Personal Info
Birth date
1905-04-16 (120 Years)
Day of death
1987-01-09
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Corbin, Kentucky, USA
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.
Filmography
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Lilac Time
6.2
Overview:
In France during World War I, a charming farm girl keeps a squadron of English pilots in good spirits as best as she can. She falls for a handsome newcomer who is already engaged.This Is Your Life
6.417
Overview:
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.Topper
6.719
Overview:
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.Footlight Glamour
7.7
Overview:
Mr. Dithers is trying to encourage a businessman to build a war-time manufacturing plant on land he owns while Dagwood tries to prevent the businessman from learning his daughter is involved in a local theatre production.True Confession
5.8
Overview:
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.The Return of Mr. Hook
5.833
Overview:
Seaman Hook has big plans for after the war, mostly involving rushing home and marrying his sweetie. So do his fellow seaman, but theirs involve buying bonds.The Silver Streak
6.75
Overview:
A high-speed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from Chicago to Hoover Dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient.Exiled to Shanghai
4.9
Overview:
A fired cameraman by way of a girl's mistaken identity wins back his job through pioneering work in television.Blondie
4.7
Overview:
Blondie is the first of two TV series based on the comic strip of the same name. It first aired on January 4, 1957, on NBC. Although Penny Singleton had starred in most of the Blondie movies, producers chose Pamela Britton for the title role, with Arthur Lake playing the role of Dagwood Bumstead as he had in the Blondie movie series. A pilot episode was filmed in 1954 with Hal Le Roy as Dagwood opposite Britton's Blondie. The DVD for the 1957 version of Blondie was later released but only includes the first three episodes.3 Is a Family
NYR
Overview:
Based on a play by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, "3 Is a Family" is a 1940s farce. Charlie Ruggles plays a hubby whose bungled business schemes force his wife, Fay Bainter, to enter the workplace. The couple's daughter, Marjorie Reynolds, shows up with her twin babies in tow. Son Arthur Lake arrives with his pregnant wife (Jeff Donnell). And overbearing maiden aunt Helen Broderick also decides to move in. Because his wife is away at work, poor old Charlie Ruggles is not only housekeeper, but nursemaid and servant as well.Sporting Life
NYR
Overview:
A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a prizefighter or a racehorse in which he holds interests can save his fortunes.Blondie Goes to College
6.4
Overview:
Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction Company. Not wishing to be separated from her husband, Blondie enrolls in college as well. But Leighton College rules stipulate "No Married Couples", forcing Blondie and Dagwood to pretend that they're not married. This causes quite a dilemma when coed Laura Wadsworth begins flirting with Dagwood and Rusty Bryant does the same with Blondie. And Blondie's discovery of a very pleasant secret threatens to expose her and Dagwood's marital status too.Indiscreet
6
Overview:
A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.Sailor's Holiday
NYR
Overview:
In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just broken off their engagements after meeting other, more desirable women.Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
3.5
Overview:
Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest and get more than they expected.Cradle Snatchers
3.5
Overview:
To cure their flirtatious husbands of consorting with flappers, three wives-- Susan Martin, Ethel Drake, and Kitty Ladd-- arrange with three college boys-- Henry Winton, Oscar, and Joe Valley-- to flirt with them at a house party. Joe Valley, who poses as a hot-blooded Spaniard, is vamped by Ginsberg in female attire, and Oscar, a bashful Swede, uses caveman methods when aroused. During a rehearsal of the party, the three husbands arrive, followed by their flapper friends, leading to comic complications.Meet the Family
NYR
Overview:
A man who works for a sporting-supply company mistakenly orders surfboards instead of surfballs and must find a way to sell them.The Air Circus
NYR
Overview:
Lost film. Two eager young pilots at flight school compete over their flight instructor's aviatrix sister.Tokyo Woes
4.9
Overview:
Created for the US Navy in World War II. The Mr. Hook character was created by Hank Ketcham while at Walter Lantz Studios, where the first- and only color- Mr. Hook cartoon was produced. A wartime propaganda film about Japan and war bonds. The loudspeaker grille is in the shape of a peace sign as it shouts at Mr. Hook.23 1/2 Hours Leave
5
Overview:
Army training Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can get himself invited to breakfast with his commanding officer, General Markley. But he gets into an unhappy tangle with a couple of enemy spies (and a happy tangle with the general's daughter) before the bet is finally decided.Tanned Legs
4.3
Overview:
Peggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister Janet. Mama and Papa are set to rights fairly quickly, but Janet's the one with real problems. It seems she sent some compromising love letters to a worthless cad, and now the bounder wants to use the letters for blackmail. Peggy's friend Roger and his flapper sweetheart Tootie hatch an elaborate plan to retrieve the incriminating letters and salvage Janet's reputation.Starlit Days at the Lido
5
Overview:
Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon with an orchestra playing, all sorts of stars and would-be stars sitting at tables near the pool alongside paying customers, and bathing beauties parading and diving. The Lido's manager, Reggy Denny, introduces the stars in the audience. He's sometimes interrupted by someone who does a bit, sings a song, or otherwise entertains: most of these are novelty acts. By the end, everyone's having a swell time.Blondie Has Servant Trouble
7.2
Overview:
Things get under way when Blondie Bumstead demands that her husband request a raise from his boss Mr. Dithers, so that she can afford to hire a maid. But Dithers has no time for any salary disputes: his construction firm is currently stuck with an unsaleable old mansion that is rumored to be haunted. To disprove this theory, Dithers asks the Bumstead family to spend a night in the crumbling old house, throwing a retinue of servants into the bargain.Acting
1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1968The Movie Orgy as Dagwood (archive footage)
1957Blondie (26 Episodes) as Dagwood Bumstead
1954Meet the Family as Unknown
1952This Is Your Life (1 Episode) as Self
1950Beware of Blondie as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1950Blondie's Hero as Dagwood Bumstead
1949Blondie Hits the Jackpot as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1949Blondie's Big Deal as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1948Blondie's Secret as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
194816 Fathoms Deep as Pete
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
1948Blondie's Reward as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1947Blondie's Anniversary as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1947Blondie in the Dough as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1947Blondie's Holiday as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1947Blondie's Big Moment as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1946Blondie Knows Best as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1946Blondie's Lucky Day as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1946Peeks at Hollywood as Unknown
1945Life with Blondie as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1945The Return of Mr. Hook as Mr. Hook
1945Tokyo Woes as Mr. Hook
1945The Good Egg as Mr. Hook (voice) (uncredited)
1945Leave It to Blondie as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1945The Big Show-Off as Sanford "Sandy" Elliott
19443 Is a Family as Archie Whittaker
1944Sailor's Holiday as 'Marblehead' Tomkins
1944The Ghost That Walks Alone as Eddie Grant
1943Footlight Glamour as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1943It's a Great Life as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1942Blondie for Victory as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1942Blondie's Blessed Event as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1942Blondie Goes to College as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1941Blondie in Society as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1941Blondie Goes Latin as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1940Blondie Plays Cupid as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1940Blondie Has Servant Trouble as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1940Blondie on a Budget as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1939Blondie Brings Up Baby as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1939Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga as Himself (uncredited)
1939Blondie Takes a Vacation as Dagwood " Dag " Bumstead
1939Blondie Meets the Boss as Dagwood Bumstead
1938Blondie as Dagwood
1938There Goes My Heart as Flash Fisher
1938Double Danger as Roy West
1938Everybody's Doing It as Waldo
1937True Confession as Attendant (uncredited)
1937Exiled to Shanghai as Bud
1937Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Arthur Lake
1937Annapolis Salute as Cuthbert "Tex" Clemens
1937Topper as Elevator Boy
193723 1/2 Hours Leave as Sgt. Turner
1936I Cover Chinatown as Insurance Agent
1936New Shoes as The Boy (uncredited)
1935Starlit Days at the Lido as Self
1935Orchids to You as Joe
1935Women Must Dress as Janet's Friend
1934The Silver Streak as Crawford
1934Girl o' My Dreams as Bobby Barnes
1934The Winnah! as Arthur
1933Midshipman Jack as Allen S. Williams
1932Running Hollywood as Chief of Police
1931Hollywood Halfbacks as Unknown
1931Indiscreet as Buster Collins
1930She's My Weakness as Tommy Mills
1930Cheer Up and Smile as Eddie Fripp
1930Peek-A-Boo as Unknown
1929Dance Hall as Tommy Flynn
1929Tanned Legs as Bill
1929Night Owls as Arthur
1929On With the Show! as Harold
1929Whose Baby? as Horace
1928Lilac Time as The Unlucky One
1928The Air Circus as Speed Doolittle
1928Hollywood or Bust as Horace
1928Harold Teen as Harold Teen
1927Cradle Snatchers as Oscar
1927Hop Along as Arthur
1926Skinner's Dress Suit as Tommy
1925Sporting Life as Peggy's Admirer in Audience (uncredited)
1925A Free Ride as Unknown
1925California Straight Ahead as Camper
1925Where Was I? as Jimmy
1924Harem Follies as Unknown
1922The Bride's Play as Boy Throwing Roses (uncredited)
1917Jack and the Beanstalk as Unknown
Production
194816 Fathoms Deep ... Producer
Writing
1935It's a Great Life ... Story