Robert Dudley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1889
- Died
- November 12, 1955 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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.]
Known For
Filmography
The Jackpot
Movie · as Simpkins (uncredited)
Sleep, My Love
Movie · as Bar Patron at The Maples
Race Street
Movie · as Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
Strike It Rich
Movie · as Pop
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Movie · as Robert McDuffy
Magic Town
Movie · as Dickey
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra
Movie · as Chemist (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
Movie · as Carpenter
San Quentin
Movie · as Fuller (uncredited)
Singin' in the Corn
Movie · as Gramp McCoy
Gallant Journey
Movie · as Process Server (uncredited)
San Antonio
Movie
Lady on a Train
Movie
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Movie
The Doughgirls
Movie · as Hotel Waiter
Casanova Brown
Movie · as Justice Of The Peace
Belle of the Yukon
Movie · as Storekeeper (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
Movie · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Main Street Today
Movie · as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
The Ghost and the Guest
Movie · as Ben Bowron
Son of Dracula
Movie · as Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
Happy Land
Movie · as Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
Movie · as Elderly Man
The Palm Beach Story
Movie · as Wienie King
All That Money Can Buy
Movie · as Lem (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Movie · as Photographer (uncredited)
The Lady Eve
Movie · as Husband on Ship (uncredited)
When the Daltons Rode
Movie · as Pete Norris - Juror
The House of the Seven Gables
Movie · as Jury Foreman
Haunted House
Movie · as Hank Edwards
Stranger on the Third Floor
Movie · as Postman (uncredited)
Lucky Partners
Movie · as Bailiff (uncredited)
Zenobia
Movie · as Court Clerk
Almost a Gentleman
Movie · as Farmer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Movie · as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
The Mighty Treve
Movie · as Rancher at Auction
The Toast of New York
Movie · as Janitor
The Perfect Set-Up
Movie · as Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Paddy O'Day
Movie · as Robert - Chauffeur
Fury
Movie · as Store Owner (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
Movie · as Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
Movie · as Shopkeeper
The Gilded Lily
Movie · as Store Clerk (uncredited)
Wild Gold
Movie · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
Movie · as Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
Face in the Sky
Movie · as Minister (uncredited)
Broken Lullaby
Movie
Three Wise Girls
Movie · as Lem - the Druggist
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Flint's Secretary
An American Tragedy
Movie · as Juror (uncredited)
Wide Open
Movie · as Office Worker
Dames Ahoy
Movie · as Parson
Conspiracy
Movie · as Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
Burning Up
Movie · as Sheriff
Shanghai Rose
Movie · as Reformer
Big News
Movie · as Telegraph Editor
Dynamite
Movie · as Store Proprietor
Fools for Luck
Movie · as Jim Simpson
The Night Flyer
Movie · as Freddy
Skinner's Big Idea
Movie · as Gibbs
Casey at the Bat
Movie · as Farmer (uncredited)
After Midnight
Movie · as Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
Broadway Madness
Movie · as Thomas
For Heaven's Sake
Movie · as Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
The Marriage Clause
Movie · as Secretary
The Last Edition
Movie · as Yes Man
A Woman of the World
Movie · as French-speaking party guest
Kentucky Pride
Movie · as Preacher (uncredited)
On the Stroke of Three
Movie · as Jasper Saddler
The Extra Girl
Movie · as Financier
The Tiger's Claw
Movie · as Army Officer
Nobody's Bride
Movie · as Uncle Peter Standish
Sixty Cents an Hour
Movie · as Storekeeper
Making a Man
Movie · as Bailey
The Ninety and Nine
Movie · as Abner Blake
Traveling Salesman
Movie · as Pierce Gill
One a Minute
Movie · as Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
The Fourteenth Man
Movie · as Tidmarsh
Out of a Clear Sky
Movie · as Father
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie · as Clerk