Douglas Fowley

Known for: Acting

Born: 1911-05-30 – 1998-05-21 (aged 86)

From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography (280)

MOVIE★ 7.8
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
1994
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
TV★ 6.0
Detective School
1979
MOVIE★ 6.5
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Delaney
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sunshine Christmas
1977
as Stanley
TV★ 6.9
CHiPs
1977
as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The White Buffalo
1977
as Amos Bixby
MOVIE★ 5.7
Black Oak Conspiracy
1977
as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
MOVIE
The Golden Dog
1977
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.9
From Noon Till Three
1976
as Buck Bowers
TV★ 7.2
Family
1976
as Watchman
TV★ 6.6
Switch
1975
as Jake
MOVIE★ 6.9
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Lijah
TV★ 7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as The Super
TV★ 7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
as Ted
MOVIE★ 6.8
Homebodies
1974
as Mr. Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.6
Walking Tall
1973
as Judge Clarke
MOVIE★ 6.2
Run, Cougar, Run
1972
as Joe Bickley
TV★ 7.7
Kung Fu
1972
as Trapper
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
MOVIE★ 7.0
Here Comes the Judge
1972
TV★ 6.0
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Grundy
TV★ 6.3
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV★ 6.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Judson
TV★ 6.3
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
TV★ 6.5
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Henry Sykes
MOVIE
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
TV★ 7.6
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
TV★ 6.4
Laredo
1965
TV★ 6.8
Branded
1965
as Jed Peck
MOVIE★ 5.3
Guns of Diablo
1964
as Mr. Knudsen
TV★ 7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Rufus C. Hoops
MOVIE★ 7.0
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Toothless Cowboy
TV★ 6.3
The Bill Dana Show
1963
TV★ 6.0
Temple Houston
1963
as Doc Webb
TV★ 7.1
The Lucy Show
1962
as Indian Chief
TV★ 6.5
The Virginian
1962
as Sorrowful
MOVIE★ 6.9
Barabbas
1961
as Vasasio
TV★ 6.8
Hazel
1961
as Mr. Jeffries
MOVIE★ 9.0
Buffalo Gun
1961
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 4.4
Desire in the Dust
1960
as Zuba Wilson
TV★ 7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Hobo
TV★ 6.6
My Three Sons
1960
as Toby Chambers
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Ned Conrad
TV★ 6.3
Tightrope
1959
as Max Rommey
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Geisha Boy
1958
as GI in Korea (uncredited)
TV★ 6.0
The Texan
1958
TV★ 7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Tolliver Bender
TV★ 5.3
Jefferson Drum
1958
as Wooley
TV★ 6.7
Sea Hunt
1958
as Pop
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Gift for Heidi
1958
as Alm Uncle
MOVIE★ 5.4
Raiders of Old California
1957
as Sheriff
TV★ 6.9
Trackdown
1957
as Carlson
TV★ 7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Pop
TV★ 7.7
Perry Mason
1957
as Rubin Cason
TV★ 6.6
Wagon Train
1957
as Ed Graham
TV★ 6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Bailey
MOVIE★ 3.5
Bayou
1957
as Emil Hebert
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
as Marshal Brennan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Kelly and Me
1957
as Dave Gans
MOVIE★ 6.0
Rock, Pretty Baby
1956
as Pop Wright
MOVIE★ 6.5
Man from Del Rio
1956
as Doc Adams
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Luke
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bandido!
1956
as McGhee
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Broken Star
1956
as Hiram Charleton
MOVIE★ 5.7
Texas Lady
1955
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
TV
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
TV★ 6.1
Cheyenne
1955
as Pritchard
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Girl Rush
1955
as Charlie - Stickman
TV★ 6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
as Buck Doolin
TV★ 6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Lonesome Trail
1955
as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Matchmaking Marshal
1955
as Jack Ruskin
TV★ 5.8
The Millionaire
1955
as Tom Diamond
MOVIE★ 6.7
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
TV★ 6.3
December Bride
1954
TV★ 7.5
Studio 57
1954
TV★ 6.3
Lassie
1954
MOVIE★ 5.9
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Alsop
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Lone Gun
1954
as Bartender
MOVIE★ 6.1
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Second Prisoner
MOVIE★ 6.3
Southwest Passage
1954
as Toad Ellis
MOVIE★ 6.5
Untamed Heiress
1954
as Pal
TV★ 6.3
Public Defender
1954
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Medicine Man
MOVIE★ 6.0
With This Ring
1954
as Gordon, Miller Executive
MOVIE★ 7.0
Red River Shore
1953
as Case Lockwood
TV★ 7.5
City Detective
1953
MOVIE★ 4.1
Cat-Women of the Moon
1953
as Walter 'Walt' Walters
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Band Wagon
1953
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Cruisin' Down the River
1953
as Humphrey Hepburn
TV
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953
as Mr. White
MOVIE★ 5.0
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Max Janus
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
as Buckley Saloon Manager
TV★ 6.7
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Eddie
TV★ 7.2
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Lefty
MOVIE★ 6.4
Horizons West
1952
as Ed Tompkins
TV★ 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Frank Harvey
MOVIE★ 8.1
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Roscoe Dexter
MOVIE★ 4.4
Just This Once
1952
as Frank Pirosh
MOVIE★ 5.9
This Woman Is Dangerous
1952
as Saunders (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Finders Keepers
1952
as Franke Simmons
MOVIE★ 5.6
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Gaffer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
South of Caliente
1951
as Dave Norris
MOVIE★ 6.1
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
TV★ 7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Pete
MOVIE★ 7.4
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Harry Cheney
MOVIE★ 7.0
Chain of Circumstance
1951
as Lt. Fenning
TV★ 5.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MOVIE★ 5.5
Tarzan's Peril
1951
as Herbert Trask
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as Steve Kepplar
MOVIE★ 4.3
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
1950
as 'Crabs' Freeley
MOVIE★ 6.2
Stage to Tucson
1950
as Ira Prentiss
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rio Grande Patrol
1950
as Bragg Orcutt
TV★ 7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Charles Lowe
TV★ 6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Bunco Squad
1950
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
MOVIE★ 6.1
Edge of Doom
1950
as Detective #2
MOVIE★ 6.5
Armored Car Robbery
1950
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rider from Tucson
1950
as Bob Rankin
MOVIE★ 6.0
Hoedown
1950
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Convict (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Killer Shark
1950
as Louie Bracado
MOVIE★ 9.0
Renegades of the Sage
1949
as Sloper
MOVIE★ 6.7
Battleground
1949
as 'Kipp' Kippton
MOVIE★ 5.4
Satan's Cradle
1949
as Steve Gentry
MOVIE★ 9.0
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Thurston
MOVIE★ 6.9
Any Number Can Play
1949
as Smitty (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Jones
MOVIE★ 10.0
Clunked in the Clink
1949
MOVIE★ 6.6
Massacre River
1949
as Simms
MOVIE★ 5.5
Arson, Inc.
1949
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
MOVIE★ 7.7
Susanna Pass
1949
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Search for Danger
1949
as The Inspector
MOVIE★ 7.0
Manhattan Angel
1949
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Flaxy Martin
1949
as Max, Detective
MOVIE★ 6.7
Gun Smugglers
1948
as Steve Reeves
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Denver Kid
1948
as Henchman Slip
MOVIE★ 7.5
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Reporter
MOVIE★ 6.3
Behind Locked Doors
1948
as Larson
MOVIE★ 6.2
Coroner Creek
1948
as Stew Shallis
MOVIE★ 7.0
Waterfront at Midnight
1948
as Joe Sargus
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Beetle
MOVIE★ 6.1
Docks of New Orleans
1948
as Grock
MOVIE★ 4.9
Black Bart
1948
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
as Honest John (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Marty
MOVIE★ 6.5
Rose of Santa Rosa
1947
as Larry Fish
MOVIE★ 5.7
Roses Are Red
1947
as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Phil
MOVIE★ 4.8
Key Witness
1947
as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Ridin' Down the Trail
1947
as Mark Butler
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
as Mitch Gordon
MOVIE★ 5.9
Jungle Flight
1947
as Tom Hammond
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Hucksters
1947
as Georgie Gaver
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Trespasser
1947
as Bill Monroe
MOVIE★ 6.5
Desperate
1947
as Pete
MOVIE★ 7.2
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Joe Horton (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Three on a Ticket
1947
as Mace Morgan
MOVIE★ 6.0
Yankee Fakir
1947
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
MOVIE★ 5.2
Fall Guy
1947
as Inspector Shannon
MOVIE★ 4.8
Backlash
1947
as Red Bailey
MOVIE★ 8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Daniels
MOVIE★ 4.3
Scared to Death
1947
as Terry Lee
MOVIE★ 6.0
Wild Country
1947
as Clark Varney
MOVIE★ 10.0
North of the Border
1946
as Nails Nelson
MOVIE★ 6.0
'Neath Canadian Skies
1946
as Ned Thompson
MOVIE★ 6.5
High School Hero
1946
as Coach Carter
MOVIE★ 5.3
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
as Rusty Farrell
MOVIE★ 6.8
In Fast Company
1946
as Steve Trent
MOVIE★ 6.0
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Doc H. C. Patterson
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Glass Alibi
1946
as Joe Eykner
MOVIE★ 4.8
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Drifting Along
1946
as Jack Dailey
MOVIE★ 6.7
Life with Blondie
1945
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Jack Gordon
MOVIE★ 7.5
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as J. Richard Bentley
MOVIE★ 5.2
One Body Too Many
1944
as Henry Rutherford
MOVIE★ 7.0
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Rudy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Bit Part (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.6
Detective Kitty O'Day
1944
as Harry Downs
MOVIE★ 7.3
And the Angels Sing
1944
as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shake Hands with Murder
1944
as Steve Morgan
MOVIE★ 4.0
Rationing
1944
as Dixie Samson
MOVIE★ 6.5
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
as Capt. R.S. Manville
MOVIE★ 5.7
Lady in the Death House
1944
as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Racket Man
1944
as Toby Sykes
MOVIE★ 5.6
Riding High
1943
as Brown
MOVIE★ 5.2
Minesweeper
1943
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.9
Bar 20
1943
as Henchman Slash
MOVIE★ 6.8
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Investigator (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Kansan
1943
as Ben Nash
MOVIE★ 5.0
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
MOVIE★ 5.9
Colt Comrades
1943
as Joe Brass
MOVIE★ 5.9
Jitterbugs
1943
as Malcolm Bennett
MOVIE★ 6.6
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943
as Louie Barton
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Wallace (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Stand by for Action
1942
as Ensign Martin
MOVIE★ 6.3
Lost Canyon
1942
as Jeff Burton
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Devil with Hitler
1942
as Walter Beeter
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Ed Mygatt
MOVIE★ 5.0
For the Common Defense!
1942
as Dutch Mullner
MOVIE★ 6.1
I Live on Danger
1942
as Joey Farr
MOVIE★ 6.7
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
as Gus Hammond
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Chet Matthews
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Ramsay McCall
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mr. Wise Guy
1942
as Bill Collins
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hay Foot
1942
as Captain Rossmead
MOVIE★ 7.5
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
as Vincent Mackay
MOVIE★ 5.5
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
as Slade Salters
MOVIE★ 5.2
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
as Joe Grant
MOVIE★ 5.3
Dangerous Lady
1941
as Police Sgt. Brent
MOVIE★ 5.8
Tanks a Million
1941
as Capt. Rossmead
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Chappie Ellerton
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Great Swindle
1941
as Rocky Andrews
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940
as Rocky Taylor
MOVIE★ 6.3
East of the River
1940
as Cy Turner
MOVIE★ 5.5
Cherokee Strip
1940
as Alf Barrett
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Slick Connolly
MOVIE★ 5.7
Pier 13
1940
as Johnnie Hale
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wagons Westward
1940
as Bill Marsden
MOVIE★ 6.6
20 Mule Team
1940
as Stag Roper
MOVIE★ 5.4
Cafe Hostess
1940
as Eddie Morgan
MOVIE★ 5.1
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Madder
MOVIE★ 6.3
Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Ricky Dole
MOVIE★ 6.7
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Peter Lewis
MOVIE★ 4.8
It Could Happen to You
1939
as Freddie Barlow
MOVIE★ 9.0
Boy Friend
1939
as Ed Boyd
MOVIE★ 6.8
Lucky Night
1939
as George
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dodge City
1939
as Munger
MOVIE★ 9.0
Inside Story
1939
as Gus Brawley
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Arizona Wildcat
1939
as Rufe Galloway
MOVIE★ 6.7
Submarine Patrol
1938
as Seaman Pinky Brett
MOVIE★ 6.3
Time Out for Murder
1938
as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
MOVIE★ 8.0
Keep Smiling
1938
as Cedric Hunt
MOVIE★ 7.0
Passport Husband
1938
as Tiger Martin
MOVIE★ 6.8
Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Snapper
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Nick Crowder
MOVIE★ 6.8
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Ace Wagner
MOVIE★ 6.5
City Girl
1938
as Ritchie
MOVIE★ 10.0
Love and Hisses
1937
as Webster
MOVIE★ 7.1
Charlie Chan on Broadway
1937
as Johnny Burke
MOVIE★ 6.2
Wake Up and Live
1937
as Herman
MOVIE★ 6.6
One Mile from Heaven
1937
as Jim Tabor
MOVIE★ 10.0
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Blackie Morgan
MOVIE★ 5.6
She Had to Eat
1937
as Duke Stacey
MOVIE★ 10.0
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Dutch Nelson
MOVIE★ 7.3
This Is My Affair
1937
as Alec
MOVIE★ 7.2
On the Avenue
1937
as Eddie Eads
MOVIE★ 6.0
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Roy Webster
MOVIE★ 9.0
Woman-Wise
1937
as Stevens
MOVIE★ 8.0
15 Maiden Lane
1936
as Nick Shelby
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Mac
MOVIE★ 8.0
Crash Donovan
1936
as Harris
MOVIE★ 6.1
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Duke Benson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Private Number
1936
as Sheik (Uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Navy Born
1936
as Lt. Steve Bassett
MOVIE★ 6.0
Small Town Girl
1936
as Chick Page (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Big Brown Eyes
1936
as Benny Battle
MOVIE★ 4.8
Ring Around the Moon
1936
as Ted Curlew
MOVIE★ 7.7
Two for Tonight
1935
as Pooch Donahue
MOVIE★ 7.0
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Oyster
MOVIE★ 8.0
Princess O'Hara
1935
as Emcee (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Straight from the Heart
1935
as Speed Spelvin
MOVIE★ 6.3
Transient Lady
1935
as Matt Baxter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Night Life of the Gods
1935
as Cyril Sparks
MOVIE★ 6.7
Student Tour
1934
as Mushy
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Let's Talk It Over
1934
as Sailor Jones
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Thin Man
1934
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
I Hate Women
1934
as Nelson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sleepers East
1934
as Gangster (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Woman Who Dared
1933
as Kay's Boyfriend