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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.]
Filmography
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Movies 80
The Jackpot (1950)
Race Street (1948)
Sleep, My Love (1948)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
Christmas Eve (1947)
Magic Town (1947)
Living in a Big Way (1947)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Singin' in the Corn (1946)
San Quentin (1946)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
The Doughgirls (1944)
Casanova Brown (1944)
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Main Street Today (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Happy Land (1943)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Lucky Partners (1940)
Haunted House (1940)
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)
Zenobia (1939)
The Mighty Treve (1937)
Fury (1936)
The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
Paddy O'Day (1936)
Frisco Kid (1935)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
Wild Gold (1934)
Midnight Mary (1933)
Face in the Sky (1933)
Reunion (1932)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
An American Tragedy (1931)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Conspiracy (1930)
Dames Ahoy (1930)
Burning Up (1930)
Wide Open (1930)
Big News (1929)
Fast Freight (1929)
Shanghai Rose (1929)
Fools for Luck (1928)
Good Time Charley (1927)
After Midnight (1927)
Casey at the Bat (1927)
The Marriage Clause (1926)
For Heaven's Sake (1926)
A Woman of the World (1925)
The Last Edition (1925)
On the Stroke of Three (1924)
The Extra Girl (1923)
The Tiger's Claw (1923)
Nobody's Bride (1923)
Making a Man (1922)
The Ninety and Nine (1922)
One a Minute (1921)
Traveling Salesman (1921)
The Fourteenth Man (1920)
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GenderMale
Birthday1869-09-13
Deathday1955-09-15 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsRobert Y. Dudley
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