Robert Cummings

Birth Name:

Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings

Birth Place:

Joplin, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Director, Writer

Hoping to parlay his love of flying into a career, he once studied aeronautical engineering at the Carnegie Institute of Technology
His father, a surgeon, was one of the founding members of St․ John's Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, his childhood hometown
Quote: "You can accomplish anything you want, if you act as if it were already accomplished․ Know what you want, where you are going․ But don't tell anyone what you're constructing․"
After making his Broadway debut in 1931, he would eventually move to Hollywood in 1934, as only British actors were finding stage work in New York at the time
Once an established character actor, he would later team with filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock for multiple films before transitioning to television, eventually landing his own adventure series, "The Bob Cummings Show"
When the government began requiring pilots to be licensed, he was issued instructor certificate No․ 1, making him America's first official flight instructor
Admitted to obtaining roles on Broadway using a phony British accent as well as a Southern drawl for films in Hollywood
Godson of Orville Wright, who would teach him to fly in his youth

1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
1942Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (July):Winner
1943Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
1955Primetime Emmy - Best Actor in a Single Performance:Winner
1955Primetime Emmy - Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series:Nominated
1956Primetime Emmy - Best Actor - Continuing Performance:Nominated
1957Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series:Nominated
1958Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series:Nominated
1959Primetime Emmy - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series:Nominated

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