Larry Simms

Known for ActingBorn 1934-10-01Died 2009-06-17Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

It's a Wonderful Life

Footlight Glamour

Blondie for Victory

It's Showtime

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

It's a Great Life

Blondie's Blessed Event

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Blondie

Blondie's Hero

Blondie's Big Deal

Blondie's Reward

Blondie Knows Best

Leave It to Blondie

Life with Blondie

Blondie Brings Up Baby

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Song of Love

Blondie Plays Cupid

Madame Bovary

Blondie's Holiday

Blondie Hits the Jackpot

Blondie's Secret

Blondie in the Dough

Blondie Goes Latin

Blondie Goes to College

The Gay Sisters

Blondie's Lucky Day

Blondie in Society

The Last Gangster

Blondie Takes a Vacation

Golden Earrings

Blondie on a Budget

Beware of Blondie

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie Meets the Boss

Blondie's Big Moment

Her First Romance