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