Lester Dorr
from Boston, Massachusetts, USA
from Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Doorman
Workman (uncredited)
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Dr. John (uncredited)
Cab Dispatcher
Malone's Secretary
Male Secretary (bit)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Informant (uncredited)
Dryden Philpott
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Harry (uncredited)
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Drummer
(Unknown)
Father Diego (uncredited)
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Baldy
Bartender Pete
Matthews (uncredited)
Crane
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Commercial Fisherman
Townsman (uncredited)
(Unknown)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Groom (uncredited)
Neighbor
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Cabby (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Andreas Molnar
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Peasant (uncredited)
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Mike (uncredited)
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Photographer
Feather-Fingers
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Strong
Prisoner
Reporter (uncredited)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Conductor (uncredited)
Citizen (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Bank Teller
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Agent on Plane
1st Ship Fitter
Carter (uncredited)
Reporter #1
Porter
Bookie (uncredited)
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
Subordinate
Little Man (uncredited)
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Otto Stahl
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Swithboard Operator
South of Panama
Joe
Slim (uncredited)
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Information Attendant
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Reporter
Gendarme (uncredited)
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Photographer
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Henchman
Slippy - a Fugitive
Henchman Lefty
Patrolman at Altercation
Reporter (uncredited)
Cotton Club Doorman
Welcoming Committee Man
Auto Salesman
Assistant Paymaster
Photographer (uncredited)
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry
Rodeo Official
Travel Agent
Gangster Shot by Brown
Bank Teller
Announcer
Wycoff
Ambulance Orderly
Driver (uncredited)
Wilkins
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Real Ambulance Intern
Gray
Paymaster's Assistant
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Second Officer (uncredited)
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Army Telegraph Operator
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Convict (uncredited)
Police Dispatcher
Pilot (uncredited)
News Photographer
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
The Lightning (uncredited)
Turf Club Representative
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Buck
Injured Man
Photographer (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Druggist (uncredited)
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Photographer
Coroner (uncredited)
Slim
Editor
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Salesman (uncredited)
Cowboy (uncredited)
'Trigger'
Otto Behrman
Townsman Investor
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Stock Investor (uncredited)
Townsman
Man on Train (uncredited)
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Reporter
Columnist
French Officer (uncredited)
Talking Reporter
Louis Lawson
Reporter
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Minor Role
Collins (uncredited)
Driver (Uncredited)
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Reporter (Uncredited)
George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
Reporter
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Art Critic
New Year's Party Participant
Henchman (uncredited)
Oscar (uncredited)
Reporter
Fingerprint Expert
Patrolman (uncredited)
Hotel Clerk
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Kansas City News Vendor
Intern
Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Fred (uncredited)
(Unknown)
Reporter (uncredited)
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Reporter (uncredited)
Reporter at Dock
Newspaper Reporter
Dice Player (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Ship Steward
Audience Member (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
Milkman (uncredited)
Villager at Dance
Chalmers (uncredited)
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Steward (uncredited)
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Reporter (Uncredited)
Ritzy's Trainer
Man in Courtroom
Ladies' Table Dealer
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Seven Eleven Club Customer
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Man in Radio Station
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Cynic (uncredited)
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Hotel Desk Clerk
(uncredited)
Judkins
(Unknown)
Aliens from Space
Station Attendant