Robert Dudley
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.]
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
The Jackpot
Film • 1950
jako Simpkins (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
Film • 1948
jako Pop
Race Street
Film • 1948
jako Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
Sleep, My Love
Film • 1948
jako Bar Patron at The Maples
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film • 1947
jako Chemist (uncredited)
Wigilijne pojednanie
Film • 1947
jako Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Magic Town
Film • 1947
jako Dickey
Living in a Big Way
Film • 1947
jako Carpenter
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Film • 1947
jako Robert McDuffy
Singin' in the Corn
Film • 1946
jako Gramp McCoy
San Quentin
Film • 1946
jako Fuller (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
Film • 1946
jako Process Server (uncredited)
San Antonio
Film • 1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Film • 1945
Lady on a Train
Film • 1945
Belle of the Yukon
Film • 1944
jako Storekeeper (uncredited)
The Doughgirls
Film • 1944
jako Hotel Waiter
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Film • 1944
jako Man (uncredited)
Casanova Brown
Film • 1944
jako Justice Of The Peace
It Happened Tomorrow
Film • 1944
jako Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Main Street Today
Film • 1944
jako Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Happy Land
Film • 1943
jako Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Syn Draculi
Film • 1943
jako Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
Film • 1943
jako Elderly Man
The Ghost and the Guest
Film • 1943
jako Ben Bowron
Opowieść o Palm Beach
Film • 1942
jako Wienie King
All That Money Can Buy
Film • 1941
jako Lem (uncredited)
Obywatel Kane
Film • 1941
jako Photographer (uncredited)
Lady Eve
Film • 1941
jako Husband on Ship (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
Film • 1940
jako Pete Norris - Juror
Stranger on the Third Floor
Film • 1940
jako Postman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
Film • 1940
jako Bailiff (uncredited)
Haunted House
Film • 1940
jako Hank Edwards
The House of the Seven Gables
Film • 1940
jako Jury Foreman
Pan Smith jedzie do Waszyngtonu
Film • 1939
jako Reporter (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Film • 1939
jako Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Zenobia
Film • 1939
jako Court Clerk
Almost a Gentleman
Film • 1939
jako Farmer
The Toast of New York
Film • 1937
jako Janitor
The Mighty Treve
Film • 1937
jako Rancher at Auction
Jestem niewinny
Film • 1936
jako Store Owner (uncredited)
Więzień na wyspie rekinów
Film • 1936
jako Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
The Perfect Set-Up
Film • 1936
jako Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Film • 1936
jako Robert - Chauffeur
Frisco Kid
Film • 1935
jako Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
Film • 1935
jako Shopkeeper
The Gilded Lily
Film • 1935
jako Store Clerk (uncredited)
Wild Gold
Film • 1934
jako Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
Film • 1933
jako Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
Film • 1933
jako Minister (uncredited)
Three Wise Girls
Film • 1932
jako Lem - the Druggist
Broken Lullaby
Film • 1932
An American Tragedy
Film • 1931
jako Juror (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Film • 1931
jako Flint's Secretary
Conspiracy
Film • 1930
jako Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
Dames Ahoy
Film • 1930
jako Parson
Wide Open
Film • 1930
jako Office Worker
Burning Up
Film • 1930
jako Sheriff
Dynamite
Film • 1929
jako Store Proprietor
Big News
Film • 1929
jako Telegraph Editor
Shanghai Rose
Film • 1929
jako Reformer
Fools for Luck
Film • 1928
jako Jim Simpson
Skinner's Big Idea
Film • 1928
jako Gibbs
The Night Flyer
Film • 1928
jako Freddy
Broadway Madness
Film • 1927
jako Thomas
After Midnight
Film • 1927
jako Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
Casey at the Bat
Film • 1927
jako Farmer (uncredited)
The Marriage Clause
Film • 1926
jako Secretary
For Heaven's Sake
Film • 1926
jako Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
A Woman of the World
Film • 1925
jako French-speaking party guest
The Last Edition
Film • 1925
jako Yes Man
Kentucky Pride
Film • 1925
jako Preacher (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Three
Film • 1924
jako Jasper Saddler
The Extra Girl
Film • 1923
jako Financier
Sixty Cents an Hour
Film • 1923
jako Storekeeper
The Tiger's Claw
Film • 1923
jako Army Officer
Nobody's Bride
Film • 1923
jako Uncle Peter Standish
Making a Man
Film • 1922
jako Bailey
The Ninety and Nine
Film • 1922
jako Abner Blake
One a Minute
Film • 1921
jako Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
Traveling Salesman
Film • 1921
jako Pierce Gill
The Fourteenth Man
Film • 1920
jako Tidmarsh
Out of a Clear Sky
Film • 1918
jako Father
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Film • 1917
jako Clerk