The Jackpot
1950 · Movie
as Simpkins (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
1889-09-12
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.]
Filmography
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Movie
as Bar Patron at The Maples
Race Street
1948 · Movie
as Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948 · Movie
as Pop
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947 · Movie
as Robert McDuffy
Magic Town
1947 · Movie
as Dickey
Christmas Eve
1947 · Movie
as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Movie
as Chemist (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
1947 · Movie
as Carpenter
San Quentin
1946 · Movie
as Fuller (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
1946 · Movie
as Gramp McCoy
Gallant Journey
1946 · Movie
as Process Server (uncredited)
San Antonio
1945 · Movie
Lady on a Train
1945 · Movie
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Movie
The Doughgirls
1944 · Movie
as Hotel Waiter
Casanova Brown
1944 · Movie
as Justice Of The Peace
Belle of the Yukon
1944 · Movie
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Movie
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Main Street Today
1944 · Movie
as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Movie
as Man (uncredited)
The Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Movie
as Ben Bowron
Son of Dracula
1943 · Movie
as Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
Happy Land
1943 · Movie
as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
1943 · Movie
as Elderly Man
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Movie
as Wienie King
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · Movie
as Lem (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
1941 · Movie
as Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
1941 · Movie
as Photographer (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
1940 · Movie
as Pete Norris - Juror
The House of the Seven Gables
1940 · Movie
as Jury Foreman
Haunted House
1940 · Movie
as Hank Edwards
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940 · Movie
as Postman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
1940 · Movie
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939 · Movie
as Court Clerk
Almost a Gentleman
1939 · Movie
as Farmer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Movie
as Reporter (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939 · Movie
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
The Mighty Treve
1937 · Movie
as Rancher at Auction
The Toast of New York
1937 · Movie
as Janitor
The Perfect Set-Up
1936 · Movie
as Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936 · Movie
as Robert - Chauffeur
Fury
1936 · Movie
as Store Owner (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Movie
as Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
1935 · Movie
as Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Movie
as Shopkeeper
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Movie
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
Wild Gold
1934 · Movie
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
1933 · Movie
as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
1933 · Movie
as Minister (uncredited)
Broken Lullaby
1932 · Movie
Three Wise Girls
1932 · Movie
as Lem - the Druggist
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Movie
as Flint's Secretary
An American Tragedy
1931 · Movie
as Juror (uncredited)
Wide Open
1930 · Movie
as Office Worker
Dames Ahoy
1930 · Movie
as Parson
Conspiracy
1930 · Movie
as Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
Burning Up
1930 · Movie
as Sheriff
Shanghai Rose
1929 · Movie
as Reformer
Big News
1929 · Movie
as Telegraph Editor
Dynamite
1929 · Movie
as Store Proprietor
Fools for Luck
1928 · Movie
as Jim Simpson
The Night Flyer
1928 · Movie
as Freddy
Skinner's Big Idea
1928 · Movie
as Gibbs
Casey at the Bat
1927 · Movie
as Farmer (uncredited)
After Midnight
1927 · Movie
as Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
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Broadway Madness
1927 · Movie
as Thomas
For Heaven's Sake
1926 · Movie
as Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
The Marriage Clause
1926 · Movie
as Secretary
The Last Edition
1925 · Movie
as Yes Man
A Woman of the World
1925 · Movie
as French-speaking party guest
Kentucky Pride
1925 · Movie
as Preacher (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Three
1924 · Movie
as Jasper Saddler
The Extra Girl
1923 · Movie
as Financier
The Tiger's Claw
1923 · Movie
as Army Officer
Nobody's Bride
1923 · Movie
as Uncle Peter Standish
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923 · Movie
as Storekeeper
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Making a Man
1922 · Movie
as Bailey
The Ninety and Nine
1922 · Movie
as Abner Blake
Traveling Salesman
1921 · Movie
as Pierce Gill
One a Minute
1921 · Movie
as Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
The Fourteenth Man
1920 · Movie
as Tidmarsh
Out of a Clear Sky
1918 · Movie
as Father
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917 · Movie
as Clerk
