Ken DuMain

Like many movie extras of his era, Ken Dumain's work depended on maintaining his anonymity. DuMain found his way to California when he got out of the military. Through various connections, DuMain was able to get his Screen Extras Guild card in the 1940s. This launched a career that spanned six decades. Starting in the 1940s, DuMain continually appeared in musicals that were filmed during that period. It was during this time that he started to make connections that would help him throughout his entire career. DuMain became affiliated with various personal personnel at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This led him to get cast as an extra in most of the movies that were filmed at the studio. By the 1950s, DuMain found steady work as a stand-in. He developed a long-lasting friendship with Peter Lawford. He worked as Lawford's stand-in and Lawford frequently took him on location when he filmed various movies. Lawford always made sure to take care of DuMain and he would have him occasionally act as hi