Lester Dorr

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-05-07 (87 years old)

Deathday

1980-08-25

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lester Dorr

Biography

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 w...

Acting

1958

Marjorie Morningstar

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1937

Easy Living

as Stock Investor (uncredited)

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as Newsstand Man (uncredited)

1939

1936

The Bridge of Sighs

as Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)

1941

Two Latins from Manhattan

as Information Attendant

1941

The Officer and the Lady

as Concessionaire (uncredited)

1948

The Vicious Circle

as Andreas Molnar

1949

Without Honor

as Neighbor

1949

On the Town

as Subway Passenger (uncredited)

1938

Tell Your Children

as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)

1936

The Mandarin Mystery

as Reporter at Dock

1946

Bowery Bombshell

as Feather-Fingers

1943

Hitler's Madman

as Sergeant (uncredited)

1958

The Bonnie Parker Story

as Informant (uncredited)

1953

Take the High Ground!

as Army Doctor (uncredited)

1935

Helldorado

as Newspaper Reporter

1933

The House on 56th Street

as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

1936

Black Gold

as Collins (uncredited)

1942

A Tragedy at Midnight

as Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)

1938

The Fighting Devil Dogs

as The Lightning (uncredited)

1937

The Firefly

as French Officer (uncredited)

1958

Hot Rod Gang

as Dryden Philpott

1943

The Mystery of the 13th Guest

as Carter (uncredited)

1963

Mary, Mary

as Husband in Elevator (uncredited)

1932

If I Had a Million

as Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)

1938

Mr. Wong, Detective

as Coroner (uncredited)

1933

Hard to Handle

as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)

1975

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

1936

Love on a Bet

as Reporter

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)

1935

The Girl Who Came Back

as Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)

1939

Star Reporter

as Wilkins

1948

Whispering Smith

as Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)

1943

The Masked Marvel

as Reporter #1

1933

Goodbye Again

as Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1936

Ten Laps to Go

as Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk

1937

Secret Valley

as Henchman Doc (uncredited)

1937

Hollywood Round-Up

as Louis Lawson

1938

Exposed

as Slim

1938

1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Townsman (uncredited)

1934

As the Earth Turns

as Villager at Dance

1937

Topper

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

1938

Hollywood Handicap

as Turf Club Representative

1948

The Dark Past

as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)

1937

Cash and Carry

as President's Secretary (uncredited)

1936

Brilliant Marriage

as Art Critic

1969

Hello, Dolly!

as Workman (uncredited)

1940

Girls of the Road

as Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)

1937

1937

Wells Fargo

as Minor Role

1938

I Met My Love Again

as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1934

The Curtain Falls

as Seven Eleven Club Customer

1935

Shanghai

as Ship Steward

1936

Spendthrift

as Reporter

1934

The Personality Kid

as Ritzy's Trainer

1939

Four Girls in White

as Ambulance Orderly

1939

Homicide Bureau

as Gangster Shot by Brown

1942

Wake Island

as Marine in Trench (uncredited)

1942

1939

Stronger Than Desire

as First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)

1934

Journal of a Crime

as Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)

1935

Here Comes the Band

as Audience Member (uncredited)

1939

Convict's Code

as Bank Teller

1939

Ride 'em, Cowgirl

as Announcer

1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Ladies' Table Dealer

1939

Fast and Loose

as Driver (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Real Ambulance Intern

1936

Boulder Dam

as Job Applications Teller (uncredited)

1939

Gone with the Wind

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1939

Girl from Rio

as Second Hotel Desk clerk

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as Reporter (uncredited)

1939

Coast Guard

as Second Officer (uncredited)

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)

1942

Dr. Broadway

as Little man

1936

Murder at Glen Athol

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1939

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

as Army Telegraph Operator

1939

Fast and Furious

as Day Clerk (uncredited)

1939

Sued for Libel

as Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)

1942

Don't Lie

as 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)

1948

Big Town Scandal

as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)

1959

Arson for Hire

as Cab Dispatcher

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

as Reporter (Uncredited)

1939

The Day the Bookies Wept

as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)

1940

Rodeo Dough

as Rodeo Official

1937

Love Takes Flight

as Talking Reporter

1940

Danger Ahead

as Henchman Lefty

1937

Missing Witnesses

as Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)

1955

East of Eden

as City Official at Parade (uncredited)

1936

The Girl from Mandalay

as New Year's Party Participant

1938

You Can't Take It with You

as Reporter (uncredited)

1960

Inherit the Wind

as Dr. John (uncredited)

1943

Dixie Dugan

as Citizen (uncredited)

1938

One Wild Night

as Bank Officer (uncredited)

1936

Postal Inspector

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

1935

Show Them No Mercy!

as Milkman (uncredited)

1936

The Crime Patrol

as Henchman (uncredited)

1940

The Saint Takes Over

as Welcoming Committee Man

1940

The Shadow

as Henchman

1940

Mexican Spitfire

as Slippy - a Fugitive

1940

I Take This Oath

as Cotton Club Doorman

1936

Below the Deadline

as Oscar (uncredited)

1934

Going Bye-Bye!

as Man in Courtroom

1967

Hotel

as Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1939

Money to Loan

as Frank Sidley, Loan Victim

1937

Captains Courageous

as Corridor Steward (uncredited)

1941

1948

Joan of Arc

as Peasant (uncredited)

1948

The Big Clock

as Cabby (uncredited)

1945

You Came Along

as Reporter (uncredited)

1944

Wilson

as Reporter (uncredited)

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

as Master Sergeant (uncredited)

1942

Pardon My Stripes

as Bookie (uncredited)

1941

Babes on Broadway

as Reed's Writer (uncredited)

1941

Paris Calling

as Gendarme (uncredited)

1941

The Reluctant Dragon

as Slim (uncredited)

1939

Those High Grey Walls

as Convict (uncredited)

1938

The Crowd Roars

as Photographer (uncredited)

1937

Way Out West

as Cowboy (uncredited)

1936

The Sky Parade

as Fred (uncredited)

1934

Jimmy the Gent

as Chalmers (uncredited)

1940

The Return of Frank James

as Reporter (uncredited)

1937

The Californian

as Townsman

1937

Love Is News

as Salesman (uncredited)

1956

So Your Wife Wants to Work

as Harry (uncredited)

1933

The Little Giant

as Investment Clerk (uncredited)

1951

Ace in the Hole

as Father Diego (uncredited)

1946

That Brennan Girl

as Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)

1938

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

as Circus Usher (uncredited)

1936

Jailbreak

as Hotel Clerk

1942

Gentleman Jim

as Reporter (uncredited)

1940

Son of the Navy

as Patrolman at Altercation

1949

The Heiress

as Groom (uncredited)

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as Reporter (uncredited)

1949

Red, Hot and Blue

as Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)

1940

No, No, Nanette

as Travel Agent

1940

Pop Always Pays

as Auto Salesman

1938

Wide Open Faces

as News Photographer

1936

Sing, Baby, Sing

as Kansas City News Vendor

1933

Central Airport

as Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)

1937

Big Business

as Townsman Investor

1947

Robin Hood Of Texas

as Photographer

1936

I'll Name the Murderer

as Driver (Uncredited)

1942

Alias Boston Blackie

as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1950

Covered Wagon Raid

as Bartender Pete

1936

Sinner Take All

as Reporter (uncredited)

1938

Juvenile Court

as Druggist (uncredited)

1939

Captain Fury

as Paymaster's Assistant

1939

Cafe Society

as Waiter (uncredited)

1941

Road to Happiness

as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)

1941

1954

Killers from Space

as Gas Station Attendant

1958

Missile Monsters

as Male Secretary (bit)

1959

Vice Raid

as Malone's Secretary

1942

Sabotage Squad

as Middle Barber [script name: Harry]

1943

Wolves of the Range

as Bank Teller

1941

Remember the Day

as Photographer

1941

Roar of the Press

as Swithboard Operator

1945

The Jade Mask

as Michael Strong

1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as Photographer (uncredited)

1950

The Great Rupert

as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)

1938

The Spy Ring

as Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)

1938

1945

The Great American Mug

as Pete Ramson (uncredited)

1935

Front Page Woman

as Waiter (uncredited)

1942

The Secret Code

as Otto Stahl

1938

1950

Quicksand

as Baldy

1932

The Death Kiss

as Hotel Desk Clerk

1940

Mandrake the Magician

as Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]

1949

Alias Nick Beal

as Commercial Fisherman

1943

Batman

as Agent on Plane

1943

Destroyer

as 1st Ship Fitter

1934

Dames

as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

1933

Torch Singer

as Man in Radio Station

1938

State Police

as Police Dispatcher

1936

Crash Donovan

as Patrolman (uncredited)

1950

Three Secrets

as Matthews (uncredited)

1938

The Saint in New York

as Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)

1942

Fingers at the Window

as Photographer (uncredited)

1938

The Chaser

as Injured Man

1938

The Canary Comes Across

as Convict (uncredited)

1947

Pursued

as Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)

1949

The Fountainhead

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1950

Where Danger Lives

as Postville Deputy (uncredited)

1935

Special Agent

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1938

Streamlined Swing

as Railroad Detective (uncredited)

1945

Anchors Aweigh

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

1931

Newly Rich

as (uncredited)

1940

Sailor's Lady

as Assistant Paymaster

1942

For Me and My Gal

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

1934

Fog Over Frisco

as Reporter (Uncredited)

1935

Born to Gamble

as Dice Player (uncredited)

1956

So You Want to Be Pretty

as Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)

1937

Stella Dallas

as Man on Train (uncredited)

1937

Smashing the Vice Trust

as Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)

1943

Confessions of a Vice Baron

as Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)

1936

Great Guy

as Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)

1933

Female

as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)

1932

Union Depot

as Sailor (uncredited)

1938

Comet Over Broadway

as Amateur Actor (uncredited)

1937

1936

Go West Young Man

as Reporter (uncredited)

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

as Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)

1934

Smarty

as Court Recorder (uncredited)

1944

Lady in the Dark

as Reporter (uncredited)

1938

Test Pilot

as Pilot (uncredited)

1947

California

as Mike (uncredited)

1942

Lady in a Jam

as Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)

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Aliens from Space

as Station Attendant

1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

as George A. Atzerodt

1936

The President's Mystery

as Townsman (uncredited)

1944

Hi, Beautiful

as Conductor (uncredited)

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