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

1.5

movie

Known For

Dial M for Murder

1954

as Mark Halliday

Saboteur

1942

as Barry Kane

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Victor Stephanson

Dial M for Murder

1954 • as Mark Halliday

★ 8.0

Disneyland Handcrafted

2026 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2

Saboteur

1942 • as Barry Kane

★ 6.9

Stagecoach

1966 • as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

★ 6.1

Sons of the Desert

1933 • as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

★ 7.1

My Geisha

1962 • as Bob Moore

★ 6.5

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990 • as Self

★ 6.0

What a Way to Go!

1964 • as Victor Stephanson

★ 7.1

Five Golden Dragons

1967 • as Bob Mitchell

★ 5.2

The Accused

1949 • as Warren Ford

★ 6.1

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 • as Michael (segment 1)

★ 7.1

The Last Train from Madrid

1937 • as Juan Ramos

★ 4.8

Beach Party

1963 • as Professor Sutwell

★ 6.0

One Night in the Tropics

1940 • as Steve Harper

★ 5.8

The Carpetbaggers

1964 • as Dan Pierce

★ 5.9

You and Me

1938 • as Jim

★ 6.6

Sleep, My Love

1948 • as Bruce Elcott

★ 6.3

Touchdown, Army

1938 • as Cadet Jimmy Howal

★ 7.5

The Chase

1946 • as Chuck Scott

★ 6.2

Wells Fargo

1937 • as Dan Trimball, prospector

★ 5.5

Promise Her Anything

1966 • as Dr. Philip Brock

★ 4.1

So Red the Rose

1935 • as George Pendleton

★ 7.7

Kings Row

1942 • as Parris Mitchell

★ 7.3

Reign of Terror

1949 • as Charles D'Aubigny

★ 6.8

The Lost Moment

1947 • as Lewis Venable

★ 6.2

Twelve Angry Men

1954 • as Juror #8

★ 7.8

Rio

1939 • as Bill Gregory

★ 5.4

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 • as Joe O'Brien

★ 7.6

Free For All

1949 • as Christopher Parker

★ 6.3

Forever and a Day

1943 • as Ned

★ 7.5

Heaven Only Knows

1947 • as Michael, aka Mike

★ 6.5

Hideaway Girl

1936 • as Mike Winslow

★ 7.0

Lucky Me

1954 • as Dick Carson

★ 6.8

Paid in Full

1950 • as Bill Prentice

★ 6.9

College Swing

1938 • as Radio Announcer

★ 6.8

Everything Happens at Night

1939 • as Ken Morgan

★ 5.3

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 • as Self

★ 6.0

Souls at Sea

1937 • as George Martin

★ 6.5

You Came Along

1945 • as Maj. Bob Collins

★ 7.3

The Barefoot Mailman

1951 • as Sylvanus Hurley

★ 6.5

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937 • as Curley Griffin

★ 8.0

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • as Eddie O'Rourke

★ 6.5

Private Affairs

1940 • as Jimmy Nolan

★ 7.0

Disneyland '59

1959 • as Self

★ 7.3

The Accusing Finger

1936 • as Jimmy Ellis

★ 5.8

Gidget Grows Up

1969 • as Russell Lawrence

★ 6.7

It Started with Eve

1941 • as Johnny Reynolds Jr.

★ 7.2

The First Time

1952 • as Joe Bennett

★ 7.5

Let's Live a Little

1948 • as Duke Crawford

★ 7.0

Partners in Crime

1973 • as Ralph Elsworth

★ 5.0

Between Us Girls

1942 • as Jimmy Blake

★ 7.5

The Texans

1938 • as Alan Sanford

★ 6.6

Border Flight

1936 • as Lt. Bob Dixon

★ 6.5

Hollywood Boulevard

1936 • as Jay Wallace

★ 4.5

How to Be Very, Very Popular

1955 • as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

★ 4.6

Three on a Date

1978 • as Cab Driver

★ 3.3

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939 • as Harry Loren

★ 7.2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960 • as Self

★ 6.0

Romeo and Juliet

1916 • as Friar Lawrence

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973 • as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

★ 6.3

And One Was Beautiful

1940 • as Ridley Crane

★ 6.7

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 • as Scotty Hamilton

★ 8.0

Tell It to the Judge

1949 • as Pete Webb

★ 6.6

The Petty Girl

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

★ 4.3

Seasoned Greetings

1933 • as Husband (uncredited)

★ 6.0

The Bride Wore Boots

1946 • as Jeff Warren

★ 6.1

movie

Three Cheers for Love

1936 • as Jimmy Tuttle

★ 8.0

Desert Gold

1936 • as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer

★ 5.7

Spring Parade

1940 • as Corporal Harry Marten

★ 6.9

Moon Over Miami

1941 • as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

★ 6.5

Millions in the Air

1935 • as Jimmy

★ 10.0

Forgotten Faces

1936 • as Clinton Faraday

★ 5.5

Gala Day at Disneyland

1960 • as Self

★ 8.0

Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

1955

★ 7.3

Arizona Mahoney

1936 • as Phillip Randall

★ 6.5

Bomber's Moon

1958 • as Colonel Culver

For Heaven's Sake

1950 • as Jeff Bolton

★ 7.0

Free and Easy

1941 • as Max Clemington

★ 6.9

The Under-Pup

1939 • as Dennis Lane

★ 7.0

Marry Me Again

1953 • as Bill

★ 8.0

The Virginia Judge

1935 • as Jim Preston

★ 10.0

I Stand Accused

1938 • as Frederick A. Davis

★ 9.0

Holiday Time at Disneyland

1962 • as Self

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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)

1943 • as Himself