• 1942Between Us GirlsJimmy Blake
• 1942SaboteurBarry Kane
• 1942Kings RowParris Mitchell
• 1941It Started with EveJohnny Reynolds Jr.
• 1941Moon Over MiamiJeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
• 1941The Devil and Miss JonesJoe O'Brien
• 1941Free and EasyMax Clemington
• 1940One Night in the TropicsSteve Harper
• 1940Spring ParadeCorporal Harry Marten
• 1940Private AffairsJimmy Nolan
• 1940And One Was BeautifulRidley Crane
• 1939Everything Happens at NightKen Morgan
• 1939Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveScotty Hamilton
• 1939RioBill Gregory
• 1939The Under-PupDennis Lane
• 1939Three Smart Girls Grow UpHarry Loren
• 1938I Stand AccusedFrederick A. Davis
• 1938The TexansAlan Sanford
• 1938Touchdown, ArmyCadet Jimmy Howal
• 1938You and MeJim
• 1938College SwingRadio Announcer
• 1937Wells FargoDan Trimball, prospector
• 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestCurley Griffin
• 1937Souls at SeaGeorge Martin
• 1937The Last Train from MadridJuan Ramos
• 1936Arizona MahoneyPhillip Randall
• 1936Hideaway GirlMike Winslow
• 1936The Accusing FingerJimmy Ellis
• 1936Hollywood BoulevardJay Wallace
• 1936Border FlightLt. Bob Dixon
• 1936Forgotten FacesClinton Faraday
• 1936Desert GoldFordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
• 1935So Red the RoseGeorge Pendleton
• 1935Millions in the AirJimmy
• 1935The Virginia JudgeJim Preston
• 1933Sons of the DesertSteamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
• 1933Seasoned GreetingsHusband (uncredited)
• 1916Romeo and JulietFriar Lawrence
• —The Tracking of a Russian SpyScreenplay