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Arthur Lake

Date of birth: 1905-04-16

Place of birth: Corbin, Kentucky, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Arthur William Silverlake, Arthur Silverlake Jr.

Arthur Lake

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.

Movie Credits

Blondie
3.5

Blondie

1938-11-30

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion i

Blondie Takes a Vacation
3.1

Blondie Takes a Vacation

1939-07-20

Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the estab

Blondie Brings Up Baby
3.3

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939-11-08

Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his

Blondie in Society
3.7

Blondie in Society

1941-07-17

Dagwood brings home a pedigreed Great Dane which an important company client wants and which Blondie

Blondie for Victory
3.6

Blondie for Victory

1942-08-06

Blondie organizes Housewives of America to perform home-front wartime duties, including guarding the

Blondie Goes to College
3.2

Blondie Goes to College

1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Compan

Blondie Meets the Boss
2.9

Blondie Meets the Boss

1939-03-08

Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods bos

Blondie Has Servant Trouble
3.6

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940-07-25

Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr

Blondie on a Budget
3

Blondie on a Budget

1940-02-29

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old gi

Blondie Plays Cupid
3.4

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940-10-31

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie

Blondie Goes Latin
3.1

Blondie Goes Latin

1941-02-27

Mr. Dithers invites the Bumsteads on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the femal

Blondie's Blessed Event
3.6

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942-04-09

Cookie is born, producing unmitigated joy in the Bumstead household. Adding to the chaos a new baby

Peek-A-Boo
0

Peek-A-Boo

1930-03-31

Arthur Lake plays a bellhop whose dream is to become the house-detective at the hotel. A robbery at

Blondie Knows Best
3.2

Blondie Knows Best

1946-10-17

Dagwood Bumstead poses as his boss Mr. Dithers so that a big business deal can be consummated while

Leave It to Blondie
3

Leave It to Blondie

1945-02-22

Older but no wiser, Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead enter a songwriting contest. It's all part of a pl

Footlight Glamour
3.9

Footlight Glamour

1943-09-30

Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he

It's a Great Life
3.8

It's a Great Life

1943-05-27

Dagwood Bumstead, intending to buy a house, buys a horse instead. However, Dagwood quickly gets mix

Blondie's Lucky Day
3.2

Blondie's Lucky Day

1946-04-04

Not only must Blondie put on a brave face when her husband Dagwood is fired for the umpteenth time b

Blondie's Anniversary
2.8

Blondie's Anniversary

1947-12-18

Blondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a surpr

Life with Blondie
3

Life with Blondie

1945-12-13

Daisy, the Bumstead's mischievous mutt, makes the family a little extra cash when she wins a contest

Blondie's Secret
3.3

Blondie's Secret

1948-12-23

Dagwood prepares for a long-delayed vacation with the family. His boss Mr. Radcliffe has promised t

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
3.3

Blondie Hits the Jackpot

1949-09-08

Fired for messing up an important contract, Dagwood takes a job as a manual laborer for a constructi

Blondie in the Dough
3.3

Blondie in the Dough

1947-10-16

BBlondie opens a bakery in her home to help fill the family cookie jar. Her tasty cookies become so

Blondie's Reward
3.3

Blondie's Reward

1948-06-03

After bungling a real-estate transaction, Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) is demoted to office boy by

Blondie's Big Moment
2.4

Blondie's Big Moment

1947-01-09

Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in t

Blondie's Holiday
3

Blondie's Holiday

1947-04-10

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the amount

Beware of Blondie
2.6

Beware of Blondie

1950-04-13

Mr. Dithers leaves Dagwood in charge of the office for a short period. Poor old Dagwood manages to

Blondie's Big Deal
3.1

Blondie's Big Deal

1949-03-04

Dagwood accidentally discovers a non-flammable paint. Bad guys Dillon and Stack steal it before he

Blondie's Hero
3.1

Blondie's Hero

1950-03-09

Dagwood enters the Army Reserve and Blondie visits only to discover that he has caused all sorts of

The Movie Orgy
3.2

The Movie Orgy

1968-01-01

Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloop

Topper
3.3

Topper

1937-07-16

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to

True Confession
2.9

True Confession

1937-12-24

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an

Night Owls
0

Night Owls

1929-09-25

The story is about a rebellious rich daughter who, instead of buckling down in school, is man-crazy

Indiscreet
3

Indiscreet

1931-04-25

A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past sh

16 Fathoms Deep
2.3

16 Fathoms Deep

1948-07-25

A bitterly jealous sponge fisherman tries to sabotage a fellow diver.

On With the Show!
2.6

On With the Show!

1929-07-13

With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters,

The Air Circus
0

The Air Circus

1928-09-29

Lost film. Two eager young pilots at flight school compete over their flight instructor's aviatrix s

Hollywood or Bust
0

Hollywood or Bust

1928-09-10

Hollywood or Bust is a silent comedy short.

Orchids to You
0

Orchids to You

1935-08-09

An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's mar

Girl o' My Dreams
1.6

Girl o' My Dreams

1934-11-16

A conceited college track star, used to being "big man on campus", gets a jolt when he loses an elec

Tanned Legs
1.8

Tanned Legs

1929-11-10

Peggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spen

The Big Show-Off
2.3

The Big Show-Off

1945-01-22

A shy songwriter (Arthur Lake) pretends to be a championship wrestler known as "The Devil" in order

Dance Hall
1.9

Dance Hall

1929-12-13

A dance trophy winning young couple is temporarily split up when a playboy aviator leads the girl to

Annapolis Salute
3

Annapolis Salute

1937-09-10

The adventures of three disparate cadets at the US Naval Academy--one the son of a Navy enlisted man

23 1/2 Hours Leave
2.5

23 1/2 Hours Leave

1937-03-21

Army training Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can get himself invited to breakfast with his commanding

The Silver Streak
3.4

The Silver Streak

1934-12-21

A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport

Exiled to Shanghai
2.5

Exiled to Shanghai

1937-12-20

A fired cameraman by way of a girl's mistaken identity wins back his job through pioneering work in

Running Hollywood
0

Running Hollywood

1932-01-27

Running Hollywood is a comedy short.

Cheer Up and Smile
0

Cheer Up and Smile

1930-06-22

When a popular radio singer is knocked unconscious during a robbery, a squeaky-voiced college boy fi

She's My Weakness
2.5

She's My Weakness

1930-08-01

Tommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has inherite

Women Must Dress
1.1

Women Must Dress

1935-02-01

A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.

Everybody's Doing It
2.5

Everybody's Doing It

1938-01-14

Gangsters are attempting to control the solutions (and winning) of the puzzles in a national newspap

I Cover Chinatown
2.5

I Cover Chinatown

1936-10-01

A tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.

Double Danger
3.3

Double Danger

1938-01-28

A crime novelist devises a scheme to catch the thief who has stolen the valuable "Konjer Diamonds".

Cradle Snatchers
1.4

Cradle Snatchers

1927-05-28

To cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives-- Susan Martin, Ethel Dr

Harold Teen
3.5

Harold Teen

1928-04-28

Farmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his spirite

There Goes My Heart
3.5

There Goes My Heart

1938-10-14

An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.

The Return of Mr. Hook
2.9

The Return of Mr. Hook

1945-11-15

Seaman Hook has big plans for after the war, mostly involving rushing home and marrying his sweetie.

Lilac Time
3.1

Lilac Time

1928-10-18

In France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good spirit

Tokyo Woes
2.5

Tokyo Woes

1945-11-15

Created for the US Navy in World War II. The Mr. Hook character was created by Hank Ketcham while at

The Good Egg
2.9

The Good Egg

1945-11-15

Navy seaman Mr. Hook is convinced of the value of holding on to his war bonds.

The Winnah!
0

The Winnah!

1934-07-20

State College is a coeducational school where the athletics are more important than academics. All t

Sailor's Holiday
0

Sailor's Holiday

1944-02-24

In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just bro

Midshipman Jack
3

Midshipman Jack

1933-09-22

Director Christy Cabanne's 1933 film dramatizes one year in the lives of four midshipmen at the U.S.

3 Is a Family
0

3 Is a Family

1944-11-23

Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays

The Ghost That Walks Alone
1.9

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944-02-10

Honeymooners find a dead radio producer in their suite.

A Free Ride
2.8

A Free Ride

1925-11-16

Arthur and Eddie make a bluff at buying a car and get the auto salesman to take their girls for a ri

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1.8

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939-09-02

Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest a

The Bride's Play
2.5

The Bride's Play

1922-01-22

A sweet-natured young Irish woman is courted by a romantic poet and a local country gentleman. Which

Whose Baby?
3.5

Whose Baby?

1929-01-28

A young man trying to win the attentions of a pretty lady gets lumbered with another woman's baby, b

New Shoes
3

New Shoes

1936-09-05

A love affair blossoms between two pairs of shoes after a couple purchases the shoes.

Sporting Life
0

Sporting Life

1925-11-29

A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a prizefighter

Starlit Days at the Lido
2.5

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935-09-28

Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is

Hop Along
0

Hop Along

1927-01-24

Part of Universal's series of one-reel Bluebird Comedies, this one stars Arthur Lake as a student wh

Peeks at Hollywood
0

Peeks at Hollywood

1946-01-26

Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.

It's Showtime
3.5

It's Showtime

1976-03-31

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Skinner's Dress Suit
3.4

Skinner's Dress Suit

1926-04-18

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, s

Where Was I?
0

Where Was I?

1925-08-24

A young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.

Hollywood Halfbacks
0

Hollywood Halfbacks

1931-12-23

Johnny Harron is watching the Hollywood fire department football team playing a game and decides tha

California Straight Ahead
3.5

California Straight Ahead

1925-09-12

Wealthy racing driver Tom Hayden loses his inheritance and his fiancé due to a wacky mishap on his w

Harem Follies
0

Harem Follies

1924-12-10

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1.9

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937-10-02

A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robe

Meet the Family
0

Meet the Family

1954-07-01

A man who works for a sporting-supply company mistakenly orders surfboards instead of surfballs and

Jack and the Beanstalk
2.5

Jack and the Beanstalk

1917-07-30

Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk, which Jack c