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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.
Filmography
all 227
Movies 211
TV Shows 16
Director 1
At Long Last Love (1975)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Green Acres (1965)
Mary, Mary (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Vice Raid (1959)
Arson for Hire (1959)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Hot Rod Gang (1958)
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
Missile Monsters (1958)
Harbor Command (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956)
So You Want to Play the Piano (1956)
So You Want to Be Pretty (1956)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Medic (1954)
Killers from Space (1954)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Adventures of Boston Blackie (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Night Riders of Montana (1951)
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
Three Secrets (1950)
Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
Quicksand (1950)
The Great Rupert (1950)
On the Town (1949)
Without Honor (1949)
The Heiress (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
The Crooked Way (1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
The Dark Past (1948)
Whispering Smith (1948)
The Vicious Circle (1948)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)
Pursued (1947)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
That Brennan Girl (1946)
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
The Great American Mug (1945)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
Charlie Chan in The Jade Mask (1945)
Lady in the Dark (1944)
The Masked Marvel (1943)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
Destroyer (1943)
Batman (1943)
Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Wolves of the Range (1943)
Hitler's Madman (1943)
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
The Secret Code (1942)
Sabotage Squad (1942)
Wake Island (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Dr. Broadway (1942)
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Fingers at the Window (1942)
Don't Lie (1942)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Remember the Day (1941)
Road to Happiness (1941)
Three Girls About Town (1941)
The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
South of Panama (1941)
Roar of the Press (1941)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Rodeo Dough (1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
The Return of Frank James (1940)
Girls of the Road (1940)
Sailor's Lady (1940)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Pop Always Pays (1940)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
I Take This Oath (1940)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
Danger Ahead (1940)
Mexican Spitfire (1940)
The Shadow (1940)
Mandrake the Magician (1940)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Sued for Libel (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Fast and Furious (1939)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
The Ash Can Fleet (1939)
Girl from Rio (1939)
Coast Guard (1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
Captain Fury (1939)
Mandrake the Magician (1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
Money to Loan (1939)
Cafe Society (1939)
Star Reporter (1939)
Fast and Loose (1939)
Four Girls in White (1939)
North of Shanghai (1939)
Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)
Convict's Code (1939)
Homicide Bureau (1939)
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
Sunset Murder Case (1938)
Exposed (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Streamlined Swing (1938)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
The Chaser (1938)
The Main Event (1938)
Tell Your Children (1938)
One Wild Night (1938)
Hollywood Handicap (1938)
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
The Saint in New York (1938)
Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue (1938)
Wide Open Faces (1938)
Test Pilot (1938)
State Police (1938)
The Canary Comes Across (1938)
I Met My Love Again (1938)
The Spy Ring (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
Candid Cameramaniacs (1937)
He Done His Duty (1937)
Expensive Husbands (1937)
Hollywood Round-Up (1937)
Love Takes Flight (1937)
The Firefly (1937)
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
Cash and Carry (1937)
Stella Dallas (1937)
The Californian (1937)
Easy Living (1937)
Topper (1937)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Big Business (1937)
Criminals of the Air (1937)
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
Love Is News (1937)
Secret Valley (1937)
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937)
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
Sinner Take All (1936)
Ten Laps to Go (1936)
Great Guy (1936)
Go West Young Man (1936)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
Jailbreak (1936)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
Spendthrift (1936)
The Girl from Mandalay (1936)
Brilliant Marriage (1936)
Boulder Dam (1936)
Love on a Bet (1936)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
Black Gold (1936)
Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Shanghai (1935)
Front Page Woman (1935)
Born to Gamble (1935)
Helldorado (1935)
The Curtain Falls (1934)
Peculiar Penguins (1934)
Dames (1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
The Personality Kid (1934)
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Smarty (1934)
Journal of a Crime (1934)
As the Earth Turns (1934)
The House on 56th Street (1933)
Female (1933)
Goodbye Again (1933)
Torch Singer (1933)
The Little Giant (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
Hard to Handle (1933)
The Death Kiss (1932)
If I Had a Million (1932)
Just Dogs (1932)
Union Depot (1932)
Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
The Fox Hunt (1931)
Newly Rich (1931)
All Stuck Up (1930)
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GenderMale
Birthday1893-05-08
Deathday1980-08-25 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHarry Lester Dorr
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