Douglas Fowley (born Daniel Vincent Fowley, May 30, 1911 â€" May 21,
1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240
films and dozens of television programs, He 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. He is the father of
rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley.Fowley was born
in The Bronx in New York City. He began acting while attending St.
Francis Xavier Military Academy. He later attended Los Angeles City
College.Fowley began as a singing waiter and then worked as a copy boy
for The New York Times, a runner for a Wall Street broker, a United
States Postal Service employee, a barker, a salesman, a professional
football player, and finally a professional actor.Fowley's enlistment
in the United States Navy during World War II led to his being wounded
when he served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. He was
aboard an aircraft carrier when an explosion knocked out his teeth.
The dental setback hardly slowed his career as an actor. In fact, he
ended up portraying one of the most well-known dentists in American
history. "I had a false upper plate, having lost my upper teeth
prematurely in mid-life," he explained to Western Clippings in 1994.
"I started playing old character roles by removing my false upper
plate, adding a beard, voice and gait to match my interpretation."
1998) was an American movie and television actor in more than 240
films and dozens of television programs, He 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. He is the father of
rock and roll musician and record producer Kim Fowley.Fowley was born
in The Bronx in New York City. He began acting while attending St.
Francis Xavier Military Academy. He later attended Los Angeles City
College.Fowley began as a singing waiter and then worked as a copy boy
for The New York Times, a runner for a Wall Street broker, a United
States Postal Service employee, a barker, a salesman, a professional
football player, and finally a professional actor.Fowley's enlistment
in the United States Navy during World War II led to his being wounded
when he served on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. He was
aboard an aircraft carrier when an explosion knocked out his teeth.
The dental setback hardly slowed his career as an actor. In fact, he
ended up portraying one of the most well-known dentists in American
history. "I had a false upper plate, having lost my upper teeth
prematurely in mid-life," he explained to Western Clippings in 1994.
"I started playing old character roles by removing my false upper
plate, adding a beard, voice and gait to match my interpretation."
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.