Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs, He is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. He was the father of rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley.

Early years

Fowley was born in The Bronx, New York, The Bronx in New York City. He began acting while attending St. Francis Xavier Military Academy. He later attended Los Angeles City College.

Fowley began as a singing waiter and then worked as a copy boy for ''The New York Times'', a runner for a Wall Street broker, a United States Postal Service employee, a barker, a salesman, a professional football player, and finally a professional actor.

Military service

Fowley's enlistment in the United States Navy during World War II led to his being wounded when he served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
He was aboard an aircraft carrier when an explosion knocked out his teeth. The dental setback hardly slowed his career as an actor. In fact, he ended up portraying one of the most well-known dentists in American history. "I had a false upper plate, having lost my upper teeth prematurely in mid-life," he explained to Western Clippings in 1994. "I started playing old character roles by removing my false upper plate, adding a beard, voice and gait to match my interpretation."

Film

After nightclub performing and stage work, Fowley appeared in 1933 in his first film, ''The Mad Game'', alongside Spencer Tracy. Early in his acting career, he was usually cast as a movie heavy or gangster in B-movies, including Charlie Chan and Laurel and Hardy features.

Fowley's films include ''Twenty Mule Team (1940 film), Twenty Mule Team'', ''Fall Guy (1947 film), Fall Guy'', ''Mighty Joe Young (1949 film), Mighty Joe Young'', ''Angels in the Outfield (1951 film), Angels in the Outfield'', ''Battleground (film), Battleground'', ''Armored Car Robbery'', ''Chick Carter, Detective'', ''The Naked Jungle'', ''The High and the Mighty (film), The High and the Mighty'', and ''Walking Tall (1973 film), Walking Tall''.

Television

Regular cast

For several seasons, Fowley played the key supporting role of Doc Holliday, John H. "Doc" Holliday in the 1955-1961 western (genre), western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' after having appeared as Doc Fabrique in the show's premiere season. This role allowed Fowley to demonstrate his flair for comedy and other acting skills as a clever, sharp-witted, sardonic, cynical, alcoholic, poker-playing foil to the square-jawed, milk-drinking, church-going Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian), whom Holiday nicknamed "Deacon" due to his rigid sense of morality. Not at all so encumbered Doc would occasionally take the law into his own hands behind Earp's back to protect his friend from legal action or even death when the marshal was legally or morally ham-strung. Holliday, as played by Fowley, having no problem working around morals or the law, could be either hilarious or cold-blooded.

From 1966 to 1967, Fowley portrayed Andrew Hanks in ''Pistols 'n' Petticoats'', a CBS sitcom. Hanks was the patriarch in a family of gun-toting women who seemed to have little need for male assistance.

Fowley portrayed retired businessman Robert Redford in ''Detective School'' (1979).

Guest appearances

In the 1950s, he appeared as himself on National Broadcasting Company, NBC's ''The Donald O'Connor Show''. In 1954, he demonstrated his comic appeal when he appeared alongside Gracie Allen in ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''. He was cast in 1956 as Bob Egan in the "Two-Fisted Saint" episode of the religious anthology series ''Crossroads (1955 TV series), Crossroads''. He portrayed a con man in two episodes of the NBC sitcom ''It's a Great Life (TV series), It's a Great Life''. He also guest-starred on Reed Hadley's Columbia Broadcasting Company, CBS legal drama ''The Public Defender (TV series), The Public Defender''. He appeared, too, on the ABC situation comedy ''The Pride of the Family'' and on the NBC Western series ''The Californians (TV series), The Californians'' and ''Jefferson Drum''. He was cast on two Rod Cameron (actor), Rod Cameron series, the Television syndication, syndicated ''City Detective (TV series), City Detective'' and the Western-themed ''State Trooper (TV series), State Trooper'', and in John Bromfield's series, ''Sheriff of Cochise, U.S. Marshal''. He guest-starred in the David Janssen crime drama ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' and guest-starred in season two, episode four of the Robert Culp Western ''Trackdown''.

In 1959, Fowley appeared with Frank Ferguson in the episode "A Race for Life" of the CBS Western series ''The Texan (TV series), The Texan'', starring Rory Calhoun.

In 1964, Fowley made a guest appearance on the CBS courtroom drama series ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'' playing agent Rubin Cason in "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty". In 1965, he was cast as Sorrowful in episode 83 of the series ''The Virginian''.
In 1966, he appeared as "Rufus C. Hoops" in "The Search" season 2, episode 24, of the series "Daniel Boone". Original air date for this episode was March 3, 1966. In 1967, Fowley guest-starred on the short-lived CBS Western ''Dundee and the Culhane'' with John Mills.

In 1968, he appeared in episode 273 of ''My Three Sons'' as an old pal of Uncle Charley's. He had a role in the syndicated 1959-1960 Western ''Pony Express (TV series), Pony Express'' in the episode "Showdown at Thirty Mile Ridge". He was cast in 1963 in ''Miracle of the White Stallions''.

Fowley was usually typecast as a villain; when not playing an actual criminal, he often portrayed an argumentative troublemaker. Portraying a member of Tyrone Power's orchestra in ''Alexander's Ragtime Band (film), Alexander's Ragtime Band'', in the early scenes of the film, Fowley's character quarrels with his bandmates, but this is not developed in the film's later scenes.

Fowley continued to act into the 1970s and was frequently billed as "Douglas V. Fowley". One of his last roles was as Delaney Rafferty in Disney's ''The North Avenue Irregulars'', in which he dressed in drag (clothing), drag.

Personal life

Fowley was married eight times and had six children. His first marriage was to a woman named Maria. He remarried to Marjorie Reid in 1935, they divorced the next year. Fowley later married to actress Shelby Payne in 1938 and divorced in 1943. He then married to Mary Rose Hunter in 1944 and later to Vivian M. Chambers in 1947. Fowley then was to Joy A. Torstup from 1950 to 1954 and later to Judy Walsh the following year and divorced in 1956.
Finally, Fowley married Jean Louise Paschall in 1961, and they remained together until Douglas's death. His children were Douglas Jr., Kim, Daniel, Gretchen and Kip.

Death

Fowley died nine days before what would have been his 87th birthday. He was buried at the Murrieta, California#Cemetery, Murrieta, California, Laurel Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* ''The Woman Who Dared (1933 film), The Woman Who Dared'' (1933) as Kay's Boyfriend
* ''The Mad Game'' (1933) as Gangster (uncredited)
* ''Sleepers East'' (1934) as Gangster (uncredited)
* ''I Hate Women'' (1934) as Nelson
* ''The Thin Man (film), The Thin Man'' (1934) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
* ''Let's Talk It Over'' (1934) as Sailor Jones
* ''Operator 13'' (1934) as Union Officer (uncredited)
* ''Money Means Nothing (1934 film), Money Means Nothing'' (1934) as Red Miller (uncredited)
* ''The Girl from Missouri'' (1934) as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
* ''Gift of Gab (film), Gift of Gab'' (1934) as Mac
* ''Student Tour'' (1934) as Mushy
* ''Night Life of the Gods'' (1935) as Cyril Sparks
* ''Transient Lady'' (1935) as Matt Baxter
* ''Straight from the Heart (1935 film), Straight from the Heart'' (1935) as Speed Spelvin
* ''Princess O'Hara'' (1935) as Emcee (uncredited)
* ''Old Man Rhythm'' (1935) as Oyster (uncredited)
* ''Two for Tonight'' (1935) as Pooch Donahue
* ''Miss Pacific Fleet'' (1935) as Second (scenes deleted)
* ''Ring Around the Moon (film), Ring Around the Moon'' (1936) as Ted Curlew
* ''Big Brown Eyes'' (1936) as Benny Battle
* ''Small Town Girl (1936 film), Small Town Girl'' (1936) as Chick Page (uncredited)
* ''Mariners of the Sky'' (1936) as Lt. Steve Bassett
* ''Private Number (1936 film), Private Number'' (1936) as Sheik - Man Causing Brawl (uncredited)
* ''36 Hours to Kill'' (1936) as Duke Benson
* ''Crash Donovan'' (1936) as Harris
* ''Sing, Baby, Sing'' (1936) as Mac
* ''Dimples (1936 film), Dimples'' (1936) as Stranger (uncredited)
* ''15 Maiden Lane'' (1936) as Nick Shelby
* ''Woman-Wise'' (1937) as Stevens
* ''On the Avenue'' (1937) as Eddie Eads
* ''Time Out for Romance'' (1937) as Roy Webster
* ''This Is My Affair'' (1937) as Alec
* ''Fifty Roads to Town'' (1937) as Dutch Nelson
* ''She Had to Eat'' (1937) as Duke Stacey
* ''Wake Up and Live'' (1937) as Herman
* ''Wild and Woolly (1937 film), Wild and Woolly'' (1937) as Blackie Morgan
* ''One Mile from Heaven'' (1937) as Jim Tabor
* ''Charlie Chan on Broadway'' (1937) as Johnny Burke
* ''Love and Hisses'' (1937) as Mobster Webster
* ''City Girl (1938 film), City Girl'' (1938) as Ritchie
* ''Walking Down Broadway'' (1938) as Ace Wagner
* ''Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) as Nick Crowder
* ''Alexander's Ragtime Band (film), Alexander's Ragtime Band'' (1938) as Snapper
* ''Passport Husband'' (1938) as Tiger Martin
* ''Keep Smiling (1938 film), Keep Smiling'' (1938) as Cedric Hunt
* ''Time Out for Murder'' (1938) as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
* ''Submarine Patrol'' (1938) as Seaman Pinky Brett
* ''The Arizona Wildcat'' (1939) as Rufe Galloway
* ''Inside Story (film), Inside Story'' (1939) as Gus Brawley
* ''Dodge City (film), Dodge City'' (1939) as Munger
* ''Lucky Night'' (1939) as George
* ''Boy Friend (1939 film), Boy Friend'' (1939) as Ed Boyd
* ''It Could Happen to You (1939 film), It Could Happen to You'' (1939) as Freddie Barlow
* ''Charlie Chan at Treasure Island'' (1939) as Pete Lewis
* ''Henry Goes Arizona'' (1939) as Ricky Dole
* ''Slightly Honorable'' (1939) as Madder
* ''Cafe Hostess'' (1940) as Eddie Morgan
* ''20 Mule Team'' (1940) as Stag Roper
* ''Wagons Westward'' (1940) as Bill Marsden
* ''Pier 13'' (1940) as Johnnie Hale
* ''The Leather Pushers (1940 film), The Leather Pushers'' (1940) as Slick Connolly
* ''Cherokee Strip (film), Cherokee Strip'' (1940) as Alf Barrett
* ''East of the River'' (1940) as Cy Turner
* ''Ellery Queen, Master Detective'' (1940) as Rocky Taylor
* ''The Great Swindle (1941 film), The Great Swindle'' (1941) as Rocky Andrews
* ''The Parson of Panamint (1941 film), The Parson of Panamint'' (1941) as Chappie Ellerton
* ''Tanks a Million'' (1941) as Capt. Rossmead
* ''Dangerous Lady (film), Dangerous Lady'' (1941) as Police Sgt. Brent
* ''Doctors Don't Tell'' (1941) as Joe Grant
* ''Secret of the Wastelands'' (1941) as Slade Salters
* ''Mr. District Attorney (1941 film), Mr. District Attorney'' (1941) as Vincent Mackay
* ''Hay Foot'' (1942) as Captain Rossmead
* ''Mr. Wise Guy'' (1942) as Bill Collins
* ''Sunset on the Desert'' (1942) as Ramsay McCall
* ''So's Your Aunt Emma'' (1942) as Gus Hammond
* ''Mississippi Gambler (film), Mississippi Gambler'' (1942) as Chet Matthews
* ''I Live on Danger'' (1942) as Joey Farr
* ''Somewhere I'll Find You'' (1942) as Army Captain (uncredited)
* ''The Man in the Trunk'' (1942) as Ed Mygatt
* ''Pittsburgh (1942 film), Pittsburgh'' (1942) as Mort Frawley (uncredited)
* ''Lost Canyon'' (1942) as Jeff Burton
* ''Stand by for Action'' (1942) as Ensign Martin
* ''Gildersleeve's Bad Day'' (1943) as Louie Barton
* ''Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case'' (1943) as Wallace (uncredited)
* ''Jitterbugs'' (1943) as Malcolm Bennett
* ''Colt Comrades'' (1943) as Joe Brass
* ''Sleepy Lagoon (film), Sleepy Lagoon'' (1943) as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
* ''Swing Shift Maisie'' (1943) as Investigator (uncredited)
* ''The Kansan (film), The Kansan'' (1943) as Ben Nash
* ''Bar 20'' (1943) as Henchman Slash
* ''The Chance of a Lifetime (1943 film), The Chance of a Lifetime'' (1943) as Nails Blanton (uncredited)
* ''Minesweeper (film), Minesweeper'' (1943) as Cutter Lt. Wells
* ''Riding High (1943 film), Riding High'' (1943) as Brown (uncredited)
* ''The Racket Man'' (1944) as Toby Sykes
* ''Lady in the Death House'' (1944) as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
* ''See Here, Private Hargrove (film), See Here, Private Hargrove'' (1944) as Capt. R.S. Manville
* ''Rationing (film), Rationing'' (1944) as Dixie Samson
* ''Shake Hands with Murder'' (1944) as Steve Morgan
* ''And the Angels Sing'' (1944) as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
* ''Detective Kitty O'Day'' (1944) as Harry Downs
* ''Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1944) as Rudy (uncredited)
* ''One Body Too Many'' (1944) as Henry Rutherford
* ''Behind City Lights'' (1945) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
* ''Along the Navajo Trail (film), Along the Navajo Trail'' (1945) as J. Richard Bentley
* ''Don't Fence Me In (film), Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) as Jack Gordon
* ''What Next, Corporal Hargrove?'' (1945) as Colonel (uncredited)
* ''Life with Blondie'' (1945) as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
* ''Drifting Along (1946 film), Drifting Along'' (1946) as Jack Dailey
* ''Blonde Alibi'' (1946) as Henchman Willie (uncredited)
* ''The Glass Alibi'' (1946) as Joe Eykner
* ''Rendezvous 24'' (1946) as Chief Agent Hanover (uncredited)
* ''Larceny in Her Heart'' (1946) as Doc H. C. Patterson
* ''In Fast Company (1946 film), In Fast Company'' (1946) as Steve Trent
* ''Freddie Steps Out'' (1946) as Coach Carter
* ''Chick Carter, Detective'' (1946, Serial) as Rusty Farrell
* ''High School Hero (1946 film), High School Hero'' (1946) as Coach Carter
* ''Her Sister's Secret'' (1946) as Navy Officer (uncredited)
* ''Wild Country (1947 film), Wild Country'' (1947) as Clark Varney
* ''Scared to Death (1947 film), Scared to Death'' (1947) as Terry Lee
* ''The Sea of Grass (film), The Sea of Grass'' (1947) as Joe Horton (uncredited)
* ''Backlash (1947 film), Backlash'' (1947) as Red Bailey
* ''Undercover Maisie'' (1947) as Daniels
* ''Fall Guy (1947 film), Fall Guy'' (1947) as Inspector Shannon
* ''Yankee Fakir'' (1947) as Yankee Davis
* ''Three on a Ticket'' (1947) as Mace Morgan
* ''Fun on a Weekend'' (1947) as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
* ''Jungle Flight'' (1947) as Tom Hammond
* ''Desperate (film), Desperate'' (1947) as Pete Lavitch
* ''The Trespasser (1947 film), The Trespasser'' (1947) as Bill Monroe
* ''The Hucksters'' (1947) as Georgie Gaver
* ''Gas House Kids in Hollywood'' (1947) as Mitch Gordon
* ''Ridin' Down the Trail'' (1947) as Mark Butler
* ''Key Witness (1947 film), Key Witness'' (1947) as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
* ''Merton of the Movies (1947 film), Merton of the Movies'' (1947) as Phil
* ''Roses Are Red (film), Roses Are Red'' (1947) as Ace Oliver
* ''Rose of Santa Rosa'' (1947) as Larry Fish
* ''If You Knew Susie (film), If You Knew Susie'' (1948) as Marty
* ''Black Bart (film), Black Bart'' (1948) as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
* ''Docks of New Orleans'' (1948) as Grock
* ''The Dude Goes West'' (1948) as Beetle
* ''Waterfront at Midnight'' (1948) as Joe Sargus
* ''Coroner Creek'' (1948) as Stew Shallis
* ''The Arkansas Swing'' (1948) as Howard, the Horse Trainer
* ''Behind Locked Doors'' (1948) as Larson
* ''Joe Palooka in Winner Take All'' (1948) as Reporter #1
* ''The Denver Kid'' (1948) as Henchman Slip
* ''Gun Smugglers'' (1948) as Steve Reeves
* ''Bad Men of Tombstone'' (1949) as Gambler (uncredited)
* ''Flaxy Martin'' (1949) as Max, Detective
* ''Take Me Out to the Ball Game (film), Take Me Out to the Ball Game'' (1949) as Karl (uncredited)
* ''Manhattan Angel'' (1949) as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
* ''Search for Danger'' (1949) as Inspector
* ''Susanna Pass'' (1949) as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
* ''Arson, Inc.'' (1949) as Frederick P. Fender
* ''Massacre River (film), Massacre River'' (1949) as Simms
* ''Any Number Can Play'' (1949) as Smitty (uncredited)
* ''Mighty Joe Young (1949 film), Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) as Jones
* ''Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch'' (1949) as Thurston
* ''Satan's Cradle'' (1949) as Steve Gentry
* ''Battleground (film), Battleground'' (1949) as "Kipp" Kippton
* ''Renegades of the Sage'' (1949) as Sloper
* ''Killer Shark'' (1950) as Louie Bracado
* ''Beware of Blondie'' (1950) as Adolph
* ''Hoedown (film), Hoedown'' (1950) as Gang Leader (uncredited)
* ''Rider from Tucson'' (1950) as Bob Rankin
* ''Armored Car Robbery'' (1950) as Benny McBride
* ''Edge of Doom'' (1950) as 2nd Detective
* ''Bunco Squad'' (1950) as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
* ''Rio Grande Patrol'' (1950) as Bragg Orket
* ''He's a Cockeyed Wonder'' (1950) as 'Crabs' Freeley
* ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' (1950) as Steve Kepplar
* ''Stage to Tucson'' (1950) as Ira Prentiss
* ''Tarzan's Peril'' (1951) as Herbert Trask
* ''Criminal Lawyer (1951 film), Criminal Lawyer'' (1951) as Harry Cheney
* ''Chain of Circumstance'' (1951) as Lt. Fenning
* ''Angels in the Outfield (1951 film), Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''Across the Wide Missouri (film), Across the Wide Missouri'' (1951) as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
* ''South of Caliente'' (1951) as Dave Norris
* ''Callaway Went Thataway'' (1951) as Gaffer (uncredited)
* ''Room for One More (film), Room for One More'' (1952) as Ice Man (scenes deleted)
* ''Finders Keepers (1952 film), Finders Keepers'' (1952) as Frankie Simmons
* ''This Woman Is Dangerous'' (1952) as Saunders - Gambling House Prorietor (uncredited)
* ''Just This Once (film), Just This Once'' (1952) as Frank Pirosh
* ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952) as Roscoe Dexter
* ''Horizons West'' (1952) as Ed Tompkins
* ''The Man Behind the Gun'' (1953) as Buckley
* ''Kansas Pacific (film), Kansas Pacific'' (1953) as Max Janus
* ''A Slight Case of Larceny'' (1953) as Mr. White - Circle Star Gas Stations
* ''The Band Wagon'' (1953) as Auctioneer (uncredited)
* ''Cruisin' Down the River'' (1953) as Humphrey Hepburn
* ''Cat-Women of the Moon'' (1953) as Walter 'Walt' Walters
* ''Red River Shore'' (1953) as Case Lockwood
* ''The Naked Jungle'' (1954) as Medicine Man
* ''Untamed Heiress'' (1954) as Pal
* ''Southwest Passage'' (1954) as Toad Ellis
* ''Casanova's Big Night'' (1954) as Second Prisoner
* ''The Lone Gun'' (1954) as Bartender
* ''The High and the Mighty (film), The High and the Mighty'' (1954) as Alsop
* ''Deep in My Heart (1954 film), Deep in My Heart'' (1954) as Harold Butterfield
* ''3 Ring Circus'' (1954) as Army Payroll Officer (uncredited)
* ''The Lonesome Trail (1955 film), The Lonesome Trail'' (1955) as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
* ''The Girl Rush'' (1955) as Charlie - Stickman
* ''Texas Lady'' (1955) as Clay Ballard
* ''The Broken Star'' (1956) as Hiram Charleton
* ''Bandido (1956 film), Bandido'' (1956) as McGhee
* ''Man from Del Rio'' (1956) as Doc Adams
* ''Rock, Pretty Baby'' (1956) as 'Pop' Wright
* ''Kelly and Me'' (1957) as Dave Gans
* ''The Badge of Marshal Brennan'' (1957) as Marshal Matt Brennan
* ''Bayou (film), Bayou'' (1957) as Emil Hebert
* ''Raiders of Old California'' (1957) as Sheriff
* ''The Geisha Boy'' (1958) as GI in Korea (uncredited)
* ''A Gift for Heidi'' (1958) as Alm Uncle
* ''These Thousand Hills'' (1959) as Whitey (uncredited)
* ''Desire in the Dust'' (1960) as Zuba Wilson
* ''Buffalo Gun (film), Buffalo Gun'' (1961) as Sheriff
* ''Barabbas (1961 film), Barabbas'' (1961) as Vasasio
* ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1963) season 4 episode 12 "Opie and His Merry Men" as Hobo
* ''Miracle of the White Stallions'' (1963) as Lt. General Walton H. Walker
* ''Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?'' (1963) as Photographer (uncredited)
* ''7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' (1964) as Toothless Cowboy
* ''Guns of Diablo'' (1965) as Mr. Knudsen
* ''Nightmare in the Sun'' (1965)
* ''Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)'' - Rufus C. Hoops - S2/E24 "The Search" (1966)
* ''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' (1969) as Grundy
* ''Run, Cougar, Run'' (1972) as Joe Bickley
* ''Walking Tall (1973 film), Walking Tall'' (1973) as Judge Clarke
* ''Homebodies (film), Homebodies'' (1974) as Mr. Crawford
* ''The Moneychangers'' (1976) as Danny Kerrigan
* ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (1976) as Second Drunk (uncredited)
* ''From Noon till Three'' (1976) as Buck Bowers
* ''Black Oak Conspiracy'' (1977) as Bryan Hancock
* ''The White Buffalo'' (1977) as Amos Bixby (Train Conductor / narrator)
* ''The North Avenue Irregulars'' (1979) as Delaney

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1911 births
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract players
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