Acting
Lester Dorr
EN cinema · 236 credits
Born
7 May 1893
Died
25 August 1980 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Harry Lester Dorr
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
Filmography
Aliens from Space
as Station Attendant
At Long Last Love
as Doorman
Hello, Dolly!
as Workman (uncredited)
Hotel
as Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
as Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
as Dr. John (uncredited)
Arson for Hire
as Cab Dispatcher
Vice Raid
as Malone's Secretary
Marjorie Morningstar
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Bonnie Parker Story
as Informant (uncredited)
Hot Rod Gang
as Dryden Philpott
Missile Monsters
as Male Secretary (bit)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
1956
So Your Wife Wants to Work
as Harry (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
as Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
East of Eden
as City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Killers from Space
as Gas Station Attendant
Take the High Ground!
as Army Doctor (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
as Father Diego (uncredited)
Night Riders of Montana
as Drummer
Covered Wagon Raid
as Bartender Pete
The Great Rupert
as Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Quicksand
as Baldy
Three Secrets
as Matthews (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
as Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Without Honor
as Neighbor
On the Town
as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Heiress
as Groom (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
as Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Alias Nick Beal
as Commercial Fisherman
The Fountainhead
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Vicious Circle
as Andreas Molnar
Whispering Smith
as Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
The Dark Past
as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
as Peasant (uncredited)
The Big Clock
as Cabby (uncredited)
Silver River
as Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
On an Island with You
as (uncredited)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Photographer
Pursued
as Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
California
as Mike (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
as Feather-Fingers
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
as Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
You Came Along
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Jade Mask
as Michael Strong
The Great American Mug
as Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Prisoner
Anchors Aweigh
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Wilson
as Reporter (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark
as Reporter (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
as Conductor (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
as Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as Carter (uncredited)
The Masked Marvel
as Reporter #1
Dixie Dugan
as Citizen (uncredited)
Wolves of the Range
as Bank Teller
Batman
as Agent on Plane
Destroyer
as 1st Ship Fitter
Confessions of a Vice Baron
as Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Wake Island
as Marine in Trench (uncredited)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Subordinate
Dr. Broadway
as Little Man (uncredited)
Don't Lie
as 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
as Bookie (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Reporter (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
as Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
The Secret Code
as Otto Stahl
Blue, White and Perfect
as Porter
Fingers at the Window
as Photographer (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
as Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Information Attendant
The Officer and the Lady
as Concessionaire (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
as Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Paris Calling
as Gendarme (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
as Slim (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
as Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Reporter
Remember the Day
as Photographer
Roar of the Press
as Swithboard Operator
You'll Never Get Rich
as Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Girls of the Road
as Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Rodeo Dough
as Rodeo Official
Danger Ahead
as Henchman Lefty
The Saint Takes Over
as Welcoming Committee Man
The Shadow
as Henchman
Mexican Spitfire
as Slippy - a Fugitive
I Take This Oath
as Cotton Club Doorman
The Return of Frank James
as Reporter (uncredited)
Son of the Navy
as Patrolman at Altercation
Two Girls on Broadway
as Reporter (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
as Travel Agent
Pop Always Pays
as Auto Salesman
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Photographer (uncredited)
Mandrake the Magician
as Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Sailor's Lady
as Assistant Paymaster
North of Shanghai
as Wycoff
Star Reporter
as Wilkins
Four Girls in White
as Ambulance Orderly
Homicide Bureau
as Gangster Shot by Brown
Stronger Than Desire
as First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Convict's Code
as Bank Teller
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
as Announcer
Fast and Loose
as Driver (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Real Ambulance Intern
Gone with the Wind
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as Second Hotel Desk clerk
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Reporter (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Second Officer (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Army Telegraph Operator
Fast and Furious
as Day Clerk (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
as Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Money to Loan
as Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Those High Grey Walls
as Convict (uncredited)
Captain Fury
as Paymaster's Assistant
Cafe Society
as Waiter (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
as Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as The Lightning (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Coroner (uncredited)
Exposed
as Slim
Sunset Murder Case
as Editor
Hollywood Handicap
as Turf Club Representative
I Met My Love Again
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Reporter (uncredited)
One Wild Night
as Bank Officer (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
as Photographer (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
as Circus Usher (uncredited)
Wide Open Faces
as News Photographer
Juvenile Court
as Druggist (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
as Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show
as Photographer
The Main Event
as Buck
State Police
as Police Dispatcher
The Saint in New York
as Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
The Chaser
as Injured Man
The Canary Comes Across
as Convict (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
as Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Test Pilot
as Pilot (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Stock Investor (uncredited)
The Firefly
as French Officer (uncredited)
Secret Valley
as Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Louis Lawson
Topper
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Cash and Carry
as President's Secretary (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
as Minor Role
Expensive Husbands
as Reporter
It Happened in Hollywood
as Reporter
Love Takes Flight
as Talking Reporter
Missing Witnesses
as Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
as Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Way Out West
as Cowboy (uncredited)
The Californian
as Townsman
Love Is News
as Salesman (uncredited)
Big Business
as Townsman Investor
Stella Dallas
as Man on Train (uncredited)
Smashing the Vice Trust
as Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air
as 'Trigger'
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Columnist
Speed to Spare
as Otto Behrman
The Bridge of Sighs
as Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
The Mandarin Mystery
as Reporter at Dock
Black Gold
as Collins (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Reporter
Ten Laps to Go
as Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Townsman (uncredited)
Brilliant Marriage
as Art Critic
Spendthrift
as Reporter
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Intern
Boulder Dam
as Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
as Reporter (Uncredited)
The Girl from Mandalay
as New Year's Party Participant
Postal Inspector
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
as Henchman (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
as Oscar (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
as Fred (uncredited)
Jailbreak
as Hotel Clerk
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Kansas City News Vendor
I'll Name the Murderer
as Driver (Uncredited)
Sinner Take All
as Reporter (uncredited)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
as Fingerprint Expert
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Great Guy
as Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as George A. Atzerodt (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Townsman (uncredited)
Helldorado
as Newspaper Reporter
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
Shanghai
as Ship Steward
Here Comes the Band
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
as Milkman (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
as Waiter (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
as Dice Player (uncredited)
As the Earth Turns
as Villager at Dance
The Curtain Falls
as Seven Eleven Club Customer
The Personality Kid
as Ritzy's Trainer
Journal of a Crime
as Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Ladies' Table Dealer
Going Bye-Bye!
as Man in Courtroom
Jimmy the Gent
as Chalmers (uncredited)
Dames
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
as Reporter (Uncredited)
Smarty
as Court Recorder (uncredited)
Upperworld
as Steward (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
as Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
as Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Central Airport
as Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Torch Singer
as Man in Radio Station
Female
as Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
The Bowery
as Cynic (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
The Death Kiss
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Union Depot
as Sailor (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Judkins
Newly Rich
as (uncredited)
