Birthday
1905/04/16
Day of death
1987/01/09 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Corbin, Kentucky, USA
Also know as
Arthur William Silverlake, Arthur Silverlake Jr.
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.
(1938) Blondie
as Dagwood
(1939) Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1939) Blondie Takes a Vacation
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1940) Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1941) Blondie in Society
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1942) Blondie for Victory
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1940) Blondie on a Budget
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1939) Blondie Meets the Boss
as Dagwood Bumstead
(1943) Footlight Glamour
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1942) Blondie's Blessed Event
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1943) It's a Great Life
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1941) Blondie Goes Latin
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1942) Blondie Goes to College
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1945) Life with Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1946) Blondie's Lucky Day
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1945) Leave It to Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1947) Blondie's Anniversary
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1947) Blondie in the Dough
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1930) Peek-A-Boo
as ---
(1946) Blondie Knows Best
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1949) Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1947) Blondie's Big Moment
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1948) Blondie's Secret
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1948) Blondie's Reward
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1949) Blondie's Big Deal
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1947) Blondie's Holiday
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1950) Beware of Blondie
as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
(1950) Blondie's Hero
as Dagwood Bumstead
(1968) The Movie Orgy
as Dagwood (archive footage)
(1937) Topper
as Elevator Boy
(1937) True Confession
as Attendant (uncredited)
(1929) Night Owls
as Arthur
(1931) Indiscreet
as Buster Collins
(1948) 16 Fathoms Deep
as Pete
(1929) On With the Show!
as Harold
(1928) The Air Circus
as Speed Doolittle
(1928) Hollywood or Bust
as Horace
(1935) Orchids to You
as Joe
(1934) Girl o' My Dreams
as Bobby Barnes
(1929) Tanned Legs
as Bill
(1945) The Big Show-Off
as Sanford "Sandy" Elliott
(1929) Dance Hall
as Tommy Flynn
(1937) Annapolis Salute
as Cuthbert "Tex" Clemens
(1937) 23 1/2 Hours Leave
as Sgt. Turner
(1934) The Silver Streak
as Crawford
(1937) Exiled to Shanghai
as Bud
(1932) Running Hollywood
as Chief of Police
(1930) Cheer Up and Smile
as Eddie Fripp
(1930) She's My Weakness
as Tommy Mills
(1935) Women Must Dress
as Janet's Friend
(1936) I Cover Chinatown
as Insurance Agent
(1938) Everybody's Doing It
as Waldo
(1938) Double Danger
as Roy West
(1927) Cradle Snatchers
as Oscar
(1928) Harold Teen
as Harold Teen
(1938) There Goes My Heart
as Flash Fisher
(1945) The Return of Mr. Hook
as Mr. Hook
(1928) Lilac Time
as The Unlucky One
(1945) Tokyo Woes
as Mr. Hook
(1945) The Good Egg
as Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)
(1934) The Winnah!
as Arthur
(1944) Sailor's Holiday
as 'Marblehead' Tomkins
(1933) Midshipman Jack
as Allen S. Williams
(1944) 3 Is a Family
as Archie Whittaker
(1944) The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Eddie Grant
(1925) A Free Ride
as ---
(1939) Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
(1922) The Bride's Play
as Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)
(1929) Whose Baby?
as Horace
(1936) New Shoes
as The Boy (uncredited)
(1925) Sporting Life
as Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)
(1935) Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
(1927) Hop Along
as Arthur
(1946) Peeks at Hollywood
as ---
(1976) It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1925) Where Was I?
as Jimmy
(1926) Skinner's Dress Suit
as Tommy
(1931) Hollywood Halfbacks
as ---
(1925) California Straight Ahead
as Camper
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1957) Blondie
as Dagwood Bumstead