Robert Dudley
Known for: Acting
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.]
Filmography
Film
Citizen Kane
Photographer (uncredited)
1941
Film
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Palm Beach Story
Wienie King
1942
Film
Son of Dracula
Justice of the Peace Jonathan Kirby (uncredited)
1943
Film
The Lady Eve
Husband on Ship (uncredited)
1941
Film
Fury
Store Owner (uncredited)
1936
Film
All That Money Can Buy
Lem (uncredited)
1941
Film
Stranger on the Third Floor
Postman (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Man (uncredited)
1944
Film
When the Daltons Rode
Pete Norris - Juror
1940
Film
The Toast of New York
Janitor
1937
Film
It Happened Tomorrow
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1944
Film
Magic Town
Dickey
1947
Film
Casanova Brown
Justice Of The Peace
1944
Film
Sleep, My Love
Bar Patron at The Maples
1948
Film
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Druggist at Trial (uncredited)
1936
Film
Gallant Journey
Process Server (uncredited)
1946
Film
Belle of the Yukon
Storekeeper (uncredited)
1944
Film
The House of the Seven Gables
Jury Foreman
1940
Film
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Film
Broadway Madness
Thomas
1927
Film
Broken Lullaby
1932
Film
The Gilded Lily
Store Clerk (uncredited)
1935
Film
San Antonio
1945
Film
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Robert McDuffy
1947
Film
Lady on a Train
1945
Film
Frisco Kid
Vigilante Leader (uncredited)
1935
Film
Dynamite
Store Proprietor
1929
Film
3 Kids and a Queen
Shopkeeper
1935
Film
An American Tragedy
Juror (uncredited)
1931
Film
The Jackpot
Simpkins (uncredited)
1950
Film
Living in a Big Way
Carpenter
1947
Film
Mourning Becomes Electra
Chemist (uncredited)
1947
Film
Midnight Mary
Mannering's Night Watchman (uncredited)
1933
Film
For Heaven's Sake
Harold's Secretary (uncredited)
1926
Film
The Doughgirls
Hotel Waiter
1944
Film
Zenobia
Court Clerk
1939
Film
Christmas Eve
Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1947
Film
Singin' in the Corn
Gramp McCoy
1946
Film
Face in the Sky
Minister (uncredited)
1933
Film
Skinner's Big Idea
Gibbs
1928
Film
The Ninety and Nine
Abner Blake
1922
Film
Race Street
Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
1948
Film
A Woman of the World
French-speaking party guest
1925
Film
Lucky Partners
Bailiff (uncredited)
1940
Film
Scandal Sheet
Flint's Secretary
1931
Film
Casey at the Bat
Farmer (uncredited)
1927
Film
Out of a Clear Sky
Father
1918
Film
Sixty Cents an Hour
Storekeeper
1923
Film
The Perfect Set-Up
Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Night Flyer
Freddy
1928
Film
Wild Gold
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Fourteenth Man
Tidmarsh
1920
Film
On the Stroke of Three
Jasper Saddler
1924
Film
Almost a Gentleman
Farmer
1939
Film
Strike It Rich
Pop
1948
Film
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Clerk
1917
Film
Happy Land
Old Man Bowers (uncredited)
1943
Film
Nobody's Bride
Uncle Peter Standish
1923
Film
Burning Up
Sheriff
1930
Film
Three Wise Girls
Lem - the Druggist
1932
Film
The Mighty Treve
Rancher at Auction
1937
Film
The Tiger's Claw
Army Officer
1923
Film
Dames Ahoy
Parson
1930
Film
San Quentin
Fuller (uncredited)
1946
Film
Honeymoon Lodge
Elderly Man
1943
Film
Big News
Telegraph Editor
1929
Film
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1939
Film
Main Street Today
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
1944
Film
The Ghost and the Guest
Ben Bowron
1943
Film
One a Minute
Rogers' Attorney (uncredited)
1921
Film
The Extra Girl
Financier
1923
Film
Conspiracy
Mr. Christopher (uncredited)
1930
Film
The Last Edition
Yes Man
1925
Film
Wide Open
Office Worker
1930
Making a Man
Bailey
1922
Film
Paddy O'Day
Robert - Chauffeur
1936
Film
Fools for Luck
Jim Simpson
1928
Film
Haunted House
Hank Edwards
1940
Film
After Midnight
Sugar Daddy (uncredited)
1927
Film
The Marriage Clause
Secretary
1926
Film
Kentucky Pride
Preacher (uncredited)
1925
Film
Shanghai Rose
Reformer
1929
Film
Traveling Salesman
Pierce Gill
1921