Robert Cummings
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 June 1910 · Joplin, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 2 December 1990
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
Writing 1
- 2026The Tracking of a Russian Spy · screenplay
Acting 84
- 2026Disneyland Handcrafted as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1978Three on a Date as Cab Driver
- 1973Partners in Crime as Ralph Elsworth
- 1973The Great American Beauty Contest as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
- 1969Gidget Grows Up as Russell Lawrence
- 1967Five Golden Dragons as Bob Mitchell
- 1966Stagecoach as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
- 1966Promise Her Anything as Dr. Philip Brock
- 1964What a Way to Go! as Victor Stephanson
- 1964The Carpetbaggers as Dan Pierce
- 1963Beach Party as Professor Sutwell
- 1962Holiday Time at Disneyland as Self
- 1962My Geisha as Bob Moore
- 1960Gala Day at Disneyland as Self
- 1960Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
- 1959Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1958Bomber's Moon as Colonel Culver
- 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
- 1955Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
- 1954Twelve Angry Men as Juror #8
- 1954Dial M for Murder as Mark Halliday
- 1954Lucky Me as Dick Carson
- 1953Marry Me Again as Bill
- 1952The First Time as Joe Bennett
- 1951The Barefoot Mailman as Sylvanus Hurley
- 1950For Heaven's Sake as Jeff Bolton
- 1950The Petty Girl as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
- 1950Paid in Full as Bill Prentice
- 1949Tell It to the Judge as Pete Webb
- 1949Free For All as Christopher Parker
- 1949Reign of Terror as Charles D'Aubigny
- 1949The Accused as Warren Ford
- 1948Let's Live a Little as Duke Crawford
- 1948Sleep, My Love as Bruce Elcott
- 1947The Lost Moment as Lewis Venable
- 1947Heaven Only Knows as Michael, aka Mike
- 1946The Chase as Chuck Scott
- 1946The Bride Wore Boots as Jeff Warren
- 1945You Came Along as Maj. Bob Collins
- 1943Flesh and Fantasy as Michael (segment 1)
- 1943Princess O'Rourke as Eddie O'Rourke
- 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3) as Himself
- 1943Forever and a Day as Ned
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 1942Between Us Girls as Jimmy Blake
- 1942Saboteur as Barry Kane
- 1942Kings Row as Parris Mitchell
- 1941It Started with Eve as Johnny Reynolds Jr.
- 1941Moon Over Miami as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
- 1941The Devil and Miss Jones as Joe O'Brien
- 1941Free and Easy as Max Clemington
- 1940One Night in the Tropics as Steve Harper
- 1940Spring Parade as Corporal Harry Marten
- 1940Private Affairs as Jimmy Nolan
- 1940And One Was Beautiful as Ridley Crane
- 1939Everything Happens at Night as Ken Morgan
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Scotty Hamilton
- 1939Rio as Bill Gregory
- 1939The Under-Pup as Dennis Lane
- 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Harry Loren
- 1938I Stand Accused as Frederick A. Davis
- 1938The Texans as Alan Sanford
- 1938Touchdown, Army as Cadet Jimmy Howal
- 1938You and Me as Jim
- 1938College Swing as Radio Announcer
- 1937Wells Fargo as Dan Trimball, prospector
- 1937Sophie Lang Goes West as Curley Griffin
- 1937Souls at Sea as George Martin
- 1937The Last Train from Madrid as Juan Ramos
- 1936Arizona Mahoney as Phillip Randall
- 1936Hideaway Girl as Mike Winslow
- 1936The Accusing Finger as Jimmy Ellis
- 1936Hollywood Boulevard as Jay Wallace
- 1936Three Cheers for Love as Jimmy Tuttle
- 1936Border Flight as Lt. Bob Dixon
- 1936Forgotten Faces as Clinton Faraday
- 1936Desert Gold as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
- 1935So Red the Rose as George Pendleton
- 1935Millions in the Air as Jimmy
- 1935The Virginia Judge as Jim Preston
- 1933Sons of the Desert as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
- 1933Seasoned Greetings as Husband (uncredited)
- 1916Romeo and Juliet as Friar Lawrence
Sound 1
- 1962My Geisha · songs