Lester Dorr
Acting
🎂 1893-05-07
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.
Cast credits(279)
Bailiff
1957
Bartender
1957
Photographer
1957
Moley Sanders
1949
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Will Grey
1958
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Charlie (uncredited)
1958
Man On Train #1 (uncredited)
1951
Certified Public Accountant (uncredited)
1959
Mr. Benson
1961
Lovely's Butler
1963
Telegrapher (uncredited)
1955
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Sam - Hotel Clerk
1955
Charlie the Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Tony (uncredited)
1955
Mose
1955
Hotel Clerk - Emmett
1955
1951
Mr. Collins
1965
Court Clerk
1955
Land Office Clerk
1958
Poker player (uncredited)
1954
Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited)
1959
Doctor (uncredited)
1957
Minor Role (uncredited)
1939
Pondering Husband
1950
1950
Bartender
1957
Man at Well
1952
Bus Driver
1952
1954
1955
1953
1951
Tommy
1951
The Plumber
1950
The Waiter
1950
Buyer #1
1957
Bartender
1954
Bar Patron (uncredited)
1946
1953
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
1955
Bailiff
1956
Station Agent
1960
McGonigle
1960
Workman (uncredited)
1969
Dr. John (uncredited)
1960
Father Diego (uncredited)
1951
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
1940
Real Ambulance Intern
1939
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
1937
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
1939
Peasant (uncredited)
1948
Man on Train (uncredited)
1937
Minor Role (uncredited)
1949
Gray
1939
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1937
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
1949
Waiter
1950
Reporter at Dock
1936
1952
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
1932
Agent on Plane
1943
Reporter (uncredited)
1940
Reporter (uncredited)
1938
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
1947
Matthews (uncredited)
1950
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
1936
Crane
1950
Andreas Molnar
1948
Groom (uncredited)
1949
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
1956
Mike (uncredited)
1947
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
1942
1957
Drummer
1953
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
1950
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1967
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
1950
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
1936
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
1948
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1958
1949
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
1942
1951
New Year's Party Participant
1936
Reporter (Uncredited)
1934
Doorman
1975
Cotton Club Doorman
1940
Army Doctor (uncredited)
1953
Harry
1940
Reporter #1
1943
Townsman (uncredited)
1936
Reporter (uncredited)
1944
Convict (uncredited)
1939
Army Telegraph Operator
1939
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1945
Reporter (uncredited)
1940
Audience Member (uncredited)
1935
Commercial Fisherman
1949
Ambulance Orderly
1939
Driver (uncredited)
1939
Slim (uncredited)
1941
1st Ship Fitter
1943
Cowboy (uncredited)
1937
Minor Role
1937
Reporter (uncredited)
1942
Citizen (uncredited)
1943
Gas Station Attendant
1954
Kansas City News Vendor
1936
Police Dispatcher
1938
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
1963
Henchman Lefty
1940
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
1948
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
1942
Photographer (uncredited)
1938
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
1933
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
1939
French Officer (uncredited)
1937
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
1938
Chalmers (uncredited)
1934
Conductor (uncredited)
1944
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
1941
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
1936
The Lightning (uncredited)
1938
Little Man (uncredited)
1942
Reporter
1936
Cabby (uncredited)
1948
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
1938
Assistant Paymaster
1940
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
1939
Station Attendant
Reporter
1936
Drummer
1951
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Waiter (uncredited)
1939
Villager at Dance
1934
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
1946
Photographer
1941
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
1939
Dice Player (uncredited)
1935
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
1939
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
1933
Patrolman (uncredited)
1936
Bank Officer (uncredited)
1938
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
1937
Day Clerk (uncredited)
1939
George A. Atzerodt
1936
Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Prisoner
1945
Malone's Secretary
1959
Photographer (uncredited)
1940
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
1941
Editor
1938
Porter
1942
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
1934
Pilot (uncredited)
1938
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
1933
Hotel Clerk
1936
Travel Agent
1940
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
1942
Photographer (uncredited)
1942
Stock Investor (uncredited)
1937
Man in Radio Station
1933
Reporter (uncredited)
1945
Paymaster's Assistant
1939
Baldy
1950
Injured Man
1938
Male Secretary (bit)
1958
Gendarme (uncredited)
1941
Fingerprint Expert
1936
Circus Usher (uncredited)
1938
Columnist
1937
Bank Teller
1939
Art Critic
1936
News Photographer
1938
Welcoming Committee Man
1940
Subordinate
1942
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
1933
Reporter
1937
Reporter (uncredited)
1939
Otto Stahl
1942
Carter (uncredited)
1943
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1942
Michael Strong
1945
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1936
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
1936
Sailor (uncredited)
1932
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
1940
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
1935
Harry (uncredited)
1956
Intern
1936
Dryden Philpott
1958
Salesman (uncredited)
1937
Townsman
1937
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
1938
Court Recorder (uncredited)
1934
Bank Teller
1943
Townsman (uncredited)
1949
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
1948
Bartender Pete
1950
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1935
Oscar (uncredited)
1936
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
Wycoff
1939
Hotel Desk Clerk
1932
Turf Club Representative
1938
Fred (uncredited)
1936
Photographer
1938
Auto Salesman
1940
Sergeant (uncredited)
1943
Reporter (Uncredited)
1936
Second Officer (uncredited)
1939
Druggist (uncredited)
1938
Seven Eleven Club Customer
1934
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
1933
Ladies' Table Dealer
1934
'Trigger'
1937
Newspaper Reporter
1935
Informant (uncredited)
1958
Coroner (uncredited)
1938
Milkman (uncredited)
1935
Slim
1938
Henchman
1940
President's Secretary (uncredited)
1937
Ritzy's Trainer
1934
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
1949
Slippy - a Fugitive
1940
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1944
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
1938
Photographer
1947
Reporter (uncredited)
1944
Ship Steward
1935
Swithboard Operator
1941
Talking Reporter
1937
Feather-Fingers
1946
Concessionaire (uncredited)
1941
Gangster Shot by Brown
1939
Reporter
1941
Neighbor
1949
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
1945
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
1934
Louis Lawson
1937
Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
Cab Dispatcher
1959
Second Hotel Desk clerk
1939
Reporter
1937
Collins (uncredited)
1936
Henchman (uncredited)
1936
Buck
1938
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1938
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1933
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
1942
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
1942
Announcer
1939
Townsman Investor
1937
Convict (uncredited)
1938
Patrolman at Altercation
1940
Information Attendant
1941
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
1938
Man in Courtroom
1934
(uncredited)
1931
Rodeo Official
1940
Wilkins
1939
Townsman (uncredited)
1936
Judkins
1931
Driver (Uncredited)
1936
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
1937
Bookie (uncredited)
1942
Joe
1941
1930