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Robert Cummings
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bob Cummings, Blade Stanhope Conway, Bruce Hutchens
American actor (1910–1990)
Film & TV
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 (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…
Known for
- Disneyland Handcrafted — Self (archive footage)2026
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration — Self1990
- Three on a Date — Cab Driver1978
- The Love Boat — Eliott Smith1977
- The Great American Beauty Contest — Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)1973
- Partners in Crime — Ralph Elsworth1973
- Arnie1970
- Gidget Grows Up — Russell Lawrence1969
- Love, American Style1969
- Love, American Style — Grandpa1969
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings , ( 1910-06-09 ) June 9, 1910, Joplin, Missouri U.S.
- Died
- December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02) (aged 80), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Other names
- Bob Cummings, Blade Stanhope Conway, Bryce Hutchens
- Alma mater
- American Academy of Dramatic Arts
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1931–1990
- Political party
- Republican
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Joplin
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Educated at
- Carnegie Institute of Technology
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- theatre
- Image
- Robert Cummings (1979).jpg
- Height
- 177
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Robert Cummings
- date of death
- 1990-12-02
- Commons gallery
- Robert Cummings
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- date of birth
- 1910-06-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- pseudonym
- Brice Hutchens
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). 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, at 6816 Hollywood Boulevard and 1718 Vine Street. He used the stage name Robert Cummings from mid-1935 until the end of 1954 and was credited as Bob Cummings from 1955 until his death.
Early life
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