Robert Middlemass
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1883-09-03
- Died
- 1949-09-10
- Place of birth
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Robert Middlemas · Bob Middlemass · Robert M. Middlemass
Biography
Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen.
Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre.
His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name H. E. Porter, a college roommate) titled The Valiant, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1929, and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups, and is still performed today.
Middlemass moved to Los Angeles around 1935, and began appearing in films. He died there in 1949.
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Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Blackmail
1939
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Unknown Woman
1935
as Hammacher
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Carmichael
A Day at the Races
1937
as Sheriff
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Movies (82)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Blackmail
1939
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Unknown Woman
1935
as Hammacher
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Carmichael
A Day at the Races
1937
as Sheriff
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Kentucky
1938
as Track Official
The Black Room
1935
as The Prosecutor
Espionage Agent
1939
as Militant American Tourist
Lady Scarface
1941
as Police Captain Lovell
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Harry Van Dieman
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Captain Wade
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Wilbur Hoffman
Madame X
1937
as Prefect of Police
The Black Raven
1943
as Tim Winfield
Coast Guard
1939
as Capt. Lyons
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Sen. Berry
Bombardier
1943
as Officer
The Magnificent Fraud
1939
as Morales
Miracle Money
1938
as Hartney Drew
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Hospital Commandant
Maisie
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Hideaway Girl
1936
as Capt. Dixon
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Academy Superintendent
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Cafe Proprietor
Hotel Imperial
1939
as General Von Schwartzberg
Muss 'em Up
1936
as Inspector Brock
The Payoff
1942
as Lester Norris
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Sergeant (uncredited)
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Desk Sergeant
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Police Inspector
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Abner Cartwright
Little Old New York
1940
as Nicholas Roosevelt
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as V.J.
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Edward Hart
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
Air Hawks
1935
as Drewen
I Am the Law
1938
as Moss Kitchell
Lady in the Death House
1944
as State's Attorney
A Son Comes Home
1936
as Sheriff
Hold That Blonde!
1945
as Police Captain (uncredited)
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Sawyer
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Harkrider
Two Against the World
1936
as Bertram C. Reynolds
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Chief of Detectives McGowan
General Spanky
1936
as Overseer
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Mr. Oberton
After the Dance
1935
as King
Blondes at Work
1938
as Boylan - Editor
You May Be Next!
1936
as Dan McMahon
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Police Chief Thomas
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
I Stand Accused
1938
as Norman L. Mitchell
Klondike Fury
1942
as Sam Armstrong
The Arizona Kid
1939
as General Stark
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Judge L.F. Blake
Too Tough to Kill
1935
as Hubbel
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as McGrath
One Way Ticket
1935
as Bender
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Mr. Townsend
Grand Exit
1935
as Fire Chief Mulligan
Trapped
1937
as Sol Rothert
No Hands on the Clock
1941
as Police Chief Bates
The Public Menace
1935
as Frentrup
A Sporting Chance
1945
as William Reardon
Party Wire
1935
as Judge Stephen Stephenson
Drunk Driving
1939
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Hats Off
1936
as Tex Connelly
F-Man
1936
as Chief Cartwright
The Awakening of Jim Burke
1935
as Bill Duke
Frankie and Johnnie
1936
as Undetermined Supporting Role
Super Speed
1935
as Wilson Gale
Good Luck - Best Wishes
1934
Highway Patrol
1938
as J.W. Brady
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
as Boris Seminoff
Excuse the Pardon
1930
About Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play wa… With 82 credits spanning from 1930 to 1945, Robert Middlemass has appeared in 82 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
- Blackmail (1939) — as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Unknown Woman (1935) — as Hammacher
- Stanley and Livingstone (1939) — as Carmichael
- A Day at the Races (1937) — as Sheriff
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