Robert Cummings

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Robert Cummings

Acting June 9, 1910

Joplin, Missouri, USA

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 (…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

8.0 1954 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3 1977 TV Show
Bewitched

Bewitched

7.8 1964 TV Show
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show
Saboteur

Saboteur

6.9 1942 Movie
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.2 1969 TV Show
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.9 1962 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show

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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.

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Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Disneyland Handcrafted

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1990
    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

    Movie Self

  3. 1978
    Three on a Date

    Movie Cab Driver

  4. 1977
    The Love Boat

    TV show Eliott Smith

  5. 1973
    Partners in Crime

    Movie Ralph Elsworth

  6. 1973
    The Great American Beauty Contest

    Movie Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

  7. 1970
    Arnie

    TV show

  8. 1969
    Gidget Grows Up

    Movie Russell Lawrence

  9. 1969
    Love, American Style

    TV show

  10. 1968
    Here's Lucy

    TV show Bob Collins

  11. 1967
    Five Golden Dragons

    Movie Bob Mitchell

  12. 1966
    Stagecoach

    Movie Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

  13. 1966
    Promise Her Anything

    Movie Dr. Philip Brock

  14. 1965
    Green Acres

    TV show Mort Warner

  15. 1964
    My Living Doll

    TV show Dr. Robert McDonald

  16. 1964
    Bewitched

    TV show

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  1. 1964
    What a Way to Go!

    Movie Victor Stephanson

  2. 1964
    The Carpetbaggers

    Movie Dan Pierce

  3. 1964
    The Hollywood Palace

    TV show Self

  4. 1963
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    TV show Harvey Hines

  5. 1963
    The Great Adventure

    TV show Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse

  6. 1963
    Beach Party

    Movie Professor Sutwell

  7. 1962
    Holiday Time at Disneyland

    Movie Self

  8. 1962
    The Beverly Hillbillies

    TV show Robert Cummings

  9. 1962
    My Geisha

    Movie Bob Moore

  10. 1961
    The Mike Douglas Show

    TV show Self - Co-Host

  11. 1961
    The New Bob Cummings Show

    TV show

  12. 1960
    Gala Day at Disneyland

    Movie Self

  13. 1960
    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Movie Self

  14. 1959
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show James Embry

  15. 1959
    Disneyland '59

    Movie Self

  16. 1958
    Bomber's Moon

    Movie Colonel Culver

  17. 1957
    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    TV show Robert Cummings

  18. 1957
    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    TV show Self

  19. 1956
    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    TV show Lt. Charles Gatewood

  20. 1956
    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    TV show Self

  21. 1956
    The Steve Allen Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  22. 1955
    How to Be Very, Very Popular

    Movie Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

  23. 1955
    Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

    Movie

  24. 1955
    The Bob Cummings Show

    TV show Bob Collins