Acting
Lee Phelps
EN cinema · 331 credits
Born
14 May 1893
Died
19 March 1953 (aged 59)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lee Phelps (May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films - Grand Hotel, You Can't Take It with You, and Gone with the Wind - that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of The Lone Ranger.
Known for
Filmography
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
The Blue Gardenia
as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)
Vice Squad
as Vickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
as City Engineer
America for Me
1953
America for Me
as Indian Dance Spectator
Kansas City Confidential
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Turning Point
as Policeman (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
as Bartender
Callaway Went Thataway
as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Western Pacific Agent
as Chief of Police
Desperadoes of the West
as Rusty Steele
Timber Fury
as Sheriff Williams
Hi-Jacked
as Highway Patrolman
The Girl from San Lorenzo
as Sheriff Marlowe
Hills of Oklahoma
as Rancher Scotty Davis
Champagne for Caesar
as Neighbor
Father of the Bride
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
as Guest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Gun Law Justice
as Hank Cardigan
Knock on Any Door
as Policeman (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
as Detective
White Heat
as Prison Tower Guard (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
as Cop (uncredited)
Sky Dragon
as Detective at Airport Gate
A Woman's Secret
as District Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Juror (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Window
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Red River
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Fire Captain (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Bailiff (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Cop at Intersection (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Police Officer Mitchell (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Detective (uncredited)
High Barbaree
as Workman (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman #1 (Uncredited)
Her Adventurous Night
as Cop #3 (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
as Hatch (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
as Train Fireman (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop at Fire (Uncredited)
Accomplice
as Lt. Hayden
The Harvey Girls
as Player (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Jailkeeper (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
as Polasky
Scarlet Street
as First Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
as Detective Benson
Anchors Aweigh
as Cop (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
as Immigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited)
Adventure
as Bartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
as Police Dispatcher in montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Umpire (uncredited)
Patrolling the Ether
as Bit Role
The Lady and the Monster
as Headwaiter with Phone (Uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Police Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Power of the Press
as Policeman (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Bronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Security Officer (Uncredited)
Scattergood Rides High
as Trainer
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
as Bartender
Saboteur
as Plant Security Officer (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
as Executioner (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Detective (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
as Coach Hartley
Riders of the West
as The Sheriff-Conspirator
The Secret Code
as Jailer
Spy Ship
as Listener on Street
Grand Central Murder
as First Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
War Dogs
as Sgt. Day
Night in New Orleans
as Grady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Second Police Driver (uncredited)
Broadway
as Detective (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
as Patrol Launch Captain Luther
Manpower
as Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
A Shot in the Dark
as Blaney
The Spider Returns
as Police Officer Mulligan
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Chairman
Dead Men Tell
as Detective (Uncredited)
Her First Beau
as State Trooper
The Face Behind the Mask
as Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
as Bartender
Young Tom Edison
as Train Engineer Miller
Murder Over New York
as Police Officer Joe
I Take This Woman
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant Outside Bohlen's Office (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as 1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
Wyoming
as Ed James
The Light of Western Stars
as Train Conductor
Santa Fe Marshal
as Blacksmith
The Return of Frank James
as Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
Hidden Gold
as Sheriff Cameron
Boom Town
as Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
The Philadelphia Story
as Bartender (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
as Police Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
as Policeman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Detective Barter (uncredited)
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)
It All Came True
as Police Officer Pegasee (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Army Coach (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
as Shop Foreman
Angels Over Broadway
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
And One Was Beautiful
as Bailiff
Girl in 313
as Second Detective
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Flynn (uncredited)
Women Without Names
as Police Broadcaster
Pop Always Pays
as Policeman at the Pawnbroker's
Gold Rush Maisie
as Man Outside General Store (Uncredited)
Undercover Agent
as Pete Higgens - Bartender
Tiny Troubles
as Officer O'Brien
Tell No Tales
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Guard at Reform School (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
as Foreman at Accident
Kid Nightingale
as Ring Announcer
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Gate Guard (uncredited)
The Lady and the Mob
as Policeman
Idiot's Delight
as Train Announcer
Wings of the Navy
as Train Conductor
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Cop (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Mechanic Hiring Doug
Women in the Wind
as Wichita Official (uncredited)
Boys' Reformatory
as Officer on Train
Lucky Night
as Waiter At George's (uncredited)
These Glamour Girls
as Policeman (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Bartender (uncredited)
Golden Boy
as Ring Announcer
Girl from Rio
as Dennis Slater
Hell's Kitchen
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Guard (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Senior Officer (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Riley - Airplane Workman
Sergeant Madden
as Policeman
Dog Daze
as Officer Sweeney
Dancing Co-Ed
as Workman's Stooge (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
as Fireman (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
as Policeman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Balalaika
as Doorman (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
as Hammer Game Barker
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Detective (uncredited)
Money to Loan
as Policeman
Scouts to the Rescue
as G-Man Jim Carson [Chs. 11-12]
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Female Fugitive
as Investigator Steve Roberts
Trade Winds
as Detective (Uncredited)
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Detective
Spring Madness
as Police Officer Ryan
Men with Wings
as Photographer
You Can't Take It with You
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Heart of Arizona
as Ranger Captain
Over the Wall
as Patrolman Who Arrests Davis
The First Hundred Years
as The Judge's clerk (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
as Detective Kestry (Uncredited)
The Chaser
as Ambulance Dispatcher
Midnight Intruder
as Deputy (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
as Policeman (uncredited)
Under Suspicion
as Private Detective
Easy Living
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Raw Timber
as Goss 'Bull' Riley
Sudden Bill Dorn
as Ken Fairchild
Behind The Headlines
as FBI Agent Harris
Man Of The People
as Relative of Sentenced Boy (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Printer
Midnight Taxi
as Chief of Detectives
Time Out for Romance
as Reporter
One Mile from Heaven
as Radio Cop
Left-Handed Law
as Sheriff Joe Grant
Boss of Lonely Valley
as Peter Starr
Let Them Live
as Fireman
Black Legion
as Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway
as Cop (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
as Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Sandflow
as Singing Guard
Turn Off the Moon
as Waiter (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hideaway Girl
as Police Sgt. Davis
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
as Sheriff Lem Morrison
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Off-Key Singer Hank
Palm Springs
as Bartender
Strike Me Pink
as Stage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Cop (uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody
as Policeman
Murder with Pictures
as Girard Henchman (uncredited)
Road Gang
as Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
And Sudden Death
as Court Clerk
Sinner Take All
as Police Officer Beaumont (uncredited)
Human Cargo
as Gangster
The Accusing Finger
as Riley
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Davis' Cellmate (uncredited)
Absolute Quiet
as First Mechanic (Uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Big Brown Eyes
as Lee (Uncredited)
Wives Never Know
as Doorman (uncredited)
After the Thin Man
as Flop House Proprietor (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
as Second Lookout (uncredited)
Hot Money
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sequoia
as Hunter (uncredited)
We're Only Human
as Detective
Woman Wanted
as Detective Charlie Beale (uncredited)
Baby Face Harrington
as Policeman (uncredited)
Murder in the Fleet
as Officer Berating Guard (Uncredited)
Confidential
as One of Keaton's Lieutenants
The Winning Ticket
as Bookmaker
Waterfront Lady
as Detective Bates
It's in the Air
as Investigator (uncredited)
Men of Action
as Construction Worker
She Couldn't Take It
as Bailiff
'G' Men
as McCord's Aide (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Yelling Ship Official (uncredited)
The Spanish Cape Mystery
as Detective (uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
as Detective (uncredited)
Roast-Beef and Movies
as Attendant from Asylum (uncredited)
Blind Date
as Marathon Dance Attendant
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Court Clerk
The Thin Man
as Detective (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
as Safety deposit box guard (uncredited)
Chained
as Ship's Bartender (uncredited)
Among the Missing
as Detective Gaynor
Manhattan Melodrama
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Beggars in Ermine
as Joe Swanson
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Upperworld
as Reporter (uncredited)
The St. Louis Kid
as Farmer Behind Mr. Brown (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Waiter -Singer (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
as Club Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Station Master (uncredited)
Parole Girl
as Burns, 1st Store Detective (uncredited)
Men Must Fight
as Secret Service Escort
I'm No Angel
as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)
The Chief
as Tim, a Man Watching Fire
Bedtime Worries
as Police Officer
The Woman I Stole
as Murdock
Goldie Gets Along
as Spring Valley Contest Judge
Penthouse
as Detective (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Photographer / Zoo Guard (Uncredited)
Female
as Man with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited)
Frisco Jenny
as Jailer (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Blessed Event
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Red-Headed Woman
as Waiter Calling Bill to Phone (uncredited)
Cross-Examination
as Officer Myles
Westward Passage
as Bartender (uncredited)
Vanity Street
as Detective (uncredited)
Emma
as Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Afraid to Talk
as Taxi Driver
Attorney for the Defense
as Radio Test Man
Man Wanted
as Speakeasy Waiter (Uncredited)
Letty Lynton
as Dennis (Uncredited)
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Club Clerk (uncredited)
70,000 Witnesses
as Detective (uncredited)
Young America
as Court Clerk (Uncredited)
By Whose Hand?
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Secret Six
as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Danger Lights
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Ladies' Man
as Desk clerk
Laughing Sinners
as Poker-Playing Salesman
Flying High
as Reporter from the News (uncredited)
Traveling Husbands
as Hotel Elevator Starter
Local Boy Makes Good
as Assistant Coach
Daybreak
as Waiter
Ten Cents a Dance
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Quick Millions
as Tom, Man in sound track (uncredited)
The Champ
as Louie the Bartender (uncredited)
The Criminal Code
as Detective Doherty
Strangers May Kiss
as Bartender
The Public Enemy
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Stepping Out
as Casino Patron
Anna Christie
as Larry the Bartender
Dancing Sweeties
as Athletic and Social Club Manager (uncredited)
The Florodora Girl
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Girl Said No
as Truck Driver
Street of Chance
as Bert (uncredited)
Brothers
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Kiss
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Why Worry?
as Guest (uncredited)
The Freshie
as Tom
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
as Turner Boy
The Penalty
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Follies Girl
as Basil
The Home Town Girl
as Frank Willis
The Secret Code
as Towen Rage
Marked Cards
1918
Marked Cards
as Wesley Cutting
The Reckoning Day
as Jimmy Ware
Limousine Life
as Moncure Kelts
Framing Framers
as Lonnie Gorman
The Fuel of Life
as Leonard Durant