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Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954).
Robert Cummings (1910-1990) was a versatile and popular performer in films and TV shows, known for his light comedies and his role in Dial M for Murder. IMDb provides his biography, credits, awards, trivia, photos, videos and more.
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- Joplin, Missouri, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Cummings. Actor: Dial M for Murder. Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that Broadway producers would be more interested in an upper ...
- June 9, 1910
- December 2, 1990
Dec 4, 1990 · The actor, whose original name was Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings, was born on June 9, 1908, in Joplin, Mo., according to major reference works, although he later gave the year as 1910.
Robert Cummings (born June 10, 1908, Joplin, Mo., U.S.—died Dec. 2, 1990, Woodland Hills, Calif.) was an American actor who starred in motion pictures and television. Cummings studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and Drury College before assuming false identities in order to become an actor. He won his first Broadway stage role in ...
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Dec 2, 1990 · Robert Cummings was a versatile actor who starred in films, TV shows and stage plays. He was known for his light comedies, his youthful looks and his roles in Dial M for Murder, Saboteur and My Living Doll.
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Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). He received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for ...
