Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: May 30, 1911

Death Date: May 21, 1998

Birth Place: Bronx, New York

Despite his slick, handsome appearance, Douglas Fowley was frequently cast as a bad guy or rabble-rouser for much of his acting career. His early credits consisted of B-flicks such as the 1937 comedy "Charlie Chan on Broadway," but the film gave him the main villain role--racketeer Johnny Burke. By the '50s, he was alternating between movies and television series, and one in particular, the musical "Singin' in the Rain," allowed him to branch out from playing a sleaze to a motion picture director. During this period, he appeared as a supporting player in all manner of films, the most memorable of which included the special effects-laden adventure "Mighty Joe Young" and the 1950 film noir "Armored Car Robbery," in which he played "Benny" McBride, who gets recruited by a gang of thieves only to find out the mastermind is also sleeping with his character's wife.

An interesting departure from rogue characters came with the 1949 war drama "Battleground," in which he instead played a soldier. By the mid-'50s, his small-screen resume included the role of Doc Holliday in the series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," all the while becoming an increasingly familiar face in western-themed programs. In the '60s, he grew a long beard and started going by Douglas V. Fowley. His notable roles included "Pistols 'n' Petticoats," a sitcom about a family of frontier women who do just fine without men around. Fowley passed away at age 86.

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Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Actor
Doc Holliday
Movie
1994

The North Avenue Irregulars

Actor
Delaney
Movie
1979

Fantasy IslandStream

Guest Star
Series
1978

Sunshine Christmas

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Stanley
Movie
1977

Black Oak Conspiracy

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Bryan Hancock
Movie
1977

The White BuffaloStream

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Amos Bixby
Movie
1977
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Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

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Danny Kerrigan
Show
1976

The QuestStream

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Series
1976

The Moneychangers

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Danny Kerrigan
Movie
1976

From Noon Till ThreeStream

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Buck Bowers
Movie
1976
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The Blue Knight

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Show
1975

Barbary Coast

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Series
1975

La Caravana Obregón

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Movie
1975

La Senda del Oregon

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Movie
1975

The Oregon Trail

Actor
Eli Thorpe
Movie
1975

Police Woman

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Ike
Series
1974

Homebodies

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Mr. Crawford
Movie
1974

Walking Tall

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Judge R.W. Clarke
Movie
1973

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

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Mr. Hobbes - Sr.
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1972

Kung FuStream

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Series
1972

Run, Cougar, Run

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Joe Bickley
Movie
1972

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Dr.Hanes
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1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

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Grundy
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1969
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Gentle Ben

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1967

The Far Out West

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Grandpa Andrew Hanks
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1967

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

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Grandpa Andrew Hanks
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1966

Iron HorseStream

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Series
1966

Laredo

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Series
1965

A Man Called Shenandoah

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1965

Branded-1965

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1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Stream

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C. B. Sinclair
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1964

Guns of DiabloStream

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Mr. Knudsen
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1964

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Toothless Cowboy
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1964

The Lucy ShowStream

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1962

Barabbas

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Vasasio
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1962

The Andy Griffith ShowStream

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Hobo
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1960

My Three SonsStream

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1960

Desire in the Dust

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Zuba Wilson
Movie
1960

Macumba Love

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1960

Macumba Love

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1960

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Series
1959

U.S. Marshal

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1958

Sea HuntStream

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Pop
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1958

A Gift for Heidi

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Alm Uncle
Movie
1958

Trackdown

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Rex Carlson
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1957

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Rubin Cason
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1957

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

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Marshal Matt Brennan
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1957

Kelly and Me

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Dave Gans
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1957

Bayou

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1957

Raiders of Old California

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Sheriff
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1957

Bandido

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McGhee
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1956

Texas Lady

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1956

Man from Del RioStream

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Doc Adams
Movie
1956

The Broken StarStream

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Indian Agent Hiram Charleton
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1956

Cheyenne

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Series
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpStream

Actor
Doc Holliday
Series
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpStream

Guest Star
Doc
Series
1955

The Girl Rush

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Charlie
Movie
1955

Lassie

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Purdy Timmons
Series
1954

Jeff's Collie

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1954

Casanova's Big Night

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Second Prisoner
Movie
1954

Three Ring Circus

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Circus Payroll Man
Movie
1954

The Lone GunStream

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Bartender Charlie
Movie
1954

The Naked Jungle

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Medicine Man
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1954

Deep in My Heart

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Harold Butterfield
Movie
1954

The Man Behind the GunStream

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Buckley Saloon Manager
Movie
1953

Kansas Pacific

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Max Janus
Movie
1953

Red River Shore

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Case Lockwood
Movie
1953

Rocket to the Moon

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Walter "Walt" Walters
Movie
1953

Death Valley DaysStream

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William Arcane
Series
1952

Death Valley DaysStream

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Zeb
Series
1952

This Woman Is DangerousStream

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Saunders
Movie
1952

Horizons West

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Ed Tompkins
Movie
1952

Finders Keepers

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Frankie Simmons
Movie
1952

Singin' in the RainStream

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Roscoe Dexter
Movie
1952
100%

Just This Once

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Frank Pirosh
Movie
1952

The Red Skelton ShowStream

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Variety Show
1951

The Red Skelton ShowStream

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Variety Show
1951

Tarzan's Peril

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Herbert Trask
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1951

The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowStream

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Series
1950

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Actor
Steve Kepplar
Movie
1950

Stage to Tucson

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Ira Prentiss
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1950

Bunco Squad

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Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
Movie
1950

Killer Shark

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Louie Bracado
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1950

Rider From Tucson

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Bob Rankin
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1950

Rio Grande Patrol

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Bragg Orket
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1950

Take Me Out to the Ball GameStream

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Karl (uncredited)
Movie
1949
95%

Battleground

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"Kipp" Kippton
Movie
1949

Flaxy Martin

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Detective Max
Movie
1949

Mighty Joe YoungStream

Actor
Jones
Movie
1949
91%

Susanna Pass

Actor
Roberts, aka Walter P. Johnson
Movie
1949

Devil's Den

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Steve Gentry
Movie
1949

Search for Danger

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The Inspector
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1949

The Denver Kid

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Slip
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1948

The Dude Goes West

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Beetle
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1948

Docks of New Orleans

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Grock
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1948

Black Bart

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Sheriff Mix
Movie
1948

Gun Smugglers

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Steve Reeves
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1948

The Arkansas Swing

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1948

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1948

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Terry Lee
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1947

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1947

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1947

The Sea of GrassStream

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Joe Horton
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1947
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Yankee FakirStream

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Murgatroyd Bartholomew `'Yankee" Davis
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1947

Backlash

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Red Bailey
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1947

Desperate

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Pete Lavitch
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1947
100%

Jungle Flight

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Tom Hammond
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1947

Wild Country

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1947

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1946

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1946

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1946

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1945

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1944

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1944

One Body Too Many

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1944

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1944

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1944

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1943

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1943

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1943

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Henchman Slash
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1943

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Bill Collins
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1942

Stand by for Action

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Ensign Martin
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1942

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Gus Hammond
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1942

The Devil With Hitler

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Walter Beeter
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1942

Hay Foot

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Captain Rossmead
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1942

Sunset on the Desert

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Ramsay McCall
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1942

For the Common Defense!

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1942

Meet the Mob

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Gus Hammond
Movie
1942

Lost Canyon

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Jeff Burton
Movie
1942

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1941

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Vincent Mackay
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1941

Dangerous Lady

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Sergeant Brent
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1941

Doctors Don't Tell

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Joe Grant
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1941

Campy Kids From Boot Camp

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Capt. Rossmead
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1941

East of the River

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Cy Turner
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1940

Cherokee Strip

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Alf Barrett
Movie
1940

20 Mule Team

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Stag Roper
Movie
1940

Dodge CityStream

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Munger
Movie
1939
100%

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Actor
Peter Lewis
Movie
1939

Henry Goes Arizona

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Ricky Dole
Movie
1939

Boy Friend

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Ed Boyd
Movie
1939

Cafe Hostess

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Eddie Morgan
Movie
1939

Lucky Night

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George
Movie
1939

Mr. Moto's Gamble

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Nick Crowder
Movie
1938

Submarine Patrol

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Seaman Pinky Brett
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1938

Time Out for Murder

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J.E. "Dutch" Morgan
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1938

Charlie Chan on Broadway

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1937

Love and Hisses

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Webster
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1937

On the Avenue

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Eddie Eads
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1937

This Is My Affair

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Alec
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1937

Fifty Roads To Town

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Dutch Nelson
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1937

One Mile From Heaven

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Jim Tabor
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1937

She Had to Eat

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1937

Big Brown Eyes

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Movie
1936

15 Maiden Lane

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1936

Navy Born

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1936

36 Hours to Kill

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1936

The Thin ManStream

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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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1934
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