Lester Dorr
Born
May 7, 1893
Died
August 25, 1980 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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

At Long Last Love
Doorman
1975

Hello, Dolly!
Workman (uncredited)
1969

Hotel
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967

Green Acres
Mr. Collins · (1 episode)
1965

Mary, Mary
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
1963

Burke's Law
Lovely's Butler · (1 episode)
1963

Dr. Kildare
Mr. Benson · (1 episode)
1961

Inherit the Wind
Dr. John (uncredited)
1960

Arson for Hire
Cab Dispatcher
1959

Bat Masterson
Land Office Clerk · (1 episode)
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Will Grey · (1 episode)
1958

Hot Rod Gang
Dryden Philpott
1958

The Bonnie Parker Story
Informant (uncredited)
1958

Marjorie Morningstar
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1958

Harbor Command
(1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Bailiff · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Bartender · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Photographer · (1 episode)
1957
Hey, Jeannie!
Bailiff · (1 episode)
1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Harry (uncredited)
1956

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
(1 episode)
1955

East of Eden
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
1955

The Millionaire
Court Clerk · (1 episode)
1955

Medic
Bartender · (1 episode)
1954

Take the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1953

I Love Lucy
Man On Train #1 (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie
(1 episode)
1951

Ace in the Hole
Father Diego (uncredited)
1951

Flying Disc Man from Mars
Crane
1950

On the Town
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1949

Without Honor
Neighbor
1949

The Crooked Way
1949

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

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

Joan of Arc
Peasant (uncredited)
1948

Whispering Smith
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
1948

The Vicious Circle
Andreas Molnar
1948

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

The Big Clock
Cabby (uncredited)
1948

California
Mike (uncredited)
1947

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

That Brennan Girl
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
1946

Bowery Bombshell
Feather-Fingers
1946

You Came Along
Reporter (uncredited)
1945

Hi, Beautiful
Conductor (uncredited)
1944

Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
1944

Four Jills in a Jeep
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1944

Lady in the Dark
Reporter (uncredited)
1944

The Masked Marvel
Reporter #1
1943

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

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

Hitler's Madman
Sergeant (uncredited)
1943

Dixie Dugan
Citizen (uncredited)
1943

Wake Island
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
1942

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

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

Dr. Broadway
Little man
1942

The Mystery of Marie Roget
Subordinate
1942

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

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

Pardon My Stripes
Bookie (uncredited)
1942

Babes on Broadway
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
1941

Paris Calling
Gendarme (uncredited)
1941

The Officer and the Lady
Concessionaire (uncredited)
1941

Two Latins from Manhattan
Information Attendant
1941

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

The Reluctant Dragon
Slim (uncredited)
1941
South of Panama
Joe
1941

Rodeo Dough
Rodeo Official
1940

The Return of Frank James
Reporter (uncredited)
1940

Girls of the Road
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
1940

The Saint Takes Over
Welcoming Committee Man
1940

I Take This Oath
Cotton Club Doorman
1940

Danger Ahead
Henchman Lefty
1940

Mexican Spitfire
Slippy - a Fugitive
1940

The Shadow
Henchman
1940

The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Army Telegraph Operator
1939

Gone with the Wind
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939

Sued for Libel
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
1939

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

Fast and Furious
Day Clerk (uncredited)
1939

Those High Grey Walls
Convict (uncredited)
1939

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

Girl from Rio
Second Hotel Desk clerk
1939

Coast Guard
Second Officer (uncredited)
1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Reporter (uncredited)
1939

Stronger Than Desire
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
1939

Mandrake the Magician
Gray
1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Real Ambulance Intern
1939

Money to Loan
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
1939

Star Reporter
Wilkins
1939

Fast and Loose
Driver (uncredited)
1939

Four Girls in White
Ambulance Orderly
1939

North of Shanghai
Wycoff
1939

Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Announcer
1939

Convict's Code
Bank Teller
1939

Homicide Bureau
Gangster Shot by Brown
1939

Comet Over Broadway
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
1938

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

Sunset Murder Case
Editor
1938

Exposed
Slim
1938

Mr. Wong, Detective
Coroner (uncredited)
1938

Three Loves Has Nancy
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
1938

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

The Crowd Roars
Photographer (uncredited)
1938

Tell Your Children
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1938

One Wild Night
Bank Officer (uncredited)
1938

Hollywood Handicap
Turf Club Representative
1938

The Fighting Devil Dogs
The Lightning (uncredited)
1938

Test Pilot
Pilot (uncredited)
1938

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

Wells Fargo
Minor Role
1937

Missing Witnesses
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
1937

Expensive Husbands
Reporter
1937

Hollywood Round-Up
Louis Lawson
1937

The Firefly
French Officer (uncredited)
1937

Love Takes Flight
Talking Reporter
1937

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Columnist
1937

It Happened in Hollywood
Reporter
1937

Cash and Carry
President's Secretary (uncredited)
1937

The Californian
Townsman
1937

Easy Living
Stock Investor (uncredited)
1937

Topper
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1937

Captains Courageous
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
1937

Criminals of the Air
'Trigger'
1937

Way Out West
Cowboy (uncredited)
1937

Love Is News
Salesman (uncredited)
1937

Secret Valley
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
1937

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

The Mandarin Mystery
Reporter at Dock
1936

Ten Laps to Go
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
1936

Great Guy
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1936

Go West Young Man
Reporter (uncredited)
1936

The Sky Parade
Fred (uncredited)
1936

The President's Mystery
Townsman (uncredited)
1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Townsman (uncredited)
1936

The Devil Is a Sissy
Intern
1936

Postal Inspector
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1936

Jailbreak
Hotel Clerk
1936

Spendthrift
Reporter
1936

Below the Deadline
Oscar (uncredited)
1936

The Crime Patrol
Henchman (uncredited)
1936

The Girl from Mandalay
New Year's Party Participant
1936

Brilliant Marriage
Art Critic
1936

Boulder Dam
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
1936

Love on a Bet
Reporter
1936

The Preview Murder Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island
George A. Atzerodt
1936

Murder at Glen Athol
Party Guest (uncredited)
1936

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

Black Gold
Collins (uncredited)
1936

Show Them No Mercy!
Milkman (uncredited)
1935

The Girl Who Came Back
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
1935

Here Comes the Band
Audience Member (uncredited)
1935

Shanghai
Ship Steward
1935

Helldorado
Newspaper Reporter
1935

The Curtain Falls
Seven Eleven Club Customer
1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Ladies' Table Dealer
1934

Going Bye-Bye!
Man in Courtroom
1934

The Personality Kid
Ritzy's Trainer
1934

Smarty
Court Recorder (uncredited)
1934

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

Jimmy the Gent
Chalmers (uncredited)
1934

As the Earth Turns
Villager at Dance
1934

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

Female
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
1933

Goodbye Again
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1933

The Little Giant
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
1933

Hard to Handle
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
1933

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

Union Depot
Sailor (uncredited)
1932

Riders of the Purple Sage
Judkins
1931
Aliens from Space
Station Attendant

Stagecoach West
Station Agent · (1 episode)
1960

Stagecoach West
McGonigle · (2 episodes)
1960

Vice Raid
Malone's Secretary
1959

The Untouchables
Certified Public Accountant (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1959

Dennis the Menace
Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1959

Lawman
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1958

Lawman
Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Charlie (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958

Missile Monsters
Male Secretary (bit)
1958

Tombstone Territory
Bartender · (1 episode)
1957

Trackdown
Doctor (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1957

Alcoa Theatre
Buyer #1 · (1 episode)
1957
So You Want to Be Pretty
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
1956

Cheyenne
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · (7 episodes)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Telegrapher (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sam - Hotel Clerk · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Charlie the Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Hotel Clerk - Emmett · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Tony (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mose · (1 episode)
1955

December Bride
(1 episode)
1954

Father Knows Best
Poker player (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1954

Killers from Space
Gas Station Attendant
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
(1 episode)
1953

General Electric Theater
Drummer · (1 episode)
1953

The Life Of Riley
(1 episode)
1953

Adventures of Superman
Bus Driver · (1 episode)
1952

Adventures of Superman
Man at Well · (1 episode)
1952
Chevron Theatre
(2 episodes)
1952

The Red Skelton Show
(1 episode)
1951

The Adventures of Boston Blackie
Tommy · (1 episode)
1951

Night Riders of Montana
Drummer
1951

Where Danger Lives
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
1950

The Jack Benny Program
(2 episodes)
1950

The Jack Benny Program
Pondering Husband · (1 episode)
1950

Three Secrets
Matthews (uncredited)
1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Plumber · (1 episode)
1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Waiter · (1 episode)
1950

Treasury Men in Action
Waiter · (1 episode)
1950

Covered Wagon Raid
Bartender Pete
1950

Quicksand
Baldy
1950

The Great Rupert
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
1950

The Heiress
Groom (uncredited)
1949

The Lone Ranger
Moley Sanders · (1 episode)
1949

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

The Fountainhead
Minor Role (uncredited)
1949

Alias Nick Beal
Commercial Fisherman
1949

Robin Hood Of Texas
Photographer
1947

Pursued
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
1947

The Great American Mug
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
1945

Anchors Aweigh
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1945

Circumstantial Evidence
Prisoner
1945

The Jade Mask
Michael Strong
1945

Destroyer
1st Ship Fitter
1943

Batman
Agent on Plane
1943

Wolves of the Range
Bank Teller
1943

Gentleman Jim
Reporter (uncredited)
1942

For Me and My Gal
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1942

The Secret Code
Otto Stahl
1942

Sabotage Squad
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
1942

Fingers at the Window
Photographer (uncredited)
1942

Alias Boston Blackie
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942

Blue, White, and Perfect
Porter
1942

Remember the Day
Photographer
1941

Road to Happiness
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941

Three Girls About Town
Reporter
1941

Roar of the Press
Swithboard Operator
1941

No, No, Nanette
Travel Agent
1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West
Harry
1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Photographer (uncredited)
1940

Sailor's Lady
Assistant Paymaster
1940

Pop Always Pays
Auto Salesman
1940

Two Girls on Broadway
Reporter (uncredited)
1940

Son of the Navy
Patrolman at Altercation
1940

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

Captain Fury
Paymaster's Assistant
1939

Cafe Society
Waiter (uncredited)
1939

Straight, Place and Show
Photographer
1938

Juvenile Court
Druggist (uncredited)
1938

Streamlined Swing
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
1938

The Chaser
Injured Man
1938

The Main Event
Buck
1938

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

Wide Open Faces
News Photographer
1938

State Police
Police Dispatcher
1938

The Canary Comes Across
Convict (uncredited)
1938

The Spy Ring
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
1938

Stella Dallas
Man on Train (uncredited)
1937

Big Business
Townsman Investor
1937

Sinner Take All
Reporter (uncredited)
1936

Sing, Baby, Sing
Kansas City News Vendor
1936

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

Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
1936

I'll Name the Murderer
Driver (Uncredited)
1936

Special Agent
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1935

Front Page Woman
Waiter (uncredited)
1935

Born to Gamble
Dice Player (uncredited)
1935

Dames
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
1934

Fog Over Frisco
Reporter (Uncredited)
1934

Torch Singer
Man in Radio Station
1933

Central Airport
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
1933

The Death Kiss
Hotel Desk Clerk
1932

Newly Rich
(uncredited)
1931

All Stuck Up
1930