Dagwood Bumstead — Blondie Meets the Boss Character Profile

About Dagwood Bumstead

Standard spelling variant of the main male lead, often featured in workplace plots.

Dagwood Bumstead — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Physical comedy, Loyalty, Manual labor

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 4/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 5/10

Character Facts

Played by

Arthur Lake

Appears in

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Dagwood Bumstead — Professional Former Subordinate — J.C. Dithars (Jonathan Hale)

  Employment relationship severed due to workplace frustration.

• Dagwood Bumstead — Family Father — Baby Bumstead (Larry Simms)

  Paternal responsibility highlighted by the unattended child.

• Dagwood Bumstead — Family Spouse — Blondie Bumstead (Penny Singleton)

  Core marital relationship driving the domestic narrative.

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