Cast
Lester Dorr
Acting
Cast
Lester Dorr
Known for
Acting
Born
1893-05-07
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1980-08-25
Also known as Harry Lester Dorr
Biography
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.
Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
East of Eden
as City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
as Father Diego (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
as Workman (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Dr. John (uncredited)
Hot Rod Gang
as Dryden Philpott
Vice Raid
as Malone's Secretary
Topper
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Captain Fury
as Paymaster's Assistant
The Firefly
as French Officer (uncredited)
Batman
as Agent on Plane
Anchors Aweigh
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)
The Heiress
as Groom (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
as Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
as Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Townsman (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
as Peasant (uncredited)
California
as Mike (uncredited)
Test Pilot
as Pilot (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
Tell Your Children
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Remember the Day
as Photographer
Smarty
as Court Recorder (uncredited)
On the Town
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Cafe Society
as Waiter (uncredited)
Dames
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Silver River
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Slim (uncredited)
Wake Island
as Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Union Depot
as Sailor (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
as Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Pursued
as Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Destroyer
as 1st Ship Fitter
State Police
as Police Dispatcher
Three Girls About Town
as Reporter
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Subordinate
Jailbreak
as Hotel Clerk
Roar of the Press
as Swithboard Operator
Gentleman Jim
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hotel
as Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
as Chalmers (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Three Secrets
as Matthews (uncredited)
Without Honor
as Neighbor
Paris Calling
as Gendarme (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Stock Investor (uncredited)
The Dark Past
as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Coroner (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
At Long Last Love
as Doorman
Way Out West
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
as Man on Train (uncredited)
The Saint Takes Over
as Welcoming Committee Man
Fingers at the Window
as Photographer (uncredited)
Night Riders of Montana
as Drummer
Circumstantial Evidence
as Prisoner
Road to Happiness
as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Helldorado
as Newspaper Reporter
Girls of the Road
as Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Party Guest (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
as Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Newly Rich
as (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Second Officer (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
as Travel Agent
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Informant (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
as Day Clerk (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
Homicide Bureau
as Gangster Shot by Brown
The Big Clock
as Cabby (uncredited)
Shanghai
as Ship Steward
For Me and My Gal
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
as Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
as Commercial Fisherman
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
as Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
as Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Great Guy
as Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Photographer
Quicksand
as Baldy
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Circus Usher (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Photographer (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Ladies' Table Dealer
The Great Rupert
as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
as Driver (uncredited)
As the Earth Turns
as Villager at Dance
Torch Singer
as Man in Radio Station
All Stuck Up
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Intern
Going Bye-Bye!
as Man in Courtroom
Fog Over Frisco
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Love Is News
as Salesman (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
as Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Killers from Space
as Gas Station Attendant
The Death Kiss
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Bowery
as Cynic (uncredited)
Spendthrift
as Reporter
Convict's Code
as Bank Teller
Rodeo Dough
as Rodeo Official
Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
as Sergeant (uncredited)
You Came Along
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Investment Clerk (uncredited)
The Chaser
as Injured Man
Upperworld
as Steward (uncredited)
Sailor's Lady
as Assistant Paymaster
Hard to Handle
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
One Wild Night
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Columnist
The Crowd Roars
as Photographer (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Harry
The Shadow
as Henchman
Flying Disc Man from Mars
as Crane
Criminals of the Air
as 'Trigger'
Lady in the Dark
as Reporter (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
as Reed's Writer (uncredited)
On an Island with You
Mexican Spitfire
as Slippy - a Fugitive
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as The Lightning (uncredited)
Secret Valley
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as Second Hotel Desk clerk
Blue, White and Perfect
as Porter
Here Comes the Band
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
as Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
as Conductor (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
as Oscar (uncredited)
Female
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
North of Shanghai
as Wycoff
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Real Ambulance Intern
Mandrake the Magician
as Gray
Goodbye Again
as Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Arson for Hire
as Cab Dispatcher
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Carter (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Army Telegraph Operator
Wide Open Faces
as News Photographer
The Crime Patrol
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
I'll Name the Murderer
as Driver (Uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
as Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
as Ambulance Orderly
Juvenile Court
as Druggist (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
as Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Hollywood Handicap
as Turf Club Representative
It Happened in Hollywood
as Reporter
Show Them No Mercy!
as Milkman (uncredited)
The Jade Mask
as Michael Strong
Exposed
as Slim
Bowery Bombshell
as Feather-Fingers
The Masked Marvel
as Reporter #1
The Curtain Falls
as Seven Eleven Club Customer
Cash and Carry
as President's Secretary (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle
as Andreas Molnar
Star Reporter
as Wilkins
Aliens from Space
as Station Attendant
The House on 56th Street
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
The Secret Code
as Otto Stahl
The Californian
as Townsman
Black Gold
as Collins (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
as Auto Salesman
Love Takes Flight
as Talking Reporter
Smashing the Vice Trust
as Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
as Little Man (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
as Fred (uncredited)
Money to Loan
as Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Streamlined Swing
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Son of the Navy
as Patrolman at Altercation
Stronger Than Desire
as First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
The Personality Kid
as Ritzy's Trainer
The Mandarin Mystery
as Reporter at Dock
Sunset Murder Case
as Editor
Dixie Dugan
as Citizen (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Louis Lawson
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Fingerprint Expert
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Missile Monsters
as Male Secretary (bit)
Love on a Bet
as Reporter
The Great American Mug
as Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Brilliant Marriage
as Art Critic
Ten Laps to Go
as Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Harry (uncredited)
I Take This Oath
as Cotton Club Doorman
I Met My Love Again
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Kansas City News Vendor
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Judkins
Sinner Take All
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wolves of the Range
as Bank Teller
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Announcer
The Officer and the Lady
as Concessionaire (uncredited)
The Main Event
as Buck
South of Panama
as Joe
Those High Grey Walls
as Convict (uncredited)
Danger Ahead
as Henchman Lefty
Mandrake the Magician
as Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Straight, Place and Show
as Photographer
Pardon My Stripes
as Bookie (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Townsman (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
as Dice Player (uncredited)
Expensive Husbands
as Reporter
Covered Wagon Raid
as Bartender Pete
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
Speed to Spare
as Otto Behrman
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Information Attendant
The Girl from Mandalay
as New Year's Party Participant
Big Business
as Townsman Investor
The Canary Comes Across
as Convict (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Townsman (uncredited)
Don't Lie
as 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)