Robert Middlemass
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Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name H. E. Porter, a college roommate) titled The Valiant, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1929, and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups, and is still performed today. Middlemass moved to Los Angeles around 1935, and began appearing in films. He died there in 1949. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Unknown Woman (1935)
as Hammacher
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
as Carmichael
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Sheriff
Super Speed (1935)
as Wilson Gale
I Am the Law (1938)
as Moss Kitchell
Tarnished Angel (1938)
as Police Chief Thomas
Love Is a Headache (1938)
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Black Room (1935)
as The Prosecutor
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps (1938)
as Sawyer
Two Against the World (1936)
as Bertram C. Reynolds
Bombardier (1943)
as Officer
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Hospital Commandant
Espionage Agent (1939)
as Militant American Tourist
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as Harkrider
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Party Wire (1935)
as Judge Stephen Stephenson
General Spanky (1936)
as Overseer
Kentucky (1938)
as Track Official
The Payoff (1942)
as Lester Norris
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
as Police Inspector
Slightly Honorable (1939)
as Sen. Berry
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
as Police Chief Bates
Lady in the Death House (1944)
as State's Attorney
Madame X (1937)
as Prefect of Police
Little Old New York (1940)
as Nicholas Roosevelt
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
as Morales
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
as Chief of Detectives McGowan
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Captain Wade
Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Mr. Oberton
Hideaway Girl (1936)
as Capt. Dixon
Maisie (1939)
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Miracle Money (1938)
as Hartney Drew
Lady Scarface (1941)
as Police Captain Lovell
Hold That Blonde! (1945)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
as Desk Sergeant
Blackmail (1939)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Torpedo Boat (1942)
as Mr. Townsend
The Black Raven (1943)
as Tim Winfield
Air Hawks (1935)
as Drewen
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
as Wilbur Hoffman
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
as Academy Superintendent
Coast Guard (1939)
as Capt. Lyons
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
Hotel Imperial (1939)
as General Von Schwartzberg
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Abner Cartwright
Cain and Mabel (1936)
as Cafe Proprietor
The Arizona Kid (1939)
as General Stark
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
as Harry Van Dieman
Muss 'em Up (1936)
as Inspector Brock
Blondes at Work (1938)
as Boylan - Editor
Drunk Driving (1939)
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Hats Off (1936)
as Tex Connelly
Highway Patrol (1938)
as J.W. Brady
Johnny Doughboy (1942)
as V.J.
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
as Edward Hart
F-Man (1936)
as Chief Cartwright
A Son Comes Home (1936)
as Sheriff
The Public Menace (1935)
as Frentrup
Frankie and Johnnie (1936)
as Undetermined Supporting Role
Klondike Fury (1942)
as Sam Armstrong
I Stand Accused (1938)
as Norman L. Mitchell
Guns of the Pecos (1936)
as Judge L.F. Blake
After the Dance (1935)
as King
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
as Hubbel
You May Be Next! (1936)
as Dan McMahon
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
as McGrath
Grand Exit (1935)
as Fire Chief Mulligan
One Way Ticket (1935)
as Bender
Trapped (1937)
as Sol Rothert
The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
as Bill Duke
The Studio Murder Mystery (1932)
as Boris Seminoff
A Sporting Chance (1945)
as William Reardon
Good Luck – Best Wishes (1934)
Actor
Excuse the Pardon (1930)
Actor