Lester Dorr
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 7, 1893
Day of Death: August 25, 1980 (87 years old)
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Actor Neighbor
Without Honor
Actor Subway Passenger (uncredited)
On the Town
Actor
The Crooked Way
Actor Townsman (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Actor Groom (uncredited)
The Heiress
Actor Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Actor Commercial Fisherman
Alias Nick Beal
Actor Minor Role (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
Actor Sergeant (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
Actor Carter (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Actor Reporter #1
The Masked Marvel
Actor Citizen (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Actor Bank Teller
Wolves of the Range
Actor Agent on Plane
Batman
Actor 1st Ship Fitter
Destroyer
Actor Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1942
Actor Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
Actor Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Actor Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Wake Island
Actor Subordinate
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Actor Little man
Dr. Broadway
Actor 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Don't Lie
Actor Bookie (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Actor Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
Actor Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Sabotage Squad
Actor Otto Stahl
The Secret Code
Actor Porter
Blue, White, and Perfect
Actor Photographer (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
Actor Stage Manager (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
1941
Actor Information Attendant
Two Latins from Manhattan
Actor Concessionaire (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady
Actor Joe
South of Panama
Actor Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
Actor Gendarme (uncredited)
Paris Calling
Actor Slim (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
Actor Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
Actor Reporter
Three Girls About Town
Actor Photographer
Remember the Day
Actor Swithboard Operator
Roar of the Press
Actor Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
1940
Actor Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Girls of the Road
Actor Rodeo Official
Rodeo Dough
Actor Henchman Lefty
Danger Ahead
Actor Welcoming Committee Man
The Saint Takes Over
Actor Henchman
The Shadow
Actor Slippy - a Fugitive
Mexican Spitfire
Actor Cotton Club Doorman
I Take This Oath
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
Actor Patrolman at Altercation
Son of the Navy
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
Actor Travel Agent
No, No, Nanette
Actor Auto Salesman
Pop Always Pays
Actor Photographer (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Actor Harry
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Actor Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Mandrake the Magician
Actor Assistant Paymaster
Sailor's Lady
1939
Actor Wycoff
North of Shanghai
Actor Wilkins
Star Reporter
Actor Gray
Mandrake the Magician
Actor Ambulance Orderly
Four Girls in White
Actor Gangster Shot by Brown
Homicide Bureau
Actor First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
Actor Bank Teller
Convict's Code
Actor Announcer
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Actor Driver
Fast and Loose
Actor Real Ambulance Intern
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Actor Minor Role (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Actor Second Hotel Desk clerk
Girl from Rio
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Actor Second Officer (uncredited)
Coast Guard
Actor Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Army Telegraph Operator
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Actor Day Clerk (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Actor Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
Actor Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Actor Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Money to Loan
Actor Convict (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
Actor Paymaster's Assistant
Captain Fury
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Cafe Society
1938
Actor Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Actor Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
Actor The Lightning (uncredited)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Actor Coroner (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Actor Slim
Exposed
Actor Editor
Sunset Murder Case
Actor Turf Club Representative
Hollywood Handicap
Actor Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Actor Bank Officer (uncredited)
One Wild Night
Actor Photographer (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Actor Circus Usher (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Actor News Photographer
Wide Open Faces
Actor Druggist (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
Actor Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
Actor Photographer
Straight, Place and Show
Actor Buck
The Main Event
Actor Police Dispatcher
State Police
Actor Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
The Saint in New York
Actor Injured Man
The Chaser
Actor Convict (uncredited)
The Canary Comes Across
Actor Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
Actor Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
Actor Pilot (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1937
Actor Stock Investor (uncredited)
Easy Living
Actor French Officer (uncredited)
The Firefly
Actor Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Secret Valley
Actor Louis Lawson
Hollywood Round-Up
Actor Bank Teller (uncredited)
Topper
Actor President's Secretary (uncredited)
Cash and Carry
Actor Reporter
Expensive Husbands
Actor Minor Role
Wells Fargo
Actor Reporter
It Happened in Hollywood
Actor Talking Reporter
Love Takes Flight
Actor Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
Actor Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Actor Cowboy (uncredited)
Way Out West
Actor Townsman
The Californian
Actor Salesman (uncredited)
Love Is News
Actor Townsman Investor
Big Business
Actor Man on Train (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
Actor Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Smashing the Vice Trust
Actor 'Trigger'
Criminals of the Air
1936
Actor Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
Actor Reporter at Dock
The Mandarin Mystery
Actor Collins (uncredited)
Black Gold
Actor Reporter
Love on a Bet
Actor Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Ten Laps to Go
Actor Townsman (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Actor Art Critic
Brilliant Marriage
Actor Reporter
Spendthrift
Actor Intern
The Devil Is a Sissy
Actor Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Actor Party Guest (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
Actor Reporter (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Actor New Year's Party Participant
The Girl from Mandalay
Actor Truck Driver (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
Actor Henchman (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
Actor Oscar (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
Actor Fred (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
Actor Hotel Clerk
Jailbreak
Actor Kansas City News Vendor
Sing, Baby, Sing
Actor Driver (Uncredited)
I'll Name the Murderer
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
Actor Fingerprint Expert
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Actor Patrolman (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Actor Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Great Guy
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
1935
Actor Newspaper Reporter
Helldorado
Actor Henchman Jimmy
The Girl Who Came Back
Actor Ship Steward
Shanghai
Actor Audience Member (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
Actor Milkman (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
Actor Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Special Agent
Actor Dice Player (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
1934
Actor Villager at Dance
As the Earth Turns
Actor Seven Eleven Club Customer
The Curtain Falls
Actor Ritzy's Trainer
The Personality Kid
Actor Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
Actor Ladies' Table Dealer
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Actor Man in Courtroom
Going Bye-Bye!
Actor Chalmers (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Actor Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Dames
Actor Reporter (Uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
Actor Court Recorder (uncredited)
Smarty
1933
Actor Ship's Steward (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
Actor Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
Actor Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
Actor Investment Clerk (uncredited)
The Little Giant
Actor Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Central Airport
Actor Man in Radio Station
Torch Singer
Actor Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
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