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