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. Even a sampling from his extensive filmography attests to his versatility as a supporting actor and his reliability as a bit player. His roles are at times credited, but more often they are uncredited, consisting of peripheral characters who have limited dialogue or appear briefly in a wide range of occupations such as newspaper reporters, hotel clerks and

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s, taxi drivers, salesmen, police officers, military personnel, waiters, and bartenders.

Early life and stage work

Harry Lester Dorr was born in Massachusetts in 1893, the oldest of 11 children of Mary E. (

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McGinnis) and Edward Peter Dorr."Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900", Boston, Ward 22, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, June 2, 1900; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; digital copy of original enumeration page,

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, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved March 7, 2018. Documents in

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record that Dorr was born there, but his parents soon moved to the nearby town of Lynn, where his father worked as a shoemaker or "laster". By 1900, the growing Dorr family moved from Lynn into

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. Little more is known about Lester's early life until 1917, when the United States entered

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and Dorr registered for the military draft. He was living then in

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, and on his registration papers he identified his occupation as "Theatre Producer", indicating that he was already involved in or was pursuing a career in entertainment by that time. Dorr's identification of himself, however, as a producer might be attributed to youthful exaggeration or was an unrealized intention, for no subsequent references have been found that credit him or even mention him in that behind-the-scenes occupation during his career. Dorr married in 1920 and during the late 1920s—before moving to California to act in films—he worked in stage productions in New York, including in Broadway dramas and

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. He performed, for example, assorted roles in the 1927

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''Rufus LeMaire's Affairs''; and the following year he portrayed Captain DeJean in the

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'' The New Moon'', which premiered at the Imperial Theatre in

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on September 19, 1928.

Films

The federal census of 1930 documents that Dorr was in

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by April that year, working there as an "actor/motion pictures" and residing in a rental house with his wife and mother-in-law. He soon was cast in two Hollywood comedy shorts, both released by Pathé Exchange ( RKO) in 1930: ''All Stuck Up'' and ''Ride 'em Cowboy''. For the remainder of the 1930s, Dorr demonstrated his abilities at portraying an array of characters, such as hotel clerks, police officers, reporters, office workers, elevator operators, salesmen, bank employees, cowboys, mob

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, prisoners, truck drivers, train crewmen, soldiers, sailors, and hospital personnel."Lester Dorr"
partial filmography,

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(TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc., New York, N.Y. Retrieved March 8, 2018. He was cast, often under contract as a "day player", in more than 250 films in just the 1930s alone, remarkably averaging a different role in a different film every two weeks for ten straight years. A very small sampling of those motion pictures include ''

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'', '' Union Depot'', '' Central Airport'', '' Helldorado'', '' The Mighty Barnum'', '' Murder in the Clouds'', ''

The Case of the Missing Man ''The Case of the Missing Man'' is a 1935 American mystery crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Roger Pryor, Joan Perry and Thurston Hall. Synopsis A newspaper photographer is persuaded by his girlfriend to quit his job and ...

'', '' Show Them No Mercy!'', '' She Gets Her Man'', '' Love Before Breakfast'', '' Sinner Take All'', '' Snowed Under'', '' The Firefly'', '' Expensive Husbands'', '' Big City'', ''

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'', ''

Dangerous Holiday ''Dangerous Holiday'' is a 1937 American drama film written and directed by Nicholas T. Barrows. The film stars Ronald Sinclair, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Hedda Hopper, Jack La Rue, Jed Prouty and Lynne Roberts. The film was released on June 7, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Missing Witnesses'', '' Pardon Our Nerve'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Penitentiary'', '' The Main Event'', '' The Crowd Roars'', ''

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'', '' Sued for Libel'', '' Gone with the Wind'', and '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington''.Eder, Bruce
"Lester Dorr"
filmography, AllMovie, a subsidiary of All Media Network, San Francisco, California. Retrieved March 8, 2018. He also performed in several installments of the 1939 serial ''

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'', portraying Gray, one of many criminals battling the title character. 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

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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, including small roles in some notable productions, such as '' Ace in the Hole'', '' The Greatest Show in Earth'', and '' East of Eden''. In another, far more modest film-noir production from that period, '' Quicksand'', Dorr portrays "Baldy", a smooth-talking jeweler. His on-screen sales pitch in that role, in which he convinces the story's leading character Dan (

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) to buy a wristwatch, is typical of the concise, quick-study performances that defined Dorr's career and made him so popular in cost-conscious studio casting offices. Dorr's film work, however, began to draw to a close by the 1960s, when he served in bit parts in only five films. Then, in 1975, he appeared in his final role, playing a doorman in the musical romantic comedy ''

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''.

Television

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. His earliest work on television was in two 1951 episodes of the televised crime drama

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, starring Kent Taylor. Dorr's supporting role as Tommy in an episode of that series titled "Blind Beggar" is formally credited, although his other role in "Oil Field Murder" is uncredited. 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

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of the period. Examples of Dorr's television appearances can be viewed today in video copies of full episodes from classic series, as well as clips from related productions that are available online. Among those are his performances on '' Bat Masterson'' in 1960 (as a murdered Land Office Clerk in "Six Feet of Gold"), and on '' The Jack Benny Program'' in 1961. In a sketch in an episode titled "Main Street Shelter", he plays a weathered, finicky "patron" of a homeless shelter who complains that the facility has only doughnuts as free snacks and stresses his preference for cinnamon buns and crullers. Five years after that appearance on ''The Jack Benny Program'' and subsequent work on several other series, Dorr made his last television performance on the sitcom ''

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'' in "I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier". He has a considerable speaking part in that episode as "Mr. Collins", a local draft board official.

Personal life and death

Dorr was married to Grace L. Painter, a native of Louisiana, Missouri. They were wed in

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, on June 28, 1920 and remained together for 60 years, until Lester's death in Los Angeles in 1980."California Death Index, 1940-1997", death of Harry Lester Dorr, August 25, 1980; California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, California; FamilySearch. Retrieved March 11, 2018. His remains were cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea.

Selected filmography

As noted in his career profile, Dorr performed in hundreds of productions on stage, in films, and on television. The following is a sampling from a list of his screen appearances that is available in the catalog of the

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. Even that entire AFI list constitutes only a partial accounting of Dorr's performances: *''All Stuck Up'' (1930), short (uncredited) *''Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1930), short) (uncredited) *'' Newly Rich'' (1931), feature (uncredited *''

'' (1931) as Judkins *'' Union Depot'' (1932) as sailor (uncredited) *'' The Death Kiss'' (1932) as hotel desk clerk (uncredited) *'' Central Airport'' (1933) as desk clerk (uncredited) *'' Helldorado'' (1934) as newspaper reporter (uncredited) *'' The Mighty Barnum'' (1934) as hotel

(uncredited) *'' Desirable'' (1934) as head usher (uncredited) *'' Upperworld'' (1934) as steward (uncredited) *''

A Modern Hero ''A Modern Hero'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romance drama film starring Richard Barthelmess and directed by G. W. Pabst. It is based on the novel with the same title by Louis Bromfield. It was Pabst's only American talking film and the next ...

'' (1934) as chauffeur (uncredited) *'' Murder in the Clouds'' (1934) as assistant (uncredited) *'' Housewife'' (1934) as chauffeur (uncredited) *'' Name the Woman'' (1934) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Front Page Woman'' (1935) as waiter (uncredited) *'' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) as milkman (uncredited) *''

'' (1935) as reporter *''

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'' (1935) as press agent (uncredited) *'' She Gets Her Man'' (1935) as photographer (uncredited) *'' Postal Inspector'' (1936) as truck driver (uncredited) *'' Sinner Take All'' (1936) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Crash Donovan'' (1936) as patrolman (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) as steward (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) as taxi driver (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) as Trigger *''Speed to Spare'' (1937) as Otto Behrman *'' Big City'' (1937) as petty officer (uncredited) *'' Hollywood Cowboy'' (1937) as Joe Garvey *'' Expensive Husbands'' (1937) as reporter (uncredited) *''

Sea Racketeers ''Sea Racketeers'' is a 1937 American film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and starring Weldon Heyburn, Jeanne Madden, and Warren Hymer. Plot summary Cast *Weldon Heyburn as Chief Bos'n Mate Jim Wilson *Jeanne Madden as Patricia 'Pat' Coll ...

'' (1937) as sailor (uncredited) *'' The Firefly'' (1937) as French officer *'' The Crowd Roars'' (1938) as photographer (uncredited) *''

Mr. Moto's Gamble ''Mr. Moto's Gamble'' is the third film in the Mr. Moto series starring Peter Lorre as the title character. It is best remembered for originating as a movie in the Charlie Chan series and being changed to a Mr. Moto entry at the last minute. Plo ...

'' (1938) as reporter (uncredited) *''

'' (1938) as pilot (uncredited) *''

Sunset Murder Case ''Sunset Murder Case'' is a 1938 American film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Sally Rand and Esther Muir. The film is also known as ''High Explosive'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary After her policeman father is killed and ...

'' (1938) as editor (uncredited) *'' Three Loves Has Nancy'' (1938) as news vendor (uncredited) *'' The Main Event'' (1938) as Buck *'' Sweethearts'' (1938) as dance director *''

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'' (1938) as Slim (uncredited) *'' Cafe Society'' (1939) as waiter (uncredited) *''

North of Shanghai ''North of Shanghai'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman. Cast * James Craig as Jed Howard * Betty Furness as Helen Warner * Keye Luke as Jimmy Riley * Morgan Conway as Bob Laird * Joe Downing as Chandler (as Joseph D ...

'' (1939) as Wycoff *'' It’s a Wonderful World'' (1939) as photographer (uncredited) *''

Behind Prison Gates ''Behind Prison Gates'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Charles Barton and written by Arthur T. Horman and Leslie T. White. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Julie Bishop, Joseph Crehan, Paul Fix, George Lloyd and Dick Curtis. The film ...

'' (1939) as Floyd *''

Pop Always Pays ''Pop Always Pays'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins using a screenplay by Charles E. Roberts, based on a story by Arthur J. Beckhard. Although not credited in the film, news reports of the time reported that when Goodw ...

'' (1940) as auto salesman (uncredited) *'' Sailor's Lady'' (1940) as assistant paymaster (uncredited) *'' Danger Ahead'' (1940) as Lefty *''

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'' (1940) as reporter (uncredited) *''

Mexican Spitfire Out West ''Mexican Spitfire Out West'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Charles E. Roberts and Jack Townley. It is the sequel to the 1940 film '' Mexican Spitfire'' and the second of the film series. The film star ...

'' (1940) as Harry *''

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'' (1940) as Racketeer *'' Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) as court attendant *'' I Wanted Wings'' (1941) as evaluating officer (uncredited) *'' Meet the Chump'' (1941) as taxi driver (uncredited) *'' Model Wife'' (1941) as waiter (uncredited) *'' South of Panama'' (1941) as Joe *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) as photographer (uncredited) *'' The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' (1941) as onlooker (uncredited) *'' Under Age'' (1941) as Pearson *'' The Reluctant Dragon'' (1941) as camera operator *'' Three Girls About Town'' (1941) as reporter (uncredited) *''

Babes on Broadway ''Babes on Broadway'' is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland's big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler, ...

'' (1941) as writer (uncredited) *''

Remember the Day ''Remember the Day'' is a 1941 film released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Henry King, and starring Claudette Colbert and John Payne. Plot Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell reflects on her life and teaching career while waiting to see Dew ...

'' (1941) as photographer (uncredited) *'' A Tragedy at Midnight'' (1942) as waiter (uncredited) *''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, w ...

'' (1942) as disappointed fan (uncredited) *''

Pardon My Stripes ''Pardon My Stripes'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Stuart Palmer. The film stars William "Bill" Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber, Paul Hurst and Cliff Nazarro. The ...

'' (1942) as bookie (uncredited) *'' Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) as porter (uncredited) *'' Alias Boston Blackie'' (1942) as clerk (uncredited) *''

Sabotage Squad ''Sabotage Squad'' is a 1942 American action film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bernice Petkere, Wallace Sullivan and David Silverstein. The film stars Bruce Bennett, Kay Harris, Edward Norris, Sidney Blackmer, Don Beddoe and John Ty ...

'' (1942) as Harry *''

Sleepytime Gal ''Sleepytime Gal'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur, Albert Duffy and Max Lief. The film stars Judy Canova, Tom Brown, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerry Lest ...

'' (1942) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) as clerk (uncredited) *''

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'' (1942) as bartender *''

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'' (1942) as cameraman *'' Hitler's Madman'' (1943) as sergeant *'' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) as electric man (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) as

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(uncredited) *'' The Imposter'' (1944) as soldier (uncredited) *''

Enemy of Women ''Enemy of Women'' is a 1944 American anti-Nazi propaganda film directed by Alfred Zeisler. The lead character is Joseph Goebbels, played by Paul Andor. Plot Paul Joseph Goebbels, a down-on-his-luck playwright, boards with German military pens ...

'' (1944) as Hanussen *''

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'' (1944) as reporter (uncredited) *''

Hi, Beautiful ''Hi, Beautiful'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin ...

'' (1944) as train conductor (uncredited) *'' Henry Aldrich's Little Secret'' (1944) as Joe *'' Four Jills in a Jeep'' (1944) as soldier *'' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) as assistant director (uncredited) *''

Life with Blondie ''Life with Blondie'' is a 1945 black-and-white domestic comedy film and the 16th of the 28 Blondie films. It was the return of Dagwood and Blondie after Columbia Picture's 1943 decision to cancel the series met with protest. Plot summary A pho ...

'' (1945) as John *'' Duffy's Tavern'' (1945) as painter (uncredited) *''

That Brennan Girl ''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, and June Duprez. The story concerns a young woman raised in an unwhol ...

'' (1946) as apartment clerk (uncredited) *'' Notorious'' (1946) as motorcycle officer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1946) as William Monk *''

Bowery Bombshell ''Bowery Bombshell'' is a 1946 film starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series. Plot Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their jalopy to raise the money, but are unable to becau ...

'' (1946) as Feather-Fingers *'' G.I. War Brides'' (1946) as steward *'' Swell Guy'' (1946) as farmer *'' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) as reporter *''

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'' (1947) as Mike, the dealer *'' Roses Are Red'' (1947) as reporter (uncredited) *''

Blaze of Noon ''Blaze of Noon'' is a 1947 aviation adventure film directed by John Farrow and based on writer and aviator Ernest K. Gann's best-selling novel ''Blaze of Noon'' (1946), a story about early air mail operations. The screenplay was from well-known ...

'' (1947) as Sam *''

Night Has a Thousand Eyes ''Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' is a 1948 American horror film directed by John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the novel ...

'' (1948) as Byers *''

Cass Timberlane ''Cass Timberlane'' is a 1947 romantic drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner and Zachary Scott and directed by George Sidney. It was based on the 1945 novel ''Cass Timberlane: A Novel of Husbands and Wives'' by Sinclair Lewis, which was ...

'' (1948) as salesman *'' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1948) as clerk *'' Music Man'' (1948) as mailman (uncredited) *'' Beyond Glory'' (1948) as sergeant *'' April Showers'' (1948) as hotel clerk (uncredited) *'' The Big Clock'' (1948) as cab driver *'' Whispering Smith'' (1948) as railroad brakeman *''

Tell It to the Judge ''Tell It to the Judge'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Foster and starring Rosalind Russell as a divorcee who tries to get back her ex-husband, played by Robert Cummings. Plot Appointed to be a federal judge, Marsha ...

'' (1949) as incoming reporter *'' Red, Hot and Blue'' (1949) as drugstore manager *'' Without Honor'' (1949) as neighbor *'' The Heiress'' (1949) as groom (uncredited) *'' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) as commercial fisherman *'' Samson and Delilah'' (1949) as victim (uncredited) *''

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'' (1950) as ticket taker *'' Three Secrets'' (1950) as houseman *'' Where Danger Lives'' (1950) as assistant police chief *'' Copper Canyon'' (1950) as guard (uncredited) *'' Covered Wagon Raid'' (1950) as Bartender Pete *'' Quicksand'' (1950) as Baldy *'' I'll Get By'' (1950) as song plugger (uncredited) *''

The Big Hangover ''The Big Hangover'' is a 1950 American comedy film released by MGM. The film starred Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor and was written and directed by Norman Krasna. Supporting players include Percy Waram, Fay Holden, Leon Ames, Edgar Buchanan, S ...

'' (1950) as waiter (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) as police surgeon *'' Follow the Sun'' (1951) as attendant *'' No Questions Asked'' (1951) as elevator operator (uncredited) *'' Ace in the Hole'' (1951) as priest *'' The Law and the Lady'' (1951) as newspaperman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) as Ugly One *''

Night Riders of Montana ''Night Riders of Montana'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and written by M. Coates Webster. The film stars Allan Lane, Chubby Johnson, Roy Barcroft, Claudia Barrett, Arthur Space and Myron Healey. The film was rel ...

'' (1951) as drummer *''

Somebody Loves Me "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in ''George White's Scandals'' of 1924. This is not to be confused with ...

'' (1952) as waiter (uncredited) *'' Bonzo Goes to College'' (1952) as mailman (uncredited) *'' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) as circus barker * '' Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'' (1953) as customer (uncredited) * ''

Take the High Ground! ''Take the High Ground!'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden as drill sergeants who must transform a batch of everyday civilians into soldiers during the Korean War. Plot In May 195 ...

'' (1953) as army doctor (uncredited) * ''

Run for the Hills ''Run for the Hills'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and starring Sonny Tufts, Barbara Payton and Mauritz Hugo.Lewis p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté. Cast * Sonny Tufts as Charlie J ...

'' (1953) as Reporter *''

Killers from Space ''Killers from Space'' (a.k.a. ''The Man Who Saved the Earth'') is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder (brother of Billy Wilder), that stars Peter Graves, Barbara Besta ...

'' (1954) as gas station attendant * '' The Human Jungle'' (1954) as salesman *'' 3 Ring Circus'' (1954) as seedy character *''

Seven Angry Men ''Seven Angry Men'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Raymond Massey, Debra Paget and Jeffrey Hunter. It is about the abolitionist John Brown, particularly his involvement in Bleeding Kansas and h ...

'' (1955) as Thoreau (uncredited) *'' East of Eden'' (1955) as city official at parade (uncredited) *'' The Girl Rush'' (1955) as carnival member *''

The First Traveling Saleslady ''The First Traveling Saleslady'' is a 1956 American film, starring Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing. Commercially unsuccessful, it was among the films that helped to close RKO Pictures. Future western stars Clint Eastwood and James Arness hav ...

'' (1956) as salesman * '' Marjorie Morningstar'' (1958) as elevator operator (uncredited) *''

Hot Rod Gang ''Hot Rod Gang'' is a 1958 drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was ''Hot Rod Rock'' with the film also released under the title ''Fury Unleashed''. American International Pictures released the film as a ...

'' (1958) as Dryden Philpot *'' Missile Monsters'' (1958) as Crane *'' Arson for Hire'' (1959) as cab dispatcher *'' Take a Giant Step'' (1959) as high-school janitor (uncredited) *'' Vice Raid'' (1959) as man at desk *'' Inherit the Wind'' (1960) as John *''

Hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

'' (1967) as elevator operator *'' Hello Dolly!'' (1969) as workman (uncredited) *''

'' (1975) as doorman

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