Lester Dorr
Known for: Acting
Born: May 7, 1893
Died: August 25, 1980
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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Filmography
236 movies · 36 TV shows, newest first
5.1
At Long Last Love
1975
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969
6.0
Hotel
1967
7.2
Green Acres
1965
5.3
Mary, Mary
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.7
Stagecoach West
1960
7.7
Inherit the Wind
1960
6.2
Vice Raid
1959
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
6.6
Dennis the Menace
1959
7.0
Arson for Hire
1959
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
6.0
Lawman
1958
7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
5.3
Hot Rod Gang
1958
5.0
The Bonnie Parker Story
1958
6.3
Marjorie Morningstar
1958
4.0
Missile Monsters
1958
6.9
Tombstone Territory
1957
4.0
Harbor Command
1957
6.9
Trackdown
1957
7.0
Alcoa Theatre
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
19578.0
Conflict
1956
6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
19567.3
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
4.0
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956
6.8
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.2
Cheyenne
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
7.5
East of Eden
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
1955
6.3
December Bride
1954
6.6
Father Knows Best
1954
6.3
Medic
1954
3.8
Killers from Space
1954
6.2
Take the High Ground!
19538.5
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.7
The Life Of Riley
1953
6.7
Adventures of Superman
19528.0
Chevron Theatre
1952
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
1951
4.0
Boston Blackie
1951
7.8
Ace in the Hole
1951
6.3
Follow the Sun
1951
10.0
Night Riders of Montana
1951
6.4
Where Danger Lives
1950
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950
4.9
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
6.5
Three Secrets
1950
7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
6.3
Treasury Men in Action
1950
7.2
Covered Wagon Raid
1950
6.1
Quicksand
1950
5.7
The Great Rupert
1950
7.0
On the Town
1949
4.7
Without Honor
1949
7.8
The Heiress
1949
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949
6.2
Red, Hot and Blue
1949
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
6.2
The Crooked Way
1949
6.2
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
6.8
Alias Nick Beal
1949
6.0
The Dark Past
1948
6.2
Joan of Arc
1948
6.7
Whispering Smith
1948
5.8
The Vicious Circle
1948
5.3
Big Town Scandal
1948
6.2
Silver River
1948
5.9
On an Island with You
1948
7.3
The Big Clock
1948
7.0
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
6.5
Pursued
1947
6.8
California
1947
7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
5.5
That Brennan Girl
1946
6.5
Bowery Bombshell
1946
7.3
The Great American Mug
1945
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
7.3
You Came Along
1945
5.2
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
6.2
The Jade Mask
1945
9.8
Hi, Beautiful
1944
5.6
Wilson
1944
6.8
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
4.7
Lady in the Dark
1944
5.5
The Masked Marvel
1943
5.7
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
1943
6.8
Destroyer
1943
6.2
Batman
1943
4.7
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943
5.8
Wolves of the Range
1943
5.5
Hitler's Madman
1943
6.5
Dixie Dugan
1943
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942
6.5
For Me and My Gal
1942
5.9
The Secret Code
1942
7.5
Sabotage Squad
1942
5.9
Wake Island
1942
7.3
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
5.6
Lady in a Jam
1942
6.0
Dr. Broadway
1942
5.7
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
5.7
Fingers at the Window
1942
6.5
Don't Lie
1942
5.7
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
5.2
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
6.5
Pardon My Stripes
1942
6.5
Blue, White and Perfect
1942
6.6
Babes on Broadway
1941
7.3
Remember the Day
1941
5.7
Road to Happiness
1941
6.0
Paris Calling
1941
6.5
Three Girls About Town
1941
8.0
The Officer and the Lady
1941
6.0
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
6.5
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
6.6
The Reluctant Dragon
19417.5
South of Panama
1941
6.3
Roar of the Press
1941
6.2
No, No, Nanette
1940
6.4
Rodeo Dough
1940
5.0
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940
5.4
Girls of the Road
1940
5.7
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940
6.7
Pop Always Pays
1940
6.7
The Saint Takes Over
1940
5.8
I Take This Oath
1940
7.0
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
6.2
Son of the Navy
1940
8.0
Danger Ahead
1940
5.0
Mexican Spitfire
1940
7.3
The Shadow
1940
5.0
Mandrake the Magician
1940
5.4
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
6.3
Sued for Libel
1939
7.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
5.2
Fast and Furious
1939
6.4
Those High Grey Walls
1939
7.5
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
4.8
Girl from Rio
1939
6.0
Coast Guard
1939
6.6
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
5.5
Stronger Than Desire
1939
5.6
Captain Fury
1939
5.9
Mandrake the Magician
1939
6.7
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
6.8
Money to Loan
1939
7.5
Cafe Society
1939
3.9
Star Reporter
1939
5.9
Fast and Loose
1939
7.2
Four Girls in White
1939
8.0
North of Shanghai
1939
7.5
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
1939
5.3
Convict's Code
1939
6.7
Homicide Bureau
1939
5.7
Comet Over Broadway
1938
5.4
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
3.7
Sunset Murder Case
1938
6.7
Exposed
1938
5.6
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
7.0
Straight, Place and Show
1938
6.0
Juvenile Court
1938
4.7
Streamlined Swing
1938
4.2
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
7.0
The Crowd Roars
1938
8.0
The Chaser
1938
8.0
The Main Event
1938
4.4
Tell Your Children
1938
7.8
One Wild Night
1938
4.8
Hollywood Handicap
1938
6.8
The Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
6.5
The Saint in New York
1938
9.0
Wide Open Faces
1938
6.1
Test Pilot
1938
8.0
State Police
1938
5.3
The Canary Comes Across
1938
6.0
I Met My Love Again
1938
5.6
The Spy Ring
1938
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937
7.0
Missing Witnesses
1937
5.9
Expensive Husbands
1937
5.3
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
6.5
The Firefly
1937
5.0
Love Takes Flight
1937
4.5
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
6.3
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
6.3
Cash and Carry
1937
6.8
Stella Dallas
1937
7.0
The Californian
1937
7.2
Easy Living
1937
6.7
Topper
1937
7.4
Captains Courageous
1937
7.5
Big Business
1937
7.0
Speed to Spare
1937
6.3
Criminals of the Air
1937
7.1
Way Out West
1937
6.3
Love Is News
1937
5.3
Secret Valley
1937
9.0
Smashing the Vice Trust
1937
5.1
The Mandarin Mystery
1936
4.9
Sinner Take All
1936
5.5
Ten Laps to Go
1936
6.3
Great Guy
1936
5.5
Go West Young Man
1936
5.2
Shadow of Chinatown
1936
8.0
The Sky Parade
1936
5.8
The President's Mystery
1936
10.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1936
7.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
6.0
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
7.0
Postal Inspector
1936
6.7
Jailbreak
1936
6.0
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
1936
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936
6.0
Spendthrift
1936
4.9
Below the Deadline
1936
7.0
The Crime Patrol
1936
4.7
The Girl from Mandalay
1936
5.8
Brilliant Marriage
1936
5.7
Boulder Dam
1936
7.0
Love on a Bet
1936
5.8
The Preview Murder Mystery
1936
6.9
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
7.0
Murder at Glen Athol
1936
8.0
The Bridge of Sighs
1936
5.0
I'll Name the Murderer
1936
5.3
Black Gold
1936
7.5
Show Them No Mercy!
1935
6.0
The Girl Who Came Back
1935
6.2
Special Agent
1935
7.0
Here Comes the Band
1935
7.3
Shanghai
1935
5.9
Front Page Woman
1935
5.2
Born to Gamble
1935
9.0
Helldorado
1935
6.0
The Curtain Falls
1934
6.5
Dames
1934
6.8
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934
7.4
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
4.4
The Personality Kid
1934
6.4
Fog Over Frisco
1934
4.6
Smarty
1934
6.1
Upperworld
1934
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934
6.4
Jimmy the Gent
1934
5.6
As the Earth Turns
1934
5.3
The House on 56th Street
1933
6.3
Female
1933
5.4
The Bowery
1933
4.9
Goodbye Again
1933
5.4
Torch Singer
1933
7.0
The Little Giant
1933
6.0
Central Airport
1933
6.9
Hard to Handle
1933
5.3
The Death Kiss
1932
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932
6.1
Union Depot
1932
8.0
Riders of the Purple Sage
1931
4.3
Newly Rich
1931
7.0
All Stuck Up
1930NR
Aliens from Space
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