Larry Simms
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieIt's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieHer First Romance
1951
Military Boy (uncredited)
movieBeware of Blondie
1950
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Hero
1950
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
Alexander Bumstead
movieMadame Bovary
1949
Justin
movieBlondie's Big Deal
1949
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Secret
1948
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Reward
1948
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Anniversary
1947
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie in the Dough
1947
Alexander Bumstead
movieSong of Love
1947
Prince Albert (uncredited)
movieGolden Earrings
1947
Horace (uncredited)
movieBlondie's Holiday
1947
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Big Moment
1947
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
Pete Bailey
movieBlondie Knows Best
1946
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie's Lucky Day
1946
Alexander Bumstead
movieLife with Blondie
1945
Alexander Bumstead
movieLeave It to Blondie
1945
Alexander Bumstead
movieFootlight Glamour
1943
Alexander Bumstead
movieIt's a Great Life
1943
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie for Victory
1942
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieThe Gay Sisters
1942
Austin
movieBlondie's Blessed Event
1942
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieBlondie Goes to College
1942
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieBlondie in Society
1941
Baby Dumpling Bumstead
movieBlondie Goes Latin
1941
Alexander Bumstead
movieBlondie Plays Cupid
1940
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieBlondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
Baby Dumpling
movieBlondie on a Budget
1940
Baby Dumpling Bumstead
movieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Hopper Boy
movieBlondie Takes a Vacation
1939
Baby Bumstead
movieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
Baby Bumstead
movieBlondie
1938
Baby Dumpling
movieThe Last Gangster
1937
Joe Krozac Jr. as a Baby (uncredited)