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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 7, 1893
Died
August 25, 1980
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
- Harry Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
0.5 Popularity
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 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.
Known For
5.1
Doorman
At Long Last Love
1975
7.0
Workman (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
5.9
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hotel
1967
7.3
Mr. Collins
Green Acres
1965
4.4
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
1963
6.0
Lovely's Butler
Burke's Law
1963
5.5
Mr. Benson
Dr. Kildare
1961
6.0
Station Agent
Stagecoach West
1960
6.0
McGonigle
Stagecoach West
1960
7.7
Dr. John (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
Credits
At Long Last Love
as Doorman
1975
5.1
Hello, Dolly!
as Workman (uncredited)
1969
7.0
Hotel
as Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967
5.9
Green Acres
as Mr. Collins
1965
7.3
Mary, Mary
as Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
1963
4.4
Burke's Law
as Lovely's Butler
1963
6.0
Dr. Kildare
as Mr. Benson
1961
5.5
Stagecoach West
as Station Agent
1960
6.0
Stagecoach West
as McGonigle
1960
6.0
Inherit the Wind
as Dr. John (uncredited)
1960
7.7
Vice Raid
as Malone's Secretary
1959
6.2
The Untouchables
as Certified Public Accountant (uncredited)
1959
7.8
Dennis the Menace
as Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited)
1959
6.5
Arson for Hire
as Cab Dispatcher
1959
5.0
Bat Masterson
as Land Office Clerk
1958
6.1
Lawman
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1958
5.6
Lawman
as Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1958
5.6
Lawman
as Charlie (uncredited)
1958
5.6
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Will Grey
1958
6.8
Hot Rod Gang
as Dryden Philpott
1958
4.8
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Informant (uncredited)
1958
4.6
Marjorie Morningstar
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1958
6.2
Missile Monsters
as Male Secretary (bit)
1958
3.0
Tombstone Territory
as Bartender
1957
6.2
Harbor Command
1957
4.0
Trackdown
as Doctor (uncredited)
1957
6.4
Alcoa Theatre
as Buyer #1
1957
6.5
Perry Mason
as Bailiff
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Bartender
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Photographer
1957
7.7
🎬
Hey, Jeannie!
as Bailiff
1956
6.0
🎬
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Harry (uncredited)
1956
7.0
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
1956
1.7
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
6.3
Cheyenne
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
6.0
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Telegrapher (uncredited)
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Sam - Hotel Clerk
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Charlie the Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Tony (uncredited)
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Mose
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Hotel Clerk - Emmett
1955
6.8
East of Eden
as City Official at Parade (uncredited)
1955
7.5
The Millionaire
as Court Clerk
1955
5.0
December Bride
1954
5.5
Father Knows Best
as Poker player (uncredited)
1954
6.5
Medic
as Bartender
1954
5.7
Killers from Space
as Gas Station Attendant
1954
3.8
Take the High Ground!
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
1953
5.9
🎬
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
7.0
General Electric Theater
as Drummer
1953
6.4
The Life Of Riley
1953
6.0
Adventures of Superman
as Man at Well
1952
6.6
Adventures of Superman
as Bus Driver
1952
6.6
🎬
Chevron Theatre
1952
10.0
I Love Lucy
as Man On Train #1 (uncredited)
1951
7.9
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.2
The Red Skelton Show
1951
7.4
Boston Blackie
1951
4.0
Boston Blackie
as Tommy
1951
4.0
Ace in the Hole
as Father Diego (uncredited)
1951
7.9
Night Riders of Montana
as Drummer
1951
0.0
Where Danger Lives
as Postville Deputy (uncredited)
1950
6.4
The Jack Benny Program
as Pondering Husband
1950
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950
7.8
Flying Disc Man from Mars
as Crane
1950
5.0
Three Secrets
as Matthews (uncredited)
1950
6.4
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as The Plumber
1950
7.1
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as The Waiter
1950
7.1
Treasury Men in Action
as Waiter
1950
6.0
Covered Wagon Raid
as Bartender Pete
1950
5.8
Quicksand
as Baldy
1950
6.0
The Great Rupert
as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
1950
5.6
On the Town
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1949
7.0
Without Honor
as Neighbor
1949
4.5
The Heiress
as Groom (uncredited)
1949
7.7
The Lone Ranger
as Moley Sanders
1949
6.8
Red, Hot and Blue
as Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
1949
5.8
The Fountainhead
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1949
6.8
The Crooked Way
1949
6.2
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Townsman (uncredited)
1949
6.2
Alias Nick Beal
as Commercial Fisherman
1949
6.7
Joan of Arc
as Peasant (uncredited)
1948
6.1
The Dark Past
as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
1948
5.8
Whispering Smith
as Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
1948
6.6
The Vicious Circle
as Andreas Molnar
1948
5.5
Big Town Scandal
as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
1948
5.0
Silver River
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
1948
5.9
The Big Clock
as Cabby (uncredited)
1948
7.3
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Photographer
1947
0.0
Pursued
as Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
1947
6.6
California
as Mike (uncredited)
1947
6.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
1946
7.8
That Brennan Girl
as Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
1946
5.1
Bowery Bombshell
as Feather-Fingers
1946
6.0
The Great American Mug
as Pete Ramson (uncredited)
1945
6.5
Anchors Aweigh
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
1945
6.8
You Came Along
as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
7.0
Circumstantial Evidence
as Prisoner
1945
4.8
The Jade Mask
as Michael Strong
1945
6.1
Hi, Beautiful
as Conductor (uncredited)
1944
9.5
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
1944
5.5
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1944
5.7
Lady in the Dark
as Reporter (uncredited)
1944
4.3
The Masked Marvel
as Reporter #1
1943
4.8
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Carter (uncredited)
1943
5.4
Destroyer
as 1st Ship Fitter
1943
6.6
Batman
as Agent on Plane
1943
6.4
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
3.8
Wolves of the Range
as Bank Teller
1943
5.3
Hitler's Madman
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
5.3
Dixie Dugan
as Citizen (uncredited)
1943
5.0
Gentleman Jim
as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
7.1
For Me and My Gal
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1942
6.4
The Secret Code
as Otto Stahl
1942
5.1
Sabotage Squad
as Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
1942
6.0
Wake Island
as Marine in Trench (uncredited)
1942
5.8
The Pride of the Yankees
as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
1942
7.4
Lady in a Jam
as Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
1942
5.3
Dr. Broadway
as Little Man (uncredited)
1942
5.6
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Subordinate
1942
5.5
Fingers at the Window
as Photographer (uncredited)
1942
5.5
Don't Lie
as 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
1942
6.5
Alias Boston Blackie
as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
5.4
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
4.7
Pardon My Stripes
as Bookie (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Blue, White, and Perfect
as Porter
1942
6.3
Babes on Broadway
as Reed's Writer (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Remember the Day
as Photographer
1941
6.6
Road to Happiness
as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
5.5
Paris Calling
as Gendarme (uncredited)
1941
5.4
Three Girls About Town
as Reporter
1941
5.3
The Officer and the Lady
as Concessionaire (uncredited)
1941
6.0
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Information Attendant
1941
5.0
You'll Never Get Rich
as Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
1941
6.4
The Reluctant Dragon
as Slim (uncredited)
1941
6.6
🎬
South of Panama
as Joe
1941
6.0
Roar of the Press
as Swithboard Operator
1941
5.6
No, No, Nanette
as Travel Agent
1940
6.0
Rodeo Dough
as Rodeo Official
1940
5.3
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Harry
1940
4.6
The Return of Frank James
as Reporter (uncredited)
1940
6.3
Girls of the Road
as Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
1940
5.0
Sailor's Lady
as Assistant Paymaster
1940
4.0
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Photographer (uncredited)
1940
5.4
Pop Always Pays
as Auto Salesman
1940
0.0
The Saint Takes Over
as Welcoming Committee Man
1940
6.4
I Take This Oath
as Cotton Club Doorman
1940
4.3
Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
1940
6.6
Son of the Navy
as Patrolman at Altercation
1940
5.5
Danger Ahead
as Henchman Lefty
1940
0.0
Mexican Spitfire
as Slippy - a Fugitive
1940
4.6
The Shadow
as Henchman
1940
6.5
Mandrake the Magician
as Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
1940
5.0
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Army Telegraph Operator
1939
4.9
Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
7.9
Sued for Libel
as Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
1939
5.4
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
1939
7.8
Fast and Furious
as Day Clerk (uncredited)
1939
4.7
Those High Grey Walls
as Convict (uncredited)
1939
6.2
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Girl from Rio
as Second Hotel Desk clerk
1939
2.8
Coast Guard
as Second Officer (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Reporter (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Stronger Than Desire
as First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
1939
5.1
Captain Fury
as Paymaster's Assistant
1939
4.9
Mandrake the Magician
as Gray
1939
5.6
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Real Ambulance Intern
1939
6.7
Money to Loan
as Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
1939
6.7
Cafe Society
as Waiter (uncredited)
1939
6.0
Star Reporter
as Wilkins
1939
3.4
Fast and Loose
as Driver (uncredited)
1939
5.6
Four Girls in White
as Ambulance Orderly
1939
6.3
North of Shanghai
as Wycoff
1939
0.0
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Announcer
1939
5.0
Convict's Code
as Bank Teller
1939
4.5
Homicide Bureau
as Gangster Shot by Brown
1939
5.3
Comet Over Broadway
as Amateur Actor (uncredited)
1938
5.0
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Circus Usher (uncredited)
1938
4.8
Sunset Murder Case
as Editor
1938
3.2
Exposed
as Slim
1938
5.0
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Coroner (uncredited)
1938
5.5
Straight, Place and Show
as Photographer
1938
6.0
Streamlined Swing
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)
1938
4.0
Juvenile Court
as Druggist (uncredited)
1938
5.0
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Newsstand Man (uncredited)
1938
3.8
You Can't Take It with You
as Reporter (uncredited)
1938
7.5
The Crowd Roars
as Photographer (uncredited)
1938
6.5
The Chaser
as Injured Man
1938
6.0
The Main Event
as Buck
1938
0.0
Tell Your Children
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1938
4.3
One Wild Night
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
1938
5.5
Hollywood Handicap
as Turf Club Representative
1938
4.5
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as The Lightning (uncredited)
1938
6.0
The Saint in New York
as Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
1938
6.4
Wide Open Faces
as News Photographer
1938
8.5
Test Pilot
as Pilot (uncredited)
1938
6.5
State Police
as Police Dispatcher
1938
6.0
The Canary Comes Across
as Convict (uncredited)
1938
3.5
I Met My Love Again
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1938
5.4
The Spy Ring
as Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
1938
4.5
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
1937
5.2
Missing Witnesses
as Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
1937
5.5
Expensive Husbands
as Reporter
1937
4.8
Hollywood Round-Up
as Louis Lawson
1937
4.4
Love Takes Flight
as Talking Reporter
1937
3.0
The Firefly
as French Officer (uncredited)
1937
6.4
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Columnist
1937
3.8
It Happened in Hollywood
as Reporter
1937
6.1
Cash and Carry
as President's Secretary (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Stella Dallas
as Man on Train (uncredited)
1937
6.9
The Californian
as Townsman
1937
0.0
Topper
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1937
6.7
Easy Living
as Stock Investor (uncredited)
1937
7.1
Captains Courageous
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)
1937
7.5
Big Business
as Townsman Investor
1937
5.0
Criminals of the Air
as 'Trigger'
1937
5.5
Way Out West
as Cowboy (uncredited)
1937
7.1
Love Is News
as Salesman (uncredited)
1937
6.0
Secret Valley
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)
1937
4.0
Smashing the Vice Trust
as Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
1937
0.0
The Mandarin Mystery
as Reporter at Dock
1936
4.8
Sinner Take All
as Reporter (uncredited)
1936
4.3
Ten Laps to Go
as Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
1936
4.0
Great Guy
as Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1936
6.2
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
1936
5.3
The Sky Parade
as Fred (uncredited)
1936
0.0
The President's Mystery
as Townsman (uncredited)
1936
5.3
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Townsman (uncredited)
1936
0.0
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Intern
1936
6.9
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Kansas City News Vendor
1936
5.7
Postal Inspector
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1936
6.2
Jailbreak
as Hotel Clerk
1936
6.4
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
1936
0.0
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Fingerprint Expert
1936
5.8
Spendthrift
as Reporter
1936
5.0
Below the Deadline
as Oscar (uncredited)
1936
4.4
The Crime Patrol
as Henchman (uncredited)
1936
5.0
The Girl from Mandalay
as New Year's Party Participant
1936
3.0
Brilliant Marriage
as Art Critic
1936
4.5
Boulder Dam
as Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
1936
5.0
Love on a Bet
as Reporter
1936
7.0
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
1936
6.8
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
1936
5.6
Murder at Glen Athol
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
6.5
The Bridge of Sighs
as Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
1936
6.0
I'll Name the Murderer
as Driver (Uncredited)
1936
4.2
Black Gold
as Collins (uncredited)
1936
5.0
Show Them No Mercy!
as Milkman (uncredited)
1935
7.0
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
1935
5.7
Special Agent
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1935
6.2
Here Comes the Band
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1935
5.0
Shanghai
as Ship Steward
1935
6.5
Front Page Woman
as Waiter (uncredited)
1935
5.8
Born to Gamble
as Dice Player (uncredited)
1935
4.8
Helldorado
as Newspaper Reporter
1935
0.0
The Curtain Falls
as Seven Eleven Club Customer
1934
5.0
Dames
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
1934
6.4
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Ladies' Table Dealer
1934
6.0
Going Bye-Bye!
as Man in Courtroom
1934
7.4
The Personality Kid
as Ritzy's Trainer
1934
3.7
Fog Over Frisco
as Reporter (Uncredited)
1934
6.2
Smarty
as Court Recorder (uncredited)
1934
4.3
Upperworld
as Steward (uncredited)
1934
6.3
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
1934
5.7
Jimmy the Gent
as Chalmers (uncredited)
1934
6.3
As the Earth Turns
as Villager at Dance
1934
5.3
The House on 56th Street
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
1933
4.6
Female
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
1933
6.2
The Bowery
as Cynic (uncredited)
1933
5.0
Goodbye Again
as Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1933
4.6
Torch Singer
as Man in Radio Station
1933
5.2
The Little Giant
as Investment Clerk (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Central Airport
as Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
1933
6.1
Hard to Handle
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
1933
6.9
The Death Kiss
as Hotel Desk Clerk
1932
5.1
If I Had a Million
as Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
1932
6.6
Union Depot
as Sailor (uncredited)
1932
5.8
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Judkins
1931
0.0
Newly Rich
as (uncredited)
1931
3.0
All Stuck Up
1930
0.0
🎬
Aliens from Space
as Station Attendant
N/A
0.0