Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). 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, at 6816 Hollywood Boulevard and 1718 Vine Street. He used the stage name Robert Cummings from mid-1935 until the end of 1954 and was credited as Bob Cummings from 1955 until his death.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Eliott Smith
- Episode 2x27: Third Wheel / Grandmother's Day / Second String Mom (May 12, 1979)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Guest starring as Bob Collins
- Episode 4x22: Lucy's Punctured Romance (Feb 7, 1972)
The Flying Nun (1967)
Guest starring as Father Walter Larson
- Episode 3x03: Speek the Speach, I Pray You (Oct 1, 1969)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x48: July 27-31, 1970 (Jul 27, 1970)
- Episode 4x37: May 11-15, 1970 (May 11, 1970)
My Living Doll (1964)
Starring as Dr. Robert McDonald
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: The Witness (Feb 10, 1965)
- Episode 1x18: The Kleptomaniac (Jan 20, 1965)
- Episode 1x16: Pool Shark (Jan 6, 1965)
- Episode 1x14: I'll Leave It to You (Dec 23, 1964)
- Episode 1x10: My Robot, the Warden (Nov 29, 1964)
- Episode 1x08: The Beauty Contest (Nov 15, 1964)
- Episode 1x07: The Love Machine (Nov 8, 1964)
- Episode 1x06: Something Borrowed, Something Blew (Nov 1, 1964)
- Episode 1x03: Uninvited Guest (Oct 11, 1964)
- Episode 1x02: Rhoda's First Date (Oct 4, 1964)
- Episode 1x01: Boy Meets Girl (Sep 27, 1964)
Bewitched (1964)
Guest starring as Roland Berkley
- Episode 7x19: Samantha and the Troll (Feb 18, 1971)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Robert Silbey
- Episode 4x18: Blind Man's Bluff (Feb 8, 1967)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Guest starring as Robert Cummings
- Episode 2x19: The Race for Queen (Feb 5, 1964)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Guest starring as Captain James Embry
- Episode 2x01: King Nine Will Not Return (Sep 30, 1960)
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
Guest starring as Bob Cummings
- Episode 3x02: The Ricardos Go to Japan (Nov 27, 1959) [Special Guest Star]
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1962-04-26: Apr 26, 1962 (Apr 26, 1962)
- Episode 1962-04-25: Apr 25, 1962 (Apr 25, 1962)
Guest starring as Robert Cummings
- Episode 1962-04-02: Apr 2, 1962 (Apr 2, 1962)
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
Starring as Bob Collins
(173 episodes)
- Episode 5x38: Bob Clashes with Ken (Jul 7, 1959)
- Episode 5x37: The King versus the Chorus Girl (Jun 30, 1959)
- Episode 5x36: Bob, the Last Bachelor (Jun 23, 1959)
- Episode 5x35: Bob Gets Hypnotized (Jun 16, 1959)
- Episode 5x34: Bob and the Pediatrician (Jun 9, 1959)
- Episode 5x33: Bob Helps Von Zell (Jun 2, 1959)
- Episode 5x32: Bob Helps Martha (May 26, 1959)
- Episode 5x31: Grandpa Runs Away (May 19, 1959)
- Episode 5x30: Grandpa Strikes Oil (May 12, 1959)
- Episode 5x29: Bob and the Ballerina (May 5, 1959)
- Episode 5x28: Bob and the Ballet (Apr 21, 1959)
- Episode 5x27: Bob Goes to Sea (Apr 14, 1959)
- Episode 5x26: Bob Tangles with Engel (Apr 7, 1959)
- Episode 5x25: Bob Goes Western (Mar 24, 1959)
- Episode 5x24: Bob Gets Zodiac-ed (Mar 17, 1959)
- Episode 5x23: Bob, the Matchmaker (Mar 10, 1959)
- Episode 5x22: Bob Buys a Dog (Mar 3, 1959)
- Episode 5x21: Bob Seeks a Wife (Feb 24, 1959)
- Episode 5x20: Bob, the Baby Sitter (Feb 17, 1959)
- Episode 5x19: Bob Meets Mamie Van Doren (Feb 3, 1959)
- Episode 5x18: Bob versus Linkletter (Jan 27, 1959)
- Episode 5x17: Bob Clashes with Steve Allen (Jan 20, 1959)
- Episode 5x16: Bob the Ideal Boss (Jan 13, 1959)
- Episode 5x15: Bob's Boyhood Love Image (Jan 6, 1959)
- Episode 5x14: Grandpa Moves West (Dec 30, 1958)
- Episode 5x13: Bob Plays Margaret's Game (Dec 23, 1958)
- Episode 5x12: Bob Judges a Beauty Contest (Dec 16, 1958)
- Episode 5x11: Collins the Crooner (Dec 9, 1958)
- Episode 5x10: Bob Butters Beck, Beck Butters Better (Dec 2, 1958)
- Episode 5x09: Bob Becomes a Stage Uncle (Nov 25, 1958)
- Episode 5x08: Bob in Orbit (Nov 18, 1958)
- Episode 5x07: Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force (Nov 11, 1958)
- Episode 5x06: Bob in Surgery (Oct 28, 1958)
- Episode 5x05: Bob Restores Male Supremacy (Oct 21, 1958)
- Episode 5x04: Bob and the Ravishing Realtor (Oct 14, 1958)
- Episode 5x03: Bob Helps Anna Maria (Oct 7, 1958)
- Episode 5x02: Bob and the Dumb Blonde (Sep 30, 1958)
- Episode 5x01: Bob and Schultzy Reunite (Sep 23, 1958)
- Episode 4x36: Bob's Forgotten Fiancé (Jun 17, 1958)
- Episode 4x35: Bob Frees Schultzy for Romance (Jun 10, 1958)
- Episode 4x34: Colonel Goldbrick (Jun 3, 1958)
- Episode 4x33: Bob Digs Rock 'n' Roll (May 27, 1958)
- Episode 4x32: Grandpa's Old Buddy (May 13, 1958)
- Episode 4x31: Grandpa Attends the Convention (May 6, 1958)
- Episode 4x30: Bob and Schultzy at Sea (Apr 29, 1958)
- Episode 4x29: Bob Sails for Hawaii (Apr 22, 1958)
- Episode 4x28: Bob Retrenches (Apr 8, 1958)
- Episode 4x27: Bob Goes to the Moon (Apr 1, 1958)
- Episode 4x26: Bob Goes Birdwatching (Mar 25, 1958)
- Episode 4x25: Bob Saves Harvey (Mar 18, 1958)
- Episode 4x24: Bob Gets Harvey a Raise (Mar 11, 1958)
- Episode 4x23: Bob Gives SRO Performance (Mar 4, 1958)
- Episode 4x22: Bob and Automation (Feb 25, 1958)
- Episode 4x21: Bob's Italian Past Moves In (Feb 18, 1958)
- Episode 4x20: Bob's Italian Past (Feb 11, 1958)
- Episode 4x19: Bob Falls for Schultzy (Feb 4, 1958)
- Episode 4x18: Bob Goes Hillbilly (Jan 28, 1958)
- Episode 4x17: Bob, the Gorilla Trainer (Jan 21, 1958)
- Episode 4x16: Bob and Harvey Get Ambushed (Jan 14, 1958)
- Episode 4x15: Bob and Harvey Go Hunting (Jan 7, 1958)
- Episode 4x14: Bob Gives Psychology Lessons (Dec 31, 1957)
- Episode 4x13: Bob's Christmas Party (Dec 24, 1957)
- Episode 4x12: Bob and the New Receptionist (Dec 17, 1957)
- Episode 4x11: Bob, the Gunslinger (Dec 10, 1957)
- Episode 4x10: Bob Wins the Olympics (Dec 3, 1957)
- Episode 4x09: Bob Meets Bill Lear (Nov 19, 1957)
- Episode 4x08: Bob the Body Builder (Nov 12, 1957)
- Episode 4x07: Thanksgiving at Grandpa's (Nov 5, 1957)
- Episode 4x06: Bob Slows Down (Oct 29, 1957)
- Episode 4x05: Bob Hires a Maid (Oct 22, 1957)
- Episode 4x04: Bob for Mayor (Oct 15, 1957)
- Episode 4x03: Bob Gets Neighborly (Oct 8, 1957)
- Episode 4x02: Bob Gets Schultzy Into Pictures (Oct 3, 1957)
- Episode 4x01: Air Force Calls Bob, Grandpa Answers (Sep 24, 1957)
- Episode 3x34: Bob Gets Out-Uncled (Jun 6, 1957)
- Episode 3x33: Bob Ages Margaret (May 23, 1957)
- Episode 3x32: Bob Calls Kay's Bluff (May 16, 1957)
- Episode 3x31: Bob Goes Fishing, Gets Caught (May 9, 1957)
- Episode 3x30: Bob Enters a Photography Contest (May 2, 1957)
- Episode 3x29: Bob Meets Miss Sweden (Apr 25, 1957)
- Episode 3x28: Bob's Economy Wave (Apr 18, 1957)
- Episode 3x27: Bob Plays Gigolo (Apr 11, 1957)
- Episode 3x26: Bob Escapes Schultzy's Trap (Apr 4, 1957)
- Episode 3x25: Bob Handles the College Boys (Mar 28, 1957)
- Episode 3x24: Bob Meets the Mortons (Mar 21, 1957)
- Episode 3x23: Bob Meets Schultzy's Cousin (Mar 14, 1957)
- Episode 3x22: Bob Clashes with His Landlady (Mar 7, 1957)
- Episode 3x21: Chuck at College (Feb 28, 1957)
- Episode 3x20: Bob Picks a College (Feb 21, 1957)
- Episode 3x19: Bob Tangles with Ruthie (Feb 14, 1957)
- Episode 3x18: Bob Becomes Chuck's First Patient (Feb 7, 1957)
- Episode 3x17: Bob Saves Doctor Chuck (Jan 31, 1957)
- Episode 3x16: The Models Revolt (Jan 24, 1957)
- Episode 3x15: Bob Gives Pamela the Bird (Jan 17, 1957)
- Episode 3x14: Eleven Angry Women (Jan 10, 1957)
- Episode 3x13: Bob Traps a Wolf (Jan 3, 1957)
- Episode 3x12: Bob Uncovers Ruthie's Past (Dec 27, 1956)
- Episode 3x11: How to Handle Women (Dec 13, 1956)
- Episode 3x10: The Air Force versus Ruthie (Dec 6, 1956)
- Episode 3x09: Chuck Buys a Hot Rod (Dec 6, 1956)
- Episode 3x08: Schultzy Says No (Nov 22, 1956)
- Episode 3x07: Double Date (Nov 15, 1956)
- Episode 3x06: Miss Joplin Arrives (Nov 8, 1956)
- Episode 3x05: The Boston Mother Returns (Nov 1, 1956)
- Episode 3x04: The Beautiful Psychologist (Nov 1, 1956)
- Episode 3x03: Bob Batches It (Oct 18, 1956)
- Episode 3x02: Bob Buys a Plane (Oct 11, 1956)
- Episode 3x01: Grandpa Meets Zsa Zsa (Oct 4, 1956)
- Episode 2x37: Margaret Becomes Sadie Thompson (Jun 21, 1956)
- Episode 2x36: Bob the Chaperone (Jun 14, 1956)
- Episode 2x35: Masquerade Party (May 31, 1956)
- Episode 2x34: Scramble for Grandpa (May 24, 1956)
- Episode 2x33: The Sergeant Wore Skirts (May 17, 1956)
- Episode 2x32: The Boys Join Up (May 10, 1956)
- Episode 2x31: The Air Force versus the Navy (May 3, 1956)
- Episode 2x30: The Trouble with Henry (Apr 12, 1956)
- Episode 2x29: The Con Man (Mar 22, 1956)
- Episode 2x28: Chuck Visits Grandpa (Mar 22, 1956)
- Episode 2x27: Hail to Thee, O Alma Mater (Mar 15, 1956)
- Episode 2x26: The Wolf Who Came to Dinner (Mar 15, 1956)
- Episode 2x25: The Fallen Idol (Mar 8, 1956)
- Episode 2x24: The Petticoat Derby (Mar 13, 1956)
- Episode 2x23: Long Live the King (Feb 23, 1956)
- Episode 2x22: Snowbound (Feb 16, 1956)
- Episode 2x21: Too Many Women (Feb 9, 1956)
- Episode 2x20: The Dominant Sex (Feb 23, 1956)
- Episode 2x19: The Acid Test (Jan 26, 1956)
- Episode 2x18: Bob Joins the Drama Group (Jan 19, 1956)
- Episode 2x17: The School Play (Jan 12, 1956)
- Episode 2x16: The Letter (Jan 5, 1956)
- Episode 2x15: The Sheik (Dec 29, 1955)
- Episode 2x14: Grandpa's Christmas Visit (Dec 22, 1955)
- Episode 2x13: The Christmas Spirit (Dec 15, 1955)
- Episode 2x12: The Wolf Sitter (Dec 8, 1955)
- Episode 2x11: Bob Avoids Another Niece (Dec 1, 1955)
- Episode 2x10: Bob's One Day to Relax (Nov 24, 1955)
- Episode 2x09: Wedding, Wedding, Who's Having the Wedding? (Nov 17, 1955)
- Episode 2x08: Hawaii Stays (Nov 10, 1955)
- Episode 2x07: Hawaii Comes Calling (Nov 3, 1955)
- Episode 2x06: Hawaii Calls (Oct 27, 1955)
- Episode 2x05: Bob Falls in Love (Oct 20, 1955)
- Episode 2x04: Too Many Cooks (Oct 13, 1955)
- Episode 2x03: Bob Meets Fonda's Sister (Oct 6, 1955)
- Episode 2x02: Bob Saves the Day (Sep 29, 1955)
- Episode 2x01: Bob Rescues Mrs. Neemeyer (Sep 22, 1955)
- Episode 1x28: Bob Glamorizes Schultzy (Jul 28, 1955)
- Episode 1x27: Chuck Goes Hollywood (Jul 7, 1955)
- Episode 1x26: El Lobo Strikes Again (Jun 26, 1955)
- Episode 1x25: The Return of the Wolf or Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonda (Jun 19, 1955)
- Episode 1x24: Bob's Birthday (Jun 12, 1955)
- Episode 1x23: The Silver-Tongued Orator (Jun 5, 1955)
- Episode 1x22: Uncle Bob-Bob (May 29, 1955)
- Episode 1x21: Schultzy's Dream World (May 15, 1955)
- Episode 1x20: Bob Plays Cupid (May 15, 1955)
- Episode 1x19: A Boyfriend for Schultzy (May 8, 1955)
- Episode 1x18: Choosing Miss Coffee Break (May 1, 1955)
- Episode 1x17: Advice to the Lovelorn (Apr 24, 1955)
- Episode 1x16: The Air Corps versus Marriage (Apr 17, 1955)
- Episode 1x15: Bob to the Rescue or Unhand My Sister, You Cad (Apr 10, 1955)
- Episode 1x14: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Cummings (Apr 3, 1955)
- Episode 1x13: Mrs. Montague's Niece (Mar 27, 1955)
- Episode 1x12: Bachelor Apartment (Mar 20, 1955)
- Episode 1x11: The Rival Photographer (Mar 13, 1955)
- Episode 1x10: Ideal Husband (Mar 6, 1955)
- Episode 1x09: The Girl from France (Feb 27, 1955)
- Episode 1x08: The Eyes of Texas (Feb 20, 1955)
- Episode 1x07: Bob Gives Up Girls (Feb 13, 1955)
- Episode 1x06: A Wife for Christmas (Feb 6, 1955)
- Episode 1x05: Bob Becomes a Genius (Jan 30, 1955)
- Episode 1x04: Chuck Falls for His English Teacher (Jan 23, 1955)
- Episode 1x03: It's Later Than You Think (Jan 16, 1955)
- Episode 1x02: Hiring a Receptionist (Jan 9, 1955)
- Episode 1x01: Calling Dr. Baxter (Jan 2, 1955)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 31x06: Walt Disney World's 15th Anniversary Celebration (Nov 9, 1986)
- Episode 22x09: Twister, Bull From the Sky (Jan 4, 1976)
Guest starring as Robert Cummings
(2 episodes)
- Episode 9x13: Holiday Time at Disneyland (Dec 23, 1962)
- Episode 1x21: The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland (Jul 13, 1955)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Guest starring as Russ Baker
- Episode 5x27: Too Good With a Gun (Mar 24, 1957)
My Hero (1952)
Starring as Robert Beanblossom
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x25: Jimmy Valentine (Apr 25, 1953)
- Episode 1x23: Arabian Nights (Apr 11, 1953)
- Episode 1x14: The Boat (Feb 7, 1953)
- Episode 1x02: Lady Mortician (Nov 15, 1952)
- Episode 1x01: Oil Land (Nov 8, 1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Guest starring as TBD
- Episode 6x17: One Left Over (Feb 1, 1957)
Guest starring as Spencer O. Spencer
- Episode 7x06: Dual Control (Nov 1, 1957)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Guest starring as Robert Cummings
- Episode 5x36: Aug 7, 1955 (Aug 7, 1955)
Crew Credits
The Bob Cummings Show (1955)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 5x12: Bob Judges a Beauty Contest (Dec 16, 1958)