- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1889
- Place of Birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Died
- November 12, 1955
Robert Dudley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Dudley (September 13, 1869 – September 15*, 1955) was a dentist turned film character actor who, in his 35-year career, appeared in more than 115 films. Dudley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was educated at Lake Forest College in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, where he majored in oral surgery. In 1917 he appeared in his first film, Seven Keys to Baldpate, and then made three other silent films through 1921. After 1922 he worked consistently, appearing in three or four films a year, and making the transition to sound films in 1929 with The Bellamy Trial. Dudley often played characters with a quick temper, including jurors, shopkeepers, ticket agents, court clerks and justices of the peace, as well as an occasional farmer, hobo, or laborer. His performances in these small parts were frequently uncredited. In the 1940s, Dudley was part of P…
Filmography
movieThe Jackpot
1950 · Simpkins (uncredited)
movieStrike It Rich
1948 · Pop
movieRace Street
1948 · Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
movieSleep, My Love
1948 · Bar Patron at The Maples
movieMourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Chemist (uncredited)
movieChristmas Eve
1947 · Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
movieMagic Town
1947 · Dickey
movieLiving in a Big Way
1947 · Carpenter
movieThe Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Robert McDuffy
movieSingin' in the Corn
1946 · Gramp McCoy
movieSan Quentin
1946 · Fuller (uncredited)
movieGallant Journey
1946 · Process Server (uncredited)
movieSan Antonio
1945
movieThe Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
movieLady on a Train
1945
movieBelle of the Yukon
1944 · Storekeeper (uncredited)
movieThe Doughgirls
1944 · Hotel Waiter
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Man (uncredited)
movieCasanova Brown
1944 · Justice Of The Peace
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
movieMain Street Today
1944 · Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
movieHappy Land
1943 · Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
movieSon of Dracula
1943 · Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
movieHoneymoon Lodge
1943 · Elderly Man
movieThe Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Ben Bowron
movieThe Palm Beach Story
1942 · Wienie King
movieAll That Money Can Buy
1941 · Lem (uncredited)
movieCitizen Kane
1941 · Photographer (uncredited)
movieThe Lady Eve
1941 · Husband on Ship (uncredited)
movieWhen the Daltons Rode
1940 · Pete Norris - Juror
movieStranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Postman (uncredited)
movieLucky Partners
1940 · Bailiff (uncredited)
movieHaunted House
1940 · Hank Edwards
movieThe House of the Seven Gables
1940 · Jury Foreman
movieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieYankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939 · Shopkeeper (uncredited)
movieZenobia
1939 · Court Clerk
movieAlmost a Gentleman
1939 · Farmer
movieThe Toast of New York
1937 · Janitor
movieThe Mighty Treve
1937 · Rancher at Auction
movieFury
1936 · Store Owner (uncredited)
movieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
movieThe Perfect Set-Up
1936 · Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
moviePaddy O'Day
1936 · Robert - Chauffeur
movieFrisco Kid
1935 · Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Shopkeeper
movieThe Gilded Lily
1935 · Store Clerk (uncredited)
movieWild Gold
1934 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieMidnight Mary
1933 · Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
movieFace in the Sky
1933 · Minister (uncredited)
movieThree Wise Girls
1932 · Lem - the Druggist
movieBroken Lullaby
1932
movieAn American Tragedy
1931 · Juror (uncredited)
movieScandal Sheet
1931 · Flint's Secretary
movieConspiracy
1930 · Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
movieDames Ahoy
1930 · Parson
movieWide Open
1930 · Office Worker
movieBurning Up
1930 · Sheriff
movieDynamite
1929 · Store Proprietor
movieBig News
1929 · Telegraph Editor
movieShanghai Rose
1929 · Reformer
movieFools for Luck
1928 · Jim Simpson
movieSkinner's Big Idea
1928 · Gibbs
movieThe Night Flyer
1928 · Freddy
Broadway Madness
movieBroadway Madness
1927 · Thomas
movieAfter Midnight
1927 · Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
movieCasey at the Bat
1927 · Farmer (uncredited)
movieThe Marriage Clause
1926 · Secretary
movieFor Heaven's Sake
1926 · Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
movieA Woman of the World
1925 · French-speaking party guest
movieThe Last Edition
1925 · Yes Man
movieKentucky Pride
1925 · Preacher (uncredited)
movieOn the Stroke of Three
1924 · Jasper Saddler
movieThe Extra Girl
1923 · Financier
movieSixty Cents an Hour
1923 · Storekeeper
movieThe Tiger's Claw
1923 · Army Officer
movieNobody's Bride
1923 · Uncle Peter Standish
Making a Man
movieMaking a Man
1922 · Bailey
movieThe Ninety and Nine
1922 · Abner Blake
movieOne a Minute
1921 · Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
movieTraveling Salesman
1921 · Pierce Gill
movieThe Fourteenth Man
1920 · Tidmarsh
movieOut of a Clear Sky
1918 · Father
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1917 · Clerk