Robert Dudley
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1889-09-12
- Died
- 1955-11-12
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Y. Dudley
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (84)
Citizen Kane
1941
as Photographer (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Reporter (uncredited)
Magic Town
1947
as Dickey
Zenobia
1939
as Court Clerk
Broadway Madness
1927
as Thomas
Sleep, My Love
1948
as Bar Patron at The Maples
Casanova Brown
1944
as Justice Of The Peace
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
1943
as Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
Skinner's Big Idea
1928
as Gibbs
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Wienie King
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
as Postman (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Lem (uncredited)
Broken Lullaby
1932
San Antonio
1945
Fury
1936
as Store Owner (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
1937
as Janitor
Midnight Mary
1933
as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
1945
When the Daltons Rode
1940
as Pete Norris - Juror
The Lady Eve
1941
as Husband on Ship (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Chemist (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
1931
as Juror (uncredited)
The Jackpot
1950
as Simpkins (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944
as Man (uncredited)
The Night Flyer
1928
as Freddy
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Carpenter
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Robert McDuffy
Belle of the Yukon
1944
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Jury Foreman
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Frisco Kid
1935
as Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
The Doughgirls
1944
as Hotel Waiter
The Perfect Set-Up
1936
as Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Flint's Secretary
Singin' in the Corn
1946
as Gramp McCoy
For Heaven's Sake
1926
as Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
Race Street
1948
as Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Process Server (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Robert - Chauffeur
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923
as Storekeeper
Nobody's Bride
1923
as Uncle Peter Standish
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
as Ben Bowron
The Fourteenth Man
1920
as Tidmarsh
Lucky Partners
1940
as Bailiff (uncredited)
San Quentin
1946
as Fuller (uncredited)
Happy Land
1943
as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Kentucky Pride
1925
as Preacher (uncredited)
Three Wise Girls
1932
as Lem - the Druggist
Honeymoon Lodge
1943
as Elderly Man
Face in the Sky
1933
as Minister (uncredited)
Wild Gold
1934
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Burning Up
1930
as Sheriff
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Shopkeeper
The Tiger's Claw
1923
as Army Officer
The Extra Girl
1923
as Financier
A Woman of the World
1925
as French-speaking party guest
Conspiracy
1930
as Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
The Mighty Treve
1937
as Rancher at Auction
Almost a Gentleman
1939
as Farmer
Main Street Today
1944
as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
The Ninety and Nine
1922
as Abner Blake
Dynamite
1929
as Store Proprietor
Big News
1929
as Telegraph Editor
One a Minute
1921
as Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
Out of a Clear Sky
1918
as Father
Christmas Eve
1947
as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
1948
as Pop
Wide Open
1930
as Office Worker
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
as Clerk
The Last Edition
1925
as Yes Man
Dames Ahoy
1930
as Parson
Casey at the Bat
1927
as Farmer (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Three
1924
as Jasper Saddler
Haunted House
1940
as Hank Edwards
Fools for Luck
1928
as Jim Simpson
After Midnight
1927
as Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
The Marriage Clause
1926
as Secretary
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Shanghai Rose
1929
as Reformer
Traveling Salesman
1921
as Pierce Gill
Making a Man
1922
as Bailey
About Robert Dudley
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… With 84 credits spanning from 1917 to 1950, Robert Dudley has appeared in 84 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Photographer (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Magic Town (1947) — as Dickey
- Zenobia (1939) — as Court Clerk
- Broadway Madness (1927) — as Thomas
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