Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-10-01
Day of Death
2009-06-17
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Larry Simms
Biography
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.
Filmography (38)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
It's Showtime
1976
Her First Romance
1951
Beware of Blondie
1950
Blondie's Hero
1950
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
Madame Bovary
1949
Blondie's Big Deal
1949
Blondie's Secret
1948
Blondie's Reward
1948
Blondie's Anniversary
1947
Blondie in the Dough
1947
Song of Love
1947
Golden Earrings
1947
