Larry Simms
Birthday: 1934-10-01
Deathday: 2009-06-17
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
Larry Lee Simms was an aerospace engineer and former child actor. He worked as a child model from the age of two and was discovered by a Hollywood talent scout when he appeared in a 1937 Saturday Evening Post advertisement. His first film was The Last Gangster (1937), where he played Edward G. Robinson's young son. Simms became known for his appearances as Alexander "Baby Dumpling" Bumstead in the popular Blondie film series starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake. He retired from show business to join the Navy (he appeared in uniform as himself in the Columbia Screen Snaphots short Hollywood Grows Up), then studied aeronautical engineering at California Polytech. He later worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California and around the world as an engineer until his retirement from aeronautical engineering.
Credits
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1951-05-04 | Her First Romance | Military Boy (uncredited) |
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1950-04-13 | Beware of Blondie | Alexander Bumstead |
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1950-03-09 | Blondie's Hero | Alexander Bumstead |
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1949-09-08 | Blondie Hits the Jackpot | Alexander Bumstead |
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1949-08-25 | Madame Bovary | Justin |
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1949-03-04 | Blondie's Big Deal | Alexander Bumstead |
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1948-12-23 | Blondie's Secret | Alexander Bumstead |
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1948-06-03 | Blondie's Reward | Alexander Bumstead |
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1947-12-18 | Blondie's Anniversary | Alexander Bumstead |
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1947-10-16 | Blondie in the Dough | Alexander Bumstead |
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1947-10-09 | Song of Love | Prince Albert (uncredited) |
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1947-08-27 | Golden Earrings | Horace (uncredited) |
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1947-04-10 | Blondie's Holiday | Alexander Bumstead |
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1947-01-09 | Blondie's Big Moment | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1946-12-20 | It's a Wonderful Life | Pete Bailey |
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1946-10-17 | Blondie Knows Best | Alexander Bumstead |
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1946-04-04 | Blondie's Lucky Day | Alexander Bumstead |
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1945-12-13 | Life with Blondie | Alexander Bumstead |
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1945-02-22 | Leave It to Blondie | Alexander Bumstead |
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1943-09-30 | Footlight Glamour | Alexander Bumstead |
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1943-05-27 | It's a Great Life | Alexander Bumstead |
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1942-08-06 | Blondie for Victory | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1942-08-01 | The Gay Sisters | Austin |
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1942-04-09 | Blondie's Blessed Event | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1942-01-15 | Blondie Goes to College | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1941-07-17 | Blondie in Society | Baby Dumpling Bumstead |
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1941-02-27 | Blondie Goes Latin | Alexander Bumstead |
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1940-10-31 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1940-07-25 | Blondie Has Servant Trouble | Baby Dumpling |
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1940-02-29 | Blondie on a Budget | Baby Dumpling Bumstead |
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1939-11-08 | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Alexander " Baby " Bumstead |
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1939-10-19 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Hopper Boy |
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1939-07-20 | Blondie Takes a Vacation | Baby Bumstead |
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1939-03-08 | Blondie Meets the Boss | Baby Bumstead |
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1938-11-30 | Blondie | Baby Dumpling |
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1937-11-12 | The Last Gangster | Joe Krozac Jr. as a Baby (uncredited) |