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Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

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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.

Born

May 30, 1911

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 21, 1998

Known For

Acting

Movies

225 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.0

Known For

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 • as Roscoe Dexter
★ 8.1
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield
1951 • as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953 • as Auctioneer (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Casanova's Big Night
Casanova's Big Night
1954 • as Second Prisoner
★ 6.0
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
1975 • as Lijah
★ 6.9
From Noon Till Three
From Noon Till Three
1976 • as Buck Bowers
★ 6.0
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
1977 • as Amos Bixby
★ 6.0
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934 • as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Barabbas
Barabbas
1961 • as Vasasio
★ 6.9
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 • as Jones
★ 6.4
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
1947 • as Daniels
★ 8.0
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944 • as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty
1954 • as Alsop
★ 5.9
The Naked Jungle
The Naked Jungle
1954 • as Medicine Man
★ 6.6
Hay Foot
Hay Foot
1942 • as Captain Rossmead
★ 6.2
Chick Carter, Detective
Chick Carter, Detective
1946 • as Rusty Farrell
★ 5.2
Walking Tall
Walking Tall
1973 • as Judge Clarke
★ 6.6
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri
1951 • as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Blonde Alibi
Blonde Alibi
1946 • as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
★ 4.8
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
1955 • as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
★ 5.7
The Geisha Boy
The Geisha Boy
1958 • as GI in Korea (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril
1951 • as Herbert Trask
★ 5.5
Passport Husband
Passport Husband
1938 • as Tiger Martin
★ 7.0
Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance
1937 • as Roy Webster
★ 6.0
Battleground
Battleground
1949 • as 'Kipp' Kippton
★ 6.7
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
★ 5.5
Horizons West
Horizons West
1952 • as Ed Tompkins
★ 6.3
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Nick Crowder
★ 6.4
The Dude Goes West
The Dude Goes West
1948 • as Beetle
★ 5.9
And the Angels Sing
And the Angels Sing
1944 • as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
★ 7.3
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944 • as Capt. R.S. Manville
★ 6.5
Life with Blondie
Life with Blondie
1945 • as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 • as Peter Lewis
★ 6.8
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937 • as Johnny Burke
★ 7.2
Guns of Diablo
Guns of Diablo
1964 • as Mr. Knudsen
★ 5.4
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • as Munger
★ 6.9
Man from Del Rio
Man from Del Rio
1956 • as Doc Adams
★ 6.5
The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle
1941 • as Rocky Andrews
★ 8.0
Wake Up and Live
Wake Up and Live
1937 • as Herman
★ 6.2
Sunshine Christmas
Sunshine Christmas
1977 • as Stanley
★ 8.0
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Joe Horton (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Man Behind The Gun
The Man Behind The Gun
1953 • as Buckley Saloon Manager
★ 6.0
Just This Once
Just This Once
1952 • as Frank Pirosh
★ 4.4
The Woman Who Dared
The Woman Who Dared
1933 • as Kay's Boyfriend
★ 8.0
Run, Cougar, Run
Run, Cougar, Run
1972 • as Joe Bickley
★ 6.2
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 • as Wallace (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994 • as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
1954 • as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Lone Gun
The Lone Gun
1954 • as Bartender
★ 5.6
Woman-Wise
Woman-Wise
1937 • as Stevens
★ 9.0
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957 • as Marshal Brennan
★ 6.5
Cat-Women of the Moon
Cat-Women of the Moon
1953 • as Walter 'Walt' Walters
★ 4.1
15 Maiden Lane
15 Maiden Lane
1936 • as Nick Shelby
★ 8.0
City Girl
City Girl
1938 • as Ritchie
★ 6.5
Kelly and Me
Kelly and Me
1957 • as Dave Gans
★ 9.0
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1937 • as Blackie Morgan
★ 10.0
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967 • as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964 • as Toothless Cowboy
★ 6.9
This Woman Is Dangerous
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952 • as Saunders (Uncredited)
★ 5.9
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938 • as Snapper
★ 6.8
The Broken Star
The Broken Star
1956 • as Hiram Charleton
★ 6.9
Larceny in Her Heart
Larceny in Her Heart
1946 • as Doc H. C. Patterson
★ 6.0
One Body Too Many
One Body Too Many
1944 • as Henry Rutherford
★ 5.3
Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
1937 • as Webster
★ 10.0
Satan's Cradle
Satan's Cradle
1949 • as Steve Gentry
★ 5.4
So's Your Aunt Emma!
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942 • as Gus Hammond
★ 6.7
A Gift for Heidi
A Gift for Heidi
1958 • as Alm Uncle
★ 10.0
Boy Friend
Boy Friend
1939 • as Ed Boyd
★ 9.0
Transient Lady
Transient Lady
1935 • as Matt Baxter
★ 6.3
Homebodies
Homebodies
1974 • as Mr. Crawford
★ 6.8
Ring Around the Moon
Ring Around the Moon
1936 • as Ted Curlew
★ 4.8
Princess O'Hara
Princess O'Hara
1935 • as Emcee (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Bandido!
Bandido!
1956 • as McGhee
★ 5.7
Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 • as George
★ 6.8
Armored Car Robbery
Armored Car Robbery
1950 • as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
★ 6.5
Black Bart
Black Bart
1948 • as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
★ 4.9
Along the Navajo Trail
Along the Navajo Trail
1945 • as J. Richard Bentley
★ 7.5
Bayou
Bayou
1957 • as Emil Hebert
★ 3.5
So You Want to Be a Gambler
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948 • as Honest John (uncredited)
★ 5.6
With This Ring
With This Ring
1954 • as Gordon, Miller Executive
★ 6.0
Merton of the Movies
Merton of the Movies
1947 • as Phil
★ 6.3
Shake Hands with Murder
Shake Hands with Murder
1944 • as Steve Morgan
★ 6.0
Any Number Can Play
Any Number Can Play
1949 • as Smitty (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947 • as Mitch Gordon
★ 8.0
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger
1942 • as Joey Farr
★ 6.1
The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 • as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
Raiders of Old California
Raiders of Old California
1957 • as Sheriff
★ 5.4
The Racket Man
The Racket Man
1944 • as Toby Sykes
★ 7.7
Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
1942 • as Ensign Martin
★ 7.0
Desperate
Desperate
1947 • as Pete
★ 6.5
The Hucksters
The Hucksters
1947 • as Georgie Gaver
★ 7.0
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • as Detective #2
★ 6.1
Southwest Passage
Southwest Passage
1954 • as Toad Ellis
★ 6.3
Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway
1951 • as Gaffer (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket
1947 • as Mace Morgan
★ 6.0
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937 • as Jim Tabor
★ 6.6
Big Brown Eyes
Big Brown Eyes
1936 • as Benny Battle
★ 6.2
The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979 • as Delaney
★ 6.5
'Neath Canadian Skies
'Neath Canadian Skies
1946 • as Ned Thompson
★ 6.0
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific
1953 • as Max Janus
★ 5.0
Wild Country
Wild Country
1947 • as Clark Varney
★ 6.0
Secret of the Wastelands
Secret of the Wastelands
1941 • as Slade Salters
★ 4.3
The Arizona Wildcat
The Arizona Wildcat
1939 • as Rufe Galloway
★ 6.7
Cruisin' Down the River
Cruisin' Down the River
1953 • as Humphrey Hepburn
★ 8.0
Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs
1943 • as Malcolm Bennett
★ 6.0
Mr. Wise Guy
Mr. Wise Guy
1942 • as Bill Collins
★ 6.6
Stage to Tucson
Stage to Tucson
1950 • as Ira Prentiss
★ 6.2
Docks of New Orleans
Docks of New Orleans
1948 • as Grock
★ 6.1
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937 • as Alec
★ 7.3
East of the River
East of the River
1940 • as Cy Turner
★ 6.2
Chain of Circumstance
Chain of Circumstance
1951 • as Lt. Fenning
★ 7.0
Fun on a Weekend
Fun on a Weekend
1947 • as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
★ 7.2
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!
1942 • as Dutch Mullner
★ 5.0
In Fast Company
In Fast Company
1946 • as Steve Trent
★ 6.8
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek
1948 • as Stew Shallis
★ 6.2
Flaxy Martin
Flaxy Martin
1949 • as Max, Detective
★ 5.7
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri
1934 • as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
★ 7.4
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie
1948 • as Marty
★ 7.3
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950 • as 'Crabs' Freeley
★ 4.2
The Kansan
The Kansan
1943 • as Ben Nash
★ 6.0
Night Life of the Gods
Night Life of the Gods
1935 • as Cyril Sparks
★ 7.0
Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol
1938 • as Seaman Pinky Brett
★ 6.7
The Parson of Panamint
The Parson of Panamint
1941 • as Chappie Ellerton
★ 5.8
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
1939 • as Freddie Barlow
★ 4.8
Don't Fence Me In
Don't Fence Me In
1945 • as Jack Gordon
★ 5.8
Dangerous Lady
Dangerous Lady
1941 • as Police Sgt. Brent
★ 5.3
Minesweeper
Minesweeper
1943 • as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
★ 5.2
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
★ 9.0
Bar 20
Bar 20
1943 • as Henchman Slash
★ 4.9
Desire in the Dust
Desire in the Dust
1960 • as Zuba Wilson
★ 4.4
A Slight Case of Larceny
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953 • as Mr. White
★ 5.5
The Lonesome Trail
The Lonesome Trail
1955 • as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
★ 8.0
Navy Born
Navy Born
1936 • as Lt. Steve Bassett
★ 6.0
Key Witness
Key Witness
1947 • as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Time Out for Murder
Time Out for Murder
1938 • as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
★ 6.2
Lady in the Death House
Lady in the Death House
1944 • as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
★ 5.7
Behind Locked Doors
Behind Locked Doors
1948 • as Larson
★ 6.3
Riding High
Riding High
1943 • as Brown
★ 5.6
Renegades of the Sage
Renegades of the Sage
1949 • as Sloper
★ 9.0
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 • as Steve Kepplar
★ 7.0
Private Number
Private Number
1936 • as Sheik (Uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Man in the Trunk
The Man in the Trunk
1942 • as Ed Mygatt
★ 9.0
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
★ 7.5
Wagons Westward
Wagons Westward
1940 • as Bill Marsden
★ 6.5
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart
1935 • as Speed Spelvin
★ 9.0
The Matchmaking Marshal
The Matchmaking Marshal
1955 • as Jack Ruskin
★ 8.0
Sunset on the Desert
Sunset on the Desert
1942 • as Ramsay McCall
★ 6.0
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell
1941 • as Joe Grant
★ 5.2
Jungle Flight
Jungle Flight
1947 • as Tom Hammond
★ 5.9
Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler
1942 • as Chet Matthews
★ 6.5
Ridin' Down the Trail
Ridin' Down the Trail
1947 • as Mark Butler
★ 9.0
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940 • as Rocky Taylor
★ 5.8
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 • as Duke Stacey
★ 5.6
Old Man Rhythm
Old Man Rhythm
1935 • as Oyster
★ 7.0
The Devil with Hitler
The Devil with Hitler
1942 • as Walter Beeter
★ 5.9
movie
★ 7.0
Black Oak Conspiracy
Black Oak Conspiracy
1977 • as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
★ 5.7
North of the Border
North of the Border
1946 • as Nails Nelson
★ 10.0
Massacre River
Massacre River
1949 • as Simms
★ 6.6
Drifting Along
Drifting Along
1946 • as Jack Dailey
★ 10.0
Susanna Pass
Susanna Pass
1949 • as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
★ 7.7
Lost Canyon
Lost Canyon
1942 • as Jeff Burton
★ 6.3
Walking Down Broadway
Walking Down Broadway
1938 • as Ace Wagner
★ 6.8
Detective Kitty O'Day
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944 • as Harry Downs
★ 4.6
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
★ 7.5
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie
1943 • as Investigator (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
Colt Comrades
Colt Comrades
1943 • as Joe Brass
★ 6.0
Sleepers East
Sleepers East
1934 • as Gangster (uncredited)
★ 7.0
So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 • as Convict (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Scared to Death
Scared to Death
1947 • as Terry Lee
★ 4.3
Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad
1950 • as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
★ 6.1
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1947 • as Inspector Shannon
★ 5.2
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943 • as Louie Barton
★ 6.6
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million
1941 • as Capt. Rossmead
★ 5.8
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl
1936 • as Chick Page (uncredited)
★ 6.0
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team
1940 • as Stag Roper
★ 6.6
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944 • as Rudy (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Gun Smugglers
Gun Smugglers
1948 • as Steve Reeves
★ 6.7
Rose of Santa Rosa
Rose of Santa Rosa
1947 • as Larry Fish
★ 6.5
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
1951 • as Harry Cheney
★ 7.4
Killer Shark
Killer Shark
1950 • as Louie Bracado
★ 6.4
Backlash
Backlash
1947 • as Red Bailey
★ 4.8
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 • as Dutch Nelson
★ 10.0
Untamed Heiress
Untamed Heiress
1954 • as Pal
★ 6.5
The Denver Kid
The Denver Kid
1948 • as Henchman Slip
★ 7.0
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936 • as Duke Benson
★ 6.1
Rider from Tucson
Rider from Tucson
1950 • as Bob Rankin
★ 7.0
The Trespasser
The Trespasser
1947 • as Bill Monroe
★ 5.0
The Arkansas Swing
The Arkansas Swing
1948 • as Howard, the Horse Trainer
★ 10.0
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1952 • as Franke Simmons
★ 10.0
Rationing
Rationing
1944 • as Dixie Samson
★ 4.0
Pier 13
Pier 13
1940 • as Johnnie Hale
★ 5.7
Waterfront at Midnight
Waterfront at Midnight
1948 • as Joe Sargus
★ 7.0
Rio Grande Patrol
Rio Grande Patrol
1950 • as Bragg Orcutt
★ 6.5
Cherokee Strip
Cherokee Strip
1940 • as Alf Barrett
★ 5.5
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable
1939 • as Madder
★ 5.1
South of Caliente
South of Caliente
1951 • as Dave Norris
★ 9.0
Crash Donovan
Crash Donovan
1936 • as Harris
★ 8.0
Yankee Fakir
Yankee Fakir
1947 • as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
★ 6.0
Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red
1947 • as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
★ 5.7
Sing, Baby, Sing
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936 • as Mac
★ 6.0
Rock, Pretty Baby
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956 • as Pop Wright
★ 5.8
The Girl Rush
The Girl Rush
1955 • as Charlie - Stickman
★ 5.2
I Hate Women
I Hate Women
1934 • as Nelson
★ 8.0
On the Avenue
On the Avenue
1937 • as Eddie Eads
★ 7.2
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over
1934 • as Sailor Jones
★ 10.0
Two for Tonight
Two for Tonight
1935 • as Pooch Donahue
★ 7.7
Inside Story
Inside Story
1939 • as Gus Brawley
★ 9.0
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 • as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
★ 5.0
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess
1940 • as Eddie Morgan
★ 5.4
Student Tour
Student Tour
1934 • as Mushy
★ 6.7
Keep Smiling
Keep Smiling
1938 • as Cedric Hunt
★ 8.0
The Golden Dog
The Golden Dog
1977 • as Narrator
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers
1940 • as Slick Connolly
★ 8.0
Henry Goes Arizona
Henry Goes Arizona
1939 • as Ricky Dole
★ 6.2
Hoedown
Hoedown
1950 • as Gang Leader (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Manhattan Angel
Manhattan Angel
1949 • as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
★ 5.5
High School Hero
High School Hero
1946 • as Coach Carter
★ 6.5
Red River Shore
Red River Shore
1953 • as Case Lockwood
★ 7.0
The Glass Alibi
The Glass Alibi
1946 • as Joe Eykner
★ 4.2
Buffalo Gun
Buffalo Gun
1961 • as Sheriff
★ 9.0
Search for Danger
Search for Danger
1949 • as The Inspector
★ 7.0