Arthur Lake

Arthur Lake - 1

Arthur Lake - 2

Arthur Lake - 3

Arthur Lake

ACTING

1905-04-16

1987-01-09

Corbin, Kentucky, USA

Biography

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.

REMOVE ADS

Biography

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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Bride's Play poster

The Bride's Play(1922)

Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)

California Straight Ahead poster

California Straight Ahead(1925)

Camper

Where Was I? poster

Where Was I?(1925)

Jimmy

Sporting Life poster

Sporting Life(1925)

Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)

Skinner's Dress Suit poster

Skinner's Dress Suit(1926)

Tommy

Cradle Snatchers poster

Cradle Snatchers(1927)

Oscar

The Irresistible Lover poster

The Irresistible Lover(1927)

Jack Kennedy

Lilac Time poster

Lilac Time(1928)

The Unlucky One

Harold Teen poster

Harold Teen(1928)

Harold Teen

The Air Circus poster

The Air Circus(1928)

Speed Doolittle

The Count of Ten poster

The Count of Ten(1928)

Betty's Brother

On With the Show! poster

On With the Show!(1929)

Harold

Tanned Legs poster

Tanned Legs(1929)

Bill

Dance Hall poster

Dance Hall(1929)

Tommy Flynn

Cheer Up and Smile poster

Cheer Up and Smile(1930)

Eddie Fripp

She's My Weakness poster

She's My Weakness(1930)

Tommy Mills

Indiscreet poster

Indiscreet(1931)

Buster Collins

Midshipman Jack poster

Midshipman Jack(1933)

Allen S. Williams

Girl o' My Dreams poster

Girl o' My Dreams(1934)

Bobby Barnes

The Silver Streak poster

The Silver Streak(1934)

Crawford

Orchids to You poster

Orchids to You(1935)

Joe

Women Must Dress poster

Women Must Dress(1935)

Janet's Friend

It's a Great Life poster

It's a Great Life(1935)

Story

I Cover Chinatown poster

I Cover Chinatown(1936)

Insurance Agent

New Shoes poster

New Shoes(1936)

The Boy (uncredited)

Topper poster

Topper(1937)

Elevator Boy

True Confession poster

True Confession(1937)

Attendant (uncredited)

Exiled to Shanghai poster

Exiled to Shanghai(1937)

Bud

Annapolis Salute poster

Annapolis Salute(1937)

Cuthbert "Tex" Clemens

23 1/2 Hours Leave poster

23 1/2 Hours Leave(1937)

Sgt. Turner

Sunday Night at the Trocadero poster

Sunday Night at the Trocadero(1937)

Arthur Lake

Blondie poster

Blondie(1938)

Dagwood

There Goes My Heart poster

There Goes My Heart(1938)

Flash Fisher

Double Danger poster

Double Danger(1938)

Roy West

Everybody's Doing It poster

Everybody's Doing It(1938)

Waldo

Blondie Brings Up Baby poster

Blondie Brings Up Baby(1939)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie Takes a Vacation poster

Blondie Takes a Vacation(1939)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie Meets the Boss poster

Blondie Meets the Boss(1939)

Dagwood Bumstead

Blondie Has Servant Trouble poster

Blondie Has Servant Trouble(1940)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie on a Budget poster

Blondie on a Budget(1940)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie Plays Cupid poster

Blondie Plays Cupid(1940)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie in Society poster

Blondie in Society(1941)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie Goes Latin poster

Blondie Goes Latin(1941)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie for Victory poster

Blondie for Victory(1942)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie Goes to College poster

Blondie Goes to College(1942)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Blessed Event poster

Blondie's Blessed Event(1942)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Footlight Glamour poster

Footlight Glamour(1943)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

It's a Great Life poster

It's a Great Life(1943)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

3 Is a Family poster

3 Is a Family(1944)

Archie Whittaker

The Ghost That Walks Alone poster

The Ghost That Walks Alone(1944)

Eddie Grant

Sailor's Holiday poster

Sailor's Holiday(1944)

'Marblehead' Tomkins

Leave It to Blondie poster

Leave It to Blondie(1945)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Life with Blondie poster

Life with Blondie(1945)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

The Big Show-Off poster

The Big Show-Off(1945)

Sanford "Sandy" Elliott

The Return of Mr. Hook poster

The Return of Mr. Hook(1945)

Mr. Hook

The Good Egg poster

The Good Egg(1945)

Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)

Tokyo Woes poster

Tokyo Woes(1945)

Mr. Hook

Blondie Knows Best poster

Blondie Knows Best(1946)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Lucky Day poster

Blondie's Lucky Day(1946)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie in the Dough poster

Blondie in the Dough(1947)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Anniversary poster

Blondie's Anniversary(1947)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Big Moment poster

Blondie's Big Moment(1947)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Holiday poster

Blondie's Holiday(1947)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Reward poster

Blondie's Reward(1948)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Secret poster

Blondie's Secret(1948)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

16 Fathoms Deep poster

16 Fathoms Deep(1948)

Pete

Producer

Blondie Hits the Jackpot poster

Blondie Hits the Jackpot(1949)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Big Deal poster

Blondie's Big Deal(1949)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Beware of Blondie poster

Beware of Blondie(1950)

Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead

Blondie's Hero poster

Blondie's Hero(1950)

Dagwood Bumstead

Blondie poster

Blondie(1957)

Dagwood Bumstead

The Movie Orgy poster

The Movie Orgy(1968)

Dagwood (archive footage)