Arthur Lake

Acting

Arthur Lake

Born April 16, 1905Corbin, Kentucky, USA91 credits

Arthur Lake (April 17, 1905 – January 9, 1987) was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio and television.

Known For

It's Showtime
7.0

It's Showtime

Movie

1976

The Movie Orgy
6.4

The Movie Orgy

Movie

1968

Blondie
4.7

Blondie

TV

1957

Meet the Family

Movie

1954

This Is Your Life
6.4

This Is Your Life

TV

1952

Beware of Blondie
5.3

Beware of Blondie

Movie

1950

Filmography

It's Showtime
1976It's Showtimeas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Movie Orgy
1968The Movie Orgyas Dagwood (archive footage)Movie
Blondie
1957Blondieas Dagwood BumsteadTV
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1954Meet the Familyas ArthurMovie
This Is Your Life
1952This Is Your Lifeas SelfTV
Beware of Blondie
1950Beware of Blondieas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Hero
1950Blondie's Heroas Dagwood BumsteadMovie
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949Blondie Hits the Jackpotas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Big Deal
1949Blondie's Big Dealas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Secret
1948Blondie's Secretas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
16 Fathoms Deep
194816 Fathoms Deepas PeteMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Blondie's Reward
1948Blondie's Rewardas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Anniversary
1947Blondie's Anniversaryas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie in the Dough
1947Blondie in the Doughas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Holiday
1947Blondie's Holidayas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Big Moment
1947Blondie's Big Momentas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Knows Best
1946Blondie Knows Bestas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946Blondie's Lucky Dayas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Peeks at Hollywood
1946Peeks at HollywoodMovie
Life with Blondie
1945Life with Blondieas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
The Return of Mr. Hook
1945The Return of Mr. Hookas Mr. HookMovie
Tokyo Woes
1945Tokyo Woesas Mr. HookMovie
The Good Egg
1945The Good Eggas Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Leave It to Blondie
1945Leave It to Blondieas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
The Big Show-Off
1945The Big Show-Offas Sanford "Sandy" ElliottMovie
3 Is a Family
19443 Is a Familyas Archie WhittakerMovie
Sailor's Holiday
1944Sailor's Holidayas 'Marblehead' TomkinsMovie
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944The Ghost That Walks Aloneas Eddie GrantMovie
Footlight Glamour
1943Footlight Glamouras Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
It's a Great Life
1943It's a Great Lifeas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie for Victory
1942Blondie for Victoryas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942Blondie's Blessed Eventas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Goes to College
1942Blondie Goes to Collegeas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie in Society
1941Blondie in Societyas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Goes Latin
1941Blondie Goes Latinas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940Blondie Plays Cupidas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940Blondie Has Servant Troubleas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie on a Budget
1940Blondie on a Budgetas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939Blondie Brings Up Babyas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Congaas Himself (uncredited)Movie
Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939Blondie Takes a Vacationas Dagwood " Dag " BumsteadMovie
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939Blondie Meets the Bossas Dagwood BumsteadMovie
Blondie
1938Blondieas DagwoodMovie
There Goes My Heart
1938There Goes My Heartas Flash FisherMovie
Double Danger
1938Double Dangeras Roy WestMovie
Everybody's Doing It
1938Everybody's Doing Itas WaldoMovie
True Confession
1937True Confessionas Attendant (uncredited)Movie
Exiled to Shanghai
1937Exiled to Shanghaias BudMovie
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937Sunday Night at the Trocaderoas Arthur LakeMovie
Annapolis Salute
1937Annapolis Saluteas Cuthbert "Tex" ClemensMovie
Topper
1937Topperas Elevator BoyMovie
23 1/2 Hours Leave
193723 1/2 Hours Leaveas Sgt. TurnerMovie
I Cover Chinatown
1936I Cover Chinatownas Insurance AgentMovie
New Shoes
1936New Shoesas The Boy (uncredited)Movie
It's a Great Life
1935It's a Great LifeStoryMovie
Starlit Days at the Lido
1935Starlit Days at the Lidoas SelfMovie
Orchids to You
1935Orchids to Youas JoeMovie
Women Must Dress
1935Women Must Dressas Janet's FriendMovie
The Silver Streak
1934The Silver Streakas CrawfordMovie
Girl o' My Dreams
1934Girl o' My Dreamsas Bobby BarnesMovie
T
1934The Winnah!as ArthurMovie
Midshipman Jack
1933Midshipman Jackas Allen S. WilliamsMovie
R
1932Running Hollywoodas Chief of PoliceMovie
H
1931Hollywood HalfbacksMovie
Indiscreet
1931Indiscreetas Buster CollinsMovie
She's My Weakness
1930She's My Weaknessas Tommy MillsMovie
Cheer Up and Smile
1930Cheer Up and Smileas Eddie FrippMovie
P
1930Peek-A-BooMovie
Dance Hall
1929Dance Hallas Tommy FlynnMovie
Tanned Legs
1929Tanned Legsas BillMovie
N
1929Night Owlsas ArthurMovie
On With the Show!
1929On With the Show!as HaroldMovie
W
1929Whose Baby?as HoraceMovie
Lilac Time
1928Lilac Timeas The Unlucky OneMovie
The Air Circus
1928The Air Circusas Speed DoolittleMovie
H
1928Hollywood or Bustas HoraceMovie
Harold Teen
1928Harold Teenas Harold TeenMovie
S
1928Stop That Manas Tommy O'BrienMovie
The Count of Ten
1928The Count of Tenas Betty's BrotherMovie
The Irresistible Lover
1927The Irresistible Loveras Jack KennedyMovie
Cradle Snatchers
1927Cradle Snatchersas OscarMovie
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1927Hop Alongas ArthurMovie
Skinner's Dress Suit
1926Skinner's Dress Suitas TommyMovie
Sporting Life
1925Sporting Lifeas Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)Movie
A
1925A Free RideMovie
California Straight Ahead
1925California Straight Aheadas CamperMovie
Where Was I?
1925Where Was I?as JimmyMovie
H
1924Harem FolliesMovie
The Bride's Play
1922The Bride's Playas Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1917Jack and the BeanstalkMovie