Robert Cummings (1908-1990)

biography

Born Charles Cummings in Joplin, Missouri, on June 10, 1908 (some sources indicate his year of birth as 1910), actor Robert Cummings was the son of a well-to-do surgeon and spent his youth in Joplin. A distant relative of the Wright brothers, Cummings learned to fly as a teenager and maintained a life-long interest in flying. In the mid to late 1920s, Cummings studied engineering at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh before deciding on a career as an actor. Moving to New York at the dawn of the Great Depression, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began working in theater to support himself and his first wife. Cummings' comedic gifts got him work quickly, and he eventually starred with Fanny Brice on Broadway in The Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. He met his second wife Vivian Janis, who was a singer, while both appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies. Afterward, Cummings headed for Hollywood and signed a contract with Paramount Studios in 1935, beginning an on-again, off-again association with the studio that lasted for nearly 30 years.

Although Cummings is best known for his comedies and film noir thrillers, initially he acted in dramas and a few westerns before finding his niche in comedy. He also starred in such film noir thrillers as Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942; with Priscilla Lane and Otto Kruger) and The Chase (1946; with Steve Cochran). After spending nearly 20 years in films, Cummings made the switch to television in the early 1950s in his first series, the comedy My Hero, which aired on NBC from 1952-1953. His second series, The Bob Cummings Show, aired on NBC and CBS from 1955 to 1959 and is the one he is best known for.

the films of robert cummings

Spring Parade (1940)

Free and Easy (1941)

Kings Row (1942)

Saboteur (1942)

You Came Along (1945)

The Bride Wore Boots (1946)

The Lost Moment (1947)

Let's Live a Little (1948)

Free for All (1949)

Tell It to the Judge (1949)

Paid in Full (1950)

The First Time (1952)

The Bob Cummings Show (1955-1959 CBS and NBC TV Series)

Beach Party (1963)

The Carpetbaggers (1964)

Promise Her Anything (1965)

later years

An avid health food and vitamin advocate, Robert Cummings kept a youthful appearance into old age and fathered a son while in his 60s. He also owned a company that sold vitamins and food supplements. His film career wound down in the late 1960s with the release of his final theatrical film, the European action flick Five Golden Dragons (1967; with Margaret Lee and Christopher Lee). From the late 1960s through the early 1970s, Cummings appeared as a guest star on several TV series such as Love American Style and Bewitched, and he toured the country in dinner theater productions throughout the 1970s. His final TV appearance was on a 1979 episode of the ABC series The Love Boat. In his final years, Cummings suffered from Parkinson's disease. After the breakup of is fourth marriage in the 1980s, he married his fifth wife in 1989, just one year before his death. Cummings passed away at the age of 82 on December 2, 1990, and was survived by his fifth wife and seven children.

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FILM
Desert Gold [DVD](1936) DVD
Fine rendition of the Zane Grey classic stars Buster Crabbe as the chief of an Indian tribe that zealously guards the ore rich deposits beneath their land. Frontier adventure with Robert Cummings, Marsha Hunt, Tom Keene. 54 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurettes.
Classic Western Round-Up, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Prairie fires, snowstorms, hostile Indians, and a gun-smuggling Joan Bennett are just some of the problems trail boss Randolph Scott has to cope with on a 10,000-head cattle drive to Kansas, in "The Texans" (1938). With May Robson, Robert Cummings, Walter Brennan. Barbara Stanwyck is a gambling queen with a shady past who joins forces with an Army deserter and an old-time miner to face off against a powerful land baron, in "California" (1946). Ray Milland, Barry Fitzgerald also star. Then, Audie Murphy is a gunman who is wrongly accused of helping the Dalton gang in a train robbery--then joins them for real, in "The Cimarron Kid" (1952). With Beverly Tyler, James Best. Finally, Glenn Ford stars as "The Man from the Alamo" (1953), Branded a coward for his actions at the doomed fortress, Ford must fight to prove himself during the Mexican War. Julia Adams, Victor Jory, Hugh O'Brian co-star. 6 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; theatrical trailers.
Three Smart Girls Grow Up -- Exclusive! [DVD](1939) DVD
A delightful sequel to "Three Smart Girls" offers Deanna Durbin as a young woman getting involved with her sisters' love affairs and getting herself in a fix when one sister falls for the other's boyfriend. Nan Grey, Helen Parrish, Robert Cummings and Charles Winninger star. Songs include "Because" and "The Last Rose of Summer." 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; poster gallery; more.
Deanna Durbin: The Music And Romance Collection -- Exclusive! [DVD] DVD
Universal's beloved singing sensation receives the full star treatment with this five-disc set. In "Mad About Music" (1938), vain movie star Gail Patrick decides she wants to forget about daughter Deanna Durbin, so she sends her to a Swiss boarding school. Songs include "I Love to Whistle." Then, smitten with journalist Melvyn Douglas, teenager Deanna ignores former beau Jackie Cooper until Douglas sets things right, in the romance "That Certain Age" (1938). Songs includes "You're as Pretty as a Picture." "Three Smart Girls Grow Up" (1939) offers Durbin as a young woman getting tangled up in her sisters' love affairs. Songs include "Because" and "The Last Rose of Summer." Then, eager for a shot at Broadway stardom, would-be actress Deanna works to become the protege of veteran stage star Charles Laughton, in the comedy " Because of Him" (1946). And, in her final film, "For the Love of Mary" (1948), Deanna plays a White House telephone operator who gets help from her unseen chief executive boss in straightening out her romantic problems. 7 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. **Five-disc set also includes "Mad About Music," "That Certain Age," "Three Smart Girls Grow Up," "Because of Him," and "For the Love of Mary."**
The Best Of Bud Abbott And Lou Costello, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Abbott and Costello's screen debut finds them as detectives cracking an insurance scam in "One Night in the Tropics" (1940); boot camp becomes a course in basic comedy training in the team's first starring film, "Buck Privates" (1941); the boys set sail for seafaring silliness in the service comedy "In the Navy" (1941); there are high spirits when the pair get trapped in a haunted house in "Hold That Ghost!" (1941); take off for laughs with the duo as would-be pilots in "Keep 'Em Flying" (1941); "Ride 'Em Cowboy" (1942) has them as city slickers-turned-comical cowhands; Chicago bus drivers Bud and Lou take a really wrong turn in "Pardon My Sarong" (1942); and, in "Who Done It?" (1942), they're private eyes "helping" the police catch a killer. 11 hrs. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
Moon Over Miami [DVD](1941) DVD
Breezy musical salute to the Sunshine State stars Betty Grable, Charlotte Greenwood and Carole Landis as a husband-seeking trio who leaves the Texas prairie for Florida's palm trees and single millionaires, only to discover the road to love and riches a lot more complicated that they thought. First filmed as "Three Blind Mice" and later remade as "Three Little Girls in Blue," the romp co-stars Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Jack Haley; features the songs "I've Got You All to Myself," "You Started Something," "Loveliness and Love," and more. 91 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; lobby cards; photo gallery.
The Betty Grable Collection, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Four-disc set includes "Down Argentine Way," "Moon Over Miami," "The Dolly Sisters," and "My Blue Heaven."
Saboteur [DVD](1942) DVD
Robert Cummings is a wartime factory worker who sees a Nazi spy bomb his plant, but finds himself wrongly accused of the sabotage. To prove his innocence and bring the guilty man to justice, Cummings embarks on a daring cross-country manhunt that leads him from Colorado to New York City, culminating in the classic sequence atop the Statue of Liberty. Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger also star. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailer; storyboards; photo gallery; more.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [DVD] DVD
Fifteen-disc boxed set includes "Saboteur," "Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "Rear Window," "The Trouble with Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "Vertigo," "Psycho," "The Birds," "Marnie," "Torn Curtain," "Topaz," "Frenzy," "Family Plot," and a disc featuring the "AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock" program and the documentary "Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock."
Kings Row [DVD](1942) DVD
A grand soap opera and one of the most-requested films at Movies Unlimited. Ronald Reagan (screaming "Where's the rest of me?" in his best screen role), Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan, Betty Field, Claude Rains, and a host of superb supporting players are involved in friendship, romance and tragedy in a small American town at the turn of the century. 127 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; featurette; bonus short "Fox Pop" (1942); theatrical trailer.
Ronald Reagan: The Signature Collection [DVD] DVD
An egocentric Scottish soldier (Richard Todd) is unknowingly dying of a terminal disease while recuperating from a war injury in a Burmese hospital, in the WWII drama "The Hasty Heart" (1949). Reagan co-stars as the American G.I. who tries to befriend him. Ginger Rogers is a model who sees a KKK member commit a murder in a Southern town and agrees to help D.A. Reagan with the case, in "Storm Warning" (1951). With Doris Day, Steve Cochran. And Reagan and Day reteam for the powerful biodrama "The Winning Team" (1952), which follows Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander and his struggles with alcoholism and epilepsy. Also includes "Knute Rockne All American" and "Kings Row." 8 1/2 hrs. total on five discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Princess O'Rourke [DVD](1943) DVD
Oscar-winning romantic comedy stars Olivia de Havilland as a European princess who travels to America in search of love. After encountering pilot Robert Cummings, she instantly falls for him--much to the dismay of her ambassador uncle. Together, de Havilland and Cummings attempt to get him to approve of their union. With Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
The Chase [DVD](1946) DVD
A down-on-his luck WWII vet gets a job as chauffeur to a ruthless mobster, but when he falls for his boss's wife and the two plan to escape to Havana, a deadly chase begins. Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, Steve Cochran, and Peter Lorre star in this compelling suspense tale. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
The Barbara Stanwyck Collection [DVD] DVD
The first film to feature Dr. Kildare, "Internes Can't Take Money" (1937) finds ex-convict Barbara Stanwyck seeking help from the caring medico (Joel McCrea) to save her kidnapped daughter from a gangster. With Lloyd Nolan. An elderly Stanwyck looks back on her romance with frontiersman and eventual U.S. senator McCrea in the sweeping drama "The Great Man's Lady" (1942), co-starring Brian Donlevy. Horse breeder Stanwyck's marriage to author/Civil War buff Robert Cummings is endangered thanks to neighbor Diana Lynn in the comedy "The Bride Wore Boots" (1946). With Robert Benchley, Natalie Wood. "The Lady Gambles" (1949) has Stanwyck being bitten by the gaming bug while visiting Las Vegas with reporter spouse Robert Preston. With Stephen McNally and, as a bellhop, Tony Curtis. After leaving for an affair and a stage career, early 1900s actress Stanwyck tries to reunite with husband Richard Carlson and their children in the Douglas Sirk melodrama "All I Desire" (1953). And toy manufacturer Fred MacMurray sees an escape from a stifling homelife when old flame Stanwyck returns in Sirk's "There's Always Tomorrow" (1956), with Joan Bennett. 8 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. Three-disc set.
The Black Book [DVD](1949) DVD
Director Anthony Mann gives a noirish look to this historical thriller set in 1790s France. Robert Cummings is an ally of the exiled General Lafayette seeking a book of names that can end the bloody regime of Robespierre. Richard Basehart, Arlene Dahl also star. AKA: "Reign of Terror." 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Reign Of Terror (1949)/The Amazing Mr. X [DVD](1948) DVD
Director Anthony Mann gives a noirish look to the historical thriller "Reign of Terror," set in 1790s France. Robert Cummings is an ally of General Lafayette seeking a book of names that can end the bloody regime of Robespierre. Richard Basehart, Arlene Dahl also star. AKA: "The Black Book." Next, a man fakes his own death and teams up with a phony spiritualist to bilk his wealthy "widow" in the suspenseful melodrama "The Amazing Mr. X," starring Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Donald Curtis, and Cathy O'Donnell. 167 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; poster gallery.
Let's Live A Little [DVD](1948) DVD
An overworked advertising executive (Robert Cummings) is shocked to discover that the psychiatrist whose book he is shepherding into the marketplace is a female. In fact, it's the beautiful Hedy Lamarr, which makes separating business and pleasure a much more complicated proposition! Engaging romantic comedy co-stars Robert Shayne, Anna Sten. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Tell It To The Judge [DVD](1949) DVD
In this screwball comedy, Rosalind Russell shines as an attorney-at-law who is nominated for a federal judgeship. Standing between her and her new position is a government watchdog group that doesn't feel she's fit for public service because she is divorced. As she deals with the organization's interference, she also tries to win back lawyer Robert Cummings-with hilarious results. Marie McDonald, Gig Young also star. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Studio One: Twelve Angry Men [DVD](1954) DVD
Lost for decades, the Emmy-winning TV version of Reginald Rose's classic tale about the tensions within a deadlocked murder trial jury stars Edward Arnold, Robert Cummings, Norman Fell, Franchot Tone, Joseph Sweeney, and George Voskovec (the last two the only cast members to reprise their roles in the 1957 film). 110 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); bonus "Studio One" episode "An Almanac on Liberty" (1954).
Dial M For Murder [DVD](1954) DVD
Elaborate Hitchcock murder thriller, with Ray Milland as a tennis pro whose plot to commit the "perfect" crime, the murder of his unfaithful wife (Grace Kelly), unravels after an unexpected kink in his plan forces him to do some quick thinking. Co-stars Robert Cummings, John Williams. Not in 3-D. 105 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; documentary; theatrical trailer.
Greatest Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), "The Big Sleep" (1946), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), and "Dial M for Murder."
Beach Party (1963)/Bikini Beach [DVD](1964) DVD
The first entry in A.I.P.'s surfside slapstick series, "Beach Party" stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello as fun-loving teens who become the subject of anthropologist Bob Cummings' research into adolescent mating rituals. With Morey Amsterdam, Dorothy Malone, Dick Dale and The Del-Tones, and Harvey Lembeck as Eric Von Zipper. Next, Frankie plays himself and mop-topped British pop idol the Potato Bug (get it?)--and both are vying for Annette's attention--in "Bikini Beach," co-starring Don Rickles, Keenan Wynn, Little Stevie Wonder, and Boris Karloff. 198 min. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailers.
Frankie & Annette: M-G-M Movie Legends Collection [DVD] DVD
"Surf's up" in this four-disc boxed set saluting AIP's teen comedy series and seaside sweethearts Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Anthropologist Bob Cummings uses the pair as part of a study of modern mating habits in the original "Beach Party" (1963), with Morey Amsterdam, Dorothy Malone, and Harvey Lembeck as Eric Von Zipper. Annette has her hands full when the Potato Bug, a British pop star who's Frankie's double, arrives at "Bikini Beach" (1964). Don Rickles and Little Stevie Wonder guest star. Gym owner Rickles wants to take over the kids' surf spot, and heiress Luciana Paluzzi wants to woo Frankie from Annette, in "Muscle Beach Party" (1964). Avalon trades his board for slats and joins Dwayne Hickman, Deborah Walley and James Brown for a "Ski Party" (1965). "Beach Blanket Bingo" (1965) boasts a missing singer, a mermaid, and skydiving surfdogs. Avalon wants to keep pal Hickman away from Funicello while he's on military duty in "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (1965), with Buster Keaton. Frankie's a moonshine-running hot rodder competing with racer Fabian for Annette's hand in "Fireball 500" (1966). And Fabian and Funicello burn rubber together in "Thunder Alley" (1967). 12 1/2 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English mono.
Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection [DVD] DVD
Packed with an exclusive softbound book, this 17-disc set includes "The Long, Hot Summer," "Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!," "From the Terrace," "Exodus," "The Hustler" (Collector's Edition), "Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man," "What a Way to Go!," "Hombre," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (Special Edition), "The Towering Inferno" (Special Edition), "Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Or Sitting Bull's History Lesson," "Quintet," and "The Verdict" (Collector's Edition).
What A Way To Go! [DVD](1964) DVD
Exuberant comedy stars Shirley MacLaine as a woman who, despite her best efforts to marry for love, always winds up with a man who strikes it rich then promptly dies. After losing four husbands, the now-wealthy widow tries to give her cash to the IRS. Sent to a shrink, MacLaine relays the stories behind the demises of her spouses: workaholic Dick Van Dyke, bohemian artist Paul Newman, businessman Robert Mitchum, and night club performer Gene Kelly. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish.

TELEVISION
My Hero, Vols. 1 & 2 [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes eight episodes. **8 episodes on 2 discs. 193 min.**
Love That Bob, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Five episodes include "Bob and the Ravishing Realtor," "Bob Digs Rock and Roll," "Collins the Crooner," "Grandpa Attends a Convention," and "Bob Plays Margaret's Game." 127 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Love That Bob, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Five episodes include "Bob Goes Bird Watching," "Bob Saves Harvey," "Bob Judges a Beauty Contest," "Grandpa Goes West!," and "Bob Gets Harvey a Raise." 127 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Love That Bob, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
Five episodes include "Bob's Forgotten Fiancee," "Bob Goes to the Moon," "Bob and Schultzy Reunite," "Bob Retrenches," and "Grandpa's Old Buddy." 127 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Love That Bob, Vols. 1-3 [DVD] DVD
Three-disc set includes 15 episodes. **15 episodes on 3 discs. 6 1/3 hrs.**
Love American Style: Season One, Vol. 1 [DVD](1969) DVD
The first 12 episodes from the debut season--including "Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill," "Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple," "Love and the Legal Agreement/Love and the Militant/Love and Who?," "Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party," and "Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin"--are available in a three-disc set. 10 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **12 episodes on 3 discs. 10 1/3 hrs.**
Here's Lucy: Season Four [DVD](1971) DVD
All 24 episodes of the fourth season-including "Lucy and Flip Go Legit," "Lucy and Mannix Are Held Hostage," "Someone's on the Ski Lift with Dinah," "Lucy and Candid Camera," and "With Viv as a Friend, Who Needs an Enemy?"-are featured in a four-disc set. 12 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurette; interviews; bonus footage; TV spots; photo gallery; more. **24 episodes on 4 discs. 12 hrs.**
The Love Boat: Season Two, Vol. 2 [DVD](1979) DVD
The remaining 12 episodes of the second season--including "Like Father, Like Son/Don't Push Me/Second Chance," "Dream Ship/Best of Friends/Aftermath," "The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog," "Ages of Man/Families/Bo 'n' Sam," and "Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom"--are included in a four-disc set. 11 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; TV spots. **13 episodes on 4 discs. 11 hrs.**

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filmography

FILMS
Three on a Date (1978) with June Allyson, Loni Anderson, Ray Bolger, John Byner, Didi Conn, Gary Crosby, Geoff Edwards, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Ricky Nelson, and Patrick Wayne
Partners in Crime (1973) with Lee Grant, Harry Guardino, Richard Jaeckel, Charles Drake, Richard Anderson, William Schallert, Lorraine Gary, Gary Crosby, and Vic Tayback
The Great American Beauty Contest (1973) with Eleanor Parker, Louis Jourdan, JoAnna Cameron, Farrah Fawcett, Larry Wilcox, Christopher Norris, Barbi Benton, and Brett Somers
Gidget Grows Up (1969) with Karen Valentine, Edward Mulhare, Paul Petersen, Nina Foch, and Paul Lynde
Five Golden Dragons (1967) with Margaret Lee, Klaus Kinski, Brian Donlevy, Christopher Lee, and George Raft
Stagecoach (1966) with Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Mike Connors, Alex Cord, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Stefanie Powers, and Keenan Wynn
Promise Her Anything (1965) with Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Hermione Gingold, Lionel Stander, and Keenan Wynn
What a Way to Go! (1964) with Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Dick Van Dyke, Reginald Gardiner, and Margaret Dumont
The Carpetbaggers (1964) with George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Martha Hyer, Elizabeth Ashley, Lew Ayres, Martin Balsam, Ralph Taeger, Leif Erickson, and Carroll Baker
Beach Party (1963) with Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, and Jody McCrea
My Geisha (1962) with Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, and Edward G. Robinson
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955) with Betty Grable, Sheree North, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, and Alice Pearce
Best Foot Forward (1954) with Marilyn Maxwell, Pat Carroll, Jeannie Carson, and Arte Johnson
Dial M for Murder (1954) with Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, John Williams, and Anthony Dawson
Lucky Me (1954) with Doris Day, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr., Nancy Walker, and Martha Hyer
Marry Me Again (1953) with Marie Wilson and Lloyd Corrigan
The First Time (1952) with Barbara Hale, Bill Goodwin, and Jeff Donnell
The Barefoot Mailman (1951) with Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland, John Russell, and Will Geer
For Heaven's Sake (1950) with Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Blondell, and Gigi Perreau
The Petty Girl (1950) with Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Melville Cooper, and Mary Wickes
Paid in Full (1950) with Lizabeth Scott, Eve Arden, Ray Collins, and John Bromfield
Free for All (1949) with Ann Blyth, Percy Kilbride, and Ray Collins
Tell It to the Judge (1949) with Rosalind Russell, Gig Young, and Marie McDonald
Reign of Terror (1949) with Richard Basehart and Arlene Dahl
The Accused (1949) with Loretta Young, Wendell Corey, and Sam Jaffe
Let's Live a Little (1948) with Hedy Lamarr
Sleep, My Love (1948) with Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Keye Luke, and Raymond Burr
The Lost Moment (1947) with Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and John Archer
Heaven Only Knows (1947) with Brian Donlevy, Bill Goodwin, John Litel, Stuart Erwin, Gerald Mohr, Edgar Kennedy, and Lurene Tuttle
The Chase (1946) with Michele Morgan, Steve Cochran, Lloyd Corrigan, Jack Holt, and Peter Lorre
The Bride Wore Boots (1946) with Barbara Stanwyck and Natalie Wood
You Came Along (1945) with Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Charles Drake, Julie Bishop, and Kim Hunter
Flesh and Fantasy (1943) with Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Field, Thomas Mitchell, and Anna Lee
Princess O'Rourke (1943) with Olivia de Havilland, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, and Jane Wyman
Forever and a Day (1943)
Between Us Girls (1942) with Diana Barrymore, Kay Francis, John Boles, and Andy Devine
Saboteur (1942) with Priscilla Lane and Otto Kruger
Kings Row (1942) with Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Betty Field, Charles Coburn, Claude Rains, and Judith Anderson
It Started with Eve (1941) with Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton
Moon Over Miami (1941) with Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carole Landis, Jack Haley, Charlotte Greenwood, and Cobina Wright
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) with Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, Edmund Gwenn, Spring Byington, and William Demarest
Free and Easy (1941) with Ruth Hussey, Judith Anderson, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Owen, and Tom Conway
One Night in the Tropics (1940) with Nancy Kelly, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mary Boland, William Frawley, and Leo Carrillo
Spring Parade (1940) with Deanna Durbin, Mischa Auer, Anne Gwynne, Reginald Denny, and Franklin Pangborn
Private Affairs (1940) with Nancy Kelly and Hugh Herbert
And One Was Beautiful (1940) with Laraine Day, Jean Muir, and Billie Burke
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939) with Edgar Bergen, Constance Moore, John Sutton, Louis Calhern, and Edgar Kennedy
Everything Happens at Night (1939) with Sonja Henie and Ray Milland
Rio (1939) with Basil Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Leo Carrillo, and Billy Gilbert
The Under-Pup (1939) with Gloria Jean, C. Aubrey Smith, Beulah Bondi, and Billy Gilbert
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) with Deanna Durbin
I Stand Accused (1938) with Helen Mack and Lyle Talbot
Touchdown, Army (1938) with John Howard and William Frawley
The Texans (1938) with Joan Bennett, Randolph Scott, May Robson, Walter Brennan, and Raymond Hatton
You and Me (1938) with Sylvia Sidney and George Raft
College Swing (1938) with George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Edward Everett Horton, Ben Blue, Betty Grable, Jackie Coogan, and John Payne
Wells Fargo (1937) with Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Mary Nash, and Johnny Mack Brown
Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) with Buster Crabbe
Souls at Sea (1937) with Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, and George Zucco
The Last Train from Madrid (1937) with Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, Gilbert Roland, Lionel Atwill, Helen Mack, and Anthony Quinn
Arizona Mahoney (1936) with Buster Crabbe
Hideaway Girl (1936) with Martha Raye
The Accusing Finger (1936) with Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, and Harry Carey
Hollywood Boulevard (1936) with John Halliday and Marsha Hunt
Three Cheers for Love (1936) with William Frawley, Roscoe Karns, John Halliday, and Veda Ann Borg
Border Flight (1936) with Frances Farmer, John Howard, Roscoe Karns, and Grant Withers
Forgotten Faces (1936) with Herbert Marshall
Desert Gold (1936) with Buster Crabbe, Marsha Hunt, Leif Erickson, Monte Blue, and Raymond Hatton
Millions in the Air (1935) with John Howard and Wendy Barrie
So Red the Rose (1935) with Margaret Sullavan, Randolph Scott, Dickie Moore, and Charles Starrett
The Virginia Judge (1935) with Marsha Hunt

TELEVISION SERIES
My Living Doll, 1964-1965 CBS TV series. Cummings portrayed Dr. Robert McDonald. Also in the cast was Julie Newmar
The Bob Cummings Show, 1961-1962 CBS TV series. Cummings portrayed Bob Carson
The Bob Cummings Show, aka Love That Bob!, 1955-1959 CBS/NBC TV series. Cummings portrayed Bob Collins. Also in the cast were Ann B. Davis, Rosemary DeCamp, and Dwayne Hickman
My Hero, 1952-1953 NBC TV series. Cumings portrayed Bob S. Beanblossom

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
The Love Boat, episode Third Wheel/Grandmother's Day/Second String Mom, originally aired May 12, 1979
Love, American Style, episode Love and the Cozy Comrades/Love and the Flunky/Love and the Hoodwinked Honey/Love and the Secret Spouse, originally aired October 19, 1973
Here's Lucy, episode Lucy and Her Genuine Twinby, originally aired January 15, 1973
Here's Lucy, episode Lucy's Punctured Romance, originally aired February 7, 1972
Bewitched, episode Samantha and the Troll, originally aired February 18, 1971
Love, American Style, episode Love and the Baker's Half Dozen/Love and the New Roommate/Love and the Rug/Love and the Second Time, originally aired February 12, 1971
Arnie, episode Hello, Holly, originally aired January 16, 1971
Here Come the Brides, episode The Sea-Bear, originally aired January 30, 1970
Green Acres, episode Rest and Relaxation, originally aired January 10, 1970
The Flying Nun, episode Speak the Speach, I Pray You, originally aired October 1, 1969
Love, American Style, episode Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill, originally aired September 29, 1969
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, episode Blind Man's Bluff, originally aired February 8, 1967
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, episode The Square Peg, originally aired March 6, 1964
The Great Adventure, episode Plague, originally aired February 28, 1964
The Dick Powell Theatre, episode Last of the Private Eyes, originally aired April 30, 1963
The DuPont Show of the Week, episode The Action in New Orleans, originally aired April 15, 1962
Zane Grey Theater, episode The Last Bugle, originally aired November 24, 1960
Twilight Zone, episode King Nine Will Not Return, originally aired September 30, 1960
Playhouse 90, episode Bomber's Moon, originally aired May 22, 1958
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Dual Control, originally aired November 1, 1957
G.E. True Theater, episode Too Good with a Gun, originally aired March 24, 1957
Schlitz Playhouse, episode One Left Over, originally aired February 1, 1957
Studio One, episode A Special Announcement, originally aired September 24, 1956
The Elgin Hour, episode Floodtide, originally aired October 5, 1954
Studio One, episode Twelve Angry Men, originally aired September 20, 1954
Justice, episode The Crisis, originally aired September 9, 1954
Campbell Summer Soundstage, episode The Test Case, originally aired March 26, 1954
Lux Video Theatre, episode Pattern for Glory, originally aired May 26, 1952
Robert Montgomery Presents, episode Lila, My Love, originally aired May 12, 1952
Robert Montgomery Presents, episode The Truth About Blayds, originally aired April 28, 1952
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre, episode The Luncheon, originally aired March 21, 1951
Lux Video Theatre, episode The Shiny People, originally aired January 29, 1951
Sure As Fate, episode Run from the Sun, originally aired September 19, 1950

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Watch Robert Cummings in the 1946 film noir release The Chase