
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

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

The Heiress (1949)
as Groom (uncredited)

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

Batman (1943)
as Agent on Plane

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

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

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

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

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

The Fountainhead (1949)
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Captains Courageous (1937)
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)

Joan of Arc (1948)
as Peasant (uncredited)

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

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

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

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
as Slim (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)

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

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

Topper (1937)
as Bank Teller (uncredited)

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

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

The Big Clock (1948)
as Cabby (uncredited)

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

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

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

Wilson (1944)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Vice Raid (1959)
as Malone's Secretary

Way Out West (1937)
as Cowboy (uncredited)

Test Pilot (1938)
as Pilot (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Chalmers (uncredited)

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

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

Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Reporter (uncredited)

The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Welcoming Committee Man

At Long Last Love (1975)
as Doorman

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

Expensive Husbands (1937)
as Reporter

The Shadow (1940)
as Henchman

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

The Firefly (1937)
as French Officer (uncredited)

Three Secrets (1950)
as Matthews (uncredited)

Paris Calling (1941)
as Gendarme (uncredited)

Exposed (1938)
as Slim

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

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

Coast Guard (1939)
as Second Officer (uncredited)

Star Reporter (1939)
as Wilkins

Union Depot (1932)
as Sailor (uncredited)

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

Quicksand (1950)
as Baldy

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
as Columnist

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

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

Easy Living (1937)
as Stock Investor (uncredited)

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

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

Alias Nick Beal (1949)
as Commercial Fisherman

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

Without Honor (1949)
as Neighbor

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

The Bowery (1933)
as Cynic (uncredited)

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

Wells Fargo (1937)
as Minor Role

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

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

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

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

Destroyer (1943)
as 1st Ship Fitter

Captain Fury (1939)
as Paymaster's Assistant

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

California (1947)
as Mike (uncredited)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)
as Gray

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

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

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

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

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

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as Intern

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

Dames (1934)
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

Female (1933)
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

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

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Hotel Desk Clerk

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Subordinate

No, No, Nanette (1940)
as Travel Agent

Brilliant Marriage (1936)
as Art Critic

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

The Jade Mask (1945)
as Michael Strong

North of Shanghai (1939)
as Wycoff

Remember the Day (1941)
as Photographer

Front Page Woman (1935)
as Waiter (uncredited)

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

I Take This Oath (1940)
as Cotton Club Doorman

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

Night Riders of Montana (1951)
as Drummer

On an Island with You (1948)
Actor

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

Dixie Dugan (1943)
as Citizen (uncredited)

Love Is News (1937)
as Salesman (uncredited)

Rodeo Dough (1940)
as Rodeo Official

Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Auto Salesman

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

The Crooked Way (1949)
Actor

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

Hot Rod Gang (1958)
as Dryden Philpott

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

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

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

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
as Prisoner

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

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

Below the Deadline (1936)
as Oscar (uncredited)

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

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

Shanghai (1935)
as Ship Steward

The Masked Marvel (1943)
as Reporter #1

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

Sinner Take All (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
as Crane

Hollywood Handicap (1938)
as Turf Club Representative

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
as Reporter

Homicide Bureau (1939)
as Gangster Shot by Brown

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

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

Upperworld (1934)
as Steward (uncredited)

Sunset Murder Case (1938)
as Editor

Three Girls About Town (1941)
as Reporter

The Secret Code (1942)
as Otto Stahl

Son of the Navy (1940)
as Patrolman at Altercation

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

The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
as Reporter at Dock

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

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

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

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

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
as Harry

The Chaser (1938)
as Injured Man

Fog Over Frisco (1934)
as Reporter (Uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire (1940)
as Slippy - a Fugitive

Four Girls in White (1939)
as Ambulance Orderly

The Curtain Falls (1934)
as Seven Eleven Club Customer

Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)
as Photographer

Road to Happiness (1941)
as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Harry (uncredited)

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

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

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

Streamlined Swing (1938)
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)

Torch Singer (1933)
as Man in Radio Station

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

Crash Donovan (1936)
as Patrolman (uncredited)

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

The Californian (1937)
as Townsman

Hi, Beautiful (1944)
as Conductor (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars (1938)
as Photographer (uncredited)

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

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

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

Love Takes Flight (1937)
as Talking Reporter

State Police (1938)
as Police Dispatcher

Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Photographer

Smarty (1934)
as Court Recorder (uncredited)

Cafe Society (1939)
as Waiter (uncredited)

Fast and Loose (1939)
as Driver (uncredited)

Wide Open Faces (1938)
as News Photographer

Love on a Bet (1936)
as Reporter

Girl from Rio (1939)
as Second Hotel Desk clerk

Convict's Code (1939)
as Bank Teller

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

Hard to Handle (1933)
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)

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

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

Spendthrift (1936)
as Reporter

The Sky Parade (1936)
as Fred (uncredited)

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

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

I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
as Driver (Uncredited)
Aliens from Space (—)
as Station Attendant

Juvenile Court (1938)
as Druggist (uncredited)

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

The Personality Kid (1934)
as Ritzy's Trainer

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

Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
as Porter

Danger Ahead (1940)
as Henchman Lefty

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

Newly Rich (1931)
as (uncredited)

Wolves of the Range (1943)
as Bank Teller

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

Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Assistant Paymaster

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

You Came Along (1945)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
as Judkins

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

Postal Inspector (1936)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

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

Killers from Space (1954)
as Gas Station Attendant

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

Bowery Bombshell (1946)
as Feather-Fingers

Secret Valley (1937)
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)

Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
as Announcer

Jailbreak (1936)
as Hotel Clerk

All Stuck Up (1930)
Actor

The Crime Patrol (1936)
as Henchman (uncredited)

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

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

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

Roar of the Press (1941)
as Swithboard Operator

As the Earth Turns (1934)
as Villager at Dance

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

Criminals of the Air (1937)
as 'Trigger'

Hollywood Round-Up (1937)
as Louis Lawson

Missile Monsters (1958)
as Male Secretary (bit)

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

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

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

Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
as Information Attendant

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

Speed to Spare (1937)
as Otto Behrman
South of Panama (1941)
as Joe

Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
as Bartender Pete

The Vicious Circle (1948)
as Andreas Molnar

The Main Event (1938)
as Buck

Black Gold (1936)
as Collins (uncredited)

Big Business (1937)
as Townsman Investor

Helldorado (1935)
as Newspaper Reporter

Pardon My Stripes (1942)
as Bookie (uncredited)

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

Arson for Hire (1959)
as Cab Dispatcher

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

Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
Actor

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

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

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





