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