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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lester Dorr (born Harry Lester Dorr; May 8, 1893-August 25, 1980) was an American actor who between 1917 and 1975 appeared in well over 500 productions on stage, in feature films and shorts, and in televised plays and weekly series. His extensive filmography attests to his versatility as a supporting actor and reliability as a bit player. Although Dorr's screen roles are at times credited, the great majority of his work is uncredited, consisting of characters who have limited dialogue or appear briefly as extras. Dorr was cast, often under contract as a "day player", in more than 250 films in just the 1930s alone, remarkably averaging a different role in a different film every two weeks for ten straight years. A very small sampling of those motion pictures include Riders of the Purple Sage, Union Depot, Central Airport, Helldorado, The Mighty Barnum, Murder in the Clouds, The Case of the Missing Man, Show Them No Mercy!, She Gets Her Man, Love Before Breakfast, Sinner Take All, Snowed Under, The Firefly, Expensive Husbands, Big City, Criminals of the Air, Dangerous Holiday, It's All Yours, Captains Courageous, Missing Witnesses, Pardon Our Nerve, The Cisco Kid and the Lady, Test Pilot, Penitentiary, The Main Event, The Crowd Roars, Coast Guard, Sued for Libel, Gone with the Wind, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. He also performed in several installments of the 1939 serial Mandrake the Magician, portraying Gray, one of many criminals battling the title character. Dorr continued to appear regularly in studio productions throughout the 1940s, but with reduced frequency when compared to the preceding decade; nevertheless, he still added more than 140 Hollywood films to his résumé in that decade. His work on the "big screen" decreased even further in the 1950s as acting opportunities increased on television. He was, though, cast in at least 45 feature films and shorts during the 1950s, including small roles in some notable productions, such as Ace in the Hole, The Greatest Show in Earth, and East of Eden. By the late 1940s and early 1950s, programming in the rapidly expanding medium of television attracted the talents of many experienced personnel in the film industry, including Dorr. His earliest work on television was in two 1951 episodes of the televised crime drama Boston Blackie, starring Kent Taylor. As with his film career, Dorr’s 15 years of being cast in television series consisted predominantly of brief appearances on screen and portraying characters who had relatively few lines. Yet, his characterizations on television, like in films, were highly diverse and can be seen in at least 84 episodes of Westerns, crime and detective series, courtroom and hospital dramas, adventure programs, and sitcoms of the period.
Movie | At Long Last Love | Doorman | 1975-03-01 |
Movie | Hello, Dolly! | Workman (uncredited) | 1969-12-12 |
Movie | Hotel | Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1967-01-19 |
Series | Green Acres | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
Movie | Mary, Mary | Husband in Elevator (uncredited) | 1963-10-24 |
Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Movie | Inherit the Wind | Dr. John (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
Movie | Arson for Hire | Cab Dispatcher | 1959-03-01 |
Movie | Vice Raid | Malone's Secretary | 1959-12-01 |
Movie | Missile Monsters | Male Secretary (bit) | 1958-01-01 |
Movie | The Bonnie Parker Story | Informant (uncredited) | 1958-05-28 |
Movie | Marjorie Morningstar | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1958-04-24 |
Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
Movie | Hot Rod Gang | Dryden Philpott | 1958-08-01 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Harbor Command | Unknown | 1957-10-11 |
Movie | So You Want to Be Pretty | Eddie the Bartender (uncredited) | 1956-03-10 |
Movie | So Your Wife Wants to Work | Harry (uncredited) | 1956-07-14 |
Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
Movie | East of Eden | City Official at Parade (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
Series | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Unknown | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | Killers from Space | Gas Station Attendant | 1954-01-23 |
Series | Medic | Unknown | 1954-09-13 |
Movie | Take the High Ground! | Army Doctor (uncredited) | 1953-10-30 |
Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Movie | Night Riders of Montana | Drummer | 1951-02-28 |
Movie | Ace in the Hole | Father Diego (uncredited) | 1951-06-29 |
Series | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Unknown | 1951-09-08 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | The Great Rupert | Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited) | 1950-03-01 |
Movie | Quicksand | Baldy | 1950-03-24 |
Movie | Covered Wagon Raid | Bartender Pete | 1950-06-30 |
Movie | Where Danger Lives | Postville Deputy (uncredited) | 1950-11-16 |
Movie | Flying Disc Man from Mars | Crane | 1950-10-25 |
Movie | Three Secrets | Matthews (uncredited) | 1950-10-20 |
Movie | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Townsman (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
Movie | Alias Nick Beal | Commercial Fisherman | 1949-03-04 |
Movie | The Crooked Way | 1949-04-22 | |
Movie | On the Town | Subway Passenger (uncredited) | 1949-12-08 |
Movie | The Fountainhead | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
Movie | Without Honor | Neighbor | 1949-10-26 |
Movie | The Heiress | Groom (uncredited) | 1949-10-06 |
Movie | Big Town Scandal | Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited) | 1948-05-27 |
Movie | The Vicious Circle | Andreas Molnar | 1948-07-21 |
Movie | The Dark Past | First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited) | 1948-12-22 |
Movie | Whispering Smith | 1948-12-09 | |
Movie | Pursued | Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited) | 1947-03-02 |
Movie | Robin Hood Of Texas | Photographer | 1947-07-15 |
Movie | That Brennan Girl | Apartment House Clerk (uncredited) | 1946-12-23 |
Movie | Bowery Bombshell | Feather-Fingers | 1946-07-20 |
Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
Movie | Circumstantial Evidence | Prisoner | 1945-04-20 |
Movie | Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask | Michael Strong | 1945-01-26 |
Movie | You Came Along | Reporter (uncredited) | 1945-07-04 |
Movie | Anchors Aweigh | Assistant Director (uncredited) | 1945-08-13 |
Movie | The Great American Mug | Pete Ramson (uncredited) | 1945-10-06 |
Movie | Lady in the Dark | Reporter (uncredited) | 1944-02-10 |
Movie | Four Jills in a Jeep | Master Sergeant (uncredited) | 1944-03-17 |
Movie | Wilson | Reporter (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Wolves of the Range | Bank Teller | 1943-06-21 |
Movie | Dixie Dugan | Citizen (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
Movie | Confessions of a Vice Baron | Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1943-06-30 |
Movie | Hitler's Madman | Sergeant (uncredited) | 1943-06-10 |
Movie | Batman | Agent on Plane | 1943-07-16 |
Movie | The Masked Marvel | Reporter #1 | 1943-11-06 |
Movie | The Mystery of the 13th Guest | Carter (uncredited) | 1943-11-05 |
Movie | Destroyer | 1st Ship Fitter | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Don't Lie | 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited) | 1942-04-04 |
Movie | Fingers at the Window | Photographer (uncredited) | 1942-04-22 |
Movie | Alias Boston Blackie | Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1942-04-02 |
Movie | Blue, White, and Perfect | Porter | 1942-01-06 |
Movie | The Mystery of Marie Roget | Subordinate | 1942-04-23 |
Movie | Pardon My Stripes | Bookie (uncredited) | 1942-01-26 |
Movie | A Tragedy at Midnight | Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited) | 1942-02-02 |
Movie | Wake Island | Marine in Trench (uncredited) | 1942-08-11 |
Movie | For Me and My Gal | Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1942-10-21 |
Movie | Gentleman Jim | Reporter (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
Movie | Dr. Broadway | Little man | 1942-05-09 |
Movie | The Secret Code | Otto Stahl | 1942-09-04 |
Movie | Sabotage Squad | Middle Barber [script name: Harry] | 1942-08-27 |
Movie | The Pride of the Yankees | Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
Movie | The Reluctant Dragon | Slim (uncredited) | 1941-06-19 |
Movie | South of Panama | Joe | 1941-05-02 |
Movie | Roar of the Press | Swithboard Operator | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | Two Latins from Manhattan | Information Attendant | 1941-10-02 |
Movie | You'll Never Get Rich | Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited) | 1941-09-25 |
Movie | Three Girls About Town | Reporter | 1941-10-23 |
Movie | Remember the Day | Photographer | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | Road to Happiness | Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1941-12-19 |
Movie | Babes on Broadway | Reed's Writer (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
Movie | Paris Calling | Gendarme (uncredited) | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Son of the Navy | Patrolman at Altercation | 1940-03-30 |
Movie | I Take This Oath | Cotton Club Doorman | 1940-05-20 |
Movie | Danger Ahead | Henchman Lefty | 1940-01-22 |
Movie | Mandrake the Magician | Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9] | 1940-01-01 |
Movie | The Saint Takes Over | Welcoming Committee Man | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | The Shadow | Henchman | 1940-01-05 |
Movie | Mexican Spitfire | Slippy - a Fugitive | 1940-01-12 |
Movie | Two Girls on Broadway | Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Harry | 1940-10-29 |
Movie | No, No, Nanette | Travel Agent | 1940-12-19 |
Movie | Pop Always Pays | Auto Salesman | 1940-06-21 |
Movie | The Return of Frank James | Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-08-10 |
Movie | Rodeo Dough | Rodeo Official | 1940-11-09 |
Movie | Sailor's Lady | Assistant Paymaster | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Girls of the Road | Lecherous Driver (Uncredited) | 1940-07-24 |
Movie | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | Photographer (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Star Reporter | Wilkins | 1939-02-22 |
Movie | Cafe Society | Waiter (uncredited) | 1939-03-03 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Real Ambulance Intern | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Fast and Loose | Driver | 1939-02-17 |
Movie | Money to Loan | Frank Sidley, Loan Victim | 1939-03-11 |
Movie | Convict's Code | Bank Teller | 1939-01-18 |
Movie | Homicide Bureau | Gangster Shot by Brown | 1939-01-05 |
Movie | Ride 'em, Cowgirl | Announcer | 1939-01-20 |
Movie | Mandrake the Magician | Gray | 1939-05-06 |
Movie | North of Shanghai | Wycoff | 1939-01-24 |
Movie | Four Girls in White | Ambulance Orderly | 1939-01-27 |
Movie | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Taylor's Stooge (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
Movie | Fast and Furious | Day Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-10-06 |
Movie | Sued for Libel | Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited) | 1939-10-27 |
Movie | Gone with the Wind | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1939-12-15 |
Movie | Captain Fury | Paymaster's Assistant | 1939-05-26 |
Movie | Those High Grey Walls | Convict (uncredited) | 1939-09-21 |
Movie | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Army Telegraph Operator | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Stronger Than Desire | First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
Movie | The Day the Bookies Wept | Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
Movie | Girl from Rio | Second Hotel Desk clerk | 1939-08-07 |
Movie | Coast Guard | Second Officer (uncredited) | 1939-08-04 |
Movie | The Fighting Devil Dogs | The Lightning (uncredited) | 1938-05-27 |
Movie | The Saint in New York | Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited) | 1938-05-25 |
Movie | One Wild Night | Bank Officer (uncredited) | 1938-06-02 |
Movie | Wide Open Faces | News Photographer | 1938-04-18 |
Movie | Hollywood Handicap | Turf Club Representative | 1938-05-28 |
Movie | I Met My Love Again | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
Movie | Tell Your Children | Joe the Bartender (uncredited) | 1938-06-15 |
Movie | The Spy Ring | Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited) | 1938-01-08 |
Movie | The Canary Comes Across | Convict (uncredited) | 1938-01-26 |
Movie | State Police | Police Dispatcher | 1938-03-18 |
Movie | Test Pilot | Pilot (uncredited) | 1938-04-16 |
Movie | The Chaser | Injured Man | 1938-07-29 |
Movie | Exposed | Slim | 1938-11-05 |
Movie | Mr. Wong, Detective | Coroner (uncredited) | 1938-10-05 |
Movie | The Main Event | Buck | 1938-06-22 |
Movie | Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Circus Usher (uncredited) | 1938-12-02 |
Movie | Comet Over Broadway | Amateur Actor (uncredited) | 1938-12-03 |
Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Photographer | 1938-09-30 |
Movie | Sunset Murder Case | Editor | 1938-11-11 |
Movie | Juvenile Court | Druggist (uncredited) | 1938-09-10 |
Movie | You Can't Take It with You | Reporter (uncredited) | 1938-09-01 |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | Photographer (uncredited) | 1938-08-06 |
Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Newsstand Man (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
Movie | Captains Courageous | Corridor Steward (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
Movie | Topper | Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
Movie | Easy Living | Stock Investor (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
Movie | Big Business | Townsman Investor | 1937-06-18 |
Movie | Love Is News | Salesman (uncredited) | 1937-02-26 |
Movie | The Californian | Townsman | 1937-07-18 |
Movie | Secret Valley | Henchman Doc (uncredited) | 1937-01-15 |
Movie | Way Out West | Cowboy (uncredited) | 1937-04-16 |
Movie | Criminals of the Air | 'Trigger' | 1937-04-29 |
Movie | Smashing the Vice Trust | Eddie's Henchman (uncredited) | 1937-01-01 |
Movie | Missing Witnesses | Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited) | 1937-12-11 |
Movie | Wells Fargo | Minor Role | 1937-12-31 |
Movie | Stella Dallas | Man on Train (uncredited) | 1937-08-06 |
Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Louis Lawson | 1937-11-06 |
Movie | Expensive Husbands | Reporter | 1937-11-27 |
Movie | Love Takes Flight | Talking Reporter | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | It Happened in Hollywood | Reporter | 1937-09-07 |
Movie | The Firefly | French Officer (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Cash and Carry | President's Secretary (uncredited) | 1937-09-03 |
Movie | The Girl from Mandalay | New Year's Party Participant | 1936-04-19 |
Movie | Brilliant Marriage | Art Critic | 1936-03-25 |
Movie | Below the Deadline | Oscar (uncredited) | 1936-06-07 |
Movie | Boulder Dam | Job Applications Teller (uncredited) | 1936-03-07 |
Movie | The Crime Patrol | Henchman (uncredited) | 1936-05-12 |
Movie | Black Gold | Collins (uncredited) | 1936-01-19 |
Movie | Spendthrift | Reporter | 1936-07-22 |
Movie | I'll Name the Murderer | Driver (Uncredited) | 1936-01-26 |
Movie | Murder at Glen Athol | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1936-02-27 |
Movie | The Preview Murder Mystery | Reporter (Uncredited) | 1936-02-28 |
Movie | Love on a Bet | Reporter | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | The Bridge of Sighs | Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited) | 1936-02-14 |
Movie | Great Guy | Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited) | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Go West Young Man | Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-11-18 |
Movie | Ten Laps to Go | Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk | 1936-12-05 |
Movie | Sinner Take All | Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-12-18 |
Movie | Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
Movie | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Townsman (uncredited) | 1936-09-20 |
Movie | The Mandarin Mystery | Reporter at Dock | 1936-12-23 |
Movie | It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) | Fingerprint Expert | 1936-08-01 |
Movie | The Devil Is a Sissy | Intern | 1936-09-18 |
Movie | Jailbreak | Hotel Clerk | 1936-08-05 |
Movie | Postal Inspector | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1936-08-16 |
Movie | Sing, Baby, Sing | Kansas City News Vendor | 1936-08-21 |
Movie | Shanghai | Ship Steward | 1935-07-19 |
Movie | Born to Gamble | Dice Player (uncredited) | 1935-07-09 |
Movie | Front Page Woman | Waiter (uncredited) | 1935-07-11 |
Movie | Here Comes the Band | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
Movie | Special Agent | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 1935-09-14 |
Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Milkman (uncredited) | 1935-12-06 |
Movie | The Girl Who Came Back | Henchman Jimmy | 1935-09-20 |
Movie | Smarty | Court Recorder (uncredited) | 1934-05-19 |
Movie | Journal of a Crime | Cartier's Secretary (uncredited) | 1934-03-10 |
Movie | As the Earth Turns | Villager at Dance | 1934-02-14 |
Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Reporter (Uncredited) | 1934-06-02 |
Movie | Jimmy the Gent | Chalmers (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
Movie | Dames | Elevator Starter (uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
Movie | The Personality Kid | Ritzy's Trainer | 1934-06-06 |
Movie | Friends of Mr. Sweeney | Ladies' Table Dealer | 1934-07-28 |
Movie | The Curtain Falls | Seven Eleven Club Customer | 1934-10-02 |
Movie | Going Bye-Bye! | Man in Courtroom | 1934-06-23 |
Movie | The Little Giant | Investment Clerk (uncredited) | 1933-05-20 |
Movie | Hard to Handle | Ed - Photographer (uncredited) | 1933-01-28 |
Movie | Central Airport | Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited) | 1933-04-15 |
Movie | Torch Singer | Man in Radio Station | 1933-09-08 |
Movie | Goodbye Again | Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1933-09-09 |
Movie | The House on 56th Street | Ship's Steward (uncredited) | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | Female | Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited) | 1933-11-11 |
Movie | Union Depot | Sailor (uncredited) | 1932-01-14 |
Movie | The Death Kiss | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1932-12-05 |
Movie | If I Had a Million | Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Newly Rich | (uncredited) | 1931-07-02 |
Movie | Riders of the Purple Sage | Judkins | 1931-10-22 |