Larry Simms
Larry Simms | |
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| Born | Larry Lee Simms October 1, 1934 Chonburi , Thailand |
| Years active | 1937–1951 |
Larry Lee Simms (October 1, 1934 – June 17, 2009) was an American aerospace engineer and former child actor who appeared in 36 films between 1937 and 1951.
Life and career
Larry Simms was born October 1, 1934. 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
Blondie radio program, portraying Alexander there as he had in movies.[3]
Simms occasionally acted outside of the Blondie series, most notably in two
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. Simms and his wife resided in Thailand prior to his death (on June 17 at age 74) in 2009.[4]
Filmography
- The Last Gangster (1937) - Joe Krozac Jr. as a Baby (uncredited)
- Blondie (1938) - Baby Dumpling
- Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) - Baby Dumpling
- Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) - Baby Dumpling Bumstead
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Hopper Boy #4
- Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) - Alexander 'Baby Dumpling' Bumstead
- Blondie on a Budget (1940) - Baby Dumpling Bumstead
- Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940) - Baby Dumpling
- Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) - Baby Dumpling
- Blondie Goes Latin (1941) - Baby Dumpling Bumstead
- Blondie in Society (1941) - Baby Dumpling
- Blondie Goes to College (1942) - Alexander 'Baby Dumpling' Bumstead
- Blondie's Blessed Event (1942) - Baby Dumpling (Alexander) Bumstead
- The Gay Sisters (1942) - Austin
- Blondie for Victory (1942) - Baby Dumpling
- It's a Great Life (1943) - Alexander Bumstead / Baby Dumpling
- Footlight Glamour (1943) - Alexander Bumstead
- Leave It to Blondie (1945) - Alexander Bumstead
- Life with Blondie (1945) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Lucky Day (1946) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie Knows Best (1946) - Alexander Bumstead
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - Pete Bailey
- Blondie's Big Moment (1947) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Holiday (1947) - Alexander Bumstead
- Golden Earrings (1947) - Horace - Pageboy (uncredited)
- Song of Love (1947) - Prince Albert (uncredited)
- Blondie in the Dough (1947) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Anniversary (1947) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Reward (1948) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Secret (1948) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Big Deal (1949) - Alexander Bumstead
- Madame Bovary (1949) - Justin
- Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949) - Alexander Bumstead
- Blondie's Hero (1950) - Alexander Bumstead
- Beware of Blondie (1950) - Alexander Bumstead
- Her First Romance (1951) - Military Boy (uncredited) (final film role)
- Screen Snapshots Series 33, Hollywood Grows Up (1954, Documentary short) - Himself
References
- ^ Larry Simms biography at the New York Times
- ^ Larry Simms biography at the New York Times
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Where are they now?", article about Larry Simms
Bibliography
- John Holmstrom, The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 190.
External links
- Larry Simms at IMDb
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