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Robert Dudley
Born · September 12, 1889
Died · November 12, 1955 (66 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Bio
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.]
The Jackpot
Simpkins (uncredited)
6.9
1950
Strike It Rich
Pop
0.0
1948
Race Street
Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
5.8
1948
Sleep, My Love
Bar Patron at The Maples
6.4
1948
Mourning Becomes Electra
Chemist (uncredited)
6.3
1947
Christmas Eve
Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
5.1
1947
Magic Town
Dickey
6.7
1947
Living in a Big Way
Carpenter
5.0
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Robert McDuffy
6.3
1947
Singin' in the Corn
Gramp McCoy
0.0
1946
San Quentin
Fuller (uncredited)
6.3
1946
San Antonio
5.7
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.3
1945
Lady on a Train
6.5
1945
Belle of the Yukon
Storekeeper (uncredited)
4.7
1944
The Doughgirls
Hotel Waiter
7.0
1944
Casanova Brown
Justice Of The Peace
6.3
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
6.7
1944
Main Street Today
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
6.3
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Man (uncredited)
6.9
1943
Happy Land
Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
6.2
1943
Son of Dracula
Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
5.8
1943
Honeymoon Lodge
Elderly Man
0.0
1943
The Ghost and the Guest
Ben Bowron
5.2
1943
The Palm Beach Story
Wienie King
7.0
1942
All That Money Can Buy
Lem (uncredited)
7.1
1941
Citizen Kane
Photographer (uncredited)
8.0
1941
The Lady Eve
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
7.2
1941
When the Daltons Rode
Pete Norris - Juror
6.0
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
Postman (uncredited)
6.5
1940
Lucky Partners
Bailiff (uncredited)
5.9
1940
Haunted House
Hank Edwards
4.4
1940
The House of the Seven Gables
Jury Foreman
6.9
1940
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
7.9
1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
0.0
1939
Zenobia
Court Clerk
4.6
1939
Almost a Gentleman
Farmer
6.0
1939
The Toast of New York
Janitor
5.8
1937
The Mighty Treve
Rancher at Auction
6.0
1937
Fury
Store Owner (uncredited)
7.5
1936
The Perfect Set-Up
Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
6.0
1936
Paddy O'Day
Robert - Chauffeur
7.0
1936
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
6.8
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Shopkeeper
6.0
1935
Wild Gold
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
5.0
1934
Midnight Mary
Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
6.9
1933
Face in the Sky
Minister (uncredited)
4.5
1933
Three Wise Girls
Lem - the Druggist
5.1
1932
Broken Lullaby
7.5
1932
An American Tragedy
Juror (uncredited)
6.1
1931
Scandal Sheet
Flint's Secretary
0.0
1931
Conspiracy
Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
4.5
1930
Dames Ahoy
Parson
0.0
1930
Wide Open
Office Worker
5.3
1930
Burning Up
Sheriff
3.5
1930
Big News
Telegraph Editor
4.6
1929
Shanghai Rose
Reformer
0.0
1929
Fools for Luck
Jim Simpson
0.0
1928
The Night Flyer
Freddy
5.0
1928
Casey at the Bat
Farmer (uncredited)
6.0
1927
The Marriage Clause
Secretary
0.0
1926
For Heaven's Sake
Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
6.9
1926
A Woman of the World
French-speaking party guest
5.6
1925
The Last Edition
Yes Man
5.0
1925
On the Stroke of Three
Jasper Saddler
0.0
1924
The Extra Girl
Financier
5.9
1923
The Tiger's Claw
Army Officer
0.0
1923
Making a Man
Bailey
0.0
1922
The Ninety and Nine
Abner Blake
0.0
1922
One a Minute
Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
6.3
1921
Traveling Salesman
Pierce Gill
0.0
1921
The Fourteenth Man
Tidmarsh
0.0
1920
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Clerk
4.4
1917