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.

Filmography

• 1978Three on a Date — Cab Driver
• The Love Boat — Eliott Smith
• 1973Partners in Crime — Ralph Elsworth
• 1973The Great American Beauty Contest — Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)
• Arnie
• 1969Gidget Grows Up — Russell Lawrence
• Love, American Style — Grandpa
• Here's Lucy — Bob Collins, Robert Henning
• 1967Five Golden Dragons — Bob Mitchell
• 1966Promise Her Anything — Dr. Philip Brock
• 1966Stagecoach — Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)
• Green Acres — Mort Warner
• Bewitched
• My Living Doll — Dr. Robert McDonald
• 1964The Carpetbaggers — Dan Pierce
• 1964What a Way to Go! — Victor Stephanson
• 1963Beach Party — Professor Sutwell
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Harvey Hines, Robert Silbey
• The Great Adventure — Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
• 1962My Geisha — Bob Moore, Songs
• The Beverly Hillbillies — Robert Cummings
• The New Bob Cummings Show
• The Twilight Zone — James Embry
• 1958Bomber's Moon — Colonel Culver
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour — Robert Cummings
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre — Lt. Charles Gatewood
• 1955Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast
• 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular — Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood
• The Bob Cummings Show — Bob Collins, Director
• 1954Dial M for Murder — Mark Halliday
• 1954Lucky Me — Dick Carson
• The Elgin Hour — Jeff Clark
• 1954Twelve Angry Men — Juror #8
• General Electric Theater — Russ Baker
• 1953Marry Me Again — Bill
• My Hero — Robert Beanblossom, Writer
• 1952The First Time — Joe Bennett
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Spencer O. Spencer
• 1951The Barefoot Mailman — Sylvanus Hurley
• 1950For Heaven's Sake — Jeff Bolton
• Lux Video Theatre — Wally
• 1950Paid in Full — Bill Prentice
• Robert Montgomery Presents — Sawyer
• The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
• 1950The Petty Girl — George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp
• Your Show of Shows
• 1949Free For All — Christopher Parker
• 1949Reign of Terror — Charles D'Aubigny
• 1949Tell It to the Judge — Pete Webb
• 1949The Accused — Warren Ford
• 1948Let's Live a Little — Duke Crawford
• 1948Sleep, My Love — Bruce Elcott
• Studio One — Juror #8, George Lumley
• 1947Heaven Only Knows — Michael, aka Mike
• 1947The Lost Moment — Lewis Venable
• 1946The Bride Wore Boots — Jeff Warren
• 1946The Chase — Chuck Scott
• 1945You Came Along — Maj. Bob Collins
• 1943Flesh and Fantasy — Michael (segment 1)
• 1943Forever and a Day — Ned
• 1943Princess O'Rourke — Eddie O'Rourke
• 1942Between Us Girls — Jimmy Blake
• 1942Kings Row — Parris Mitchell
• 1942Saboteur — Barry Kane
• 1941Free and Easy — Max Clemington
• 1941It Started with Eve — Johnny Reynolds Jr.
• 1941Moon Over Miami — Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II
• 1941The Devil and Miss Jones — Joe O'Brien
• 1940And One Was Beautiful — Ridley Crane
• 1940One Night in the Tropics — Steve Harper
• 1940Private Affairs — Jimmy Nolan
• 1940Spring Parade — Corporal Harry Marten
• 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective — Scotty Hamilton
• 1939Everything Happens at Night — Ken Morgan
• 1939Rio — Bill Gregory
• 1939The Under-Pup — Dennis Lane
• 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up — Harry Loren
• 1938College Swing — Radio Announcer
• 1938I Stand Accused — Frederick A. Davis
• 1938The Texans — Alan Sanford
• 1938Touchdown, Army — Cadet Jimmy Howal
• 1938You and Me — Jim
• 1937Sophie Lang Goes West — Curley Griffin
• 1937Souls at Sea — George Martin
• 1937The Last Train from Madrid — Juan Ramos
• 1937Wells Fargo — Dan Trimball, prospector
• 1936Arizona Mahoney — Phillip Randall
• 1936Border Flight — Lt. Bob Dixon
• 1936Desert Gold — Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer
• 1936Forgotten Faces — Clinton Faraday
• 1936Hideaway Girl — Mike Winslow
• 1936Hollywood Boulevard — Jay Wallace
• 1936The Accusing Finger — Jimmy Ellis
• 1936Three Cheers for Love — Jimmy Tuttle
• 1935Millions in the Air — Jimmy
• 1935So Red the Rose — George Pendleton
• 1935The Virginia Judge — Jim Preston
• 1933Seasoned Greetings — Husband (uncredited)
• 1933Sons of the Desert — Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
• 1916Romeo and Juliet — Friar Lawrence
• The Tracking of a Russian Spy — Screenplay

Appearances as themselves (18)

• 2026Disneyland Handcrafted — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• The Hollywood Palace — Self
• 1962Holiday Time at Disneyland — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - Co-Host
• 1960Gala Day at Disneyland — Self
• 1960Hedda Hopper's Hollywood — Self
• 1959Disneyland '59 — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self - Guest
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Self - Host / Narrator / Interviewer, Self - Host / Narrator / Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Co-Host
• 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, no. 3) — Himself
• 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self