Occupation Actor Ex-spouse Elaine Anderson Role Dentist | Name Robert Dudley Years active 1917–1951 | |
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Full Name Robert Y. Dudley Born September 13, 1869 ( 1869-09-13 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Died September 15, 1955, San Clemente, California, United States Children Jewell Dudley, Patricia Lee Dudley Movies The Palm Beach Story, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The Toast of New York, Bellamy Trial, Fast Freight Similar People Preston Sturges, H M Walker, Art Lloyd, Buddy DeSylva, Victor Milner | ||
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Robert Dudley (September 13, 1869 – September 15, 1955), born Robert Y. Dudley in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a dentist turned film character actor who, in his 35-year career, appeared in more than 115 films.
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Career
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 15 September 1955 in San Clemente, California, two days after his 86th birthday.
Filmography
Actor
1951
As Young as You Feel as
Old Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
1950
The Jackpot as
Mr. Simpkins (uncredited)
1949
Johnny Holiday as
Bill Barnett, Old Shoemaker (uncredited)
1948
Portrait of Jennie as
Another Old Mariner (uncredited)
1948
Strike It Rich as
Pop - the Postmaster
1948
Race Street as
Pop - Watchman (uncredited)
1948
Sleep, My Love as
Peeping Tom at The Maples (uncredited)
1947
Mourning Becomes Electra as
Chemist (uncredited)
1947
Christmas Eve as
Robert (uncredited)
1947
Magic Town as
Dickey
1947
Living in a Big Way as
Old Carpenter (uncredited)
1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as
Robert McDuffy
1946
Singin' in the Corn as
Gramp McCoy
1946
San Quentin as
Fuller - Gun Club Proprietor (uncredited)
1946
Gallant Journey as
Process Server (uncredited)
1946
They Made Me a Killer as
Station Master (uncredited)
1946
A Stolen Life as
Old Fisherman (uncredited)
1946
Cinderella Jones as
Secretary (uncredited)
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood as
78-Year-Old Man (uncredited)
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid as
Pete (uncredited)
1945
San Antonio as
The Telegrapher (uncredited)
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry as
Stationmaster (uncredited)
1945
Lady on a Train as
Man in Newsreel Theatre (uncredited)
1944
I'll Be Seeing You as
Pine Hills YMCA Hotel Attendant (uncredited)
1944
Belle of the Yukon as
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1944
Music for Millions as
Rafferty - Postman (uncredited)
1944
Nothing But Trouble as
Old Man (uncredited)
1944
The Big Noise as
Grandpa (uncredited)
1944
The Doughgirls as
Waiter with Fruit Bowl (uncredited)
1944
Casanova Brown as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1944
The Great Moment as
Charles - Morton's Cashier (uncredited)
1944
Sensations of 1945 as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1944
It Happened Tomorrow as
A. Seemer (uncredited)
1944
Main Street Today (Short) as
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
1943
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as
Man (uncredited)
1943
Happy Land as
Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
1943
Son of Dracula as
Jonathan Kirby, Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1943
Honeymoon Lodge as
Elderly Man (uncredited)
1943
Follow the Band as
Seth Cathcart (uncredited)
1943
The Ghost and the Guest as
Ben Bowron
1942
Tennessee Johnson as
Man in Shop (uncredited)
1942
The Palm Beach Story as
Wienie King
1942
Syncopation as
Bartender (uncredited)
1941
Sullivan's Travels as
One-Legged Hobo (uncredited)
1941
Skylark as
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1941
All That Money Can Buy as
Lem (uncredited)
1941
Citizen Kane as
Photographer (uncredited)
1941
The Lady Eve as
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor as
Postman (uncredited)
1940
Lucky Partners as
Bailiff (uncredited)
1940
When the Daltons Rode as
Pete Norris - Juror (uncredited)
1940
Haunted House as
Hank Edwards (uncredited)
1940
The House of the Seven Gables as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams as
Citizens Committee Man (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
A Woman Is the Judge as
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (Short) as
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1939
Zenobia as
Court Clerk
1939
Almost a Gentleman as
Farmer (uncredited)
1937
Springtime in the Rockies as
Barn Dance Emcee (uncredited)
1937
SOS Coast Guard as
Pierport Station Agent (uncredited)
1937
The Toast of New York as
Janitor
1937
Racketeers in Exile as
Purity League Member (uncredited)
1937
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (Short)(uncredited)
1937
The Mighty Treve as
Rancher at Auction
1936
The Man I Marry as
Villager (uncredited)
1936
The Bride Walks Out as
Irate Neighbor (uncredited)
1936
Fury as
Townsman Store Owner (uncredited)
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island as
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
1936
The Perfect Set-Up (Short) as
Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
1936
Paddy O'Day as
Robert - Chauffeur (uncredited)
1935
Frisco Kid as
Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
1935
3 Kids and a Queen as
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1935
The Case of the Lucky Legs as
Contest Stage Manager (uncredited)
1935
Front Page Woman as
Dissenting Juror (uncredited)
1935
Goin' to Town as
Deputy (uncredited)
1935
The Gilded Lily as
Store Clerk (uncredited)
1934
Wild Gold as
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1933
Midnight Mary as
Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
1933
Face in the Sky as
Minister (uncredited)
1932
Reunion as
Sgt. Dudley
1932
Unashamed as
Hearing-Impaired Juror (uncredited)
1932
Broken Lullaby as
Townsman (uncredited)
1931
Three Wise Girls as
Lem - the Druggist
1931
Range Law as
Minister (uncredited)
1931
An American Tragedy as
Juror (uncredited)
1931
Politics as
Husband Getting Haircut (uncredited)
1931
Scandal Sheet as
Flint's Secretary (uncredited)
1930
Conspiracy as
Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
1930
The Sins of the Children as
Harry - Inventory Recorder (uncredited)
1930
Dames Ahoy as
Parson (uncredited)
1930
Burning Up as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1930
Wide Open as
Office Worker
1929
Shanghai Rose as
Reformer
1929
Dynamite as
Store Proprietor (uncredited)
1929
The Mysterious Island as
Workman (uncredited)
1929
Big News as
Telegraph Editor
1929
Fast Freight (Short) as
Chief of Police
1929
The Bellamy Trial as
Coroner
1928
The Baby Cyclone as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1928
Fools for Luck as
Jim Simpson
1928
Skinner's Big Idea as
Gibbs
1928
The Night Flyer as
Freddy
1927
Chicago as
Insurance Agent (uncredited)
1927
Good Time Charley as
Optometrist (uncredited)
1927
Broadway Madness as
Thomas
1927
After Midnight as
Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
1927
Lure of the Night Club as
Hired man
1927
Casey at the Bat as
Farmer (uncredited)
1926
The Marriage Clause as
Secretary
1926
For Heaven's Sake as
Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
1925
A Woman of the World as
French-Speaking Party Guest (uncredited)
1925
The Last Edition as
Yes Man (uncredited)
1925
Kentucky Pride as
Preacher (uncredited)
1924
On the Stroke of Three as
Jasper Saddler
1924
Flapper Wives as
Lem
1923
The Extra Girl as
Financier (uncredited)
1923
The Day of Faith as
Morris
1923
Sixty Cents an Hour as
Storekeeper
1923
Nobody's Bride as
Uncle Peter Standish
1923
The Tiger's Claw as
Army Officer
1922
Making a Man as
Bailey
1922
The Ninety and Nine as
Abner Blake
1922
The Pride of Palomar as
Banker (uncredited)
1922
The Village Blacksmith as
Townsman (uncredited)
1921
One a Minute as
Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
1921
Traveling Salesman as
Pierce Gill
1920
The Fourteenth Man as
Tidmarsh
1918
Out of a Clear Sky as
Father
1917
Seven Keys to Baldpate as
Clerk
Archive Footage
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Court clerk (1986)
1955
The Little Rascals (TV Series) as
Chief of Police (1955)
1942
SOS Coast Guard as
Pierpont Station Agent (uncredited)
References
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