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Tom Dugan

Acting Born Jan 1, 1889 Died Mar 7, 1955 Dublin, Ireland 189 credits
189
Total Credits
1975
49 Years Career Span
8
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Tom Dugan was an actor born on January 1, 1889, in Dublin, Ireland, with the birth name Thomas J. Dugan. He was known for his work in films including To Be or Not to Be, released in 1942, Good News, released in 1947, and Take Me Out to the Ball Game, released in 1949. Throughout his career, he accumulated 189 known credits in acting. He was married to Marie Raymond and Marie Engle. Tom Dugan passed away at the age of 66 on March 7, 1955, in Redlands, California.

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Career

Career overview

Tom Dugan, born Thomas J. Dugan on January 1, 1889, in Dublin, Ireland, was an actor known for his work in film. His career included notable appearances in motion pictures such as To Be or Not to Be, released in 1942, Good News, released in 1947, and Take Me Out to the Ball Game, released in 1949. Throughout his extensive career in the entertainment industry, he accumulated known credits totaling 189.

In his personal life, Tom Dugan was married to Marie Raymond and Marie Engle. He passed away on March 7, 1955, at the age of 66, in Redlands, California.

A similarly named individual, Tom Dugan born in 1961, is an American theater, film, and television actor who has appeared in nearly 50 films and television series since 1986.

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Known for

Film

The Lemon Drop Kid

as No Thumbs Charlie
Film

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Doorman (uncredited)

Bless This House

as Bronski

David Copperfield

as Saloon Spieler (uncredited)

Dream Star Button Nose

as Private McManus

In Search of...

as Sheriff
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How to Survive a Marriage

as Depositor (uncredited)

Omer and the Starchild

as Deputy Brown (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Carole Lombard 1 shared title
Jack Benny 1 shared title
Robert Stack 1 shared title
Felix Bressart 1 shared title
Lionel Atwill 1 shared title
Stanley Ridges 1 shared title
Sig Ruman 1 shared title
Charles Halton 1 shared title
George Lynn 1 shared title
Henry Victor 1 shared title

Career timeline

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Crashout
The Belle of New York
The Lemon Drop KidYou Never Can TellPainting the Clouds with SunshineInside the Walls of Folsom PrisonFather Takes the Air
On the TownTake Me Out to the Ball GameAlias Nick BealIt's a Great Feeling
The Bride Goes WildOne Sunday AfternoonTexas, Brooklyn & HeavenHalf Past MidnightI Surrender Dear
Song of the Thin ManThe Perils of PaulineGood NewsThe Fabulous DorseysAlways Together
The Best Years of Our LivesThe Last Crooked MileThe Shadow ReturnsJohnny Comes Flying HomeThe Hoodlum Saint
Trail of Kit CarsonThe Man Who Walked AloneHer Highness and the BellboyLady on a TrainEadie Was a Lady
The Thin Man Goes HomeGreenwich VillageIn SocietyUp in ArmsTake It or Leave It
BataanThe Amazing Mrs. HollidayNo Place for a LadyConey IslandThe Meanest Man in the World
To Be or Not to BeThe Major and the MinorMeet the StewartsStar Spangled RhythmYou Can't Escape Forever
The Monster and the GirlWhere Did You Get That Girl?Ellery Queen's Penthouse MysteryThe Richest Man in TownEllery Queen and the Murder Ring
Virginia CityThe Ghost BreakersJohnny ApolloThe Farmer's DaughterSo You Won't Talk?
Love AffairThe Lone Wolf Spy HuntThey Made Me a Criminal$1,000 a TouchdownYou Can't Get Away with Murder
Four DaughtersThe Jury's SecretYouth Takes a FlingThanks for the MemorySons of the Legion
She Had to EatTrue ConfessionPick a StarNobody's Baby
San FranciscoWife vs. SecretaryDon’t Get PersonalMister CinderellaBoulder Dam
The Gilded LilyI Live My LifeRendezvousThe Case of the Missing ManOne New York Night
Love DetectivesLet's Talk It OverGirl o' My DreamsPalookaThe Circus Clown
Hot PepperThe Sweetheart of Sigma ChiPleasure IslandDon't Bet on LoveGrand Slam
Doctor XAmerican MadnessBig City BluesBlessed EventThe Big Timer
The Star WitnessThe Vanishing LegionWoman HungryThe Wide Open SpacesThe Galloping Ghost
The Phantom of the WestThey Learned About WomenThe Bad OneThe Medicine ManBright Lights
Kid GlovesBroadway BabiesThe Drake CaseHearts in ExileDrag
Sharp ShootersThe BarkerLights of New YorkThe Midnight TaxiMelody of Love
My Friend from IndiaThe Way of All PantsBy Whose Hand?The Small BachelorThe Kid Sister

Full Filmography

189 titles
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • Crashout (1955) as Ed
  • The Belle of New York (1952) as With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver (uncredited)
  • The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) as No Thumbs Charlie
  • You Never Can Tell (1951) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
  • Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) as Barney (uncredited)
  • Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
  • Father Takes the Air (1951) as Benny
  • On the Town (1949) as Officer Tracy (uncredited)
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) as Slappy Burke
  • Alias Nick Beal (1949)
  • It's a Great Feeling (1949) as Wrestling Fan in Bar (uncredited)
  • The Bride Goes Wild (1948) as Autograph-seeking waiter (uncredited)
  • One Sunday Afternoon (1948) as Sign Painter
  • Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Half Past Midnight (1948) as Bus Tour Guide Barker
  • I Surrender Dear (1948) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Policeman Davis (uncredited)
  • The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Balloonist (uncredited)
  • Good News (1947) as Pooch
  • The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Always Together (1947) as Herman Gimmick, Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • The Pilgrim Lady (1947) as Workman
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Doorman (uncredited)
  • The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Novelty Counter Clerk
  • The Shadow Returns (1946) as Shrevvy
  • Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946) as Watchman (uncredited)
  • The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Buggsy
  • It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog (1946) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • Accomplice (1946) as Eddie Slocum
  • Trail of Kit Carson (1945) as Bartender Bart Hammond
  • The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) as Desk Sergeant #2
  • Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) as Waiter at Jake's Joint (uncredited)
  • Lady on a Train (1945)
  • Eadie Was a Lady (1945) as Hannegan
  • Tell It to a Star (1945) as Ed Smith
  • The Kid Sister (1945) as Michael, the policeman
  • Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) as Waiter in Tex's Club
  • The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Studs Lonnegan (uncredited)
  • Greenwich Village (1944) as Bootlegger
  • In Society (1944) as Derby Dan (uncredited)
  • Up in Arms (1944) as Pitchman
  • Take It or Leave It (1944) as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Moon Over Las Vegas (1944) as Herman
  • Home in Indiana (1944) as Soft Drink Man (uncredited)
  • Hi, Beautiful (1944) as Bus Driver
  • Gambler's Choice (1944) as Benny
  • Bataan (1943) as Sam Malloy
  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
  • No Place for a Lady (1943) as Officer Rawlins
  • Coney Island (1943) as Charlie Fitch
  • The Meanest Man in the World (1943) as Cop in Park (uncredited)
  • City Without Men (1943) as Convict Pete (uncredited)
  • Johnny Come Lately (1943) as Cop
  • To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Bronski
  • The Major and the Minor (1942) as Con Man (uncredited)
  • Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Moving Man
  • Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
  • You Can't Escape Forever (1942) as Prison Trusty (uncredited)
  • Orchestra Wives (1942) as Bus Driver (uncredited)
  • Moontide (1942) as First Waiter (uncredited)
  • Grand Central Murder (1942) as Eric 'Schnelly the Mooch' Schneller (uncredited)
  • The Bugle Sounds (1942) as Sgt. Strong
  • The Monster and the Girl (1941) as Captain Alton
  • Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) as Murphy
  • Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) as McGrath
  • The Richest Man in Town (1941) as Jack Leslie
  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941) as Lou Thomas
  • You're the One (1941) as Edgar Crump
  • We Go Fast (1941) as Jonathan Doremus Dimwitt
  • A Dangerous Game (1941) as Clem
  • Swing It Soldier (1941) as Sergeant
  • Virginia City (1940) as Saloon Spieler (uncredited)
  • The Ghost Breakers (1940) as Raspy Kelly
  • Johnny Apollo (1940) as Tom Dugan - Prisoner (uncredited)
  • The Farmer's Daughter (1940) as Forbes
  • So You Won't Talk? (1940) as Dude Heath
  • The Fighting 69th (1940) as Private McManus
  • Too Many Husbands (1940) as Sullivan
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1940) as Octavius
  • Isle Of Destiny (1940) as Sgt. Reikker
  • Half a Sinner (1940) as Red Egan
  • Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) as Trooper Leroy
  • Saturday's Children (1940) as Second Carpenter (uncredited)
  • Cross-Country Romance (1940) as Pete
  • Love Affair (1939) as Drunk with Christmas Tree (uncredited)
  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) as Police Sgt. Devan
  • They Made Me a Criminal (1939) as Man Behind Grandma (uncredited)
  • $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) as Popcorn Vendor
  • You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) as 'Lock' Man Inventor (uncredited)
  • Mystery of the White Room (1939) as Hank Manley
  • The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) as Gangster
  • The Lady and the Mob (1939) as Brains Logan
  • The Night of Nights (1939) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Million Dollar Legs (1939) as Horse Player Behind Freddie (uncredited)
  • I'm from Missouri (1939) as Gus, General Starbuck
  • Missing Evidence (1939) as 'Binky' Cullen
  • The House of Fear (1939) as Mike
  • Daughters Courageous (1939) as Joe (uncredited)
  • Laugh It Off (1939) as Rod Bates
  • Four Daughters (1938) as Jake
  • The Jury's Secret (1938) as D.A.'s Aide
  • Youth Takes a Fling (1938) as Bum
  • Thanks for the Memory (1938) as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  • Sons of the Legion (1938) as Post Commander
  • There's Always a Woman (1938) as Detective Flannigan (uncredited)
  • There's That Woman Again (1938) as Flannigan
  • Sing, You Sinners (1938) as Race Track Fan
  • She Had to Eat (1937) as Rusty
  • True Confession (1937) as McDougall
  • Pick a Star (1937) as Dimitri Hogan
  • Nobody's Baby (1937) as Bus Conductor
  • San Francisco (1936) as Drunk (uncredited)
  • Wife vs. Secretary (1936) as Finney
  • Don’t Get Personal (1936) as Bum in Park (Uncredited)
  • Mister Cinderella (1936) as Spike Nolan
  • Boulder Dam (1936) as Dynamite Ralph - Dam Worker (uncredited)
  • Pennies from Heaven (1936) as Crowbar Miller
  • Divot Diggers (1936) as Golfer
  • The Gilded Lily (1935) as The Bum
  • I Live My Life (1935) as Lecture Hall Guard
  • Rendezvous (1935) as Agent Patrick O'Reilly (uncredited)
  • The Case of the Missing Man (1935) as Jack Clark
  • One New York Night (1935) as Selby
  • Murder in the Fleet (1935) as 'Greasy' (Uncredited)
  • 3 Kids and a Queen (1935) as Bill
  • The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935) as Herman
  • Chinatown Squad (1935) as Doorman
  • Poker at Eight (1935) as Tommy
  • The Affair of Susan (1935) as Jeff Barnes
  • Love Detectives (1934) as Detective Grant
  • Let's Talk It Over (1934) as Tough Man
  • Girl o' My Dreams (1934) as Joe Smiley
  • Palooka (1934) as Whitey
  • The Circus Clown (1934) as Mac (scenes deleted)
  • The President Vanishes (1934) as Nolan
  • No More Women (1934) as Greasy
  • A Woman's Man (1934) as Pete Miller - Trainer
  • Hot Pepper (1933) as One of Flagg's Men (uncredited)
  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1933) as Trainer (as Tommy Dugan)
  • Pleasure Island (1933)
  • Don't Bet on Love (1933) as Scotty
  • Grand Slam (1933) as Harry (uncredited)
  • Too Many Highballs (1933) as Claude - Harold's Brother-in-Law
  • Skyway (1933) as Tug
  • Trick for Trick (1933) as Albert Young
  • Doctor X (1932) as Sheriff
  • American Madness (1932) as Depositor (uncredited)
  • Big City Blues (1932) as Red, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  • Blessed Event (1932) as Dick Cooper
  • The Big Timer (1932) as Catfish
  • By Whose Hand? (1932) as Drunk
  • The Star Witness (1931) as Deputy Brown (uncredited)
  • The Vanishing Legion (1931) as Oil Co. Director Warren
  • Woman Hungry (1931) as Same Beeman
  • The Wide Open Spaces (1931) as Townsman in Saloon
  • The Galloping Ghost (1931) as Jerry
  • The Hot Heiress (1931) as Bill Dugan
  • The Albany Branch (1931) as Charlie Dugan
  • The Phantom of the West (1930) as Oscar
  • They Learned About Women (1930) as Tim
  • The Bad One (1930) as Sailor
  • The Medicine Man (1930) as Charley
  • Bright Lights (1930) as Tom Avery
  • Night Work (1930) as Johnny Harris
  • She Who Gets Slapped (1930) as Tommy Andrews - the Husband
  • Surprise (1930) as Oswald
  • Kid Gloves (1929) as Duffy
  • Broadway Babies (1929) as Scotty
  • The Drake Case (1929) as Bill / Burglar
  • Hearts in Exile (1929) as Orderly
  • Drag (1929) as Charlie Parker
  • The Million Dollar Collar (1929) as Ed Mack (as Tommy Dugan)
  • Sonny Boy (1929) as Mulcahy (as Tommy Dugan)
  • Sharp Shooters (1928) as Jerry
  • The Barker (1928) as Stuttering Spieler
  • Lights of New York (1928) as Sam
  • The Midnight Taxi (1928) as Al Corvini
  • Melody of Love (1928) as Lefty
  • Dressed to Kill (1928) as Silky Levine
  • Shadows of the Night (1928) as Connelly
  • Soft Living (1928) as Hired Man
  • Broadway Daddies (1928) as Newspaper Reporter
  • My Friend from India (1927) as Kasha Murti / Swami / Bogus Hindu Prince
  • The Way of All Pants (1927) as Detective
  • By Whose Hand? (1927) as Rollins
  • The Small Bachelor (1927) as Mullett
  • The Kid Sister (1927) as Stage Manager
  • The Swell-Head (1927) as Malone's Manager

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Tom Dugan best known for?

Tom Dugan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Bless This House (1971), David Copperfield (1999).

When and where was Tom Dugan born?

Tom Dugan was born on January 1, 1889 in Dublin, Ireland. They passed away on March 7, 1955.

How many credits does Tom Dugan have?

Tom Dugan has accumulated over 189 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1927 to 1975.

What is Tom Dugan's background in cinema and television?

Tom Dugan was an actor born on January 1, 1889, in Dublin, Ireland, with the birth name Thomas J. Dugan. He was known for his work in films including To Be or Not to Be, released in 1942, Good News, released in 1947, and Take Me Out to the Ball Game, released in 1949. Throughout his career, he accumulated 189 known cre...