Lester Dorr
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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.
Movies
At Long Last Love
Doorman
Hello, Dolly!
Workman (uncredited)
Hotel
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Dr. John (uncredited)
Vice Raid
Malone's Secretary
Arson for Hire
Cab Dispatcher
Hot Rod Gang
Dryden Philpott
The Bonnie Parker Story
Informant (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Missile Monsters
Male Secretary (bit)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Harry (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
East of Eden
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Killers from Space
Gas Station Attendant
Take the High Ground!
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
Father Diego (uncredited)
Night Riders of Montana
Drummer
Where Danger Lives
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Flying Disc Man from Mars
Crane
Three Secrets
Matthews (uncredited)
Covered Wagon Raid
Bartender Pete
Quicksand
Baldy
The Great Rupert
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
On the Town
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Without Honor
Neighbor
The Heiress
Groom (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Townsman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
Commercial Fisherman
The Dark Past
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
Peasant (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle
Andreas Molnar
Big Town Scandal
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Silver River
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
The Big Clock
Cabby (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
Photographer
Pursued
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
California
Mike (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Bar Patron (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
Feather-Fingers
The Great American Mug
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Assistant Director (uncredited)
You Came Along
Reporter (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Prisoner
The Jade Mask
Michael Strong
Hi, Beautiful
Conductor (uncredited)
Wilson
Reporter (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark
Reporter (uncredited)
The Masked Marvel
Reporter #1
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Carter (uncredited)
Destroyer
1st Ship Fitter
Batman
Agent on Plane
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wolves of the Range
Bank Teller
Hitler's Madman
Sergeant (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Citizen (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Reporter (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Secret Code
Otto Stahl
Sabotage Squad
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Wake Island
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
Little Man (uncredited)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Subordinate
Fingers at the Window
Photographer (uncredited)
Don't Lie
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
Bookie (uncredited)
Blue, White, and Perfect
Porter
Babes on Broadway
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Remember the Day
Photographer
Road to Happiness
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Paris Calling
Gendarme (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
Reporter
The Officer and the Lady
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
Information Attendant
You'll Never Get Rich
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
Slim (uncredited)
South of Panama
Joe
Roar of the Press
Swithboard Operator
No, No, Nanette
Travel Agent
Rodeo Dough
Rodeo Official
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Harry
The Return of Frank James
Reporter (uncredited)
Girls of the Road
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Photographer (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
Assistant Paymaster
Pop Always Pays
Auto Salesman
The Saint Takes Over
Welcoming Committee Man
I Take This Oath
Cotton Club Doorman
Two Girls on Broadway
Reporter (uncredited)
Son of the Navy
Patrolman at Altercation
Danger Ahead
Henchman Lefty
Mexican Spitfire
Slippy - a Fugitive
The Shadow
Henchman
Mandrake the Magician
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Army Telegraph Operator
Gone with the Wind
Minor Role (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
Convict (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Coast Guard
Second Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Reporter (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Captain Fury
Paymaster's Assistant
Mandrake the Magician
Gray
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Real Ambulance Intern
Money to Loan
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Cafe Society
Waiter (uncredited)
Star Reporter
Wilkins
Fast and Loose
Driver (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
Ambulance Orderly
North of Shanghai
Wycoff
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Announcer
Convict's Code
Bank Teller
Homicide Bureau
Gangster Shot by Brown
Comet Over Broadway
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Sunset Murder Case
Editor
Exposed
Slim
Mr. Wong, Detective
Coroner (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show
Photographer
Juvenile Court
Druggist (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Reporter (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Photographer (uncredited)
The Chaser
Injured Man
The Main Event
Buck
Tell Your Children
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
One Wild Night
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Hollywood Handicap
Turf Club Representative
The Fighting Devil Dogs
The Lightning (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Wide Open Faces
News Photographer
Test Pilot
Pilot (uncredited)
State Police
Police Dispatcher
The Canary Comes Across
Convict (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
Minor Role
Missing Witnesses
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Expensive Husbands
Reporter
Hollywood Round-Up
Louis Lawson
The Firefly
French Officer (uncredited)
Love Takes Flight
Talking Reporter
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Columnist
It Happened in Hollywood
Reporter
Cash and Carry
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
Man on Train (uncredited)
The Californian
Townsman
Easy Living
Stock Investor (uncredited)
Topper
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Big Business
Townsman Investor
Criminals of the Air
'Trigger'
Way Out West
Cowboy (uncredited)
Love Is News
Salesman (uncredited)
Secret Valley
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Smashing the Vice Trust
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
The Mandarin Mystery
Reporter at Dock
Sinner Take All
Reporter (uncredited)
Ten Laps to Go
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Great Guy
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Go West Young Man
Reporter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
Fred (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Townsman (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Townsman (uncredited)
The Devil Is a Sissy
Intern
Sing, Baby, Sing
Kansas City News Vendor
Postal Inspector
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Jailbreak
Hotel Clerk
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Fingerprint Expert
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
Spendthrift
Reporter
Below the Deadline
Oscar (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
Henchman (uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay
New Year's Party Participant
Brilliant Marriage
Art Critic
Boulder Dam
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
Reporter
The Preview Murder Mystery
Reporter (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
I'll Name the Murderer
Driver (Uncredited)
Black Gold
Collins (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
Milkman (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
Special Agent
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
Audience Member (uncredited)
Shanghai
Ship Steward
Front Page Woman
Waiter (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
Dice Player (uncredited)
Helldorado
Newspaper Reporter
The Curtain Falls
Seven Eleven Club Customer
Dames
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Ladies' Table Dealer
Going Bye-Bye!
Man in Courtroom
The Personality Kid
Ritzy's Trainer
Fog Over Frisco
Reporter (Uncredited)
Smarty
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Upperworld
Steward (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Chalmers (uncredited)
As the Earth Turns
Villager at Dance
The House on 56th Street
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Female
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
The Bowery
Cynic (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Torch Singer
Man in Radio Station
The Little Giant
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Central Airport
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
Hotel Desk Clerk
If I Had a Million
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Union Depot
Sailor (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Judkins
Newly Rich
(uncredited)
All Stuck Up
Aliens from Space
Station Attendant
TV Series
Green Acres
Mr. Collins
1 Episode
Burke's Law
Lovely's Butler
1 Episode
Dr. Kildare
Mr. Benson
1 Episode
Stagecoach West
Station Agent
1 Episode
The Untouchables
Certified Public Accountant (uncredited)
1 Episode
Dennis the Menace
Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited)
1 Episode
Bat Masterson
Land Office Clerk
1 Episode
Lawman
Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1 Episode
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Will Grey
1 Episode
Tombstone Territory
Bartender
1 Episode
Harbor Command
1 Episode
Trackdown
Doctor (uncredited)
1 Episode
Alcoa Theatre
Buyer #1
1 Episode
Perry Mason
Bailiff
1 Episode
Hey, Jeannie!
Bailiff
1 Episode
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1 Episode
Cheyenne
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
2 Episodes
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Sam - Hotel Clerk
1 Episode
The Millionaire
Court Clerk
1 Episode
December Bride
1 Episode
Father Knows Best
Poker player (uncredited)
2 Episodes
Medic
Bartender
1 Episode
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1 Episode
General Electric Theater
Drummer
1 Episode
The Life Of Riley
1 Episode
Adventures of Superman
Man at Well
1 Episode
Chevron Theatre
2 Episodes
I Love Lucy
Man On Train #1 (uncredited)
1 Episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 Episode
The Red Skelton Show
1 Episode
Boston Blackie
1 Episode
The Jack Benny Program
2 Episodes
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Plumber
1 Episode
Treasury Men in Action
Waiter
1 Episode
The Lone Ranger
Moley Sanders
1 Episode