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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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Batman
(1943)
Agent on Plane
On the Town
(1949)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
East of Eden
(1955)
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Reporter (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Workman (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
(1951)
Father Diego (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
(1945)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
Dr. John (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
(1937)
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
All Stuck Up
(1930)
Riders of the Purple Sage
(1931)
Judkins
Newly Rich
(1931)
(uncredited)
The Death Kiss
(1932)
Hotel Desk Clerk
Union Depot
(1932)
Sailor (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
(1933)
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
(1933)
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Little Giant
(1933)
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Central Airport
(1933)
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Torch Singer
(1933)
Man in Radio Station
Female
(1933)
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
(1933)
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
As the Earth Turns
(1934)
Villager at Dance
The Curtain Falls
(1934)
Seven Eleven Club Customer
The Personality Kid
(1934)
Ritzy's Trainer
Journal of a Crime
(1934)
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
(1934)
Ladies' Table Dealer
Going Bye-Bye!
(1934)
Man in Courtroom
Dames
(1934)
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
(1934)
Reporter (Uncredited)
Smarty
(1934)
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Shanghai
(1935)
Ship Steward
Here Comes the Band
(1935)
Audience Member (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
(1935)
Milkman (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
(1935)
Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent
(1935)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
(1935)
Dice Player (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back
(1935)
Henchman Jimmy
Helldorado
(1935)
Newspaper Reporter
The Mandarin Mystery
(1936)
Reporter at Dock
Love on a Bet
(1936)
Reporter
Ten Laps to Go
(1936)
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Brilliant Marriage
(1936)
Art Critic
Spendthrift
(1936)
Reporter
The Devil is a Sissy
(1936)
Intern
Boulder Dam
(1936)
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
(1936)
Reporter (Uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay
(1936)
New Year's Party Participant
Jailbreak
(1936)
Hotel Clerk
Sing, Baby, Sing
(1936)
Kansas City News Vendor
I'll Name the Murderer
(1936)
Driver (Uncredited)
Sinner Take All
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
(1936)
Fingerprint Expert
Crash Donovan
(1936)
Patrolman (uncredited)
Great Guy
(1936)
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Go West Young Man
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1936)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
(1936)
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
Black Gold
(1936)
Collins (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
(1936)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
(1936)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
(1936)
Henchman (uncredited)
Secret Valley
(1937)
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
(1937)
Louis Lawson
The Californian
(1937)
Townsman
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Minor Role
Expensive Husbands
(1937)
Reporter
It Happened in Hollywood
(1937)
Reporter
Love Takes Flight
(1937)
Talking Reporter
Captains Courageous
(1937)
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Love Is News
(1937)
Salesman (uncredited)
Big Business
(1937)
Townsman Investor
Stella Dallas
(1937)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Smashing the Vice Trust
(1937)
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air
(1937)
'Trigger'
Easy Living
(1937)
Stock Investor (uncredited)
The Firefly
(1937)
French Officer (uncredited)
Topper
(1937)
Cash and Carry
(1937)
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
(1937)
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
(1938)
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Exposed
(1938)
Slim
Sunset Murder Case
(1938)
Editor
I Met My Love Again
(1938)
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Reporter (uncredited)
One Wild Night
(1938)
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
(1938)
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Wide Open Faces
(1938)
News Photographer
Juvenile Court
(1938)
Druggist (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
(1938)
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show
(1938)
Photographer
The Main Event
(1938)
Buck
State Police
(1938)
Police Dispatcher
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
The Chaser
(1938)
Injured Man
The Canary Comes Across
(1938)
Convict (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
(1938)
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Test Pilot
(1938)
Pilot (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
(1938)
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Hollywood Handicap
(1938)
Turf Club Representative
The Fighting Devil Dogs
(1938)
The Lightning (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
(1938)
Coroner (uncredited)
Star Reporter
(1939)
Wilkins
Mandrake the Magician
(1939)
Gray
Four Girls in White
(1939)
Ambulance Orderly
Homicide Bureau
(1939)
Gangster Shot by Brown
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Convict's Code
(1939)
Bank Teller
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
(1939)
Announcer
Fast and Loose
(1939)
Driver
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939)
Real Ambulance Intern
Girl from Rio
(1939)
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
(1939)
Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
(1939)
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
(1939)
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Army Telegraph Operator
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Coast Guard
(1939)
Second Officer (uncredited)
Money to Loan
(1939)
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Cafe Society
(1939)
Waiter
Captain Fury
(1939)
Paymaster's Assistant
North of Shanghai
(1939)
Wycoff
Rodeo Dough
(1940)
Rodeo Official
Danger Ahead
(1940)
Henchman Lefty
The Shadow
(1940)
Henchman
Mexican Spitfire
(1940)
Slippy - a Fugitive
The Saint Takes Over
(1940)
Welcoming Committee Man
I Take This Oath
(1940)
Cotton Club Doorman
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
Son of the Navy
(1940)
Patrolman at Altercation
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
Reporter (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
(1940)
Travel Agent
Pop Always Pays
(1940)
Auto Salesman
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
(1940)
Photographer (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
(1940)
Harry
Mandrake the Magician
(1940)
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Sailor's Lady
(1940)
Assistant Paymaster
Girls of the Road
(1940)
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
South of Panama
(1941)
Joe
Road to Happiness
(1941)
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Reporter
Remember the Day
(1941)
Photographer
Roar of the Press
(1941)
Swithboard Operator
You'll Never Get Rich
(1941)
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
(1941)
Information Attendant
The Officer and the Lady
(1941)
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Don't Lie
(1942)
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Reporter (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
(1942)
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
(1942)
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
The Secret Code
(1942)
Otto Stahl
Blue, White, and Perfect
(1942)
Porter
Fingers at the Window
(1942)
Photographer (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
(1942)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Wake Island
(1942)
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
(1942)
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
(1942)
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
(1942)
Subordinate
Dr. Broadway
(1942)
Little man
The Masked Marvel
(1943)
Reporter #1
Dixie Dugan
(1943)
Citizen (uncredited)
Wolves of the Range
(1943)
Bank Teller
Batman
(1943)
Agent on Plane
Destroyer
(1943)
1st Ship Fitter
Confessions of a Vice Baron
(1943)
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
(1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
(1943)
Carter (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark
(1944)
Reporter (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask
(1945)
Michael Strong
The Great American Mug
(1945)
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
(1945)
Prisoner
Anchors Aweigh
(1945)
Assistant Director (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
(1946)
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
(1946)
Feather-Fingers
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
(1947)
Photographer
Pursued
(1947)
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle
(1948)
Andreas Molnar
Whispering Smith
(1948)
The Dark Past
(1948)
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
(1948)
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Without Honor
(1949)
Neighbor
The Heiress
(1949)
Groom (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
(1949)
Commercial Fisherman
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1949)
Townsman (uncredited)
On the Town
(1949)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
The Crooked Way
(1949)
Flying Disc Man from Mars
(1950)
Crane
Covered Wagon Raid
(1950)
Bartender Pete
The Great Rupert
(1950)
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Quicksand
(1950)
Baldy
Three Secrets
(1950)
Matthews (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
(1950)
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
(1951)
Father Diego (uncredited)
Night Riders of Montana
(1951)
Drummer
Take the High Ground!
(1953)
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Killers from Space
(1954)
Gas Station Attendant
East of Eden
(1955)
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
(1956)
Harry (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
(1956)
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
Hot Rod Gang
(1958)
Dryden Philpott
Missile Monsters
(1958)
Male Secretary (bit)
The Bonnie Parker Story
(1958)
Informant (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Vice Raid
(1959)
Malone's Secretary
Arson for Hire
(1959)
Cab Dispatcher
Inherit the Wind
(1960)
Dr. John (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
(1963)
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
(1969)
Workman (uncredited)
At Long Last Love
(1975)
Doorman