Robert Cummings

1910-06-09 – 1990-12-02 (age 80) Joplin, Missouri, USA

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Biography

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.

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Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Known For

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954

as Mark Halliday

Touchdown, Army

Touchdown, Army

1938

as Cadet Jimmy Howal

Disneyland Handcrafted

Disneyland Handcrafted

2026

as Self (archive footage)

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

1964

as Dr. Victor Stephanson

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

1940

as Steve Harper

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

as Michael (segment 1)

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966

as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Eddie O'Rourke

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as Barry Kane

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

1967

as Bob Mitchell

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

1935

as George Pendleton

The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

1947

as Lewis Venable

My Geisha

My Geisha

1962

as Bob Moore

Rio

Rio

1939

as Bill Gregory

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love

1948

as Bruce Elcott

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

as Self

Heaven Only Knows

Heaven Only Knows

1947

as Michael, aka Mike

Kings Row

Kings Row

1942

as Parris Mitchell

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933

as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

Hideaway Girl

Hideaway Girl

1936

as Mike Winslow