Robert Cummings

Born: 1910-06-09 in Joplin, Missouri, USA

Died: 1990-12-02

Known For: Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography

2026

Disneyland Handcrafted as Self (archive footage)

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration as Self

1978

Three on a Date as Cab Driver

1977

The Love Boat as Eliott Smith

1973

The Great American Beauty Contest as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
Partners in Crime as Ralph Elsworth

1970

Arnie

1969

Love, American Style
Gidget Grows Up as Russell Lawrence

1968

Here's Lucy as Bob Collins

1967

Five Golden Dragons as Bob Mitchell

1966

Stagecoach as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
Promise Her Anything as Dr. Philip Brock

1965

Green Acres as Mort Warner

1964

Bewitched
The Hollywood Palace as Self
What a Way to Go! as Victor Stephanson
My Living Doll as Dr. Robert McDonald
The Carpetbaggers as Dan Pierce

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Harvey Hines
The Great Adventure as Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
Beach Party as Professor Sutwell

1958

Bomber's Moon as Colonel Culver

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour as Robert Cummings

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lt. Charles Gatewood
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self

1955

The Bob Cummings Show as Bob Collins
How to Be Very, Very Popular as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

1954

Dial M for Murder as Mark Halliday
The Wonderful World of Disney as Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer
The Elgin Hour as Jeff Clark
Lucky Me as Dick Carson
Twelve Angry Men as Juror #8

1953

General Electric Theater as Russ Baker
Marry Me Again as Bill

1952

My Hero as Robert Beanblossom
The First Time as Joe Bennett

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Barefoot Mailman as Sylvanus Hurley

1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
What's My Line? as Self
The Bob Hope Show as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
Your Show of Shows
Lux Video Theatre as Wally
Paid in Full as Bill Prentice
For Heaven's Sake as Jeff Bolton
The Petty Girl as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

1949

Reign of Terror as Charles D'Aubigny
Free For All as Christopher Parker
The Accused as Warren Ford
Tell It to the Judge as Pete Webb

1948

Studio One as Juror #8
Sleep, My Love as Bruce Elcott
Let's Live a Little as Duke Crawford

1947

The Lost Moment as Lewis Venable
Heaven Only Knows as Michael, aka Mike

1946

The Chase as Chuck Scott
The Bride Wore Boots as Jeff Warren

1945

You Came Along as Maj. Bob Collins

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Co-Host

1943

Flesh and Fantasy as Michael (segment 1)
Forever and a Day as Ned
Princess O'Rourke as Eddie O'Rourke
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3) as Himself

1942

Saboteur as Barry Kane
Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
Kings Row as Parris Mitchell
Between Us Girls as Jimmy Blake

1941

It Started with Eve as Johnny Reynolds Jr.
The Devil and Miss Jones as Joe O'Brien
Free and Easy as Max Clemington
Moon Over Miami as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

1940

One Night in the Tropics as Steve Harper
Spring Parade as Corporal Harry Marten
And One Was Beautiful as Ridley Crane
Private Affairs as Jimmy Nolan

1939

Rio as Bill Gregory
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Harry Loren
Everything Happens at Night as Ken Morgan
Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Scotty Hamilton
The Under-Pup as Dennis Lane

1938

You and Me as Jim
Touchdown, Army as Cadet Jimmy Howal
The Texans as Alan Sanford
College Swing as Radio Announcer
I Stand Accused as Frederick A. Davis

1937

Wells Fargo as Dan Trimball, prospector
The Last Train from Madrid as Juan Ramos
Souls at Sea as George Martin
Sophie Lang Goes West as Curley Griffin

1936

Hideaway Girl as Mike Winslow
Hollywood Boulevard as Jay Wallace
The Accusing Finger as Jimmy Ellis
Border Flight as Lt. Bob Dixon
Desert Gold as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
Forgotten Faces as Clinton Faraday
Arizona Mahoney as Phillip Randall

1935

So Red the Rose as George Pendleton
Millions in the Air as Jimmy
The Virginia Judge as Jim Preston

1933

Sons of the Desert as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
Seasoned Greetings as Husband (uncredited)

1916

Romeo and Juliet as Friar Lawrence