Robert Cummings

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.

Born

Jun 09, 1910

Joplin, Missouri, USA

Died

Dec 02, 1990

Known For

Acting

Movies

84 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.1

movie

Known For

Dial M for Murder

1954

as Mark Halliday

Saboteur

1942

as Barry Kane

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Victor Stephanson

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

Dial M for Murder

1954 • as Mark Halliday

★ 8.0

Disneyland Handcrafted

2026 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.1

Sleep, My Love

1948 • as Bruce Elcott

★ 6.3

Five Golden Dragons

1967 • as Bob Mitchell

★ 5.2

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990 • as Self

★ 6.0

Saboteur

1942 • as Barry Kane

★ 6.9

My Geisha

1962 • as Bob Moore

★ 6.5

Touchdown, Army

1938 • as Cadet Jimmy Howal

★ 7.5

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 • as Self

★ 6.0

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 • as Michael (segment 1)

★ 7.1

What a Way to Go!

1964 • as Victor Stephanson

★ 7.1

Stagecoach

1966 • as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

★ 6.1

One Night in the Tropics

1940 • as Steve Harper

★ 5.8

Hideaway Girl

1936 • as Mike Winslow

★ 7.0

The Carpetbaggers

1964 • as Dan Pierce

★ 6.0

The Chase

1946 • as Chuck Scott

★ 6.2

Sons of the Desert

1933 • as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

★ 7.1

So Red the Rose

1935 • as George Pendleton

★ 7.8

You and Me

1938 • as Jim

★ 6.6

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Three Cheers for Love

1936 • as Jimmy Tuttle

★ 8.0

Forever and a Day

1943 • as Ned

★ 7.5

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • as Eddie O'Rourke

★ 6.5

Reign of Terror

1949 • as Charles D'Aubigny

★ 6.8

Romeo and Juliet

1916 • as Friar Lawrence

Rio

1939 • as Bill Gregory

★ 5.4

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 • as Joe O'Brien

★ 7.6

Heaven Only Knows

1947 • as Michael, aka Mike

★ 6.5

Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

1955

★ 7.2

Kings Row

1942 • as Parris Mitchell

★ 7.3

Souls at Sea

1937 • as George Martin

★ 6.5

Beach Party

1963 • as Professor Sutwell

★ 6.0

The Accused

1949 • as Warren Ford

★ 6.2

Wells Fargo

1937 • as Dan Trimball, prospector

★ 5.5

Border Flight

1936 • as Lt. Bob Dixon

★ 6.5

The Last Train from Madrid

1937 • as Juan Ramos

★ 4.8

Let's Live a Little

1948 • as Duke Crawford

★ 7.0

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 • as Jay Wallace

★ 4.5

You Came Along

1945 • as Maj. Bob Collins

★ 7.3

It Started with Eve

1941 • as Johnny Reynolds Jr.

★ 7.2

Desert Gold

1936 • as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer

★ 5.7

Tell It to the Judge

1949 • as Pete Webb

★ 6.6

How to Be Very, Very Popular

1955 • as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

★ 4.6

Free For All

1949 • as Christopher Parker

★ 6.3

The Texans

1938 • as Alan Sanford

★ 6.6

Free and Easy

1941 • as Max Clemington

★ 6.9

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 • as Jeff Warren

★ 6.1

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937 • as Curley Griffin

★ 8.0

Forgotten Faces

1936 • as Clinton Faraday

★ 5.5

Gidget Grows Up

1969 • as Russell Lawrence

★ 6.7

Promise Her Anything

1966 • as Dr. Philip Brock

★ 4.1

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939 • as Harry Loren

★ 7.2

Everything Happens at Night

1939 • as Ken Morgan

★ 5.3

Spring Parade

1940 • as Corporal Harry Marten

★ 6.9

Gala Day at Disneyland

1960 • as Self

★ 8.0

Lucky Me

1954 • as Dick Carson

★ 6.8

Millions in the Air

1935 • as Jimmy

★ 10.0

And One Was Beautiful

1940 • as Ridley Crane

★ 6.7

For Heaven's Sake

1950 • as Jeff Bolton

★ 7.0

Paid in Full

1950 • as Bill Prentice

★ 6.9

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973 • as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

★ 5.8

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960 • as Self

★ 6.0

Private Affairs

1940 • as Jimmy Nolan

★ 7.0

The Lost Moment

1947 • as Lewis Venable

★ 6.3

Three on a Date

1978 • as Cab Driver

★ 3.3

College Swing

1938 • as Radio Announcer

★ 6.6

Disneyland '59

1959 • as Self

★ 7.3

The Virginia Judge

1935 • as Jim Preston

★ 10.0

Twelve Angry Men

1954 • as Juror #8

★ 7.8

Moon Over Miami

1941 • as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

★ 6.5

The First Time

1952 • as Joe Bennett

★ 7.5

Bomber's Moon

1958 • as Colonel Culver

Holiday Time at Disneyland

1962 • as Self

The Petty Girl

1950 • as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

★ 4.3

The Accusing Finger

1936 • as Jimmy Ellis

★ 5.8

The Under-Pup

1939 • as Dennis Lane

★ 7.0

The Barefoot Mailman

1951 • as Sylvanus Hurley

★ 6.5

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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)

1943 • as Himself

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 • as Scotty Hamilton

★ 8.0

Partners in Crime

1973 • as Ralph Elsworth

★ 5.0

I Stand Accused

1938 • as Frederick A. Davis

★ 9.0

Between Us Girls

1942 • as Jimmy Blake

★ 7.5

Marry Me Again

1953 • as Bill

★ 8.0

Seasoned Greetings

1933 • as Husband (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Arizona Mahoney

1936 • as Phillip Randall

★ 6.5