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.
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
Age 5 (now 74)
Blondie Goes to College
as Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
Age 7 (now 74)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Age 52 (now 74)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
Age 7 (now 74)
Blondie Goes to College
as Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
Age 7 (now 74)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Alexander " Baby " Bumstead
Age 5 (now 74)
The Last Gangster
as Joe Krozac Jr. as a Baby (uncredited)
Age 3 (now 74)Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Baby Dumpling, Larry Lee Simms
IMDB
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