Acting
Robert Cummings
Born June 9, 1910 · Joplin, Missouri, USA · Died December 2, 1990
Biography
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.
Known for
8.1
Dial M for Murder
Mark Halliday
9.0
The Twilight Zone
James Embry
7.6
Bewitched
1964 · Series
7.1
Saboteur
Barry Kane
7.5
Sons of the Desert
Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
6.3
The Love Boat
Eliott Smith
7.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
Robert Cummings
6.9
What a Way to Go!
Victor Stephanson
7.3
Green Acres
Mort Warner
6.4
The Chase
Chuck Scott
7.6
The Devil and Miss Jones
Joe O'Brien
6.9
Reign of Terror
Charles D'Aubigny
6.8
Sleep, My Love
Bruce Elcott
6.1
Stagecoach
Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
7.5
Twelve Angry Men
Juror #8
7.5
Kings Row
Parris Mitchell
6.8
You and Me
Jim
5.8
Beach Party
Professor Sutwell
6.5
The Carpetbaggers
Dan Pierce
8.3
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer, Self - Host / Narrator / Self
Filmography
- 2026Disneyland HandcraftedSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationSelfMovie
- 1978Three on a DateCab DriverMovie
- 1977The Love BoatEliott SmithSeries
- 1973Partners in CrimeRalph ElsworthMovie
- 1973The Great American Beauty ContestDan Carson (as Bob Cummings)Movie
- 1970ArnieSeries
- 1969Gidget Grows UpRussell LawrenceMovie
- 1969Love, American StyleSeries
- 1968Here's LucyBob Collins, Robert HenningSeries
- 1967Five Golden DragonsBob MitchellMovie
- 1966StagecoachHenry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)Movie
- 1966Promise Her AnythingDr. Philip BrockMovie
- 1965Green AcresMort WarnerSeries
- 1964My Living DollDr. Robert McDonaldSeries
- 1964BewitchedSeries
- 1964What a Way to Go!Victor StephansonMovie
- 1964The CarpetbaggersDan PierceMovie
- 1964The Hollywood PalaceSelfSeries
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreHarvey Hines, Robert SilbeySeries
- 1963The Great AdventureDr. Benjamin WaterhouseSeries
- 1963Beach PartyProfessor SutwellMovie
- 1962Holiday Time at DisneylandSelfMovie
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesRobert CummingsSeries
- 1962My GeishaBob Moore, SongsMovie
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-HostSeries
- 1961The New Bob Cummings ShowSeries
- 1960Gala Day at DisneylandSelfMovie
- 1960Hedda Hopper's HollywoodSelfMovie
- 1959The Twilight ZoneJames EmbrySeries
- 1959Disneyland '59SelfMovie
- 1958Bomber's MoonColonel CulverMovie
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourRobert CummingsSeries
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelfSeries
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreLt. Charles GatewoodSeries
- 1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelfSeries
- 1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 1955How to Be Very, Very PopularFillmore 'Wedge' WedgewoodMovie
- 1955Disneyland's Opening Day BroadcastMovie
- 1955The Bob Cummings ShowBob Collins, DirectorSeries
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf - Host / Narrator / Interviewer, Self - Host / Narrator / SelfSeries
- 1954The Elgin HourJeff ClarkSeries
- 1954Twelve Angry MenJuror #8Movie
- 1954Dial M for MurderMark HallidayMovie
- 1954Lucky MeDick CarsonMovie
- 1953Marry Me AgainBillMovie
- 1953General Electric TheaterRuss BakerSeries
- 1952My HeroRobert Beanblossom, WriterSeries
- 1952The First TimeJoe BennettMovie
- 1951The Barefoot MailmanSylvanus HurleyMovie
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
- 1950For Heaven's SakeJeff BoltonMovie
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries
- 1950Lux Video TheatreWallySeries
- 1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelfSeries
- 1950The Petty GirlGeorge Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' TappMovie
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelfSeries
- 1950Your Show of ShowsSeries
- 1950Paid in FullBill PrenticeMovie
- 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
- 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries
- 1949Tell It to the JudgePete WebbMovie
- 1949Free For AllChristopher ParkerMovie
- 1949Reign of TerrorCharles D'AubignyMovie
- 1949The AccusedWarren FordMovie
- 1948Let's Live a LittleDuke CrawfordMovie
- 1948Studio OneJuror #8, George LumleySeries
- 1948Sleep, My LoveBruce ElcottMovie
- 1947The Lost MomentLewis VenableMovie
- 1947Heaven Only KnowsMichael, aka MikeMovie
- 1946The ChaseChuck ScottMovie
- 1946The Bride Wore BootsJeff WarrenMovie
- 1945You Came AlongMaj. Bob CollinsMovie
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Co-HostSeries
- 1943Flesh and FantasyMichael (segment 1)Movie
- 1943Princess O'RourkeEddie O'RourkeMovie
- 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)HimselfMovie
- 1943Forever and a DayNedMovie
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942SelfMovie
- 1942Between Us GirlsJimmy BlakeMovie
- 1942SaboteurBarry KaneMovie
- 1942Kings RowParris MitchellMovie
- 1941It Started with EveJohnny Reynolds Jr.Movie
- 1941Moon Over MiamiJeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton IIMovie
- 1941The Devil and Miss JonesJoe O'BrienMovie
- 1941Free and EasyMax ClemingtonMovie
- 1940One Night in the TropicsSteve HarperMovie
- 1940Spring ParadeCorporal Harry MartenMovie
- 1940Private AffairsJimmy NolanMovie
- 1940And One Was BeautifulRidley CraneMovie
- 1939Everything Happens at NightKen MorganMovie
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveScotty HamiltonMovie
- 1939RioBill GregoryMovie
- 1939The Under-PupDennis LaneMovie
- 1939Three Smart Girls Grow UpHarry LorenMovie
- 1938I Stand AccusedFrederick A. DavisMovie
- 1938The TexansAlan SanfordMovie
- 1938Touchdown, ArmyCadet Jimmy HowalMovie
- 1938You and MeJimMovie
- 1938College SwingRadio AnnouncerMovie
- 1937Wells FargoDan Trimball, prospectorMovie
- 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestCurley GriffinMovie
- 1937Souls at SeaGeorge MartinMovie
- 1937The Last Train from MadridJuan RamosMovie
- 1936Arizona MahoneyPhillip RandallMovie
- 1936Hideaway GirlMike WinslowMovie
- 1936The Accusing FingerJimmy EllisMovie
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardJay WallaceMovie
- 1936Three Cheers for LoveJimmy TuttleMovie
- 1936Border FlightLt. Bob DixonMovie
- 1936Forgotten FacesClinton FaradayMovie
- 1936Desert GoldFordyce 'Ford' MortimerMovie
- 1935So Red the RoseGeorge PendletonMovie
- 1935Millions in the AirJimmyMovie
- 1935The Virginia JudgeJim PrestonMovie
- 1933Sons of the DesertSteamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)Movie
- 1933Seasoned GreetingsHusband (uncredited)Movie
- 1916Romeo and JulietFriar LawrenceMovie
- —The Tracking of a Russian SpyScreenplayMovie