
Lester Dorr
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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. Dorr was cast in more than 250 films in just the 1930s alone. 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. 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. 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.
Known for
Credits

East of Eden (1955)
as City Official at Parade (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Workman (uncredited)

Vice Raid (1959)
as Malone's Secretary

Ace in the Hole (1951)
as Father Diego (uncredited)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind (1960)
as Dr. John (uncredited)

Night Riders of Montana (1951)
as Drummer

Captains Courageous (1937)
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)

Special Agent (1935)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
as Slim (uncredited)

On the Town (1949)
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
as Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Chalmers (uncredited)

The Heiress (1949)
as Groom (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
as George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)

Star Reporter (1939)
as Wilkins

Babes on Broadway (1941)
as Reed's Writer (uncredited)

Hitler's Madman (1943)
as Sergeant (uncredited)

Joan of Arc (1948)
as Peasant (uncredited)

Batman (1943)
as Agent on Plane

You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
as Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)

The Fountainhead (1949)
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Front Page Woman (1935)
as Waiter (uncredited)

Central Airport (1933)
as Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)

Brilliant Marriage (1936)
as Art Critic

Remember the Day (1941)
as Photographer

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
as Columnist

Way Out West (1937)
as Cowboy (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James (1940)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
as Newsstand Man (uncredited)

Exposed (1938)
as Slim

Topper (1937)
as Bank Teller (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette (1940)
as Travel Agent

Follow the Sun (1951)
Actor

The Spy Ring (1938)
as Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)

The Big Clock (1948)
as Cabby (uncredited)

Those High Grey Walls (1939)
as Convict (uncredited)

Test Pilot (1938)
as Pilot (uncredited)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
as Townsman (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Saint in New York (1938)
as Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)

I Take This Oath (1940)
as Cotton Club Doorman

Love Is News (1937)
as Salesman (uncredited)

Love Takes Flight (1937)
as Talking Reporter

On an Island with You (1948)
as (uncredited)

Silver River (1948)
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)

Hot Rod Gang (1958)
as Dryden Philpott

Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
as Bartender Pete

Pursued (1947)
as Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)

Stella Dallas (1937)
as Man on Train (uncredited)

I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
as Driver (Uncredited)

Take the High Ground! (1953)
as Army Doctor (uncredited)

Hollywood Handicap (1938)
as Turf Club Representative

Where Danger Lives (1950)
as Postville Deputy (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl (1946)
as Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)

Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Three Secrets (1950)
as Matthews (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window (1942)
as Photographer (uncredited)

Bowery Bombshell (1946)
as Feather-Fingers

At Long Last Love (1975)
as Doorman

Hotel (1967)
as Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Dark Past (1948)
as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)

Girl from Rio (1939)
as Second Hotel Desk clerk

If I Had a Million (1932)
as Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)

Wells Fargo (1937)
as Minor Role

Easy Living (1937)
as Stock Investor (uncredited)

The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
as Informant (uncredited)

Dames (1934)
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

California (1947)
as Mike (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam (1942)
as Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
as Reporter (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal (1942)
as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Tell Your Children (1938)
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Subordinate

Aliens from Space (—)
as Station Attendant

Whispering Smith (1948)
as Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)

I Met My Love Again (1938)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
as Reporter

Helldorado (1935)
as Newspaper Reporter

Coast Guard (1939)
as Second Officer (uncredited)

Expensive Husbands (1937)
as Reporter

Wolves of the Range (1943)
as Bank Teller

Pardon My Stripes (1942)
as Bookie (uncredited)

Without Honor (1949)
as Neighbor

Fast and Furious (1939)
as Day Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
as Photographer (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band (1935)
as Audience Member (uncredited)

You Came Along (1945)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Captain Fury (1939)
as Paymaster's Assistant

The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
as Army Telegraph Operator

Union Depot (1932)
as Sailor (uncredited)

Go West Young Man (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
as Coroner (uncredited)

The Great Rupert (1950)
as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)

The Firefly (1937)
as French Officer (uncredited)

Alias Nick Beal (1949)
as Commercial Fisherman

The Crooked Way (1949)
Actor

Wilson (1944)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Welcoming Committee Man

Homicide Bureau (1939)
as Gangster Shot by Brown

The Bowery (1933)
as Cynic (uncredited)

Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
as Porter

Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
as Judkins

Speed to Spare (1937)
as Otto Behrman

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Hotel Desk Clerk

Lady in the Dark (1944)
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as Intern

Destroyer (1943)
as 1st Ship Fitter

As the Earth Turns (1934)
as Villager at Dance

Dr. Broadway (1942)
as Little Man (uncredited)

The House on 56th Street (1933)
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Torch Singer (1933)
as Man in Radio Station

Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
as Information Attendant

Girls of the Road (1940)
as Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)

Quicksand (1950)
as Baldy

Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Below the Deadline (1936)
as Oscar (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
as Harry

The Sky Parade (1936)
as Fred (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town (1941)
as Reporter

Killers from Space (1954)
as Gas Station Attendant

Secret Valley (1937)
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)

The Little Giant (1933)
as Investment Clerk (uncredited)

Rodeo Dough (1940)
as Rodeo Official

Black Gold (1936)
as Collins (uncredited)

Sued for Libel (1939)
as Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)

Money to Loan (1939)
as Frank Sidley, Loan Victim

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
as Circus Usher (uncredited)

The President's Mystery (1936)
as Townsman (uncredited)

Wake Island (1942)
as Marine in Trench (uncredited)

Jailbreak (1936)
as Hotel Clerk

Smarty (1934)
as Court Recorder (uncredited)

All Stuck Up (1930)
Actor

The Crowd Roars (1938)
as Photographer (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
as Real Ambulance Intern

Don't Lie (1942)
as 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Son of the Navy (1940)
as Patrolman at Altercation

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
as Fingerprint Expert

Mary, Mary (1963)
as Husband in Elevator (uncredited)

Journal of a Crime (1934)
as Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)

Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
as Man in Courtroom

Great Guy (1936)
as Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)

Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)
as Photographer

Roar of the Press (1941)
as Swithboard Operator

Spendthrift (1936)
as Reporter

Newly Rich (1931)
as (uncredited)

Paris Calling (1941)
as Gendarme (uncredited)

Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
as Crane

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
as Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)

Juvenile Court (1938)
as Druggist (uncredited)

Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)

Four Girls in White (1939)
as Ambulance Orderly

Fog Over Frisco (1934)
as Reporter (Uncredited)

The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
as Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)

The Main Event (1938)
as Buck

Crash Donovan (1936)
as Patrolman (uncredited)

The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
as The Lightning (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan (1943)
as Citizen (uncredited)

Postal Inspector (1936)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
as Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)

The Officer and the Lady (1941)
as Concessionaire (uncredited)

Goodbye Again (1933)
as Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
as Reporter (Uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)

Criminals of the Air (1937)
as 'Trigger'

Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
as Ladies' Table Dealer

Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
as Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Masked Marvel (1943)
as Reporter #1

Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
as Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)

Fast and Loose (1939)
as Driver (uncredited)

The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
as Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)

The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
as New Year's Party Participant

Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Assistant Paymaster

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Shadow (1940)
as Henchman

Hard to Handle (1933)
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Harry (uncredited)

Love on a Bet (1936)
as Reporter

Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Photographer

Ten Laps to Go (1936)
as Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk

Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
Actor

The Great American Mug (1945)
as Pete Ramson (uncredited)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
as Carter (uncredited)

Stronger Than Desire (1939)
as First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)

North of Shanghai (1939)
as Wycoff

Hollywood Round-Up (1937)
as Louis Lawson

Boulder Dam (1936)
as Job Applications Teller (uncredited)

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
as Milkman (uncredited)

The Chaser (1938)
as Injured Man

The Crime Patrol (1936)
as Henchman (uncredited)

Missile Monsters (1958)
as Male Secretary (bit)

One Wild Night (1938)
as Bank Officer (uncredited)

Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Auto Salesman

The Jade Mask (1945)
as Michael Strong

Sabotage Squad (1942)
as Middle Barber [script name: Harry]

The Secret Code (1942)
as Otto Stahl

Upperworld (1934)
as Steward (uncredited)

Wide Open Faces (1938)
as News Photographer
South of Panama (1941)
as Joe

Cafe Society (1939)
as Waiter (uncredited)

Cash and Carry (1937)
as President's Secretary (uncredited)

Road to Happiness (1941)
as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)
as Gray

The Canary Comes Across (1938)
as Convict (uncredited)

Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
as Announcer

The Curtain Falls (1934)
as Seven Eleven Club Customer

Convict's Code (1939)
as Bank Teller

Big Business (1937)
as Townsman Investor

Big Town Scandal (1948)
as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)

Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)
as Townsman (uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Amateur Actor (uncredited)

Hi, Beautiful (1944)
as Conductor (uncredited)

Sunset Murder Case (1938)
as Editor

Female (1933)
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

Shanghai (1935)
as Ship Steward

Sinner Take All (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
as Prisoner

Missing Witnesses (1937)
as Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)

Danger Ahead (1940)
as Henchman Lefty

The Personality Kid (1934)
as Ritzy's Trainer

The Vicious Circle (1948)
as Andreas Molnar

Streamlined Swing (1938)
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire (1940)
as Slippy - a Fugitive

Arson for Hire (1959)
as Cab Dispatcher

Born to Gamble (1935)
as Dice Player (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician (1940)
as Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]

The Californian (1937)
as Townsman

Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
as Kansas City News Vendor

The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
as Reporter at Dock

State Police (1938)
as Police Dispatcher





