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Born: May 30, 1911 – Died: May 21, 1998
Douglas Fowley, a versatile and dynamic actor, was born in the Bronx, New York. His journey to stardom began in Los Angeles, where he honed his craft at Los Angeles City College. Fowley's career spanned several decades, showcasing his talent in a variety of roles, from cowboys to gangsters. He served his country in the Navy during World War II , adding to his multifaceted life.
Early Life and Career
Fowley's acting career debuted in 1933 with "The Mad Game," alongside Spencer Tracy and Claire Trevor. He quickly made a name for himself, skillfully navigating through diverse roles. His most celebrated performance came in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain, where he played a film director. This role is emblematic of his ability to adapt to the changing landscape of cinema.
Fowley also made significant contributions to television, most notably as Doc Holliday in the popular ABC western series in the 1950s and early '60s. His television career was marked by versatility, as seen in his role as Grandpa Hanks in the CBS comedy in 1966-67.
Douglas Fowley's personal life was enriched by his marriage to Jean Louise Paschall and their son, Kim Fowley. He passed away at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital at the age of 86. His legacy in Hollywood is marked by his dynamic range and memorable performances, solidifying him as a true icon of the silver screen .
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1982 | Father Murphy (TV Series) | Amos Perry (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1981 | Nuts and Bolts (TV Movie) | Primo (voice) |
1979 | Detective School (TV Series) | Robert Redford |
1979 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) | Old Jacoby the gardener (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1979 | The North Avenue Irregulars | Delaney (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1979 | CHiPs (TV Series) | Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1977 | Sunshine Christmas (TV Movie) | Stanley (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1977 | Quark (TV Series) | Dr. O. B. Mudd (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1977 | Black Oak Conspiracy | Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1977 | The White Buffalo | Amos Bixby (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (TV Mini Series) | Danny Kerrigan (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | The Quest (TV Series) | Windy (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | Switch (TV Series) | Jake (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | The Blue Knight (TV Series) | Noodles |
1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Second Drunk (uncredited) |
1976 | From Noon Till Three | Buck Bowers (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | Family (TV Series) | Watchman (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | The Oregon Trail (TV Series) | Eli Thorpe (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1976 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) | Stumpy (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1975 | Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) | Lijah (as Doug Fowley) |
1975 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) | Dr.Hanes (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1975 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) | Ted (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1975 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) | The Super (as Doug Fowley) |
1974 | Police Woman (TV Series) | Ike (as Doug Fowley) |
1974 | Homebodies | Mr. Crawford |
1973 | The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) | Joe Bickley |
1973 | Kung Fu (TV Series) | Trapper (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1973 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) | Mr. Hobbes - Sr. (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1973 | Walking Tall | Judge Clarke (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1973 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) | Buck Doolin (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1956–1972 | Lassie (TV Series) | Mr. Dobbs | George | Purdy Timmons |
1972 | Run, Cougar, Run | Joe Bickley (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1972 | Here Comes the Judge (TV Movie) | Unknown |
1972 | Cade's County (TV Series) | Obie Benteen |
1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) | Addison Harper |
1971 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) | Haskell (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1970 | Julia (TV Series) | Gus (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1970 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) | Judson (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1969 | My World and Welcome to It (TV Series) | Grandpa (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Grundy (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1969 | Gentle Ben (TV Series) | Hap |
1969 | The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) | Hi Lowe (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1960–1968 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) | Charlie Alford | William Arcane | Barnaby Quint ... |
1968 | My Three Sons (TV Series) | Toby Chambers (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1968 | The Second Hundred Years (TV Series) | Henry Sykes |
1967 | Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) | Gypsy King |
1967 | Iron Horse (TV Series) | Osgood Dusty Brewster (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1967 | Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) | Judge (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1966–1967 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) | Grandpa Hanks | Grandpa Andrew Hanks |
1966 | Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series) | C. B. Sinclair |
1966 | A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) | Gil Harden (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1966 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) | Rufus C. Hoops (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1966 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) | Indian Chief |
1965 | The Virginian (TV Series) | Sheriff Ben Tolliver | Sorrowful |
1957–1965 | The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series) | Muggsy | Supporitng Role | Muggsy - a Hobo ... |
1965 | Laredo (TV Series) | Jerky Collins (as Douglas V. Fowley) |
1965 | Branded (TV Series) | Jed Peck |
1965 | Nightmare in the Sun | Unknown |
1965 | Bonanza (TV Series) | Ned Conrad |
1965 | The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) | Pedro - Jose's Uncle |
1964 | Guns of Diablo | Mr. Knudsen |
1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Toothless Cowboy |
1964 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) | Knudsen |
1964 | Perry Mason (TV Series) | Rubin Cason |
1964 | Hazel (TV Series) | Mr. Jeffries |
1964 | Temple Houston (TV Series) | Doc Webb |
1963 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) | Hobo |
1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Photographer (uncredited) |
1963 | Wagon Train (TV Series) | Ed Graham |
1963 | Miracle of the White Stallions | Lt. General Walton H. Walker |
1961 | Barabbas | Vasasio |
1955–1961 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) | Doc Holliday | Dr. John H. Holliday | Judge Amos Waggoner ... |
1961 | Buffalo Gun | Sheriff |
1960 | Desire in the Dust | Zuba Wilson |
1960 | Tightrope (TV Series) | Max Rommey |
1960 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) | Tolliver Bender |
1959 | Pony Express (TV Series) | Unknown |
1959 | Sea Hunt (TV Series) | Pop |
1959 | These Thousand Hills | Whitey (uncredited) |
1959 | The Texan (TV Series) | Mar Anderson |
1959 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) | Pop |
1957–1959 | State Trooper (TV Series) | Doc Crippin | Black Jack Nighbert | Matt 'Pop' Porter |
1958 | A Gift for Heidi | Alm Uncle |
1958 | The Danny Thomas Show (TV Series) | Fingers Patman |
1958 | The Geisha Boy | GI in Korea (uncredited) |
1958 | U.S. Marshal (TV Series) | Stoneman (as Doug Fowley) |
1955–1958 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) | Benedict Benson | Dingle | Joe Ring |
1958 | Trackdown (TV Series) | Carlson |
1958 | Jefferson Drum (TV Series) | Wooley |
1958 | The Californians (TV Series) | Joker Bannon |
1958 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) | Bailey |
1958 | The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (TV Series) | Doyle |
1957 | The Reluctant Eye (TV Series) | Ben |
1957 | Code 3 (TV Series) | Vince Lamb |
1957 | Telephone Time (TV Series) | Unknown |
1957 | Raiders of Old California | Sheriff |
1957 | Bayou | Emil Hebert |
1957 | The Badge of Marshal Brennan | Marshal Matt Brennan (as Doug Fowley) |
1957 | Studio 57 (TV Series) | Unknown |
1956 | Rock, Pretty Baby! | 'Pop' Wright |
1956 | Kelly and Me | Dave Gans |
1956 | The Millionaire (TV Series) | Tom |
1956 | Man from Del Rio | Doc Adams |
1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) | Luke |
1956 | Bandido! | McGhee |
1955–1956 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) | Con Man | Joe Hanson |
1956 | The Broken Star | Hiram Charleton |
1956 | Crossroads (TV Series) | Bob Egan |
1956 | Cheyenne (TV Series) | Pritchard |
1955 | December Bride (TV Series) | Unknown |
1955 | Texas Lady | Clay Ballard |
1955 | The Girl Rush | Charlie - Stickman |
1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) | Dave the Dude |
1955 | The Lonesome Trail | Crazy Charley Bonesteel |
1955 | Topper (TV Series) | Unknown |
1954–1955 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) | Ted Montague | Charles Lowe | P.T. Prescott of the Circus |
1954–1955 | Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) | Ed Brawlor | Cliff Brent |
1952–1955 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) | Rufe Tolliver | Blackjack Harris | Ed Ruskin |
1954 | With This Ring (Short) | Gordon |
1954 | City Detective (TV Series) | Wes | Detective Wes Harris |
1954 | The Great Gildersleeve (TV Series) | Henry J. Rafferty |
1954 | 3 Ring Circus | Army Payroll Officer (uncredited) |
1954 | Deep in My Heart | Harold Butterfield |
1954 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) | Unknown |
1954 | The High and the Mighty | Alsop |
1954 | The Lone Gun | Bartender |
1954 | Casanova's Big Night | Second Prisoner |
1954 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) | Police Lt. | Frank Harvey |
1954 | Untamed Heiress | Pal |
1954 | Southwest Passage | Toad Ellis |
1954 | The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) | Lefty |
1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) | Fred Davis |
1954 | The Naked Jungle | Medicine Man |
1953–1954 | The Life of Riley (TV Series) | Eddie | Mickey Fender |
1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) | Al Jessup |
1953 | Red River Shore | Case Lockwood |
1953 | The Pride of the Family (TV Series) | Bushnell |
1953 | The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series) | Unknown |
1953 | Cat-Women of the Moon | Walter 'Walt' Walters |
1953 | Cruisin' Down the River | Humphrey Hepburn |
1953 | The Band Wagon | Auctioneer (uncredited) |
1953 | A Slight Case of Larceny | Mr. White - Circle Star Gas Stations |
1953 | Kansas Pacific | Max Janus |
1953 | The Man Behind the Gun | Buckley |
1952 | Horizons West | Ed Tompkins |
1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Roscoe Dexter |
1952 | Just This Once | Frank Pirosh |
1952 | This Woman Is Dangerous | Saunders - Gambling House Prorietor (uncredited) |
1952 | Room for One More | Ice Man (scenes deleted) |
1951 | Finders Keepers | Frankie Simmons |
1951 | Callaway Went Thataway | Gaffer (uncredited) |
1951 | South of Caliente | Dave Norris |
1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Tin Cup Owens (uncredited) |
1951 | Angels in the Outfield | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
1951 | Criminal Lawyer | Harry Cheney |
1951 | Chain of Circumstance | Lt. Fenning |
1951 | Tarzan's Peril | Herbert Trask |
1950 | Stage to Tucson | Ira Prentiss |
1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone | Steve Kepplar |
1950 | He's a Cockeyed Wonder | 'Crabs' Freeley |
1950 | Rio Grande Patrol | Bragg Orket |
1950 | Bunco Squad | Det. Sgt. Mack McManus |
1950 | Edge of Doom | 2nd Detective |
1950 | Armored Car Robbery | Benny McBride |
1950 | Rider from Tucson | Bob Rankin |
1950 | Hoedown | Gang Leader (uncredited) |
1950 | So You Think You're Not Guilty (Short) | Convict (uncredited) |
1950 | Beware of Blondie | Adolph |
1950 | Killer Shark | Louie Bracado |
1949 | Renegades of the Sage | Sloper |
1949 | Battleground | 'Kipp' Kippton |
1949 | Satan's Cradle | Steve Gentry |
1949 | Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch | Thurston |
1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Jones |
1949 | Clunked in the Clink (Short) | Vera's Husband |
1949 | Any Number Can Play | Smitty (uncredited) |
1949 | Massacre River | Simms |
1949 | Arson, Inc. | Frederick P. Fender |
1949 | Susanna Pass | Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson |
1949 | Search for Danger | Police Inspector |
1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Karl (uncredited) |
1949 | Flaxy Martin | Max |
1949 | Badmen of Tombstone | Gambler |
1948 | Gun Smugglers | Steve Reeves |
1948 | Manhattan Angel | Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited) |
1948 | So You Want to Be in Politics (Short) | Harry - Campaign Manager (uncredited) |
1948 | The Denver Kid | Slit |
1948 | Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Reporter |
1948 | Behind Locked Doors | Larson |
1948 | The Arkansas Swing | Howard, the Horse Trainer |
1948 | Coroner Creek | Stew Shallis |
1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | Joe Sargus |
1948 | The Dude Goes West | Beetle |
1948 | Docks of New Orleans | Grock |
1948 | Black Bart | Sheriff Mix (uncredited) |
1948 | So You Want to Be a Gambler (Short) | Honest John the Poker Player (uncredited) |
1948 | If You Knew Susie | Marty |
1947 | Rose of Santa Rosa | Larry Fish |
1947 | Roses Are Red | Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley) |
1947 | Merton of the Movies | Phil |
1947 | Key Witness | Jim Guthrie (uncredited) |
1947 | Ridin' Down the Trail | Mark Butler |
1947 | The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Mitch Gordon |
1947 | The Hucksters | Georgie Gaver |
1947 | The Trespasser | Bill Monroe |
1947 | Desperate | Pete |
1947 | Jungle Flight | Tom Hammond |
1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Gambling House Owner (uncredited) |
1947 | Three on a Ticket | Mace Morgan |
1947 | Yankee Fakir | Yankee Davis |
1947 | Fall Guy | Inspector Shannon |
1947 | Undercover Maisie | Daniels |
1947 | Backlash | Red Bailey |
1947 | The Sea of Grass | Joe Horton (uncredited) |
1947 | Wild Country | Clark Varney |
1946 | Scared to Death | Terry Lee |
1946 | North of the Border | Nails Nelson |
1946 | 'Neath Canadian Skies (Short) | Ned Thompson |
1946 | Her Sister's Secret | Navy Officer (uncredited) |
1946 | High School Hero | Coach Carter |
1946 | Chick Carter, Detective | Rusty Farrell |
1946 | Freddie Steps Out | Coach Carter |
1946 | In Fast Company | Steve Trent |
1946 | Larceny in Her Heart | Doc Patterson |
1946 | Rendezvous 24 | Chief Agent Hanover (uncredited) |
1946 | The Glass Alibi | Joe Eykner |
1946 | Blonde Alibi | Henchman Willie (uncredited) |
1946 | Drifting Along | Jack Dailey |
1945 | Life with Blondie | Blackie Leonard (uncredited) |
1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? | Colonel (uncredited) |
1945 | Don't Fence Me In | Jack Gordon |
1945 | Along the Navajo Trail | J. Richard Bentley |
1945 | Behind City Lights | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
1944 | One Body Too Many | Henry Rutherford |
1944 | Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Rudy (uncredited) |
1944 | Detective Kitty O'Day | Harry Downs |
1944 | Shake Hands with Murder | Steve Morgan |
1944 | Rationing | Dixie Samson |
1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Capt. R.S. Manville |
1944 | Lady in the Death House | Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford |
1944 | The Racket Man | Toby Sykes |
1944 | And the Angels Sing | N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited) |
1943 | Riding High | Brown (uncredited) |
1943 | Minesweeper | Cutter Lt. Wells |
1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Nails Blanton (uncredited) |
1943 | Bar 20 | Henchman Slash |
1943 | The Kansan | Ben Nash |
1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Investigator (uncredited) |
1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | J. 'The Brain' Lucarno |
1943 | Colt Comrades | Joe Brass |
1943 | Jitterbugs | Malcolm Bennett |
1943 | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Louie Barton |
1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Wallace (uncredited) |
1942 | Stand by for Action | Ensign Martin |
1942 | Lost Canyon | Jeff Burton (as Doug Fowley) |
1942 | Pittsburgh | Mort Brawley (uncredited) |
1942 | The Devil with Hitler (Short) | Walter Beeter |
1942 | The Man in the Trunk | Ed Mygatt |
1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | Army Captain (uncredited) |
1942 | For the Common Defense! (Short) | Dutch Mullner |
1942 | I Live on Danger | Joey Farr |
1942 | Mississippi Gambler | Chet Matthews |
1942 | So's Your Aunt Emma! | Gus Hammond |
1942 | Sunset on the Desert | Ramsay McCall |
1942 | Mr. Wise Guy | Bill Collins |
1942 | Hay Foot | Captain Rossmead |
1941 | Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Vincent Mackay |
1941 | Secret of the Wastelands | Slade Salters |
1941 | Doctors Don't Tell | Joe Grant |
1941 | Tanks a Million | Capt. Rossmead |
1941 | Dangerous Lady | Sergeant Brent |
1941 | The Parson of Panamint | Chappie Ellerton |
1941 | The Great Swindle | Rocky Andrews |
1940 | Ellery Queen, Master Detective | Rocky Taylor |
1940 | East of the River | Cy Turner |
1940 | Cherokee Strip | Alf Barrett |
1940 | The Leather Pushers | Slick Connolly |
1940 | Pier 13 | Johnnie Hale |
1940 | Wagons Westward | Bill Marsden |
1940 | 20 Mule Team | Stag Roper |
1940 | Cafe Hostess | Eddie Morgan |
1939 | Slightly Honorable | Madder |
1939 | Henry Goes Arizona | Ricky Dole |
1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Pete Lewis |
1939 | It Could Happen to You | Freddie Barlow |
1939 | Boy Friend | Ed Boyd |
1939 | Lucky Night | George |
1939 | Dodge City | Munger |
1939 | Inside Story | Gus Brawley |
1939 | The Arizona Wildcat | Rufe Galloway |
1938 | Submarine Patrol | Seaman Pinky Brett |
1938 | Time Out for Murder | J.E. 'Dutch' Moran |
1938 | Keep Smiling | Cedric Hunt |
1938 | Passport Husband | Tiger Martin |
1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Snapper |
1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Nick Crowder |
1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Ace Wagner |
1938 | City Girl | Ritchie |
1937 | Love and Hisses | Mobster Webster |
1937 | Charlie Chan on Broadway | Johnny Burke |
1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Jim Tabor |
1937 | Wild and Woolly | Blackie Morgan |
1937 | Wake Up and Live | Herman |
1937 | She Had to Eat | Duke Stacey |
1937 | Fifty Roads to Town | Dutch Nelson |
1937 | This Is My Affair | Alec |
1937 | Time Out for Romance | Roy Webster |
1937 | On the Avenue | Eddie Eads |
1937 | Woman-Wise | Stevens |
1936 | 15 Maiden Lane | Nick Shelby |
1936 | Dimples | Stranger (uncredited) |
1936 | Sing, Baby, Sing | Mac |
1936 | Crash Donovan | Harris |
1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Duke Benson |
1936 | Private Number | Sheik - Man Causing Brawl (uncredited) |
1936 | Navy Born | Lt. Steve Bassett |
1936 | Small Town Girl | Chick Page (uncredited) |
1936 | Big Brown Eyes | Benny Battle |
1936 | Ring Around the Moon | Ted Curlew |
1935 | Miss Pacific Fleet | Fight Second (uncredited) |
1935 | Two for Tonight | Pooch Donahue |
1935 | Old Man Rhythm | Oyster (uncredited) |
1935 | Princess O'Hara | Emcee (uncredited) |
1935 | Straight from the Heart | Speed Spelvin |
1935 | Transient Lady | Matt Baxter |
1935 | Night Life of the Gods | Cyril Sparks |
1934 | Student Tour | Mushy |
1934 | Gift of Gab | Mac |
1934 | The Girl from Missouri | New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited) |
1934 | Money Means Nothing | Red (uncredited) |
1934 | Operator 13 | Union Officer (uncredited) |
1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Sailor Jones |
1934 | The Thin Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
1934 | I Hate Women | Nelson |
1934 | Sleepers East | Gangster (uncredited) |
1933 | The Mad Game | Gangster (uncredited) |
1933 | The Woman Who Dared | Kay's Boyfriend |