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Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

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Biography

​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.

Known For

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

Life with Blondie

Life with Blondie

1945

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

1952

Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

1948

From Noon Till Three

From Noon Till Three

1976

Armored Car Robbery

Armored Car Robbery

1950

Mr. Wise Guy

Mr. Wise Guy

1942

One Body Too Many

One Body Too Many

1944

Battleground

Battleground

1949

Scared to Death

Scared to Death

1947

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

1973

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

1941

Desperate

Desperate

1947

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom

1950

Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek

1948

Cat-Women of the Moon

Cat-Women of the Moon

1953

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

1936

Blonde Alibi

Blonde Alibi

1946

Fall Guy

Fall Guy

1947

Bandido!

Bandido!

1956

Backlash

Backlash

1947

Criminal Lawyer

Criminal Lawyer

1951

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

Here Comes the Judge

Here Comes the Judge

1972

Bunco Squad

Bunco Squad

1950

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway

1937

The North Avenue Irregulars

The North Avenue Irregulars

1979

Flaxy Martin

Flaxy Martin

1949

The Glass Alibi

The Glass Alibi

1946

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

Search for Danger

Search for Danger

1949

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House

1944

Docks of New Orleans

Docks of New Orleans

1948

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Arson, Inc.

Arson, Inc.

1949

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949

Minesweeper

Minesweeper

1943

Man from Del Rio

Man from Del Rio

1956

Detective Kitty O'Day

Detective Kitty O'Day

1944

Dangerous Lady

Dangerous Lady

1941

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

The Man Behind The Gun

The Man Behind The Gun

1953

Guns of Diablo

Guns of Diablo

1964

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

Homebodies

Homebodies

1974

Waterfront at Midnight

Waterfront at Midnight

1948

Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1947

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

1937

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950

Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective

1946

So You Think You're Not Guilty

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable

1939

Shake Hands with Murder

Shake Hands with Murder

1944

Pier 13

Pier 13

1940

Susanna Pass

Susanna Pass

1949

Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red

1947

Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert

1942

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937

Time Out for Murder

Time Out for Murder

1938

East of the River

East of the River

1940

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1939

So's Your Aunt Emma!

So's Your Aunt Emma!

1942

Horizons West

Horizons West

1952

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

He's a Cockeyed Wonder

1950

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937

The Trespasser

The Trespasser

1947

Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

A Slight Case of Larceny

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953

City Girl

City Girl

1938

Kelly and Me

Kelly and Me

1957

Henry Goes Arizona

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie

1947

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

1957

In Fast Company

In Fast Company

1946

Navy Born

Navy Born

1936

Rationing

Rationing

1944

Black Oak Conspiracy

Black Oak Conspiracy

1977

Wild Country

Wild Country

1947

Rock, Pretty Baby

Rock, Pretty Baby

1956

Riding High

Riding High

1943

Jungle Flight

Jungle Flight

1947

Two for Tonight

Two for Tonight

1935

I Hate Women

I Hate Women

1934

The Broken Star

The Broken Star

1956

Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

1937

Student Tour

Student Tour

1934

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

Jitterbugs

Jitterbugs

1943

With This Ring

With This Ring

1954

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

Hoedown

Hoedown

1950

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947

I Live on Danger

I Live on Danger

1942

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

1954

And the Angels Sing

And the Angels Sing

1944

Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954

The Dude Goes West

The Dude Goes West

1948

Red River Shore

Red River Shore

1953

Night Life of the Gods

Night Life of the Gods

1935

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Princess O'Hara

Princess O'Hara

1935

Passport Husband

Passport Husband

1938

Inside Story

Inside Story

1939

Sing, Baby, Sing

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936

Just This Once

Just This Once

1952

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle

1954

Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

Along the Navajo Trail

Along the Navajo Trail

1945

Old Man Rhythm

Old Man Rhythm

1935

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

Key Witness

Key Witness

1947

The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo

1977

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

Manhattan Angel

Manhattan Angel

1949

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case

1941

Stage to Tucson

Stage to Tucson

1950

Kansas Pacific

Kansas Pacific

1953

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

South of Caliente

South of Caliente

1951

Bayou

Bayou

1957

The Girl Rush

The Girl Rush

1955

Wagons Westward

Wagons Westward

1940

Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

1960

The Matchmaking Marshal

The Matchmaking Marshal

1955

Untamed Heiress

Untamed Heiress

1954

Cherokee Strip

Cherokee Strip

1940

Rio Grande Patrol

Rio Grande Patrol

1950

The Man in the Trunk

The Man in the Trunk

1942

Yankee Fakir

Yankee Fakir

1947

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

Time Out for Romance

Time Out for Romance

1937

Three on a Ticket

Three on a Ticket

1947

15 Maiden Lane

15 Maiden Lane

1936

The Parson of Panamint

The Parson of Panamint

1941

Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In

1945

Boy Friend

Boy Friend

1939

Larceny in Her Heart

Larceny in Her Heart

1946

Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

1938

The Arizona Wildcat

The Arizona Wildcat

1939

The Racket Man

The Racket Man

1944

For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense!

1942

Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril

1951

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940

Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

1941

Hay Foot

Hay Foot

1942

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

Rider from Tucson

Rider from Tucson

1950

Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers

1948

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

1947

Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

1942

Massacre River

Massacre River

1949

Ring Around the Moon

Ring Around the Moon

1936

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

1948

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1951

The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

1994

The Golden Dog

The Golden Dog

1977

Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

1934

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

Renegades of the Sage

Renegades of the Sage

1949

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

1943

'Neath Canadian Skies

'Neath Canadian Skies

1946

North of the Border

North of the Border

1946

Run, Cougar, Run

Run, Cougar, Run

1972

Drifting Along

Drifting Along

1946

Ridin' Down the Trail

Ridin' Down the Trail

1947

The Denver Kid

The Denver Kid

1948

Satan's Cradle

Satan's Cradle

1949

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1944

Sunshine Christmas

Sunshine Christmas

1977

Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail

1955

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

The Lone Gun

The Lone Gun

1954

Raiders of Old California

Raiders of Old California

1957

Buffalo Gun

Buffalo Gun

1961

Sleepers East

Sleepers East

1934

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway

1938

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

The Devil with Hitler

The Devil with Hitler

1942

Cruisin' Down the River

Cruisin' Down the River

1953

Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

1942

High School Hero

High School Hero

1946

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

1942

Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend

1947

Crash Donovan

Crash Donovan

1936

Let's Talk It Over

Let's Talk It Over

1934

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

Joe Palooka in Winner Take All

1948

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch

1949

Woman-Wise

Woman-Wise

1937

Private Number

Private Number

1936

Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1937

So You Want to Be a Gambler

So You Want to Be a Gambler

1948

Swing Shift Maisie

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

Black Bart

Black Bart

1948

Sleepy Lagoon

Sleepy Lagoon

1943

Chain of Circumstance

Chain of Circumstance

1951

Rose of Santa Rosa

Rose of Santa Rosa

1947

A Gift for Heidi

A Gift for Heidi

1958

The Geisha Boy

The Geisha Boy

1958

The Woman Who Dared

The Woman Who Dared

1933

CHiPs

CHiPs

1977

My World and Welcome to It

My World and Welcome to It

1969

December Bride

December Bride

1954

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Laredo

Laredo

1965

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

1955

Switch

Switch

1975

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

1971

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

The Texan

The Texan

1958

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show

1963

Public Defender

Public Defender

1954

Tightrope

Tightrope

1959

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

City Detective

City Detective

1953

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum

1958

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1955

Detective School

Detective School

1979

Family

Family

1976

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

1960

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

Alcoa Theatre

Alcoa Theatre

1957

Temple Houston

Temple Houston

1963

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

1953

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Branded

Branded

1965

State Trooper

State Trooper

1956

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951

Trackdown

Trackdown

1957

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954

Revlon Mirror Theatre

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953

Hazel

Hazel

1961

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1967

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

1958