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)
A Day at the Races (1937)
as Sheriff
The Black Room (1935)
as The Prosecutor
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Little Old New York (1940)
as Nicholas Roosevelt
Tarnished Angel (1938)
as Police Chief Thomas
I Am the Law (1938)
as Moss Kitchell
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
as Academy Superintendent
Idiot's Delight (1939)
as Hospital Commandant
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as Harkrider
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Captain Wade
Lady in the Death House (1944)
as State's Attorney
Unknown Woman (1935)
as Hammacher
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Hideaway Girl (1936)
as Capt. Dixon
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
They Met in Argentina (1941)
as George Hastings (uncredited)
Guns of the Pecos (1936)
as Judge L.F. Blake
Main Street After Dark (1945)
as Detective (uncredited)
Love Is a Headache (1938)
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Hold That Blonde! (1945)
as Police Captain (uncredited)
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
as Police Chief Bates
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
as Desk Sergeant
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
as McGrath
While New York Sleeps (1938)
as Sawyer
Madame X (1937)
as Prefect of Police
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Abner Cartwright
The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
as Chief of Detectives McGowan
Two Against the World (1936)
as Bertram C. Reynolds
Espionage Agent (1939)
as Militant American Tourist
Coast Guard (1939)
as Capt. Lyons
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
as Wilbur Hoffman
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
as Police Inspector
You May Be Next! (1936)
as Dan McMahon
Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
as Carmichael
Bombardier (1943)
as Officer
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
as Hubbel
Cain and Mabel (1936)
as Cafe Proprietor
Lady Scarface (1941)
as Police Captain Lovell
Hotel Imperial (1939)
as General Von Schwartzberg
Muss 'em Up (1936)
as Inspector Brock
The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
as Bill Duke
The Studio Murder Mystery (1932)
as Boris Seminoff
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
as Edward Hart
A Son Comes Home (1936)
as Sheriff
Blackmail (1939)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Magnificent Fraud (1939)
as Morales
Highway Patrol (1938)
as J.W. Brady
Blondes at Work (1938)
as Boylan - Editor
Pop Always Pays (1940)
as Mr. Oberton
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
as Harry Van Dieman
A Sporting Chance (1945)
as William Reardon
After the Dance (1935)
as King
Maisie (1939)
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Super Speed (1935)
as Wilson Gale
Johnny Doughboy (1942)
as V.J.
Slightly Honorable (1939)
as Sen. Berry
The Arizona Kid (1939)
as General Stark
The Payoff (1942)
as Lester Norris
Kentucky (1938)
as Track Official
The Black Raven (1943)
as Tim Winfield
Air Hawks (1935)
as Drewen
Drunk Driving (1939)
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
I Stand Accused (1938)
as Norman L. Mitchell
Torpedo Boat (1942)
as Mr. Townsend
Grand Exit (1935)
as Fire Chief Mulligan
One Way Ticket (1935)
as Bender
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
F-Man (1936)
as Chief Cartwright
The Public Menace (1935)
as Frentrup
General Spanky (1936)
as Overseer
Frankie and Johnnie (1936)
as Undetermined Supporting Role
Klondike Fury (1942)
as Sam Armstrong
Hats Off (1936)
as Tex Connelly
Party Wire (1935)
as Judge Stephen Stephenson
Miracle Money (1938)
as Hartney Drew
Good Luck – Best Wishes (1934)
Actor
Trapped (1937)
as Sol Rothert
Excuse the Pardon (1930)
Actor