Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

1910-06-09 Joplin, Missouri, USA 84 Credits

Biography

Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that Broadway producers would be more interested in an upper-crust Englishman than a kid from Joplin, Missouri, Cummings passed himself off as Blade Stanhope Conway, British actor. The ploy was successful. Cummin...

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

as Self

6.0
Acting

Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

Three on a Date

Three on a Date

1978

as Cab Driver

1.0
Acting

The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young chaperone, on a Hawaiian holiday.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973

as Ralph Elsworth

2.0
Acting

A retired judge who opens a private detective agency and her ex-con associate try to track down $750,000 in bank robbery loot.

The Great American Beauty Contest

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973

as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

6.0
Acting

The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of t...

Gidget Grows Up

Gidget Grows Up

1969

as Russell Lawrence

6.0
Acting

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to California only to discover that things have changed. The l...

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Bob Mitchell

5.3
Acting

While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of criminal negotiations between a mean gang, the Five Golden D...

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966

as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

6.1
Acting

A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl who's been thr...

Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

1966

as Dr. Philip Brock

3.7
Acting

A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is he...

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Dr. Victor Stephanson

7.1
Acting

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be ...

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

as Dan Pierce

5.8
Acting

Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

Beach Party

Beach Party

1963

as Professor Sutwell

6.0
Acting

Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and...

Holiday Time at Disneyland

Holiday Time at Disneyland

1962

as Self

Acting

We see numerous Disneyland attractions over the early years of Disneyland that were opened on, or around, official holidays.

My Geisha

My Geisha

1962

as Bob Moore

6.6
Acting

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version...

My Geisha

My Geisha

1962

Songs

6.6

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version...

Gala Day at Disneyland

Gala Day at Disneyland

1960

as Self

6.0
Acting

The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at Disneyland—Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the new Monorail...

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

as Self

6.0
Acting

A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959

as Self

6.5
Acting

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1958

as Colonel Culver

Acting

A hard-hearted Colonel loses many men in his group's bombing missions over World War Two Germany, but keeps on going and won't tolerate lightly a youn...

How To Be Very, Very Popular

How To Be Very, Very Popular

1955

as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

4.7
Acting

Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cu...

Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

1955

7.0
Acting

Relive the magic with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan at the live opening day celebration. Broadcast on July 17, 1955 to a live a...

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

1954

as Juror #8

7.9
Acting

Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 S...

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954

as Mark Halliday

8.0
Acting

When American writer Mark Halliday visits the very married Margot Wendice in London, he unknowingly sets off a chain of blackmail and murder.

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

as Dick Carson

6.7
Acting

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promi...

Marry Me Again

Marry Me Again

1953

as Bill

Acting

Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his sweetheart, Doris. But Doris has inherited a million dollars ...

The First Time

The First Time

1952

as Joe Bennett

6.5
Acting

A married couple welcomes their first child.

The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

as Sylvanus Hurley

4.0
Acting

Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he dec...

For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

1950

as Jeff Bolton

6.9
Acting

An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born.

The Petty Girl

The Petty Girl

1950

as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

4.1
Acting

An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his ...

Paid in Full

Paid in Full

1950

as Bill Prentice

6.6
Acting

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.

Tell It to the Judge

Tell It to the Judge

1949

as Pete Webb

6.3
Acting

Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group that thinks her ...

Free For All

Free For All

1949

as Christopher Parker

6.0
Acting

The discovery of a way of turning petrol into water makes a fortune and romance for the young inventor.

Reign of Terror

Reign of Terror

1949

as Charles D'Aubigny

6.9
Acting

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacobin Party to overthrow Maximilian Robespierre, who,...

The Accused

The Accused

1949

as Warren Ford

6.1
Acting

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

Let's Live a Little

Let's Live a Little

1948

as Duke Crawford

6.3
Acting

A harried, overworked advertising executive is being pursued romantically by one of his clients, a successful perfume magnate ... and his former fianc...

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948

as Bruce Elcott

6.4
Acting

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

1947

as Lewis Venable

6.3
Acting

In a long flashback, a New York publisher is in Venice pursuing the lost love letters of an early-19th-century poet, Jeffrey Ashton, who disappeared m...

Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

1947

as Michael, aka Mike

6.0
Acting

Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss Brian Donlevy rules his front...

The Chase

The Chase

1946

as Chuck Scott

6.2
Acting

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

as Jeff Warren

5.9
Acting

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

You Came Along

You Came Along

1945

as Maj. Bob Collins

7.0
Acting

War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with ...

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

as Michael (segment 1)

6.8
Acting

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts...

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Eddie O'Rourke

6.3
Acting

A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.

Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)

1943

as Himself

Acting

Seeing Hollywood, intimate glimpses of your favorite stars, at home, at work, and at play.

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

as Ned

7.4
Acting

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, ...

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

6.0
Acting

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.

Between Us Girls

Between Us Girls

1942

as Jimmy Blake

6.0
Acting

A 20-year-old stage actress takes on her most challenging role when she pretends to be her own mother's 12-year-old daughter.

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as Barry Kane

6.9
Acting

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Kings Row

Kings Row

1942

as Parris Mitchell

7.2
Acting

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941

as Johnny Reynolds Jr.

7.1
Acting

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy. However, the old man's health takes a...

Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941

as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

6.1
Acting

After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich...

The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

as Joe O'Brien

7.7
Acting

The wealthiest man in the world, John P. Merrick, is a private person who likes to stay anonymous. One of his many assets is Neeley's Department Store...

Free and Easy

Free and Easy

1941

as Max Clemington

5.5
Acting

This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max rom...

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Steve Harper

5.6
Acting

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million ...

Spring Parade

Spring Parade

1940

as Corporal Harry Marten

6.7
Acting

In this light and lovely romantic musical, a Hungarian woman attends a Viennese fair and buys a card from a gypsy fortune teller. It says that she wil...

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940

as Jimmy Nolan

Acting

A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.

And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful

1940

as Ridley Crane

6.2
Acting

A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.

Everything Happens at Night

Everything Happens at Night

1939

as Ken Morgan

4.1
Acting

Two reporters compete to discover a scientist living in hiding and win his daughter.

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

as Scotty Hamilton

6.0
Acting

Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. Wh...

Rio

Rio

1939

as Bill Gregory

5.1
Acting

Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when he is arrested for the crimes of forgery and embezzlem...

The Under-Pup

The Under-Pup

1939

as Dennis Lane

6.0
Acting

A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed beca...

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

as Harry Loren

7.1
Acting

Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, an...

I Stand Accused

I Stand Accused

1938

as Frederick A. Davis

Acting

Fred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a gangland mob. His friend Paul, however, reaches equally qu...

The Texans

The Texans

1938

as Alan Sanford

5.6
Acting

After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.

Touchdown, Army

1938

as Cadet Jimmy Howal

Acting

Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.

You and Me

You and Me

1938

as Jim

6.7
Acting

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Am...

College Swing

College Swing

1938

as Radio Announcer

6.8
Acting

Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

1937

as Dan Trimball, prospector

5.2
Acting

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fres...

Sophie Lang Goes West

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937

as Curley Griffin

6.0
Acting

Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a jewel disappears, decides to head for California ...

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea

1937

as George Martin

6.0
Acting

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

as Juan Ramos

4.7
Acting

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Arizona Mahoney

Arizona Mahoney

1936

as Phillip Randall

6.0
Acting

When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle.

Hideaway Girl

Hideaway Girl

1936

as Mike Winslow

Acting

An unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

as Jimmy Ellis

4.7
Acting

A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sente...

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Jay Wallace

2.5
Acting

With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to w...

Border Flight

Border Flight

1936

as Lt. Bob Dixon

6.0
Acting

Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Wither...

Forgotten Faces

Forgotten Faces

1936

as Clinton Faraday

Acting

Harry Ashton is a superstitious gambling house owner, who relies on sprigs of heliotrope as his good luck charm. One day, Harry catches his wife, Cleo...

Desert Gold

Desert Gold

1936

as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer

5.4
Acting

Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining engineers Gale and Mortimer ...

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

1935

as George Pendleton

6.5
Acting

During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford, to return home, praying that she will not become a wido...

Millions in the Air

1935

as Jimmy

Acting

The daughter of a radio-program sponsor wants to get on the air too, but her father doesn't allow it, so she enters an amateur contest on his radio pr...

The Virginia Judge

The Virginia Judge

1935

as Jim Preston

Acting

Walter C. Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Stepin Fetchit

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Seasoned Greetings

1933

as Husband (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

The owner of an unsuccessful greeting cards store decides to sell 'talking' greeting cards in the form of records.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1916

as Friar Lawrence

Acting

Shakespeare's tragedy of two young people who fall desperately in love despite the ancient feud between their two families, and how the sins of the fa...

The Tracking of a Russian Spy

The Tracking of a Russian Spy

N/A

Screenplay

Writing

Mitch Swenson meets a mysterious Russian woman named Katya at a New York night club, only for her to vanish after she is arrested for being a Russian ...