Lester Dorr

May 07, 1893

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.

Cast

Marjorie Morningstar

(Elevator Operator (uncredited))

Easy Living

(Stock Investor (uncredited))

Three Loves Has Nancy

(Newsstand Man (uncredited))

North of Shanghai

(Wycoff)

The Bridge of Sighs

(Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited))

Two Latins from Manhattan

(Information Attendant)

The Officer and the Lady

(Concessionaire (uncredited))

The Vicious Circle

(Andreas Molnar)

Without Honor

(Neighbor)

On the Town

(Subway Passenger (uncredited))

Tell Your Children

(Joe the Bartender (uncredited))

The Mandarin Mystery

(Reporter at Dock)

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))

Helldorado

(Newspaper Reporter)

The House on 56th Street

(Ship's Steward (uncredited))

Black Gold

(Collins (uncredited))

A Tragedy at Midnight

(Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited))

The Fighting Devil Dogs

(The Lightning (uncredited))

The Firefly

(French Officer (uncredited))

Hot Rod Gang

(Dryden Philpott)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

(Carter (uncredited))

Mary, Mary

(Husband in Elevator (uncredited))

If I Had a Million

(Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited))

Mr. Wong, Detective

(Coroner (uncredited))

Hard to Handle

(Ed - Photographer (uncredited))

At Long Last Love

(Doorman)

The Best Years of Our Lives

(Bar Patron (uncredited))

Love on a Bet

(Reporter)

The Pride of the Yankees

(Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited))

The Girl Who Came Back

(Henchman Jimmy)

Star Reporter

(Wilkins)

Whispering Smith

The Crooked Way

The Masked Marvel

(Reporter #1)

Flying Disc Man from Mars

(Crane)

Goodbye Again

(Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))

Ten Laps to Go

(Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk)

Secret Valley

(Henchman Doc (uncredited))

Hollywood Round-Up

(Louis Lawson)

Exposed

(Slim)

Mandrake the Magician

(Gray)

Sunset Murder Case

(Editor)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

(Townsman (uncredited))

As the Earth Turns

(Villager at Dance)

Topper

(Bank Teller (uncredited))

Hollywood Handicap

(Turf Club Representative)

The Dark Past

(First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited))

Cash and Carry

(President's Secretary (uncredited))

Brilliant Marriage

(Art Critic)

Hello, Dolly!

(Workman (uncredited))

Girls of the Road

(Lecherous Driver (Uncredited))

Expensive Husbands

(Reporter)

Wells Fargo

(Minor Role)

It Happened in Hollywood

(Reporter)

I Met My Love Again

(Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))

The Curtain Falls

(Seven Eleven Club Customer)

Shanghai

(Ship Steward)

Spendthrift

(Reporter)

The Devil Is a Sissy

(Intern)

The Personality Kid

(Ritzy's Trainer)

Four Girls in White

(Ambulance Orderly)

Homicide Bureau

(Gangster Shot by Brown)

Wake Island

(Marine in Trench (uncredited))

The Mystery of Marie Roget

(Subordinate)

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))

Coast Guard

(Second Officer (uncredited))

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

(Taylor's Stooge (uncredited))

Dr. Broadway

(Little man)

Murder at Glen Athol

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

(Army Telegraph Operator)

Fast and Furious

(Day Clerk (uncredited))

Sued for Libel

(Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited))

Don't Lie

(1st Circus Attendant (uncredited))

Big Town Scandal

(Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited))

Arson for Hire

(Cab Dispatcher)

The Preview Murder Mystery

(Reporter (Uncredited))

The Day the Bookies Wept

(Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited))

Rodeo Dough

(Rodeo Official)

Love Takes Flight

(Talking Reporter)

Danger Ahead

(Henchman Lefty)

Missing Witnesses

(Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited))

East of Eden

(City Official at Parade (uncredited))

Riders of the Purple Sage

(Judkins)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

(Townsman (uncredited))

The Girl from Mandalay

(New Year's Party Participant)

You Can't Take It with You

(Reporter (uncredited))

Inherit the Wind

(Dr. John (uncredited))

Dixie Dugan

(Citizen (uncredited))

One Wild Night

(Bank Officer (uncredited))

Postal Inspector

(Truck Driver (uncredited))

Show Them No Mercy!

(Milkman (uncredited))

The Crime Patrol

(Henchman (uncredited))

The Saint Takes Over

(Welcoming Committee Man)

The Shadow

(Henchman)

Mexican Spitfire

(Slippy - a Fugitive)

I Take This Oath

(Cotton Club Doorman)

Below the Deadline

(Oscar (uncredited))

Going Bye-Bye!

(Man in Courtroom)

Hotel

(Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited))

Money to Loan

(Frank Sidley, Loan Victim)

Captains Courageous

(Corridor Steward (uncredited))

South of Panama

(Joe)

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))

The Return of Frank James

(Reporter (uncredited))

The Californian

(Townsman)

Love Is News

(Salesman (uncredited))

So Your Wife Wants to Work

(Harry (uncredited))

The Little Giant

(Investment Clerk (uncredited))

Ace in the Hole

(Father Diego (uncredited))

That Brennan Girl

(Apartment House Clerk (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))

Red, Hot and Blue

(Drugstore Manager / Workman (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))

Covered Wagon Raid

(Bartender Pete)

Night Riders of Montana

(Drummer)

Sinner Take All

(Reporter (uncredited))

Juvenile Court

(Druggist (uncredited))

Captain Fury

(Paymaster's Assistant)

Cafe Society

(Waiter (uncredited))

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)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

(Photographer (uncredited))

The Great Rupert

(Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited))

The Spy Ring

(Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited))

Straight, Place and Show

(Photographer)

Mexican Spitfire Out West

(Harry)

The Great American Mug

(Pete Ramson (uncredited))

Front Page Woman

(Waiter (uncredited))

The Secret Code

(Otto Stahl)

Blue, White, and Perfect

(Porter)

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))

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

(Fingerprint Expert)

Torch Singer

(Man in Radio Station)

State Police

(Police Dispatcher)

Crash Donovan

(Patrolman (uncredited))

Three Secrets

(Matthews (uncredited))

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))

Where Danger Lives

(Postville Deputy (uncredited))

Special Agent

(Gas Station Attendant (uncredited))

Streamlined Swing

(Railroad Detective (uncredited))

Anchors Aweigh

(Assistant Director (uncredited))

Newly Rich

((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))

California

(Mike (uncredited))

Lady in a Jam

(Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited))

Burke's Law

(Lovely's Butler)

Green Acres

(Mr. Collins)

Perry Mason

(Bailiff)

The Millionaire

(Court Clerk)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Medic

(Bartender)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(Will Grey)

Bat Masterson

(Land Office Clerk)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Hey, Jeannie!

(Bailiff)

Dr. Kildare

(Mr. Benson)

Harbor Command

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Perry Mason

(Bartender)

Perry Mason

(Photographer)

I Love Lucy

(Man On Train #1 (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Certified Public Accountant (uncredited))

Stagecoach West

(Station Agent)

Stagecoach West

(McGonigle)

Dennis the Menace

(Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited))

Tombstone Territory

(Bartender)

Lawman

(Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited))

Lawman

(Charlie (uncredited))

Lawman

(Hotel Clerk (uncredited))