Robert Middlemass

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-09-03 (66 years old)

Deathday

1949-09-10

Place of Birth

New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Robert Middlemass

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name...

Acting

1936

Hideaway Girl

as Capt. Dixon

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby

as Abner Cartwright

1935

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)

1937

1945

A Sporting Chance

as William Reardon

1944

Lady in the Death House

as State's Attorney

1935

Grand Exit

as Fire Chief Mulligan

1940

The Saint Takes Over

as Captain Wade

1943

The Black Raven

as Tim Winfield

1938

I Am the Law

as Moss Kitchell

1941

No Hands on the Clock

as Police Chief Bates

1938

Miracle Money

as Hartney Drew

1936

1936

Cain and Mabel

as Cafe Proprietor

1936

You May Be Next!

as Dan McMahon

1935

Air Hawks

as Drewen

1936

Hats Off

as Tex Connelly

1935

Atlantic Adventure

as Harry Van Dieman

1940

Little Old New York

as Nicholas Roosevelt

1937

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as Edward Hart

1939

Hotel Imperial

as General Von Schwartzberg

1932

The Studio Murder Mystery

as Boris Seminoff

1938

I Stand Accused

as Norman L. Mitchell

1936

F-Man

as Chief Cartwright

1935

The Lone Wolf Returns

as Chief of Detectives McGowan

1935

Party Wire

as Judge Stephen Stephenson

1935

1937

Madame X

as Prefect of Police

1938

Love Is a Headache

as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

1939

The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

1938

Tarnished Angel

as Police Chief Thomas

1936

Guns of the Pecos

as Judge L.F. Blake

1936

Frankie and Johnnie

as Undetermined Supporting Role

1939

Stand Up and Fight

as Harkrider

1939

Idiot's Delight

as Hospital Commandant

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

as Academy Superintendent

1939

Coast Guard

as Capt. Lyons

1939

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)

1939

Slightly Honorable

as Sen. Berry

1939

Blackmail

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1939

Espionage Agent

as Militant American Tourist

1939

The Arizona Kid

as General Stark

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

as Sergeant (uncredited)

1938

Kentucky

as Track Official

1945

Main Street After Dark

as Detective (uncredited)

1936

1942

The Payoff

as Lester Norris

1939

Maisie

as Doctor (Uncredited)

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1942

Klondike Fury

as Sam Armstrong

1938

Highway Patrol

as J.W. Brady

1936

Two Against the World

as Bertram C. Reynolds

1936

General Spanky

as Overseer

1940

Pop Always Pays

as Mr. Oberton

1942

1936

Muss 'em Up

as Inspector Brock

1939

1943

Bombardier

as Officer

1938

Blondes at Work

as Boylan - Editor

1941

Lady Scarface

as Police Captain Lovell

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as Desk Sergeant

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)

1935

If You Could Only Cook

as Chief Inspector (uncredited)

1941

Road to Zanzibar

as Police Inspector

1939

Drunk Driving

as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)

1935

1938

The Mad Miss Manton

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1935

1942

Torpedo Boat

as Mr. Townsend

1935

The Black Room

as The Prosecutor

1937

The Last Train from Madrid

as Militiaman (uncredited)

1945

Hold That Blonde!

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Production

1929

The Valiant

as Theatre Play

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