Douglas V. Fowley
Despite his slick, handsome appearance, Douglas Fowley was frequently cast as a bad guy or rabble-rouser for much of his acting career. His early credits consisted of B-flicks such as the 1937 comedy "Charlie Chan on Broadway," but the film gave him the main villain role--racketeer Johnny Burke. By the '50s, he was alternating between movies and television series, and one in particular, the musical "Singin' in the Rain," allowed him to branch out from playing a sleaze to a motion picture director. During this period, he appeared as a supporting player in all manner of films, the most memorable of which included the special effects-laden adventure "Mighty Joe Young" and the 1950 film noir "Armored Car Robbery," in which he played "Benny" McBride, who gets recruited by a gang of thieves only to find out the mastermind is also sleeping with his character's wife. An interesting departure from rogue characters came with the 1949 war drama "Battleground," in which he instead played a soldier. By the mid-'50s, his small-screen resume included the role of Doc Holliday in the series "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," all the while becoming an increasingly familiar face in western-themed programs. In the '60s, he grew a long beard and started going by Douglas V. Fowley. His notable roles included "Pistols 'n' Petticoats," a sitcom about a family of frontier women who do just fine without men around. Fowley passed away at age 86.
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Douglas V. Fowley
Filmography
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Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone | Doc Holliday (Character) | - | 1994 |
88% |
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The North Avenue Irregulars | Delaney (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Oak Conspiracy | Bryan Hancock (Character) | - | 1977 |
17% |
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The White Buffalo | Amos Bixby (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunshine Christmas | Stanley (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Moneychangers | Danny Kerrigan (Character) | - | 1976 |
43% |
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From Noon Till Three | Buck Bowers (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Oregon Trail | Eli Thorpe (Character) | - | 1975 |
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Homebodies | Mr. Crawford (Character) | - | 1974 |
77% |
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Walking Tall | Judge R.W. Clarke (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Run, Cougar, Run | Joe Bickley (Character) | - | 1972 |
17% |
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Grundy (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Far Out West | Grandpa Andrew Hanks (Character) | - | 1967 |
86% |
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Toothless Cowboy (Character) | - | 1964 |
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Guns of Diablo | Mr. Knudsen (Character) | - | 1964 |
89% |
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Barabbas | Vasasio (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desire in the Dust | Zuba Wilson (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Macumba Love |
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- | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Gift for Heidi | Alm Uncle (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bayou | Emil Hebert (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Raiders of Old California | Sheriff (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kelly and Me | Dave Gans (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Badge of Marshal Brennan | Marshal Matt Brennan (Character) | - | 1957 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Broken Star | Indian Agent Hiram Charleton (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Man From Del Rio | Doc Adams (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Texas Lady | Clay Ballard (Character) | - | 1956 |
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Bandido | McGhee (Character) | $4.1K | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl Rush | Charlie (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Three Ring Circus | Circus Payroll Man (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Deep in My Heart | Harold Butterfield (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lone Gun | Bartender Charlie (Character) | - | 1954 |
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Casanova's Big Night | Second Prisoner (Character) | - | 1954 |
88% |
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The Naked Jungle | Medicine Man (Character) | - | 1954 |
40% |
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Cat-Women of the Moon | Walter "Walt" Walters (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Kansas Pacific | Max Janus (Character) | - | 1953 |
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The Man Behind the Gun | Buckley Saloon Manager (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Red River Shore | Case Lockwood (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Just This Once | Frank Pirosh (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Horizons West | Ed Tompkins (Character) | - | 1952 |
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This Woman Is Dangerous | Saunders (Character) | - | 1952 |
100% |
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Singin' in the Rain | Roscoe Dexter (Character) | $23.9K | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Finders Keepers | Frankie Simmons (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Tarzan's Peril | Herbert Trask (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Bunco Squad | Det. Sgt. Mack McManus (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rider From Tucson | Bob Rankin (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rio Grande Patrol | Bragg Orket (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killer Shark | Louie Bracado (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stage to Tucson | Ira Prentiss (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone | Steve Kepplar (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Susanna Pass | Roberts, aka Walter P. Johnson (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Flaxy Martin | Detective Max (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Satan's Cradle | Steve Gentry (Character) | - | 1949 |
91% |
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Mighty Joe Young | Jones (Character) | - | 1949 |
78% |
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Battleground | "Kipp" Kippton (Character) | - | 1949 |
95% |
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Karl (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Search for Danger | The Inspector (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Denver Kid | Slip (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Bart | Sheriff Mix (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Docks of New Orleans | Grock (Character) | - | 1948 |
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The Dude Goes West | Beetle (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Behind Locked Doors | Larson (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Arkansas Swing | Howard (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Smugglers | Steve Reeves (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yankee Fakir | Murgatroyd Bartholomew `'Yankee" Davis (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Country | Clark Varney (Character) | - | 1947 |
60% |
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The Hucksters | Georgie Gaver (Character) | - | 1947 |
14% |
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The Sea of Grass | Joe Horton (Character) | - | 1947 |
63% |
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Scared to Death | Terry Lee (Character) | - | 1947 |
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Backlash | Red Bailey (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jungle Flight | Tom Hammond (Character) | - | 1947 |
100% |
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Desperate | Pete Lavitch (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Roses Are Red | Ace Oliver (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Fast Company | Steve Trent (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Glass Alibi | Joe Eykner (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larceny in Her Heart | Doc H. C. Patterson (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Along the Navajo Trail | J. Richard Bentley (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Detective Kitty O'Day | Harry Downs (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady in the Death House | Dr. Dwight `'Brad'` Bradford (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | See Here, Private Hargrove | Capt. R.S. Manville (Character) | - | 1944 |
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One Body Too Many | Henry Rutherford (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shake Hands With Murder | Unknown (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drifting Along | Jack Dailey (Character) | - | 1944 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Colt Comrades | Joe Brass (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bar 20 | Henchman Slash (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Louie Barton (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chance of a Lifetime | Nails Blanton (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunset on the Desert | Ramsay McCall (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Pittsburgh | Mort Frawley (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | So's Your Aunt Emma | Gus Hammond (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lost Canyon | Jeff Burton (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Wise Guy | Bill Collins (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Stand by for Action | Ensign Martin (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hay Foot | Captain Rossmead (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For the Common Defense! | Dutch Mullner (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meet the Mob | Gus Hammond (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil With Hitler | Walter Beeter (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doctors Don't Tell | Joe Grant (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Secrets of the Wasteland | Slade Salters (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Lady | Sergeant Brent (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Campy Kids From Boot Camp | Capt. Rossmead (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Vincent Mackay (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20 Mule Team | Stag Roper (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East of the River | Cy Turner (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cherokee Strip | Alf Barrett (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Lucky Night | George (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Peter Lewis (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Dodge City | Munger (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cafe Hostess | Eddie Morgan (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boy Friend | Ed Boyd (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Henry Goes Arizona | Ricky Dole (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Mr. Moto's Gamble | Nick Crowder (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Submarine Patrol | Seaman Pinky Brett (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Time Out for Murder | J.E. "Dutch" Morgan (Character) | - | 1938 |
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This Is My Affair | Alec (Character) | - | 1937 |
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Charlie Chan on Broadway | Johnny Burke (Character) | - | 1937 |
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On the Avenue | Eddie Eads (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Mile From Heaven | Jim Tabor (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fifty Roads To Town | Dutch Nelson (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Had to Eat | Duke Stacey (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love and Hisses | Webster (Character) | - | 1937 |
86% |
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Big Brown Eyes | Benny Battle (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Navy Born | Bassett (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 15 Maiden Lane | Nick Shelby (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 36 Hours to Kill | Duke Benson (Character) | - | 1936 |
98% |
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The Thin Man | Taxi Driver (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1934 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Blue Knight | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barbary Coast | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr.Hanes (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Ike (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Kung Fu | Unknown (Character) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Mr. Hobbes - Sr. (Guest Star) | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | George (Guest Star) | 1956 1970 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gentle Ben | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Three Sons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iron Horse | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Unknown (Character) | 1966-1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | C. B. Sinclair (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Called Shenandoah | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Skelton Show |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1957 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laredo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Branded | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Rubin Cason (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Andy Griffith Show | Hobo (Guest Star) | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Doc (Guest Star) | 1955-1957 1959-1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sea Hunt | Pop (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trackdown | Rex Carlson (Guest Star) | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jeff's Collie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheyenne | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burns and Allen Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1954-1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Quest | Unknown (Guest Star) |