Robert Cummings
- Born
- June 9, 1910 · Joplin, Missouri, USA
- Died
- December 2, 1990
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
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 the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries.
Filmography · 64 credits
- 2026Disneyland Handcrafted · Archive footage (Self - Grand Opening Co-Host)
- 2025The Sinister Cinema Story · Archive footage
- 2016Studio One Anthology · Actor
- 1966Stagecoach · Actor (Henry Gatewood)
- 1964What a Way to Go! · Actor (Dr. Victor Stephanson)
- 1964The Carpetbaggers · Actor (Dan Pierce)
- 1963Beach Party · Actor (Professor Sutwell)
- 1962My Geisha · Actor (Bob Moore)
- 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular · Actor (Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood)
- 1954Dial M for Murder · Actor (Mark Halliday)
- 1954Lucky Me · Actor (Dick Carson)
- 1953Marry Me Again · Actor (Bill)
- 1952The First Time · Actor (Joe Bennet)
- 1951The Barefoot Mailman · Actor (Sylvanus Hurley)
- 1950For Heaven's Sake · Actor (Jeff Bolton)
- 1950Paid in Full · Actor (Bill Prentice)
- 1950The Petty Girl · Actor (George Petty aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp)
- 1949Reign of Terror · Actor (Charles D'Aubigny)
- 1949The Accused · Actor (Warren Ford)
- 1949Tell It to the Judge · Actor (Peter B. 'Pete' Webb)
- 1949Free for All · Actor (Christopher Parker)
- 1948Sleep, My Love · Actor (Bruce Elcott)
- 1948Let's Live a Little · Producer
- 1948Let's Live a Little · Actor (Duke Crawford)
- 1947The Lost Moment · Actor (Lewis Venable)
- 1947Heaven Only Knows · Actor (Michael, aka Mike)
- 1946The Chase · Actor (Chuck Scott)
- 1946The Bride Wore Boots · Actor (Jeff Warren)
- 1945You Came Along · Actor (Maj. Bob Collins)
- 1943Princess O'Rourke · Actor (Eddie O'Rourke)
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy · Actor (Michael (segment: episode 1))
- 1942Saboteur · Actor (Barry Kane)
- 1942Kings Row · Actor (Parris Mitchell)
- 1942Between Us Girls · Actor (Jimmy Blake)
- 1941The Devil and Miss Jones · Actor (Joe O'Brien)
- 1941It Started with Eve · Actor (Jonathan Reynolds Jr.)
- 1941Moon Over Miami · Actor (Jeffrey Bolton)
- 1941Free and Easy · Actor (Max Clemington)
- 1940One Night in the Tropics · Actor (Steve Harper)
- 1940Spring Parade · Actor (Corporal Harry Marten)
- 1940And One Was Beautiful · Actor (Ridley Crane)
- 1940Private Affairs · Actor (Jimmy Nolan)
- 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up · Actor (Harry Loren)
- 1939Rio · Actor (Bill Gregory)
- 1939Everything Happens at Night · Actor (Ken Morgan)
- 1939The Under-Pup · Actor (Dennis King)
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective · Actor (Scotty Hamilton)
- 1938You and Me · Actor (Jim)
- 1938The Texans · Actor (Alan Sanford)
- 1938Touchdown, Army · Actor (Cadet Jimmy Howal)
- 1938I Stand Accused · Actor (Frederick A. Davis)
- 1937Souls at Sea · Actor (George Martin)
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid · Actor (Juan Ramos)
- 1936Desert Gold · Actor (Fordyce Mortimer)
- 1936Hollywood Boulevard · Actor (Jay Wallace)
- 1936The Accusing Finger · Actor (Jimmy Ellis)
- 1936Arizona Mahoney · Actor (Phillip Randall)
- 1936Border Flight · Actor (Lt. Bob Dixon)
- 1936Hideaway Girl · Actor (Mike Winslow)
- 1936Three Cheers for Love · Actor (Jimmy Tuttle)
- 1936Forgotten Faces · Actor (Clinton Faraday)
- 1935So Red the Rose · Actor (George Pendleton)
- 1935The Virginia Judge · Actor (Jim Preston)
- 1935Millions in the Air · Actor (Jimmy)