Robert Cummings

Acting • 1910-06-09 • 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 the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture and television industries.

Known For

8.0

Dial M for Murder

1954

6.9

Saboteur

1942

6.2

The Chase

1946

7.6

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941

7.8

Twelve Angry Men

1954

6.8

Reign of Terror

1949

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Filmography

2026
Disneyland HandcraftedFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1978
Three on a DateFilm
Cab Driver
★ 3.3
1977
The Love BoatTV
Eliott Smith • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1973
The Great American Beauty ContestFilm
Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
★ 5.8
1973
Partners in CrimeFilm
Ralph Elsworth
★ 5.0
1970
ArnieTV
★ 5.3
1969
Love, American StyleTV
★ 6.2
1969
Love, American StyleTV
Grandpa • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1969
Gidget Grows UpFilm
Russell Lawrence
★ 6.7
1968
Here's LucyTV
Bob Collins • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1968
Here's LucyTV
Robert Henning • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1967
Five Golden DragonsFilm
Bob Mitchell
★ 5.2
1966
StagecoachFilm
Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
★ 6.1
1966
Promise Her AnythingFilm
Dr. Philip Brock
★ 4.1
1965
Green AcresTV
Mort Warner • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
BewitchedTV
★ 7.8
1964
What a Way to Go!Film
Victor Stephanson
★ 7.1
1964
The CarpetbaggersFilm
Dan Pierce
★ 6.0
1964
The Hollywood PalaceTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1964
My Living DollTV
Dr. Robert McDonald • 26 episodes
★ 7.2
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Harvey Hines • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Robert Silbey • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Beach PartyFilm
Professor Sutwell
★ 6.0
1963
The Great AdventureTV
Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1962
The Beverly HillbilliesTV
Robert Cummings • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1962
My GeishaFilm
Bob Moore
★ 6.5
1962
Holiday Time at DisneylandFilm
Self
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - Co-Host • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The New Bob Cummings ShowTV
★ 10.0
1960
Gala Day at DisneylandFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1960
Hedda Hopper's HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
James Embry • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
Disneyland '59Film
Self
★ 7.3
1958
Bomber's MoonFilm
Colonel Culver
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourTV
Robert Cummings • 1 episodes
★ 8.6
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Lt. Charles Gatewood • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Steve Allen ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 6.4
1955
The Bob Cummings ShowTV
Bob Collins • 173 episodes
★ 6.2
1955
How to Be Very, Very PopularFilm
Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
★ 4.6
1955
Disneyland's Opening Day BroadcastFilm
★ 7.2
1954
Dial M for MurderFilm
Mark Halliday
★ 8.0
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Self - Host / Narrator / Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.9
1954
Twelve Angry MenFilm
Juror #8
★ 7.8
1954
Lucky MeFilm
Dick Carson
★ 6.8
1954
The Elgin HourTV
Jeff Clark • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Russ Baker • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1953
Marry Me AgainFilm
Bill
★ 8.0
1952
The First TimeFilm
Joe Bennett
★ 7.5
1952
My HeroTV
Robert Beanblossom • 33 episodes
★ 7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
★ 7.2
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Spencer O. Spencer • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1951
The Barefoot MailmanFilm
Sylvanus Hurley
★ 6.5
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
★ 6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Sawyer • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowTV
★ 7.2
1950
The Bob Hope ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1950
Your Show of ShowsTV
★ 7.2
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Wally • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
For Heaven's SakeFilm
Jeff Bolton
★ 7.0
1950
Paid in FullFilm
Bill Prentice
★ 6.9
1950
The Petty GirlFilm
George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
★ 4.3
1949
Reign of TerrorFilm
Charles D'Aubigny
★ 6.8
1949
The AccusedFilm
Warren Ford
★ 6.2
1949
Tell It to the JudgeFilm
Pete Webb
★ 6.6
1949
Free For AllFilm
Christopher Parker
★ 6.3
1948
Studio OneTV
Juror #8 • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
George Lumley • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Sleep, My LoveFilm
Bruce Elcott
★ 6.3
1948
Let's Live a LittleFilm
Duke Crawford
★ 7.0
1947
The Lost MomentFilm
Lewis Venable
★ 6.3
1947
Heaven Only KnowsFilm
Michael, aka Mike
★ 6.5
1946
The ChaseFilm
Chuck Scott
★ 6.2
1946
The Bride Wore BootsFilm
Jeff Warren
★ 6.1
1945
You Came AlongFilm
Maj. Bob Collins
★ 7.3
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Co-Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1943
Flesh and FantasyFilm
Michael (segment 1)
★ 7.1
1943
Princess O'RourkeFilm
Eddie O'Rourke
★ 6.5
1943
Forever and a DayFilm
Ned
★ 7.5
1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3)Film
Himself
1942
SaboteurFilm
Barry Kane
★ 6.9
1942
Kings RowFilm
Parris Mitchell
★ 7.3
1942
Between Us GirlsFilm
Jimmy Blake
★ 7.5
1942
Breakdowns of 1942Film
Self
★ 6.0
1941
The Devil and Miss JonesFilm
Joe O'Brien
★ 7.6
1941
It Started with EveFilm
Johnny Reynolds Jr.
★ 7.2
1941
Moon Over MiamiFilm
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
★ 6.5
1941
Free and EasyFilm
Max Clemington
★ 6.9
1940
One Night in the TropicsFilm
Steve Harper
★ 5.8
1940
Spring ParadeFilm
Corporal Harry Marten
★ 6.9
1940
And One Was BeautifulFilm
Ridley Crane
★ 6.7
1940
Private AffairsFilm
Jimmy Nolan
★ 7.0
1939
RioFilm
Bill Gregory
★ 5.4
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow UpFilm
Harry Loren
★ 7.2
1939
Everything Happens at NightFilm
Ken Morgan
★ 5.3
1939
The Under-PupFilm
Dennis Lane
★ 7.0
1939
Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveFilm
Scotty Hamilton
★ 8.0
1938
You and MeFilm
Jim
★ 6.6
1938
College SwingFilm
Radio Announcer
★ 6.6
1938
The TexansFilm
Alan Sanford
★ 6.6
1938
Touchdown, ArmyFilm
Cadet Jimmy Howal
★ 7.5
1938
I Stand AccusedFilm
Frederick A. Davis
★ 9.0
1937
Souls at SeaFilm
George Martin
★ 6.5
1937
Wells FargoFilm
Dan Trimball, prospector
★ 5.5
1937
The Last Train from MadridFilm
Juan Ramos
★ 4.8
1937
Sophie Lang Goes WestFilm
Curley Griffin
★ 8.0
1936
Desert GoldFilm
Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
★ 5.7
1936
The Accusing FingerFilm
Jimmy Ellis
★ 5.8
1936
Hollywood BoulevardFilm
Jay Wallace
★ 4.5
1936
Border FlightFilm
Lt. Bob Dixon
★ 6.5
1936
Arizona MahoneyFilm
Phillip Randall
★ 6.5
1936
Three Cheers for LoveFilm
Jimmy Tuttle
★ 8.0
1936
Hideaway GirlFilm
Mike Winslow
★ 7.0
1936
Forgotten FacesFilm
Clinton Faraday
★ 5.5
1935
So Red the RoseFilm
George Pendleton
★ 7.8
1935
Millions in the AirFilm
Jimmy
★ 10.0
1935
The Virginia JudgeFilm
Jim Preston
★ 10.0
1933
Sons of the DesertFilm
Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1933
Seasoned GreetingsFilm
Husband (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1916
Romeo and JulietFilm
Friar Lawrence