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person_profile-Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley Died at age: 66

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Robert Dudley

Date of Birth:

Sep 12, 1889

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Nov 12, 1955

Biography of

Robert Dudley

    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.]

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Robert Dudley

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Filmography of

Robert Dudley

Found 65 Movies in total

The Jackpot

Simpkins ( Actor )

... 1950

Strike It Rich

Pop ( Actor )

... 1948

Race Street

Pop (Watchman) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948

Sleep, My Love

Bar Patron at The Maples ( Actor )

... 1948

Mourning Becomes Electra

Chemist (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Christmas Eve

Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Magic Town

Dickey ( Actor )

... 1947

Living in a Big Way

Carpenter ( Actor )

... 1947

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Robert McDuffy ( Actor )

... 1947

Singin' in the Corn

Gramp McCoy ( Actor )

... 1946

San Quentin

Fuller (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

... 1945

... 1945

Belle of the Yukon

Storekeeper (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

The Doughgirls

Hotel Waiter ( Actor )

... 1944

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Casanova Brown

Justice Of The Peace ( Actor )

... 1944

It Happened Tomorrow

Justice of the Peace (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

Happy Land

Old Man Bowers ( Actor )

... 1943

Son of Dracula

Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Honeymoon Lodge

Elderly Man ( Actor )

... 1943

The Ghost and the Guest

Ben Bowron ( Actor )

... 1943

The Palm Beach Story

Wienie King ( Actor )

... 1942

All That Money Can Buy

Lem (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Citizen Kane

Photographer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

The Lady Eve

Husband on Ship (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

When the Daltons Rode

Pete Norris - Juror ( Actor )

... 1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Postman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Lucky Partners

Bailiff ( Actor )

... 1940

Haunted House

Hank Edwards ( Actor )

... 1940

The House of the Seven Gables

Jury Foreman ( Actor )

... 1940

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Zenobia

Court Clerk ( Actor )

... 1939

Almost a Gentleman

Farmer ( Actor )

... 1939

The Toast of New York

Janitor ( Actor )

... 1937

The Mighty Treve

Rancher at Auction ( Actor )

... 1937

Fury

Store Owner (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Paddy O'Day

Robert - Chauffeur ( Actor )

... 1936

Frisco Kid

Vigilante Leader (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

3 Kids and a Queen

Shopkeeper ( Actor )

... 1935

Wild Gold

Hotel Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1934

Midnight Mary

Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Face in the Sky

Minister (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1933

Three Wise Girls

Lem - the Druggist ( Actor )

... 1932

... 1932

An American Tragedy

Juror (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1931

Scandal Sheet

Flint's Secretary ( Actor )

... 1931

Conspiracy

Mr. Christopher (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Dames Ahoy

Parson ( Actor )

... 1930

Burning Up

Sheriff ( Actor )

... 1930

Wide Open

Office Worker ( Actor )

... 1930

Dynamite

Store Proprietor ( Actor )

... 1929

Big News

Telegraph Editor ( Actor )

... 1929

Shanghai Rose

Reformer ( Actor )

... 1929

Fools for Luck

Jim Simpson ( Actor )

... 1928

The Night Flyer

Freddy ( Actor )

... 1928

Casey at the Bat

Farmer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927

For Heaven's Sake

Harold's Secretary (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

A Woman of the World

French-speaking party guest ( Actor )

... 1925

The Last Edition

Yes Man ( Actor )

... 1925

The Extra Girl

Financier ( Actor )

... 1923

The Tiger's Claw

Army Officer ( Actor )

... 1923

One a Minute

Rogers' Attorney (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1921

The Fourteenth Man

Tidmarsh ( Actor )

... 1920

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Clerk ( Actor )

... 1917