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Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Actor, also producer · Died December 2, 1990, aged 80 · Joplin, Missouri, USA

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1910
Died
December 2, 1990 (aged 80)
From
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 100 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Robert Cummings' films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
27%
Self
14%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 9 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 14 · Charged 12 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 24
Ally
8 of 24
Shapeshifter
3 of 24
Mentor
1 of 24
Herald
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Joyful
11
Romantic
14
Warm
10
Melancholic
10
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Cummings' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Cummings' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

100 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Three on a Date(1978)

    as Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Eliott Smith

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Partners in Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ralph Elsworth

  • The Great American Beauty Contest(1973)

    as Dan Carson (as Bob Cummings)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Arnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gidget Grows Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Russell Lawrence

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandpa

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Bob Collins · as Robert Henning

  • Five Golden Dragons(1967)

    as Bob Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stagecoach(1966)

    as Henry Gatewood (as Bob Cummings)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Promise Her Anything(1966)

    as Dr. Philip Brock

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Green Acres(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mort Warner

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • My Living Doll(1964)

    Show 26 episodes · as Dr. Robert McDonald

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Bewitched(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • What a Way to Go!(1964)

    as Victor Stephanson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Carpetbaggers(1964)

    as Dan Pierce

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Hines · as Robert Silbey

  • The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse

  • Beach Party(1963)

    as Professor Sutwell

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Cummings

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • My Geisha(1962)

    Songs · as Bob Moore

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The New Bob Cummings Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as James Embry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bomber's Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Colonel Culver

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Cummings

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Charles Gatewood

  • How to Be Very, Very Popular(1955)

    as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • The Bob Cummings Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 173 episodes · Director · as Bob Collins

  • The Elgin Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Clark

  • Twelve Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Juror #8

  • Dial M for Murder(1954)

    as Mark Halliday

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Me(1954)

    as Dick Carson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Marry Me Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Bill

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Russ Baker

  • My Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 33 episodes · Writer · as Robert Beanblossom

  • The First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Joe Bennett

  • The Barefoot Mailman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Sylvanus Hurley

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Spencer O. Spencer

  • For Heaven's Sake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Jeff Bolton

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Wally

  • The Petty Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as George Petty, aka Andrew 'Andy' Tapp

  • Your Show of Shows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Paid in Full (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Bill Prentice

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Sawyer

  • Tell It to the Judge(1949)

    as Pete Webb

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Free For All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Christopher Parker

  • Reign of Terror(1949)

    as Charles D'Aubigny

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Accused(1949)

    as Warren Ford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Let's Live a Little(1948)

    Producer · as Duke Crawford

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as George Lumley · as Juror #8

  • Sleep, My Love(1948)

    as Bruce Elcott

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Moment(1947)

    as Lewis Venable

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Heaven Only Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Michael, aka Mike

  • The Chase(1946)

    as Chuck Scott

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Bride Wore Boots(1946)

    as Jeff Warren

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Maj. Bob Collins

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as Michael (segment 1)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Princess O'Rourke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Eddie O'Rourke

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Ned

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Between Us Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Jimmy Blake

  • Saboteur(1942)

    as Barry Kane

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kings Row(1942)

    as Parris Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • It Started with Eve(1941)

    as Johnny Reynolds Jr.

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Moon Over Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Jeffrey 'Jeff' Boulton II

  • The Devil and Miss Jones(1941)

    as Joe O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Free and Easy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Max Clemington

  • One Night in the Tropics(1940)

    as Steve Harper

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Spring Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Corporal Harry Marten

  • Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jimmy Nolan

  • And One Was Beautiful(1940)

    as Ridley Crane

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Charlie McCarthy, Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Scotty Hamilton

  • Everything Happens at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Ken Morgan

  • Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Bill Gregory

  • The Under-Pup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Dennis Lane

  • Three Smart Girls Grow Up(1939)

    as Harry Loren

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • I Stand Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Frederick A. Davis

  • The Texans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Alan Sanford

  • Touchdown, Army(1938)

    as Cadet Jimmy Howal

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • You and Me(1938)

    as Jim

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • College Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Radio Announcer

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Dan Trimball, prospector

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sophie Lang Goes West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Curley Griffin

  • Souls at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as George Martin

  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Juan Ramos

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Arizona Mahoney(1936)

    as Phillip Randall

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hideaway Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mike Winslow

  • The Accusing Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jimmy Ellis

  • Hollywood Boulevard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Jay Wallace

  • Border Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lt. Bob Dixon

  • Forgotten Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Clinton Faraday

  • Desert Gold(1936)

    as Fordyce 'Ford' Mortimer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • So Red the Rose(1935)

    as George Pendleton

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Millions in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jimmy

  • The Virginia Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jim Preston

  • Sons of the Desert(1933)

    as Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Seasoned Greetings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Husband (uncredited)

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Friar Lawrence

  • The Tracking of a Russian Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 99 of them dated from 1916 to 1978.

Biggest box office

Kings Row (1942)

$5.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 100: 96 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 100: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 100: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 100: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

100 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1910s1 · acting1930s26 · acting1940s26 · acting1950s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew1960s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew1970s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 17 roles
334353

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Cummings' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 43 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Three on a Date (1978)

88th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dial M for Murder (1954)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Robert Cummings work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Cummings' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Krasna shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles