
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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Fountainhead (1949)
as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Big Clock (1948)
as Cabby (uncredited)

Vice Raid (1959)
as Malone's Secretary

Captains Courageous (1937)
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)

At Long Last Love (1975)
as Doorman

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

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

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

Way Out West (1937)
as Cowboy (uncredited)

Joan of Arc (1948)
as Peasant (uncredited)

The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
as Slim (uncredited)

Topper (1937)
as Bank Teller (uncredited)

The Heiress (1949)
as Groom (uncredited)

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

Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

Easy Living (1937)
as Stock Investor (uncredited)

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

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

Jimmy the Gent (1934)
as Chalmers (uncredited)

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

Star Reporter (1939)
as Wilkins

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

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

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

The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Welcoming Committee Man

Batman (1943)
as Agent on Plane

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

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

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

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

Exposed (1938)
as Slim

Three Girls About Town (1941)
as Reporter

Alias Nick Beal (1949)
as Commercial Fisherman

Brilliant Marriage (1936)
as Art Critic

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

Blue, White and Perfect (1942)
as Porter

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

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

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

Destroyer (1943)
as 1st Ship Fitter

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

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

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

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

I Take This Oath (1940)
as Cotton Club Doorman

Night Riders of Montana (1951)
as Drummer

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

Test Pilot (1938)
as Pilot (uncredited)

Love Is News (1937)
as Salesman (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
as Harry

The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as Intern

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

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

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
as Reporter

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
as Columnist

Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)
as Photographer

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

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

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

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Subordinate

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

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

Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Photographer

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

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

Fog Over Frisco (1934)
as Reporter (Uncredited)

The Crooked Way (1949)
Actor

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

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

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

Killers from Space (1954)
as Gas Station Attendant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
as Judkins

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

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

Front Page Woman (1935)
as Waiter (uncredited)

Expensive Husbands (1937)
as Reporter

Dames (1934)
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

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

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

California (1947)
as Mike (uncredited)

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

Wells Fargo (1937)
as Minor Role

Female (1933)
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

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

Love on a Bet (1936)
as Reporter

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

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

Coast Guard (1939)
as Second Officer (uncredited)

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

Four Girls in White (1939)
as Ambulance Orderly

Son of the Navy (1940)
as Patrolman at Altercation

Criminals of the Air (1937)
as 'Trigger'

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

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

Wilson (1944)
as Reporter (uncredited)

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

Three Secrets (1950)
as Matthews (uncredited)

Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
as Crane

Hot Rod Gang (1958)
as Dryden Philpott

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

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

Paris Calling (1941)
as Gendarme (uncredited)

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

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

Torch Singer (1933)
as Man in Radio Station

No, No, Nanette (1940)
as Travel Agent

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

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

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

Remember the Day (1941)
as Photographer

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
as Prisoner

The Death Kiss (1932)
as Hotel Desk Clerk

Crash Donovan (1936)
as Patrolman (uncredited)

Quicksand (1950)
as Baldy

Fast and Loose (1939)
as Driver (uncredited)

Spendthrift (1936)
as Reporter

Wolves of the Range (1943)
as Bank Teller

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

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

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

The Secret Code (1942)
as Otto Stahl

Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
as Information Attendant

The Crowd Roars (1938)
as Photographer (uncredited)

Union Depot (1932)
as Sailor (uncredited)

The Bowery (1933)
as Cynic (uncredited)

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

Sailor's Lady (1940)
as Assistant Paymaster

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

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

Convict's Code (1939)
as Bank Teller

As the Earth Turns (1934)
as Villager at Dance

Roar of the Press (1941)
as Swithboard Operator

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

Captain Fury (1939)
as Paymaster's Assistant

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

The Chaser (1938)
as Injured Man

Love Takes Flight (1937)
as Talking Reporter

The Firefly (1937)
as French Officer (uncredited)

Smarty (1934)
as Court Recorder (uncredited)

Follow the Sun (1951)
Actor

You Came Along (1945)
as Reporter (uncredited)

Postal Inspector (1936)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Upperworld (1934)
as Steward (uncredited)

Girl from Rio (1939)
as Second Hotel Desk clerk
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
as Harry (uncredited)

Hollywood Handicap (1938)
as Turf Club Representative

The Shadow (1940)
as Henchman

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

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

Mandrake the Magician (1939)
as Gray

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

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

Jailbreak (1936)
as Hotel Clerk

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

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

Big Business (1937)
as Townsman Investor

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

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

The Vicious Circle (1948)
as Andreas Molnar

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

Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Auto Salesman

Missile Monsters (1958)
as Male Secretary (bit)

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

The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
as Reporter at Dock

The Personality Kid (1934)
as Ritzy's Trainer

Pardon My Stripes (1942)
as Bookie (uncredited)

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

Aliens from Space (—)
as Station Attendant

The Jade Mask (1945)
as Michael Strong

Wide Open Faces (1938)
as News Photographer

Hollywood Round-Up (1937)
as Louis Lawson

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

Without Honor (1949)
as Neighbor

Homicide Bureau (1939)
as Gangster Shot by Brown

Sinner Take All (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)

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

North of Shanghai (1939)
as Wycoff

Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
Actor

Below the Deadline (1936)
as Oscar (uncredited)

The Masked Marvel (1943)
as Reporter #1

Rodeo Dough (1940)
as Rodeo Official

The Sky Parade (1936)
as Fred (uncredited)

Shanghai (1935)
as Ship Steward

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

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

Black Gold (1936)
as Collins (uncredited)

Newly Rich (1931)
as (uncredited)

The Curtain Falls (1934)
as Seven Eleven Club Customer

Danger Ahead (1940)
as Henchman Lefty

Dixie Dugan (1943)
as Citizen (uncredited)

Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
as Bartender Pete

The Crime Patrol (1936)
as Henchman (uncredited)

Hi, Beautiful (1944)
as Conductor (uncredited)

Cafe Society (1939)
as Waiter (uncredited)

Secret Valley (1937)
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)

Juvenile Court (1938)
as Druggist (uncredited)

The Main Event (1938)
as Buck

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

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

Bowery Bombshell (1946)
as Feather-Fingers

Helldorado (1935)
as Newspaper Reporter
South of Panama (1941)
as Joe

Sunset Murder Case (1938)
as Editor

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

Mexican Spitfire (1940)
as Slippy - a Fugitive

Streamlined Swing (1938)
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)

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

Speed to Spare (1937)
as Otto Behrman

The Californian (1937)
as Townsman

State Police (1938)
as Police Dispatcher

All Stuck Up (1930)
Actor

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

Arson for Hire (1959)
as Cab Dispatcher

Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
as Announcer





