Larry Simms
Born October 1, 1934·Died June 17, 2009 (at 74)·Los Angeles, California, USA·Male
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.
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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
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
38 credits across 38 titlesActing
32 creditsAs self
6 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
