Acting

Robert Cummings

Born 1910-06-09 · Joplin, Missouri, USA

Died 1990-12-02

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.

Credits

Newest first

Disneyland Handcrafted
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
1990
Three on a Date
as Cab Driver
1978
The Love Boat
as Eliott Smith
1977
Partners in Crime
as Ralph Elsworth
1973
The Great American Beauty Contest
as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
1973
Arnie
1970
Gidget Grows Up
as Russell Lawrence
1969
Love, American Style
1969
Love, American Style
as Grandpa
1969
Here's Lucy
as Bob Collins
1968
Here's Lucy
as Robert Henning
1968
Five Golden Dragons
as Bob Mitchell
1967
Stagecoach
as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
1966
Promise Her Anything
as Dr. Philip Brock
1966
Green Acres
as Mort Warner
1965
My Living Doll
as Dr. Robert McDonald
1964
Bewitched
1964
What a Way to Go!
as Victor Stephanson
1964
The Carpetbaggers
as Dan Pierce
1964
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Harvey Hines
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Robert Silbey
1963
The Great Adventure
as Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
1963
Beach Party
as Professor Sutwell
1963
Holiday Time at Disneyland
as Self
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Robert Cummings
1962
My Geisha
as Bob Moore
1962
My Geisha
Songs
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The New Bob Cummings Show
1961
Gala Day at Disneyland
as Self
1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
1960
The Twilight Zone
as James Embry
1959
Disneyland '59
as Self
1959
Bomber's Moon
as Colonel Culver
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Robert Cummings
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lt. Charles Gatewood
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
1955
Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
1955
The Bob Cummings Show
as Bob Collins
1955
The Bob Cummings Show
Director
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self - Host / Narrator / Self
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1954
The Elgin Hour
as Jeff Clark
1954
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #8
1954
Dial M for Murder
as Mark Halliday
1954
Lucky Me
as Dick Carson
1954
Marry Me Again
as Bill
1953
General Electric Theater
as Russ Baker
1953
My Hero
as Robert Beanblossom
1952
My Hero
Writer
1952
The First Time
as Joe Bennett
1952
The Barefoot Mailman
as Sylvanus Hurley
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Spencer O. Spencer
1951
For Heaven's Sake
as Jeff Bolton
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Wally
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
The Petty Girl
as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
1950
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
Paid in Full
as Bill Prentice
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Sawyer
1950
Tell It to the Judge
as Pete Webb
1949
Free For All
as Christopher Parker
1949
Reign of Terror
as Charles D'Aubigny
1949
The Accused
as Warren Ford
1949
Let's Live a Little
as Duke Crawford
1948
Studio One
as Juror #8
1948
Studio One
as George Lumley
1948
Sleep, My Love
as Bruce Elcott
1948