Cast
Robert Dudley
Acting
Cast
Robert Dudley
Known for
Acting
Born
1889-09-12
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
1955-11-12
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. 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.]
★8.0
MOVIE1941
Citizen Kane
as Photographer (uncredited)
★7.8
MOVIE1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Reporter (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1947
Magic Town
as Dickey
★5.0
MOVIE1939
Zenobia
as Court Clerk
★9.0
MOVIE1927
Broadway Madness
as Thomas
★6.3
MOVIE1948
Sleep, My Love
as Bar Patron at The Maples
★6.4
MOVIE1944
Casanova Brown
as Justice Of The Peace
★6.9
MOVIE1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
★5.8
MOVIE1943
Son of Dracula
as Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1935
The Gilded Lily
as Store Clerk (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1928
Skinner's Big Idea
as Gibbs
★7.0
MOVIE1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Wienie King
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Postman (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1941
All That Money Can Buy
as Lem (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1932
Broken Lullaby
★6.1
MOVIE1945
San Antonio
★7.5
MOVIE1936
Fury
as Store Owner (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1937
The Toast of New York
as Janitor
★6.8
MOVIE1933
Midnight Mary
as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1945
Lady on a Train
★6.2
MOVIE1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Pete Norris - Juror
★7.3
MOVIE1941
The Lady Eve
as Husband on Ship (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Chemist (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1944
It Happened Tomorrow
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1931
An American Tragedy
as Juror (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1950
The Jackpot
as Simpkins (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Man (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1928
The Night Flyer
as Freddy
★6.0
MOVIE1947
Living in a Big Way
as Carpenter
★6.4
MOVIE1947
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Robert McDuffy
★5.8
MOVIE1944
Belle of the Yukon
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1940
The House of the Seven Gables
as Jury Foreman
★6.2
MOVIE1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
★7.0
MOVIE1935
Frisco Kid
as Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
★7.6
MOVIE1944
The Doughgirls
as Hotel Waiter
★6.5
MOVIE1936
The Perfect Set-Up
as Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1931
Scandal Sheet
as Flint's Secretary
★7.0
MOVIE1946
Singin' in the Corn
as Gramp McCoy
★6.9
MOVIE1926
For Heaven's Sake
as Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1948
Race Street
as Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1946
Gallant Journey
as Process Server (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Paddy O'Day
as Robert - Chauffeur
★10.0
MOVIE1923
Sixty Cents an Hour
as Storekeeper
★7.0
MOVIE1923
Nobody's Bride
as Uncle Peter Standish
★5.3
MOVIE1943
The Ghost and the Guest
as Ben Bowron
★8.0
MOVIE1920
The Fourteenth Man
as Tidmarsh
★6.1
MOVIE1940
Lucky Partners
as Bailiff (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1946
San Quentin
as Fuller (uncredited)
★7.1
MOVIE1943
Happy Land
as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1925
Kentucky Pride
as Preacher (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1932
Three Wise Girls
as Lem - the Druggist
★6.5
MOVIE1943
Honeymoon Lodge
as Elderly Man
★5.8
MOVIE1933
Face in the Sky
as Minister (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1934
Wild Gold
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1930
Burning Up
as Sheriff
★6.8
MOVIE1935
3 Kids and a Queen
as Shopkeeper
★9.0
MOVIE1923
The Tiger's Claw
as Army Officer
★6.4
MOVIE1923
The Extra Girl
as Financier
★5.5
MOVIE1925
A Woman of the World
as French-speaking party guest
★4.9
MOVIE1930
Conspiracy
as Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1937
The Mighty Treve
as Rancher at Auction
★8.0
MOVIE1939
Almost a Gentleman
as Farmer
★6.3
MOVIE1944
Main Street Today
as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1922
The Ninety and Nine
as Abner Blake
★6.4
MOVIE1929
Dynamite
as Store Proprietor
★4.5
MOVIE1929
Big News
as Telegraph Editor
★7.3
MOVIE1921
One a Minute
as Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
MOVIE1918
Out of a Clear Sky
as Father
★5.4
MOVIE1947
Christmas Eve
as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1948
Strike It Rich
as Pop
★5.6
MOVIE1930
Wide Open
as Office Worker
★4.4
MOVIE1917
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Clerk
★6.2
MOVIE1925
The Last Edition
as Yes Man
★9.0
MOVIE1930
Dames Ahoy
as Parson
★8.0
MOVIE1927
Casey at the Bat
as Farmer (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1924
On the Stroke of Three
as Jasper Saddler
★5.2
MOVIE1940
Haunted House
as Hank Edwards
★7.0
MOVIE1928
Fools for Luck
as Jim Simpson
★8.5
MOVIE1927
After Midnight
as Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
★9.0
MOVIE1926
The Marriage Clause
as Secretary
★8.0
MOVIE1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1929
Shanghai Rose
as Reformer
★8.0
MOVIE1921
Traveling Salesman
as Pierce Gill
★8.0
MOVIE1922
Making a Man
as Bailey