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