Deceased

How Did Robert Cummings Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80

Also known asCharles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings, Bob Cummings, Blade Stanhope Conway, Bruce Hutchens, Роберт Каммингс, Bryce Hutchens, رابرت کامینگزGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/06/1910Born inJoplin, Missouri, USADied02/12/1990 (aged 80)Died inWoodland HillsCausekidney failure, pneumoniaWikidataQ366678 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#7125 ↗

Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings 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.

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Filmography96 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Disneyland HandcraftedMovie	Self (archive footage)	116
1990	Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationMovie	Self	80
1978	Three on a DateMovie	Cab Driver	68
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Eliott Smith	67
1973	The Great American Beauty ContestMovie	Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)	63
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	—	59
1969	Gidget Grows UpMovie	Russell Lawrence	59
1968	Here's LucySeries	Robert Henning	58
1966	Promise Her AnythingMovie	Dr. Philip Brock	56
1966	StagecoachMovie	Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)	56
1965	Green AcresSeries	Mort Warner	55
1964	BewitchedSeries	—	54
1964	What a Way to Go!Movie	Dr. Victor Stephanson	54
1964	The CarpetbaggersMovie	Dan Pierce	54
1964	The Hollywood PalaceSeries	Self	54
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Harvey Hines	53
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse	53
1963	Beach PartyMovie	Professor Sutwell	53
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	Self	52
1962	My GeishaMovie	Bob Moore	52
1962	Holiday Time at DisneylandMovie	Self	52
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Co-Host	51
1960	Hedda Hopper's HollywoodMovie	Self	50
1960	Gala Day at DisneylandMovie	Self	50
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	James Embry	49
1959	Disneyland '59Movie	Self	49
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	47
1957	The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries	Robert Cummings	47
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Lt. Charles Gatewood	46
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self - Guest	46
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	46
1955	How to Be Very, Very PopularMovie	Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood	45
1955	The Bob Cummings ShowSeries	Bob Collins	45
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Self	44
1954	Dial M for MurderMovie	Mark Halliday	44
1954	Lucky MeMovie	Dick Carson	44
1954	Twelve Angry MenMovie	Juror #8	44
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Russ Baker	43
1953	Marry Me AgainMovie	Bill	43
1952	The First TimeMovie	Joe Bennett	42
1952	My HeroSeries	Robert Beanblossom	42
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	—	41
1951	The Barefoot MailmanMovie	Sylvanus Hurley	41
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	40
1950	The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries	—	40
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Wally	40
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	40
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	40
1950	Your Show of ShowsSeries	—	40
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	40
1950	For Heaven's SakeMovie	Jeff Bolton	40
1950	Paid in FullMovie	Bill Prentice	40
1950	The Petty GirlMovie	George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp	40
1949	Reign of TerrorMovie	Charles D'Aubigny	39
1949	Free For AllMovie	Christopher Parker	39
1949	Tell It to the JudgeMovie	Pete Webb	39
1949	The AccusedMovie	Warren Ford	39
1948	Studio OneSeries	Juror #8	38
1948	Sleep, My LoveMovie	Bruce Elcott	38
1947	The Lost MomentMovie	Lewis Venable	37
1945	You Came AlongMovie	Maj. Bob Collins	35
1943	Flesh and FantasyMovie	Michael (segment 1)	33
1943	Forever and a DayMovie	Ned	33
1943	Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)Movie	Himself	33
1942	SaboteurMovie	Barry Kane	32
1942	Between Us GirlsMovie	Jimmy Blake	32
1942	Breakdowns of 1942Movie	Self	32
1941	It Started with EveMovie	Johnny Reynolds Jr.	31
1941	Free and EasyMovie	Max Clemington	31
1941	The Devil and Miss JonesMovie	Joe O'Brien	31
1941	Moon Over MiamiMovie	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II	31
1940	Private AffairsMovie	Jimmy Nolan	30
1940	And One Was BeautifulMovie	Ridley Crane	30
1940	One Night in the TropicsMovie	Steve Harper	30
1940	Spring ParadeMovie	Corporal Harry Marten	30
1939	Three Smart Girls Grow UpMovie	Harry Loren	29
1939	The Under-PupMovie	Dennis Lane	29
1939	Everything Happens at NightMovie	Ken Morgan	29
1939	RioMovie	Bill Gregory	29
1938	You and MeMovie	Jim	28
1938	College SwingMovie	Radio Announcer	28
1938	The TexansMovie	Alan Sanford	28
1938	I Stand AccusedMovie	Frederick A. Davis	28
1937	The Last Train from MadridMovie	Juan Ramos	27
1937	Wells FargoMovie	Dan Trimball, prospector	27
1937	Souls at SeaMovie	George Martin	27
1937	Sophie Lang Goes WestMovie	Curley Griffin	27
1936	The Accusing FingerMovie	Jimmy Ellis	26
1936	Border FlightMovie	Lt. Bob Dixon	26
1936	Forgotten FacesMovie	Clinton Faraday	26
1936	Three Cheers for LoveMovie	Jimmy Tuttle	26
1935	So Red the RoseMovie	George Pendleton	25
1935	The Virginia JudgeMovie	Jim Preston	25
1935	Millions in the AirMovie	Jimmy	25
1933	Sons of the DesertMovie	Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)	23
1933	Seasoned GreetingsMovie	Husband (uncredited)	23