Douglas Fowley

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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

Roscoe Dexter

The Thin Man

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Bonanza

Ned Conrad

Kung Fu

Trapper

The Band Wagon

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Barabbas

Vasasio

The Andy Griffith Show

Hobo

Walking Tall

Judge Clarke

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2002	Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1994	Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone MOVIE	Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
1979	Detective School TV	Self
1979	The North Avenue Irregulars MOVIE	Delaney
1977	Sunshine Christmas MOVIE	Stanley
1977	CHiPs TV	Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1977	The White Buffalo MOVIE	Amos Bixby
1977	Black Oak Conspiracy MOVIE	Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1977	The Golden Dog MOVIE	Narrator
1976	From Noon Till Three MOVIE	Buck Bowers
1976	Family TV	Watchman
1975	Switch TV	Jake
1975	Starsky & Hutch MOVIE	Lijah
1974	Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV	The Super
1974	The Rockford Files TV	Ted (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1974	Homebodies MOVIE	Mr. Crawford
1973	Walking Tall MOVIE	Judge Clarke
1972	Run, Cougar, Run MOVIE	Joe Bickley
1972	Kung Fu TV	Trapper
1972	The Streets of San Francisco TV	Self
1972	Here Comes the Judge MOVIE	Self
1971	O'Hara, U.S. Treasury TV	Self
1969	The Good Guys and the Bad Guys MOVIE	Grundy
1969	My World and Welcome to It TV	Self
1968	Mayberry R.F.D. TV	Judson
1967	The Guns of Will Sonnett TV	Self
1967	The Second Hundred Years TV	Henry Sykes
1967	Pistols 'n' Petticoats MOVIE	Grandpa Andrew Hanks
1966	Pistols 'n' Petticoats TV	Self
1965	Laredo TV	Self
1965	Branded TV	Jed Peck
1964	Guns of Diablo MOVIE	Mr. Knudsen
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. TV	Self
1964	Daniel Boone TV	Rufus C. Hoops
1964	7 Faces of Dr. Lao MOVIE	Toothless Cowboy
1963	The Bill Dana Show TV	Self
1963	Temple Houston TV	Doc Webb
1962	The Lucy Show TV	Indian Chief
1962	The Virginian TV	Sorrowful
1962	The Virginian TV	Sheriff Ben Tolliver
1961	Barabbas MOVIE	Vasasio
1961	Hazel TV	Mr. Jeffries
1961	Buffalo Gun MOVIE	Sheriff
1960	Desire in the Dust MOVIE	Zuba Wilson
1960	The Andy Griffith Show TV	Hobo
1960	My Three Sons TV	Toby Chambers
1959	Bonanza TV	Ned Conrad
1959	Tightrope TV	Self
1958	The Geisha Boy MOVIE	GI in Korea (uncredited)
1958	The Texan TV	Self
1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive TV	Tolliver Bender
1958	Jefferson Drum TV	Wooley
1958	Sea Hunt TV	Pop
1958	A Gift for Heidi MOVIE	Alm Uncle
1957	Raiders of Old California MOVIE	Sheriff
1957	Trackdown TV	Carlson
1957	Alcoa Theatre TV	Pop
1957	Perry Mason TV	Rubin Cason
1957	Wagon Train TV	Ed Graham
1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective TV	Bailey
1957	Bayou MOVIE	Emil Hebert
1957	The Badge of Marshal Brennan MOVIE	Marshal Brennan
1957	Kelly and Me MOVIE	Dave Gans
1956	Rock, Pretty Baby MOVIE	Pop Wright
1956	Man from Del Rio MOVIE	Doc Adams
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV	Luke
1956	State Trooper TV	Self
1956	State Trooper TV	Matt 'Pop' Porter
1956	State Trooper TV	Doc Crippin
1956	Bandido! MOVIE	McGhee
1956	The Broken Star MOVIE	Hiram Charleton
1955	Texas Lady MOVIE	Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
1955	The Great Gildersleeve TV	Self
1955	Cheyenne TV	Pritchard
1955	The Girl Rush MOVIE	Charlie - Stickman
1955	Gunsmoke TV	Buck Doolin
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Self
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Doc Holliday
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Doc Fabrique
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Grandpa Logan
1955	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV	Dr. John H. Holliday
1955	The Lonesome Trail MOVIE	Crazy Charley Bonesteel
1955	The Matchmaking Marshal MOVIE	Jack Ruskin
1955	The Millionaire TV	Tom Diamond
1954	Deep in My Heart MOVIE	Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
1954	December Bride TV	Self
1954	Studio 57 TV	Self
1954	Lassie TV	Self
1954	The High and the Mighty MOVIE	Alsop
1954	The Lone Gun MOVIE	Bartender
1954	Casanova's Big Night MOVIE	Second Prisoner
1954	Southwest Passage MOVIE	Toad Ellis
1954	Untamed Heiress MOVIE	Pal
1954	Public Defender TV	Self
1954	The Naked Jungle MOVIE	Medicine Man
1954	With This Ring MOVIE	Gordon, Miller Executive
1953	Red River Shore MOVIE	Case Lockwood
1953	City Detective TV	Self
1953	Cat-Women of the Moon MOVIE	Walter 'Walt' Walters
1953	The Band Wagon MOVIE	Auctioneer (uncredited)
1953	Cruisin' Down the River MOVIE	Humphrey Hepburn
1953	Revlon Mirror Theatre TV	Self
1953	A Slight Case of Larceny MOVIE	Mr. White
1953	Kansas Pacific MOVIE	Max Janus
1953	The Man Behind The Gun MOVIE	Buckley Saloon Manager
1953	The Life Of Riley TV	Eddie
1952	The Abbott and Costello Show TV	Lefty
1952	Horizons West MOVIE	Ed Tompkins
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Frank Harvey
1952	Four Star Playhouse TV	Police Lt.
1952	Singin' in the Rain MOVIE	Roscoe Dexter
1952	Just This Once MOVIE	Frank Pirosh
1952	This Woman Is Dangerous MOVIE	Saunders (Uncredited)
1952	Finders Keepers MOVIE	Franke Simmons
1951	Callaway Went Thataway MOVIE	Gaffer (uncredited)
1951	Angels in the Outfield MOVIE	Cab Driver (uncredited)
1951	South of Caliente MOVIE	Dave Norris
1951	Across the Wide Missouri MOVIE	Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	Pete
1951	The Red Skelton Show TV	Muggsy
1951	Criminal Lawyer MOVIE	Harry Cheney
1951	Chain of Circumstance MOVIE	Lt. Fenning
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV	Self
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok TV	Ed Ruskin
1951	Tarzan's Peril MOVIE	Herbert Trask
1950	Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone MOVIE	Steve Kepplar
1950	He's a Cockeyed Wonder MOVIE	'Crabs' Freeley
1950	Stage to Tucson MOVIE	Ira Prentiss
1950	Rio Grande Patrol MOVIE	Bragg Orcutt
1950	The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show TV	Charles Lowe
1950	The Colgate Comedy Hour TV	Self
1950	Bunco Squad MOVIE	Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
1950	Edge of Doom MOVIE	Detective #2
1950	Armored Car Robbery MOVIE	Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
1950	Rider from Tucson MOVIE	Bob Rankin
1950	Hoedown MOVIE	Gang Leader (uncredited)
1950	So You Think You're Not Guilty MOVIE	Convict (uncredited)
1950	Killer Shark MOVIE	Louie Bracado
1949	Renegades of the Sage MOVIE	Sloper
1949	Battleground MOVIE	'Kipp' Kippton
1949	Satan's Cradle MOVIE	Steve Gentry
1949	Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch MOVIE	Thurston
1949	Any Number Can Play MOVIE	Smitty (uncredited)
1949	Mighty Joe Young MOVIE	Jones
1949	Massacre River MOVIE	Simms
1949	Arson, Inc. MOVIE	Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
1949	Susanna Pass MOVIE	Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
1949	Search for Danger MOVIE	The Inspector
1949	Manhattan Angel MOVIE	Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
1949	Flaxy Martin MOVIE	Max, Detective
1948	Gun Smugglers MOVIE	Steve Reeves
1948	The Denver Kid MOVIE	Henchman Slip
1948	Joe Palooka in Winner Take All MOVIE	Reporter
1948	Behind Locked Doors MOVIE	Larson
1948	Coroner Creek MOVIE	Stew Shallis
1948	Waterfront at Midnight MOVIE	Joe Sargus
1948	The Dude Goes West MOVIE	Beetle
1948	Docks of New Orleans MOVIE	Grock
1948	Black Bart MOVIE	Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
1948	So You Want to Be a Gambler MOVIE	Honest John (uncredited)
1948	If You Knew Susie MOVIE	Marty
1947	Rose of Santa Rosa MOVIE	Larry Fish
1947	Roses Are Red MOVIE	Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
1947	Merton of the Movies MOVIE	Phil
1947	Key Witness MOVIE	Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
1947	Ridin' Down the Trail MOVIE	Mark Butler
1947	The Gas House Kids in Hollywood MOVIE	Mitch Gordon
1947	Jungle Flight MOVIE	Tom Hammond
1947	The Hucksters MOVIE	Georgie Gaver
1947	The Trespasser MOVIE	Bill Monroe
1947	Desperate MOVIE	Pete
1947	Fun on a Weekend MOVIE	Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
1947	The Sea of Grass MOVIE	Joe Horton (uncredited)
1947	Three on a Ticket MOVIE	Mace Morgan
1947	Yankee Fakir MOVIE	Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
1947	Fall Guy MOVIE	Inspector Shannon
1947	Backlash MOVIE	Red Bailey
1947	Undercover Maisie MOVIE	Daniels
1947	Scared to Death MOVIE	Terry Lee
1947	Wild Country MOVIE	Clark Varney
1946	North of the Border MOVIE	Nails Nelson
1946	'Neath Canadian Skies MOVIE	Ned Thompson
1946	High School Hero MOVIE	Coach Carter
1946	Chick Carter, Detective MOVIE	Rusty Farrell
1946	In Fast Company MOVIE	Steve Trent
1946	Larceny in Her Heart MOVIE	Doc H. C. Patterson
1946	The Glass Alibi MOVIE	Joe Eykner
1946	Blonde Alibi MOVIE	Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
1946	Drifting Along MOVIE	Jack Dailey
1945	Life with Blondie MOVIE	Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
1945	Don't Fence Me In MOVIE	Jack Gordon
1945	Along the Navajo Trail MOVIE	J. Richard Bentley
1944	One Body Too Many MOVIE	Henry Rutherford
1944	Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore MOVIE	Rudy (uncredited)
1944	The Story of Dr. Wassell MOVIE	Bit Part (uncredited)
1944	Detective Kitty O'Day MOVIE	Harry Downs
1944	And the Angels Sing MOVIE	N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1944	Shake Hands with Murder MOVIE	Steve Morgan
1944	Rationing MOVIE	Dixie Samson
1944	See Here, Private Hargrove MOVIE	Capt. R.S. Manville
1944	Lady in the Death House MOVIE	Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
1944	The Racket Man MOVIE	Toby Sykes
1943	Riding High MOVIE	Brown
1943	Minesweeper MOVIE	Cutter Lieutenant Wells
1943	The Chance of a Lifetime MOVIE	Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
1943	Bar 20 MOVIE	Henchman Slash
1943	Swing Shift Maisie MOVIE	Investigator (Uncredited)
1943	The Kansan MOVIE	Ben Nash
1943	Sleepy Lagoon MOVIE	J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
1943	Colt Comrades MOVIE	Joe Brass
1943	Jitterbugs MOVIE	Malcolm Bennett
1943	Gildersleeve's Bad Day MOVIE	Louie Barton
1943	Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case MOVIE	Wallace (uncredited)
1942	Stand by for Action MOVIE	Ensign Martin
1942	Lost Canyon MOVIE	Jeff Burton
1942	The Devil with Hitler MOVIE	Walter Beeter
1942	The Man in the Trunk MOVIE	Ed Mygatt
1942	For the Common Defense! MOVIE	Dutch Mullner
1942	I Live on Danger MOVIE	Joey Farr
1942	So's Your Aunt Emma! MOVIE	Gus Hammond
1942	Mississippi Gambler MOVIE	Chet Matthews
1942	Sunset on the Desert MOVIE	Ramsay McCall
1942	Mr. Wise Guy MOVIE	Bill Collins
1942	Hay Foot MOVIE	Captain Rossmead
1941	Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case MOVIE	Vincent Mackay
1941	Secret of the Wastelands MOVIE	Slade Salters
1941	Doctors Don't Tell MOVIE	Joe Grant
1941	Dangerous Lady MOVIE	Police Sgt. Brent
1941	Tanks a Million MOVIE	Capt. Rossmead
1941	The Parson of Panamint MOVIE	Chappie Ellerton
1941	The Great Swindle MOVIE	Rocky Andrews
1940	Ellery Queen, Master Detective MOVIE	Rocky Taylor
1940	East of the River MOVIE	Cy Turner
1940	Cherokee Strip MOVIE	Alf Barrett
1940	The Leather Pushers MOVIE	Slick Connolly
1940	Pier 13 MOVIE	Johnnie Hale
1940	Wagons Westward MOVIE	Bill Marsden
1940	20 Mule Team MOVIE	Stag Roper
1940	Cafe Hostess MOVIE	Eddie Morgan
1939	Slightly Honorable MOVIE	Madder
1939	Henry Goes Arizona MOVIE	Ricky Dole
1939	Charlie Chan at Treasure Island MOVIE	Peter Lewis
1939	It Could Happen to You MOVIE	Freddie Barlow
1939	Boy Friend MOVIE	Ed Boyd
1939	Lucky Night MOVIE	George
1939	Dodge City MOVIE	Munger
1939	Inside Story MOVIE	Gus Brawley
1939	The Arizona Wildcat MOVIE	Rufe Galloway
1938	Submarine Patrol MOVIE	Seaman Pinky Brett
1938	Time Out for Murder MOVIE	J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
1938	Keep Smiling MOVIE	Cedric Hunt
1938	Passport Husband MOVIE	Tiger Martin
1938	Alexander's Ragtime Band MOVIE	Snapper
1938	Mr. Moto's Gamble MOVIE	Nick Crowder
1938	Walking Down Broadway MOVIE	Ace Wagner
1938	City Girl MOVIE	Ritchie
1937	Love and Hisses MOVIE	Webster
1937	Charlie Chan on Broadway MOVIE	Johnny Burke
1937	Wake Up and Live MOVIE	Herman
1937	One Mile from Heaven MOVIE	Jim Tabor
1937	Wild and Woolly MOVIE	Blackie Morgan
1937	She Had to Eat MOVIE	Duke Stacey
1937	Fifty Roads to Town MOVIE	Dutch Nelson
1937	This Is My Affair MOVIE	Alec
1937	On the Avenue MOVIE	Eddie Eads
1937	Time Out for Romance MOVIE	Roy Webster
1937	Woman-Wise MOVIE	Stevens
1936	15 Maiden Lane MOVIE	Nick Shelby
1936	Sing, Baby, Sing MOVIE	Mac
1936	Crash Donovan MOVIE	Harris
1936	36 Hours to Kill MOVIE	Duke Benson
1936	Private Number MOVIE	Sheik (Uncredited)
1936	Navy Born MOVIE	Lt. Steve Bassett
1936	Small Town Girl MOVIE	Chick Page (uncredited)
1936	Big Brown Eyes MOVIE	Benny Battle
1936	Ring Around the Moon MOVIE	Ted Curlew
1935	Two for Tonight MOVIE	Pooch Donahue
1935	Old Man Rhythm MOVIE	Oyster
1935	Princess O'Hara MOVIE	Emcee (uncredited)
1935	Straight from the Heart MOVIE	Speed Spelvin
1935	Transient Lady MOVIE	Matt Baxter
1935	Night Life of the Gods MOVIE	Cyril Sparks
1934	Student Tour MOVIE	Mushy
1934	The Girl from Missouri MOVIE	New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
1934	Let's Talk It Over MOVIE	Sailor Jones
1934	The Thin Man MOVIE	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1934	I Hate Women MOVIE	Nelson
1934	Sleepers East MOVIE	Gangster (uncredited)
1933	The Woman Who Dared MOVIE	Kay's Boyfriend

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