​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley; May 30, 1911 – May 21, 1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240 films and dozens of television programs. Fowley is probably best remembered for his role as the frustrated movie director Roscoe Dexter in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for his regular supporting role as Doc Holliday in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.

KNOWN FOR

Perry Mason
1964
Bonanza
1965
The Andy Griffith Show
1963
Wagon Train
1963
The Rockford Files
1975
The Red Skelton Show
1959
Lassie
1956
My Three Sons
1968
The Virginian
1965
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Four Star Playhouse
1954
Cheyenne
1956

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
290
Directing
1
Producing
1
2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
as Doc Holliday / Doc Fabrique (flashback sequences) (archive footage)
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
as Delaney
1979
CHiPs
as Barney (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1979
Detective School
1977
Black Oak Conspiracy
as Bryan Hancock (as Douglas V. Fowley)
1977
The White Buffalo
as Amos Bixby
1977
The Golden Dog
as Narrator
1977
Sunshine Christmas
as Stanley
1976
From Noon Till Three
as Buck Bowers
1976
Switch
as Jake
1976
Family
as Watchman
1975
Starsky & Hutch
as Lijah
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as The Super
1975
The Rockford Files
as Ted
1974
Homebodies
as Mr. Crawford
1973
Walking Tall
as Judge Clarke
1973
Kung Fu
as Trapper
1973
Gunsmoke
as Buck Doolin
1972
Here Comes the Judge
1972
Run, Cougar, Run
as Joe Bickley
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1970
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Judson
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Grundy
1969
My World and Welcome to It
1969
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1968
My Three Sons
as Toby Chambers
1968
The Second Hundred Years
as Henry Sykes
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
1966
The Lucy Show
as Indian Chief
1966
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Grandpa Andrew Hanks
1966
Daniel Boone
as Rufus C. Hoops
1965
Laredo
1965
The Virginian
as Sorrowful
1965
The Bill Dana Show
1965
The Virginian
as Sheriff Ben Tolliver
1965
Bonanza
as Ned Conrad
1965
Branded
as Jed Peck
1965
The Red Skelton Show
as Muggsy
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Toothless Cowboy
1964
Guns of Diablo
as Mr. Knudsen
1964
Perry Mason
as Rubin Cason
1964
Temple Houston
as Doc Webb
1964
Hazel
as Mr. Jeffries
1963
Wagon Train
as Ed Graham
1963
The Andy Griffith Show
as Hobo
1961
Buffalo Gun
as Sheriff
1961
Barabbas
as Vasasio
1960
Desire in the Dust
as Zuba Wilson
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Tolliver Bender
1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Dr. John H. Holliday
1960
Tightrope
as Max Rommey
1959
The Texan
1959
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Grandpa Logan
1959
Alcoa Theatre
as Pop
1959
The Red Skelton Show
as Pete
1959
State Trooper
as Doc Crippin
1959
Sea Hunt
as Pop
1958
A Gift for Heidi
as Alm Uncle
1958
The Geisha Boy
as GI in Korea (uncredited)
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Bailey
1958
Jefferson Drum
as Wooley
1958
Trackdown
as Carlson
1957
Kelly and Me
as Dave Gans
1957
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
as Marshal Brennan
1957
Bayou
as Emil Hebert
1957
Raiders of Old California
as Sheriff
1957
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Doc Holliday
1957
Studio 57
1956
Bandido!
as McGhee
1956
Man from Del Rio
as Doc Adams
1956
Rock, Pretty Baby
as Pop Wright
1956
The Broken Star
as Hiram Charleton
1956
Lassie
1956
The Millionaire
as Tom Diamond
1956
State Trooper
1956
Cheyenne
as Pritchard
1956
State Trooper
as Matt 'Pop' Porter
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Luke
1955
Texas Lady
as Clay Ballard (Clarion owner)
1955
The Girl Rush
as Charlie - Stickman
1955
The Matchmaking Marshal
as Jack Ruskin
1955
The Lonesome Trail
as Crazy Charley Bonesteel
1955
December Bride
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Doc Fabrique
1955
The Great Gildersleeve
1954
The High and the Mighty
as Alsop
1954
With This Ring
as Gordon, Miller Executive
1954
Casanova's Big Night
as Second Prisoner
1954
Southwest Passage
as Toad Ellis
1954
The Naked Jungle
as Medicine Man
1954
Untamed Heiress
as Pal
1954
Deep in My Heart
as Harold Butterfield (uncredited)
1954
The Lone Gun
as Bartender
1954
Public Defender
1954
Four Star Playhouse
as Frank Harvey
1954
Four Star Playhouse
as Police Lt.
1954
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Charles Lowe
1954
The Life Of Riley
as Eddie
1954
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Lefty
1953
Cat-Women of the Moon
as Walter 'Walt' Walters
1953
The Man Behind The Gun
as Buckley Saloon Manager
1953
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Mr. White
1953
Red River Shore
as Case Lockwood
1953
The Band Wagon
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1953
Kansas Pacific
as Max Janus
1953
Cruisin' Down the River
as Humphrey Hepburn
1953
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1953
City Detective
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Pride of the Family
as Bushnell (uncredited)
1952
Singin' in the Rain
as Roscoe Dexter
1952
Finders Keepers
as Franke Simmons
1952
Horizons West
as Ed Tompkins
1952
Just This Once
as Frank Pirosh
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Saunders (Uncredited)
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Ed Ruskin
1951
Criminal Lawyer
as Harry Cheney
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
as Tin Cup Owens (uncredited)
1951
Callaway Went Thataway
as Gaffer (uncredited)
1951
South of Caliente
as Dave Norris
1951
Tarzan's Peril
as Herbert Trask
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1951
Chain of Circumstance
as Lt. Fenning
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Armored Car Robbery
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
1950
Edge of Doom
as Detective #2
1950
Bunco Squad
as Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
1950
Killer Shark
as Louie Bracado
1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Convict (uncredited)
1950
He's a Cockeyed Wonder
as 'Crabs' Freeley
1950
Hoedown
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
1950
Stage to Tucson
as Ira Prentiss
1950
Rio Grande Patrol
as Bragg Orcutt
1950
Rider from Tucson
as Bob Rankin
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Steve Kepplar
1949
Battleground
as 'Kipp' Kippton
1949
Flaxy Martin
as Max, Detective
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Jones
1949
Search for Danger
as The Inspector
1949
Arson, Inc.
as Frederick P. 'Fred' Fender
1949
Any Number Can Play
as Smitty (uncredited)
1949
Susanna Pass
as Roberts aka Walter P. Johnson
1949
Manhattan Angel
as Mr. Fowley - Press Photographer (uncredited)
1949
Massacre River
as Simms
1949
Renegades of the Sage
as Sloper
1949
Satan's Cradle
as Steve Gentry
1949
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
as Thurston
1949
Clunked in the Clink
1948
Behind Locked Doors
as Larson
1948
Coroner Creek
as Stew Shallis
1948
Docks of New Orleans
as Grock
1948
Waterfront at Midnight
as Joe Sargus
1948
The Dude Goes West
as Beetle
1948
Gun Smugglers
as Steve Reeves
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Marty
1948
The Denver Kid
as Henchman Slip
1948
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
as Reporter
1948
So You Want to Be a Gambler
as Honest John (uncredited)
1948
Black Bart
as Sheriff Mix (uncredited)
1947
Scared to Death
as Terry Lee
1947
Desperate
as Pete
1947
Fall Guy
as Inspector Shannon
1947
Backlash
as Red Bailey
1947
Merton of the Movies
as Phil
1947
Roses Are Red
as Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
1947
The Trespasser
as Bill Monroe
1947
Undercover Maisie
as Daniels
1947
Wild Country
as Clark Varney
1947
Jungle Flight
as Tom Hammond
1947
The Hucksters
as Georgie Gaver
1947
Key Witness
as Jim Guthrie (uncredited)
1947
Yankee Fakir
as Murgatroyd Bartholomew Davis
1947
Three on a Ticket
as Mace Morgan
1947
The Sea of Grass
as Joe Horton (uncredited)
1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
as Mitch Gordon
1947
Ridin' Down the Trail
as Mark Butler
1947
Fun on a Weekend
as Gambling House Owner (uncredited)
1947
Rose of Santa Rosa
as Larry Fish
1946
Blonde Alibi
as Henchman Willie (Uncredited)
1946
The Glass Alibi
as Joe Eykner
1946
Chick Carter, Detective
as Rusty Farrell
1946
In Fast Company
as Steve Trent
1946
Larceny in Her Heart
as Doc H. C. Patterson
1946
North of the Border
as Nails Nelson
1946
'Neath Canadian Skies
as Ned Thompson
1946
Drifting Along
as Jack Dailey
1946
High School Hero
as Coach Carter
1945
Life with Blondie
as Blackie Leonard (uncredited)
1945
Along the Navajo Trail
as J. Richard Bentley
1945
Don't Fence Me In
as Jack Gordon
1944
One Body Too Many
as Henry Rutherford
1944
Lady in the Death House
as Dr. Dwight 'Brad' Bradford
1944
Detective Kitty O'Day
as Harry Downs
1944
Shake Hands with Murder
as Steve Morgan
1944
Rationing
as Dixie Samson
1944
And the Angels Sing
as N.Y. Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1944
The Racket Man
as Toby Sykes
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1944
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Rudy (uncredited)
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Capt. R.S. Manville
1943
Minesweeper
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Louie Barton
1943
Riding High
as Brown
1943
Jitterbugs
as Malcolm Bennett
1943
Colt Comrades
as Joe Brass
1943
Bar 20
as Henchman Slash
1943
The Kansan
as Ben Nash
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Wallace (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Investigator (Uncredited)
1943
Sleepy Lagoon
as J. 'The Brain' Lucarno
1942
Mr. Wise Guy
as Bill Collins
1942
Sunset on the Desert
as Ramsay McCall
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Gus Hammond
1942
I Live on Danger
as Joey Farr
1942
The Man in the Trunk
as Ed Mygatt
1942
For the Common Defense!
as Dutch Mullner
1942
Hay Foot
as Captain Rossmead
1942
Lost Canyon
as Jeff Burton
1942
The Devil with Hitler
as Walter Beeter
1942
Mississippi Gambler
as Chet Matthews
1942
Stand by for Action
as Ensign Martin
1941
The Great Swindle
as Rocky Andrews
1941
Dangerous Lady
as Police Sgt. Brent
1941
Doctors Don't Tell
as Joe Grant
1941
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
as Vincent Mackay
1941
The Parson of Panamint
as Chappie Ellerton
1941
Tanks a Million
as Capt. Rossmead
1941
Secret of the Wastelands
as Slade Salters
1940
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Rocky Taylor
1940
Pier 13
as Johnnie Hale
1940
East of the River
as Cy Turner
1940
20 Mule Team
as Stag Roper
1940
Wagons Westward
as Bill Marsden
1940
Cherokee Strip
as Alf Barrett
1940
The Leather Pushers
as Slick Connolly
1940
Cafe Hostess
as Eddie Morgan
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Peter Lewis
1939
Dodge City
as Munger
1939
Slightly Honorable
as Madder
1939
It Could Happen to You
as Freddie Barlow
1939
Henry Goes Arizona
as Ricky Dole
1939
Lucky Night
as George
1939
Inside Story
as Gus Brawley
1939
Boy Friend
as Ed Boyd
1939
The Arizona Wildcat
as Rufe Galloway
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Snapper
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Nick Crowder
1938
Time Out for Murder
as J.E. 'Dutch' Moran
1938
City Girl
as Ritchie
1938
Submarine Patrol
as Seaman Pinky Brett
1938
Passport Husband
as Tiger Martin
1938
Keep Smiling
as Cedric Hunt
1938
Walking Down Broadway
as Ace Wagner
1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway
as Johnny Burke
1937
On the Avenue
as Eddie Eads
1937
This Is My Affair
as Alec
1937
One Mile from Heaven
as Jim Tabor
1937
Wake Up and Live
as Herman
1937
Love and Hisses
as Webster
1937
Time Out for Romance
as Roy Webster
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
as Dutch Nelson
1937
She Had to Eat
as Duke Stacey
1937
Woman-Wise
as Stevens
1937
Wild and Woolly
as Blackie Morgan
1936
36 Hours to Kill
as Duke Benson
1936
Navy Born
as Lt. Steve Bassett
1936
Big Brown Eyes
as Benny Battle
1936
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Mac
1936
Small Town Girl
as Chick Page (uncredited)
1936
15 Maiden Lane
as Nick Shelby
1936
Ring Around the Moon
as Ted Curlew
1936
Crash Donovan
as Harris
1936
Private Number
as Sheik (Uncredited)
1935
Straight from the Heart
as Speed Spelvin
1935
Two for Tonight
as Pooch Donahue
1935
Night Life of the Gods
as Cyril Sparks
1935
Princess O'Hara
as Emcee (uncredited)
1935
Old Man Rhythm
as Oyster
1935
Transient Lady
as Matt Baxter
1934
The Thin Man
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1934
I Hate Women
as Nelson
1934
Student Tour
as Mushy
1934
The Girl from Missouri
as New Bellboy with Vase (uncredited)
1934
Sleepers East
as Gangster (uncredited)
1934
Let's Talk It Over
as Sailor Jones
1933
The Woman Who Dared
as Kay's Boyfriend