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 charles clarence robert orville cummings
robert cummings

charles clarence robert orville cummings -lrb- june 9 , 1910 -- december 2 , 1990 -rrb- was an american film and television actor known mainly for his roles in comedy films such as `` the devil and miss jones '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- and `` princess o'rourke '' -lrb- 1943 -rrb- , but was also effective in dramatic films , especially two of alfred hitchcock 's thrillers , `` saboteur '' -lrb- 1942 -rrb- and `` dial m for murder '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- .
cummings received five primetime emmy award nominations , and won the primetime emmy award for best actor in a single performance in 1955 .
in 1960 , he received two stars on the hollywood walk of fame for motion pictures and television .
