Robert Dudley
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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 Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by Sturges. His most distinctive and memorable role for Sturges was the "Wienie King" in 1942's The Palm Beach Story, the funny little self-made rich man with a big hat who spontaneously bankrolls Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea on their escapade.
The 5' 9" Dudley, who was the founder of the "Troupers Club of Hollywood", was married to Elaine Anderson, and they had two girls, Jewell and Patricia Lee.
He made his final film, As Young as You Feel, in 1951, and died in 1955 in San Clemente, California.
*[TMDb note: The California Death Index indicates that Mr. Dudley died on 12 November 1955. That date should therefore be considered accurate and official.]
Fotos
Películas (84)
The Jackpot
1950 · Simpkins (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948 · Pop
Race Street
1948 · Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Bar Patron at The Maples
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Chemist (uncredited)
Christmas Eve
1947 · Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947 · Dickey
Living in a Big Way
1947 · Carpenter
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Robert McDuffy
Singin' in the Corn
1946 · Gramp McCoy
San Quentin
1946 · Fuller (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946 · Process Server (uncredited)
San Antonio
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
Belle of the Yukon
1944 · Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Doughgirls
1944 · Hotel Waiter
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Man (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
1944 · Justice Of The Peace
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Main Street Today
1944 · Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Happy Land
1943 · Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
1943 · Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
1943 · Elderly Man
The Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Ben Bowron
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Wienie King
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · Lem (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941 · Photographer (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941 · Husband on Ship (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Pete Norris - Juror
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Postman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940 · Bailiff (uncredited)
Haunted House
1940 · Hank Edwards
The House of the Seven Gables
1940 · Jury Foreman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Reporter (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939 · Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939 · Court Clerk
Almost a Gentleman
1939 · Farmer
The Toast of New York
1937 · Janitor
The Mighty Treve
1937 · Rancher at Auction
Fury
1936 · Store Owner (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
The Perfect Set-Up
1936 · Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936 · Robert - Chauffeur
Frisco Kid
1935 · Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Shopkeeper
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Store Clerk (uncredited)
Wild Gold
1934 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933 · Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
1933 · Minister (uncredited)
Three Wise Girls
1932 · Lem - the Druggist
Broken Lullaby
1932
An American Tragedy
1931 · Juror (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Flint's Secretary
Conspiracy
1930 · Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
Dames Ahoy
1930 · Parson
Wide Open
1930 · Office Worker
Burning Up
1930 · Sheriff
Dynamite
1929 · Store Proprietor
Big News
1929 · Telegraph Editor
Shanghai Rose
1929 · Reformer
Fools for Luck
1928 · Jim Simpson
Skinner's Big Idea
1928 · Gibbs
The Night Flyer
1928 · Freddy
Broadway Madness
1927 · Thomas
After Midnight
1927 · Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
Casey at the Bat
1927 · Farmer (uncredited)
The Marriage Clause
1926 · Secretary
For Heaven's Sake
1926 · Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
A Woman of the World
1925 · French-speaking party guest
The Last Edition
1925 · Yes Man
Kentucky Pride
1925 · Preacher (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Three
1924 · Jasper Saddler
The Extra Girl
1923 · Financier
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923 · Storekeeper
The Tiger's Claw
1923 · Army Officer
Nobody's Bride
1923 · Uncle Peter Standish
Making a Man
1922 · Bailey
The Ninety and Nine
1922 · Abner Blake
One a Minute
1921 · Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
Traveling Salesman
1921 · Pierce Gill
The Fourteenth Man
1920 · Tidmarsh
Out of a Clear Sky
1918 · Father
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917 · Clerk
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