Acting
Robert Dudley
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
The Jackpot
Film · 1950
Sleep, My Love
Film · 1948
Race Street
Film · 1948
Strike It Rich
Film · 1948
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Film · 1947
Magic Town
Film · 1947
Christmas Eve
Film · 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Film · 1947
Living in a Big Way
Film · 1947
San Quentin
Film · 1946
Singin' in the Corn
Film · 1946
Gallant Journey
Film · 1946
San Antonio
Film · 1945
Lady on a Train
Film · 1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Film · 1945
The Doughgirls
Film · 1944
Casanova Brown
Film · 1944
Belle of the Yukon
Film · 1944
It Happened Tomorrow
Film · 1944
Main Street Today
Film · 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Film · 1944
The Ghost and the Guest
Film · 1943
Son of Dracula
Film · 1943
Happy Land
Film · 1943
Honeymoon Lodge
Film · 1943
The Palm Beach Story
Film · 1942
All That Money Can Buy
Film · 1941
Citizen Kane
Film · 1941
The Lady Eve
Film · 1941
When the Daltons Rode
Film · 1940
The House of the Seven Gables
Film · 1940
Haunted House
Film · 1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
Film · 1940
Lucky Partners
Film · 1940
Zenobia
Film · 1939
Almost a Gentleman
Film · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
Film · 1939
The Mighty Treve
Film · 1937
The Toast of New York
Film · 1937
The Perfect Set-Up
Film · 1936
Paddy O'Day
Film · 1936
Fury
Film · 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Film · 1936
Frisco Kid
Film · 1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Film · 1935
The Gilded Lily
Film · 1935
Wild Gold
Film · 1934
Midnight Mary
Film · 1933
Face in the Sky
Film · 1933
Broken Lullaby
Film · 1932
Three Wise Girls
Film · 1932
Scandal Sheet
Film · 1931
An American Tragedy
Film · 1931
Wide Open
Film · 1930
Dames Ahoy
Film · 1930
Conspiracy
Film · 1930
Burning Up
Film · 1930
Shanghai Rose
Film · 1929
Big News
Film · 1929
Dynamite
Film · 1929
Fools for Luck
Film · 1928
The Night Flyer
Film · 1928
Skinner's Big Idea
Film · 1928
Casey at the Bat
Film · 1927
After Midnight
Film · 1927
Broadway Madness
Film · 1927
For Heaven's Sake
Film · 1926
The Marriage Clause
Film · 1926
The Last Edition
Film · 1925
A Woman of the World
Film · 1925
Kentucky Pride
Film · 1925
On the Stroke of Three
Film · 1924
The Extra Girl
Film · 1923
The Tiger's Claw
Film · 1923
Nobody's Bride
Film · 1923
Sixty Cents an Hour
Film · 1923
Making a Man
Film · 1922
The Ninety and Nine
Film · 1922
Traveling Salesman
Film · 1921
One a Minute
Film · 1921
The Fourteenth Man
Film · 1920
Out of a Clear Sky
Film · 1918
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Film · 1917