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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, appe...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.]
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Broken Lullaby
Frisco Kid
The Jackpot
Christmas Eve
Midnight Mary
Citizen Kane
Race Street
San Antonio
Dynamite
The House of the Seven Gables
Fury
The Doughgirls
An American Tragedy
Wild Gold
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Haunted House
Mourning Becomes Electra
The Toast of New York
San Quentin
When the Daltons Rode
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Happy Land
Magic Town
The Gilded Lily
Zenobia
The Palm Beach Story
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Sleep, My Love
Lucky Partners
Burning Up
For Heaven's Sake
It Happened Tomorrow
Living in a Big Way
Gallant Journey
The Mighty Treve
A Woman of the World
The Lady Eve
Face in the Sky
Paddy O'Day
Almost a Gentleman
Belle of the Yukon
Lady on a Train
3 Kids and a Queen
Main Street Today
Stranger on the Third Floor
The Last Edition
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Wide Open
The Ghost and the Guest
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
All That Money Can Buy
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Casey at the Bat
The Perfect Set-Up
The Extra Girl
One a Minute
The Night Flyer
Three Wise Girls
Son of Dracula
Casanova Brown
Big News
Conspiracy
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