Robert Dudley
Age: N/A | From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Robert Y. Dudley
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.]
Most Famous Work
Citizen Kane
(1941) Photographer (uncredited)
Fury
(1936) Store Owner (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
(1943) Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
All That Money Can Buy
(1941) Lem (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940) Postman (uncredited)
Sleep, My Love
(1948) Bar Patron at The Maples
The House of the Seven Gables
(1940) Jury Foreman
When the Daltons Rode
(1940) Pete Norris - JurorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Simpkins | |
| 1948 | Pop | |
| Pop (Watchman) (uncredited) | ||
| Bar Patron at The Maples | ||
| 1947 | Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited) | |
| Dickey | ||
| Carpenter | ||
| Robert McDuffy | ||
| 1946 | Gramp McCoy | |
| Fuller (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1944 | Storekeeper (uncredited) | |
| Hotel Waiter | ||
| Justice Of The Peace | ||
| Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | ||
| Frank Hostetter (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Man (uncredited) | |
| Old Man Bowers (uncredited) | ||
| Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited) | ||
| Elderly Man | ||
| Ben Bowron | ||
| 1942 | Wienie King | |
| 1941 | Lem (uncredited) | |
| Photographer (uncredited) | ||
| Husband on Ship (uncredited) | ||
| 1940 | Pete Norris - Juror | |
| Postman (uncredited) | ||
| Bailiff | ||
| Hank Edwards | ||
| Jury Foreman | ||
| 1939 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Shopkeeper (uncredited) | ||
| Court Clerk | ||
| Farmer | ||
| 1937 | Janitor | |
| Rancher at Auction | ||
| 1936 | Store Owner (uncredited) | |
| Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited) | ||
| Robert - Chauffeur | ||
| 1935 | Vigilante Leader (uncredited) | |
| Shopkeeper | ||
| 1934 | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited) | |
| Minister (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Lem - the Druggist | |
| N/A | ||
| 1931 | Juror (uncredited) | |
| Flint's Secretary | ||
| 1930 | Mr. Christopher (uncredited) | |
| Parson | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Office Worker | ||
| 1929 | Telegraph Editor | |
| Reformer | ||
| 1928 | Jim Simpson | |
| Freddy | ||
| 1927 | Farmer (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Secretary | |
| Harold's Secretary (uncredited) | ||
| 1925 | French-speaking party guest | |
| Yes Man | ||
| 1923 | Financier | |
| Army Officer | ||
| 1922 | Abner Blake | |
| Bailey | ||
| 1921 | Rogers' Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Pierce Gill | ||
| 1920 | Tidmarsh | |
| 1917 | Clerk | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
