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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.
Filmography At Long Last Love
1975
Doorman
Details Hello, Dolly!
1969
Workman (uncredited)
Details Hotel
1967
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Details Mary, Mary
1963
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Details Inherit the Wind
1960
Dr. John (uncredited)
Details Vice Raid
1959
Malone's Secretary
Details Arson for Hire
1959
Cab Dispatcher
Details Hot Rod Gang
1958
Dryden Philpott
Details The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
Informant (uncredited)
Details Marjorie Morningstar
1958
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Details Missile Monsters
1958
Male Secretary (bit)
Details So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
Harry (uncredited)
Details So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
Details East of Eden
1955
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Details Killers from Space
1954
Gas Station Attendant
Details Take the High Ground!
1953
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Details Ace in the Hole
1951
Father Diego (uncredited)
Details Night Riders of Montana
1951
Drummer
Details Where Danger Lives
1950
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Details Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
Crane
Details Three Secrets
1950
Matthews (uncredited)
Details Covered Wagon Raid
1950
Bartender Pete
Details The Great Rupert
1950
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Details On the Town
1949
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Details The Heiress
1949
Groom (uncredited)
Details Red, Hot and Blue
1949
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Details The Fountainhead
1949
Minor Role (uncredited)
Details The Crooked Way
1949
Character TBA
Details A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Townsman (uncredited)
Details Alias Nick Beal
1949
Commercial Fisherman
Details The Dark Past
1948
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Details Joan of Arc
1948
Peasant (uncredited)
Details Whispering Smith
1948
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Details The Vicious Circle
1948
Andreas Molnar
Details Big Town Scandal
1948
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Details The Big Clock
1948
Cabby (uncredited)
Details Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
Photographer
Details Pursued
1947
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Details California
1947
Mike (uncredited)
Details The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Details That Brennan Girl
1946
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Details Bowery Bombshell
1946
Feather-Fingers
Details The Great American Mug
1945
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Details Anchors Aweigh
1945
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Details You Came Along
1945
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Circumstantial Evidence
1945
Prisoner
Details The Jade Mask
1945
Michael Strong
Details Wilson
1944
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Details Lady in the Dark
1944
Reporter (uncredited)
Details The Masked Marvel
1943
Reporter #1
Details The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
Carter (uncredited)
Details Destroyer
1943
1st Ship Fitter
Details Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Details Wolves of the Range
1943
Bank Teller
Details Hitler's Madman
1943
Sergeant (uncredited)
Details Dixie Dugan
1943
Citizen (uncredited)
Details Gentleman Jim
1942
Reporter (uncredited)
Details For Me and My Gal
1942
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Details The Secret Code
1942
Otto Stahl
Details Sabotage Squad
1942
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Details Wake Island
1942
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Details The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Details Lady in a Jam
1942
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Details The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Subordinate
Details Fingers at the Window
1942
Photographer (uncredited)
Details Don't Lie
1942
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Details Alias Boston Blackie
1942
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Details A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Details Pardon My Stripes
1942
Bookie (uncredited)
Details Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
Porter
Details Babes on Broadway
1941
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Details Remember the Day
1941
Photographer
Details Road to Happiness
1941
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Details Paris Calling
1941
Gendarme (uncredited)
Details Three Girls About Town
1941
Reporter
Details The Officer and the Lady
1941
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Details Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
Information Attendant
Details You'll Never Get Rich
1941
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Details The Reluctant Dragon
1941
Slim (uncredited)
Details Roar of the Press
1941
Swithboard Operator
Details No, No, Nanette
1940
Travel Agent
Details Rodeo Dough
1940
Rodeo Official
Details Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
Harry
Details The Return of Frank James
1940
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Girls of the Road
1940
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Details Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
Photographer (uncredited)
Details Sailor's Lady
1940
Assistant Paymaster
Details Pop Always Pays
1940
Auto Salesman
Details The Saint Takes Over
1940
Welcoming Committee Man
Details I Take This Oath
1940
Cotton Club Doorman
Details Two Girls on Broadway
1940
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Son of the Navy
1940
Patrolman at Altercation
Details Danger Ahead
1940
Henchman Lefty
Details Mexican Spitfire
1940
Slippy - a Fugitive
Details Mandrake the Magician
1940
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Details The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
Army Telegraph Operator
Details Gone with the Wind
1939
Minor Role (uncredited)
Details Sued for Libel
1939
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Details Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Details Fast and Furious
1939
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Details Those High Grey Walls
1939
Convict (uncredited)
Details The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Details Girl from Rio
1939
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Details Coast Guard
1939
Second Officer (uncredited)
Details Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Stronger Than Desire
1939
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Details Captain Fury
1939
Paymaster's Assistant
Details Mandrake the Magician
1939
Gray
Details Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Real Ambulance Intern
Details Money to Loan
1939
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Details Cafe Society
1939
Waiter (uncredited)
Details Fast and Loose
1939
Driver (uncredited)
Details Four Girls in White
1939
Ambulance Orderly
Details North of Shanghai
1939
Wycoff
Details Ride 'em, Cowgirl
1939
Announcer
Details Convict's Code
1939
Bank Teller
Details Homicide Bureau
1939
Gangster Shot by Brown
Details Comet Over Broadway
1938
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Details Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Details Sunset Murder Case
1938
Editor
Details Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
Coroner (uncredited)
Details Straight, Place and Show
1938
Photographer
Details Juvenile Court
1938
Druggist (uncredited)
Details Streamlined Swing
1938
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Details Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Details You Can't Take It with You
1938
Reporter (uncredited)
Details The Crowd Roars
1938
Photographer (uncredited)
Details Tell Your Children
1938
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Details One Wild Night
1938
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Details Hollywood Handicap
1938
Turf Club Representative
Details The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
The Lightning (uncredited)
Details The Saint in New York
1938
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Details Wide Open Faces
1938
News Photographer
Details Test Pilot
1938
Pilot (uncredited)
Details State Police
1938
Police Dispatcher
Details The Canary Comes Across
1938
Convict (uncredited)
Details I Met My Love Again
1938
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Details The Spy Ring
1938
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Details Missing Witnesses
1937
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Details Expensive Husbands
1937
Reporter
Details Hollywood Round-Up
1937
Louis Lawson
Details The Firefly
1937
French Officer (uncredited)
Details Love Takes Flight
1937
Talking Reporter
Details It Happened in Hollywood
1937
Reporter
Details Cash and Carry
1937
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Details Stella Dallas
1937
Man on Train (uncredited)
Details The Californian
1937
Townsman
Details Easy Living
1937
Stock Investor (uncredited)
Details Topper
1937
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Details Captains Courageous
1937
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Details Big Business
1937
Townsman Investor
Details Criminals of the Air
1937
'Trigger'
Details Way Out West
1937
Cowboy (uncredited)
Details Love Is News
1937
Salesman (uncredited)
Details Secret Valley
1937
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Details Smashing the Vice Trust
1937
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Details The Mandarin Mystery
1936
Reporter at Dock
Details Sinner Take All
1936
Reporter (uncredited)
Details Ten Laps to Go
1936
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Details Great Guy
1936
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Details Go West Young Man
1936
Reporter (uncredited)
Details The Sky Parade
1936
Fred (uncredited)
Details Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
Townsman (uncredited)
Details The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
Intern
Details Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
Kansas City News Vendor
Details Postal Inspector
1936
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Details It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
1936
Fingerprint Expert
Details Crash Donovan
1936
Patrolman (uncredited)
Details Below the Deadline
1936
Oscar (uncredited)
Details The Crime Patrol
1936
Henchman (uncredited)
Details The Girl from Mandalay
1936
New Year's Party Participant
Details Brilliant Marriage
1936
Art Critic
Details Boulder Dam
1936
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Details The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
Reporter (Uncredited)
Details Murder at Glen Athol
1936
Party Guest (uncredited)
Details The Bridge of Sighs
1936
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
Details I'll Name the Murderer
1936
Driver (Uncredited)
Details Black Gold
1936
Collins (uncredited)
Details Show Them No Mercy!
1935
Milkman (uncredited)
Details The Girl Who Came Back
1935
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
Details Special Agent
1935
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Details Here Comes the Band
1935
Audience Member (uncredited)
Details Front Page Woman
1935
Waiter (uncredited)
Details Born to Gamble
1935
Dice Player (uncredited)
Details Helldorado
1935
Newspaper Reporter
Details The Curtain Falls
1934
Seven Eleven Club Customer
Details Dames
1934
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Details Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
Ladies' Table Dealer
Details Going Bye-Bye!
1934
Man in Courtroom
Details The Personality Kid
1934
Ritzy's Trainer
Details Fog Over Frisco
1934
Reporter (Uncredited)
Details Smarty
1934
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Details Journal of a Crime
1934
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Details Jimmy the Gent
1934
Chalmers (uncredited)
Details As the Earth Turns
1934
Villager at Dance
Details The House on 56th Street
1933
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Details Female
1933
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
Details Goodbye Again
1933
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Details Torch Singer
1933
Man in Radio Station
Details The Little Giant
1933
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Details Central Airport
1933
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Details Hard to Handle
1933
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Details The Death Kiss
1932
Hotel Desk Clerk
Details If I Had a Million
1932
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Details Union Depot
1932
Sailor (uncredited)
Details Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
Judkins
Details All Stuck Up
1930
Character TBA
Details