Ralph Dumke


Biography

Ralph Dumke was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Dumke started his acting career landing roles in such films as "All the King's Men" (1949), "Where Danger Lives" (1950) and "Mystery Street" (1950) with Ricardo Montalban. He also appeared in "The Breaking Point" (1950) with John Garfield, the drama "The Fireball" (1950) with Mickey Rooney and the comedy "The Law and th...

Biography

Ralph Dumke was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Dumke started his acting career landing roles in such films as "All the King's Men" (1949), "Where Danger Lives" (1950) and "Mystery Street" (1950) with Ricardo Montalban. He also appeared in "The Breaking Point" (1950) with John Garfield, the drama "The Fireball" (1950) with Mickey Rooney and the comedy "The Law and the Lady" (1951) with Greer Garson. His film career continued throughout the fifties in productions like the Ginger Rogers comedy "We're Not Married" (1952), the drama "The Mississippi Gambler" (1953) with Tyrone Power and the Leslie Caron dramatic adaptation "Lili" (1953). He also appeared in the crime picture "Count the Hours" (1953) with Teresa Wright. In the latter half of his career, he continued to act in the Fred Astaire adaptation "Daddy Long Legs" (1955), "Forever, Darling" (1956) and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). He also appeared in the Judy Holliday comedy adaptation "The Solid Gold Cadillac" (1956) and the Donald O'Connor biopic "The Buster Keaton Story" (1957). Dumke last acted in the Ernie Kovacs comedy "Wake Me When It's Over" (1960). Dumke passed away in January 1964 at the age of 65.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

All in a Night's Work (1961)
Baker
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Senator Gillespie
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Salesman in speakeasy
The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
Mr. Jennings
Loving You (1957)
Jim Tallman
Artists and Models (1956)
Trim
Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
Mayor Hargrove
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Warren Gillie
Forever, Darling (1956)
Henry Opdyke
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
Walter Pritchard
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Nick
Violent Saturday (1955)
Sidney
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Clint
Hell's Island (1955)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Mr. Bronson
It Should Happen to You (1954)
Beckhard
Massacre Canyon (1954)
Phineas J. "Parson" Canfield
Rails into Laramie (1954)
Mayor Frank Logan
They Rode West (1954)
Dr. Gibson
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
Sheriff
Alaska Seas (1954)
Jackson
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Buck Monahan
Count the Hours (1953)
Bartender
Lili (1953)
M. Corvier
The President's Lady (1953)
Col. Stark
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
[F. Montague] Caldwell
Hannah Lee (1953)
Alesworth
We're Not Married! (1952)
Twitchell
Hurricane Smith (1952)
Ben Hawkins
Carbine Williams (1952)
Andrew White
Boots Malone (1952)
Beckett
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Mike Hennighan
The San Francisco Story (1952)
Winfield Holbert
The Law and the Lady (1951)
James H. Caighn
The Mob (1951)
Police commissioner
When I Grow Up (1951)
Carp
Mystery Street (1950)
A tattooist
The Breaking Point (1950)
Hannagan
All the King's Men (1950)
Tiny Duffy
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Klauber
The Fireball (1950)
Bruno Crystal

Cast (Special)

Sudden Silence (1956)
Mayor
Rosalinda (1956)
Frank

Life Events

Bibliography