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Robert Dudley
Actor
Born September 12, 1889Died November 12, 1955 (66 years)
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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.]
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.]
Filmography
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Court Clerk (1986) |
| 1955 | The Little Rascals (TV Series) · as Chief Of Police (1955) |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel · as Old Man On Park Bench |
| 1950 | The Jackpot · as Simpkins (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Johnny Holiday · as Bill Barnett, Old Shoemaker |
| 1948 | Portrait of Jennie · as Another Old Mariner |
| 1948 | Race Street · as Pop (watchman) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love · as Bar Patron At The Maples |
| 1947 | Mourning Becomes Electra · as Chemist (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve · as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Magic Town · as Dickey |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Carpenter |
| 1947 | The Sin of Harold Diddlebock · as Robert Mcduffy |
| 1946 | San Quentin · as Fuller (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey · as Process Server |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer · as Station Master |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life · as Old Fisherman |
| 1946 | Cinderella Jones · as Secretary |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood · as 78-Year-Old Man |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Pete |
| 1945 | |
| 1945 | |
| 1945 | |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Pine Hills Ymca Hotel Attendant |
| 1944 | Belle of the Yukon · as Storekeeper (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Music for Millions · as Rafferty - Postman |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble · as Old Man |
| 1944 | The Doughgirls · as Hotel Waiter |
| 1944 | The Big Noise · as Grandpa |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown · as Justice Of The Peace |
| 1944 | The Great Moment · as Charles - Morton's Cashier |
| 1944 | Sensations of 1945 · as Undetermined Role |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow · as Justice Of The Peace (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Happy Land · as Old Man Bowers (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Son of Dracula · as Justice Of The Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Ghost and the Guest · as Ben Bowron |
| 1943 | Follow the Band · as Seth Cathcart |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson · as Man In Shop |
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story · as Wienie King |
| 1942 | Syncopation · as Bartender |
| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels · as One-Legged Hobo |
| 1941 | Skylark · as Pedestrian |
| 1941 | The Devil and Daniel Webster · as Lem (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Citizen Kane · as Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Lady Eve · as Husband On Ship (uncredited) |
| 1940 | When the Daltons Rode · as Pete Norris - Juror |
| 1940 | Stranger on the Third Floor · as Postman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Lucky Partners · as Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Haunted House · as Hank Edwards |
| 1940 | The House of the Seven Gables · as Jury Foreman |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams · as Citizens Committee Man |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Court Clerk |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman · as Farmer |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies · as Barn Dance Emcee |
| 1937 | SOS Coast Guard · as Pierport Station Agent |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York · as Janitor |
| 1936 | The Bride Walks Out · as Irate Neighbor |
| 1936 | Fury · as Store Owner (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island · as Druggist At Trial |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day · as Robert - Chauffeur |
| 1935 | Frisco Kid · as Vigilante Leader (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs · as Contest Stage Manager |
| 1935 | Front Page Woman · as Dissenting Juror |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town · as Deputy |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily · as Store Clerk |
| 1934 | Wild Gold · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary · as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Face in the Sky · as Minister (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Reunion · as Sgt. Dudley |
| 1932 | Unashamed · as Hearing-Impaired Juror |
| 1932 | |
| 1931 | Three Wise Girls · as Lem - The Druggist |
| 1931 | An American Tragedy · as Juror (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Politics · as Husband Getting Haircut |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet · as Flint's Secretary |
| 1930 | Conspiracy · as Mr. Christopher (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Sins of the Children · as Harry - Inventory Recorder |
| 1930 | Wide Open · as Office Worker |
| 1929 | Dynamite · as Store Proprietor |
| 1929 | The Mysterious Island · as Workman |
| 1929 | Big News · as Telegraph Editor |
| 1928 | The Night Flyer · as Freddy |
| 1927 | Chicago · as Insurance Agent |
| 1927 | After Midnight · as Sugar Daddy |
| 1926 | For Heaven's Sake · as Harold's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1925 | A Woman of the World · as French-Speaking Party Guest |
| 1925 | Kentucky Pride · as Preacher |
| 1923 | The Extra Girl · as Financier |
| 1923 | The Tiger's Claw · as Army Officer |
| 1922 | Making a Man · as Bailey |
| 1922 | The Pride of Palomar · as Banker |
| 1922 | The Village Blacksmith · as Townsman |
| 1917 | Seven Keys to Baldpate · as Clerk |