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Douglas Fowley
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Life & Death

Died aged 86
Also known asDaniel Vincent Fowley, Douglas V. Fowley, Doug Fowley, Douglas V. FrowleyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/05/1911Born inThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USADied21/05/1998 (aged 86)Died inWoodland HillsWikidataQ1252302 ↗Buried atRiverside CountyTMDb#13298 ↗

Douglas Fowley was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs. He 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 Fabrique and Doc Holliday in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He was the father of rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley.

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Filmography215 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerMovieSelf (archive footage)91
1994Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneMovieDoc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)83
1979The North Avenue IrregularsMovieDelaney68
1979Detective SchoolSeries—68
1977CHiPsSeriesBarney (as Douglas V. Fowley)66
1977Black Oak ConspiracyMovieBryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)66
1977The White BuffaloMovieAmos Bixby66
1977Sunshine ChristmasMovieStanley66
1976From Noon Till ThreeMovieBuck Bowers65
1976FamilySeriesWatchman65
1975SwitchSeriesJake64
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesTed (as Douglas V. Fowley)63
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeriesThe Super63
1973Walking TallMovieJudge Clarke62
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries—61
1972Kung FuSeriesTrapper61
1972Run, Cougar, RunMovieJoe Bickley61
1971O'Hara, U.S. TreasurySeries—60
1969My World and Welcome to ItSeries—58
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovieGrundy58
1968Mayberry R.F.D.SeriesJudson57
1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries—56
1967The Second Hundred YearsSeriesHenry Sykes56
1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsMovieGrandpa Andrew Hanks56
1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsSeriesGrandpa Andrew Hanks55
1965BrandedSeriesJed Peck54
1965LaredoSeries—54
1964Daniel BooneSeriesRufus C. Hoops53
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series—53
1964Guns of DiabloMovieMr. Knudsen53
19647 Faces of Dr. LaoMovieToothless Cowboy53
1963Temple HoustonSeriesDoc Webb52
1963The Bill Dana ShowSeries—52
1962The VirginianSeriesSheriff Ben Tolliver51
1962The Lucy ShowSeriesIndian Chief51
1961BarabbasMovieVasasio50
1961HazelSeriesMr. Jeffries50
1961Buffalo GunMovieSheriff50
1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeriesHobo49
1960My Three SonsSeriesToby Chambers49
1960Desire in the DustMovieZuba Wilson49
1959BonanzaSeriesNed Conrad48
1959TightropeSeriesMax Rommey48
1958Sea HuntSeriesPop47
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesTolliver Bender47
1958The TexanSeries—47
1958Jefferson DrumSeriesWooley47
1958The Geisha BoyMovieGI in Korea (uncredited)47
1957Wagon TrainSeriesEd Graham46
1957Perry MasonSeriesRubin Cason46
1957TrackdownSeriesCarlson46
1957Alcoa TheatreSeriesPop46
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesBailey46
1957Raiders of Old CaliforniaMovieSheriff46
1957Kelly and MeMovieDave Gans46
1957The Badge of Marshal BrennanMovieMarshal Brennan46
1957BayouMovieEmil Hebert46
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesLuke45
1956State TrooperSeriesMatt 'Pop' Porter45
1956Rock, Pretty BabyMoviePop Wright45
1956Man from Del RioMovieDoc Adams45
1956The Broken StarMovieHiram Charleton45
1956Bandido!MovieMcGhee45
1955GunsmokeSeriesBuck Doolin44
1955CheyenneSeriesPritchard44
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpSeriesDoc Holliday44
1955The MillionaireSeriesTom Diamond44
1955The Girl RushMovieCharlie - Stickman44
1955The Lonesome TrailMovieCrazy Charley Bonesteel44
1955Texas LadyMovieClay Ballard (Clarion owner)44
1954LassieSeries—43
1954Untamed HeiressMoviePal43
1954Deep in My HeartMovieHarold Butterfield (uncredited)43
1954Public DefenderSeries—43
1954December BrideSeries—43
1954Studio 57Series—43
1954The High and the MightyMovieAlsop43
1954Southwest PassageMovieToad Ellis43
1954Casanova's Big NightMovieSecond Prisoner43
1954The Naked JungleMovieMedicine Man43
1953Kansas PacificMovieMax Janus42
1953The Band WagonMovieAuctioneer (uncredited)42
1953City DetectiveSeries—42
1953A Slight Case of LarcenyMovieMr. White42
1953The Man Behind The GunMovieBuckley Saloon Manager42
1953The Life Of RileySeriesEddie42
1953Revlon Mirror TheatreSeries—42
1953Cruisin' Down the RiverMovieHumphrey Hepburn42
1953Red River ShoreMovieCase Lockwood42
1952Four Star PlayhouseSeriesFrank Harvey41
1952Singin' in the RainMovieRoscoe Dexter41
1952Horizons WestMovieEd Tompkins41
1952This Woman Is DangerousMovieSaunders (Uncredited)41
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeriesLefty41
1952Finders KeepersMovieFranke Simmons41
1951The Red Skelton ShowSeriesMuggsy40
1951Across the Wide MissouriMovieTin Cup Owens (uncredited)40
1951Callaway Went ThatawayMovieGaffer (uncredited)40
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries—40
1951Angels in the OutfieldMovieCab Driver (uncredited)40
1951Tarzan's PerilMovieHerbert Trask40
1951South of CalienteMovieDave Norris40
1951Criminal LawyerMovieHarry Cheney40
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeriesCharles Lowe39
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesSelf39
1950He's a Cockeyed WonderMovie'Crabs' Freeley39
1950Rio Grande PatrolMovieBragg Orcutt39
1950Stage to TucsonMovieIra Prentiss39
1950Rider from TucsonMovieBob Rankin39
1950HoedownMovieGang Leader (uncredited)39
1950So You Think You're Not GuiltyMovieConvict (uncredited)39
1950Killer SharkMovieLouie Bracado39
1949Mighty Joe YoungMovieJones38
1949BattlegroundMovie'Kipp' Kippton38
1949Satan's CradleMovieSteve Gentry38
1949Massacre RiverMovieSimms38
1949Manhattan AngelMovieMr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)38
1949Arson, Inc.MovieFrederick P. 'Fred' Fender38
1949Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchMovieThurston38
1949Susanna PassMovieRoberts aka Walter P. Johnson38
1949Renegades of the SageMovieSloper38
1948The Denver KidMovieHenchman Slip37
1948If You Knew SusieMovieMarty37
1948Gun SmugglersMovieSteve Reeves37
1948Behind Locked DoorsMovieLarson37
1948Coroner CreekMovieStew Shallis37
1948Black BartMovieSheriff Mix (uncredited)37
1948The Arkansas SwingMovieHoward, the Horse Trainer37
1948So You Want to Be a GamblerMovieHonest John (uncredited)37
1948The Dude Goes WestMovieBeetle37
1947DesperateMoviePete36
1947Roses Are RedMovieAce Oliver (as Doug Fowley)36
1947BacklashMovieRed Bailey36
1947Three on a TicketMovieMace Morgan36
1947The Sea of GrassMovieJoe Horton (uncredited)36
1947Jungle FlightMovieTom Hammond36
1947Merton of the MoviesMoviePhil36
1947Key WitnessMovieJim Guthrie (uncredited)36
1947The TrespasserMovieBill Monroe36
1947Fall GuyMovieInspector Shannon36
1947Rose of Santa RosaMovieLarry Fish36
1947Wild CountryMovieClark Varney36
1947Ridin' Down the TrailMovieMark Butler36
1946High School HeroMovieCoach Carter35
1946The Glass AlibiMovieJoe Eykner35
1946In Fast CompanyMovieSteve Trent35
1946Blonde AlibiMovieHenchman Willie (Uncredited)35
1946North of the BorderMovieNails Nelson35
1946Drifting AlongMovieJack Dailey35
1946Chick Carter, DetectiveMovieRusty Farrell35
1945Life with BlondieMovieBlackie Leonard (uncredited)34
1945Don't Fence Me InMovieJack Gordon34
1945Along the Navajo TrailMovieJ. Richard Bentley34
1944Lady in the Death HouseMovieDr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford33
1944RationingMovieDixie Samson33
1944The Story of Dr. WassellMovieBit Part (uncredited)33
1944Detective Kitty O'DayMovieHarry Downs33
1943Swing Shift MaisieMovieInvestigator (Uncredited)32
1943Sleepy LagoonMovieJ. 'The Brain' Lucarno32
1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayMovieLouie Barton32
1943The KansanMovieBen Nash32
1943Riding HighMovieBrown32
1943JitterbugsMovieMalcolm Bennett32
1942I Live on DangerMovieJoey Farr31
1942Stand by for ActionMovieEnsign Martin31
1942Mr. Wise GuyMovieBill Collins31
1942Mississippi GamblerMovieChet Matthews31
1942Hay FootMovieCaptain Rossmead31
1941The Parson of PanamintMovieChappie Ellerton30
1941Doctors Don't TellMovieJoe Grant30
1941Tanks a MillionMovieCapt. Rossmead30
1940Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveMovieRocky Taylor29
194020 Mule TeamMovieStag Roper29
1940Wagons WestwardMovieBill Marsden29
1940East of the RiverMovieCy Turner29
1940The Leather PushersMovieSlick Connolly29
1939It Could Happen to YouMovieFreddie Barlow28
1939Dodge CityMovieMunger28
1939Henry Goes ArizonaMovieRicky Dole28
1939Boy FriendMovieEd Boyd28
1939Inside StoryMovieGus Brawley28
1939The Arizona WildcatMovieRufe Galloway28
1938Walking Down BroadwayMovieAce Wagner27
1938Alexander's Ragtime BandMovieSnapper27
1938Time Out for MurderMovieJ.E. 'Dutch' Moran27
1938Keep SmilingMovieCedric Hunt27
1938Submarine PatrolMovieSeaman Pinky Brett27
1938City GirlMovieRitchie27
1938Passport HusbandMovieTiger Martin27
1937This Is My AffairMovieAlec26
1937She Had to EatMovieDuke Stacey26
1937One Mile from HeavenMovieJim Tabor26
1937Wake Up and LiveMovieHerman26
1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayMovieJohnny Burke26
1937Time Out for RomanceMovieRoy Webster26
1937On the AvenueMovieEddie Eads26
1937Wild and WoollyMovieBlackie Morgan26
1937Woman-WiseMovieStevens26
1936Private NumberMovieSheik (Uncredited)25
1936Small Town GirlMovieChick Page (uncredited)25
193636 Hours to KillMovieDuke Benson25
1936Big Brown EyesMovieBenny Battle25
1936Crash DonovanMovieHarris25
1936Sing, Baby, SingMovieMac25
1936Ring Around the MoonMovieTed Curlew25
1936Navy BornMovieLt. Steve Bassett25
1935Two for TonightMoviePooch Donahue24
1935Transient LadyMovieMatt Baxter24
1935Old Man RhythmMovieOyster24
1935Princess O'HaraMovieEmcee (uncredited)24
1935Straight from the HeartMovieSpeed Spelvin24
1935Night Life of the GodsMovieCyril Sparks24
1934The Thin ManMovieTaxi Driver (uncredited)23
1934Student TourMovieMushy23
1934The Girl from MissouriMovieNew Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)23