Acting
Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name H. E. Porter, a college roommate) titled The Valiant, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1929, and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups, and is still performed today. Middlemass moved to Los Angeles around 1935, and began appearing in films. He died there in 1949. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
A Sporting Chance
Film · 1945
Main Street After Dark
Film · 1945
Hold That Blonde!
Film · 1945
Lady in the Death House
Film · 1944
The Black Raven
Film · 1943
Bombardier
Film · 1943
The Payoff
Film · 1942
Klondike Fury
Film · 1942
Johnny Doughboy
Film · 1942
Torpedo Boat
Film · 1942
No Hands on the Clock
Film · 1941
Lady Scarface
Film · 1941
Road to Zanzibar
Film · 1941
They Met in Argentina
Film · 1941
The Saint Takes Over
Film · 1940
Little Old New York
Film · 1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Film · 1940
Pop Always Pays
Film · 1940
Gold Rush Maisie
Film · 1940
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Film · 1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Film · 1939
Hotel Imperial
Film · 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Film · 1939
Stand Up and Fight
Film · 1939
Idiot's Delight
Film · 1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Film · 1939
Coast Guard
Film · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939
Slightly Honorable
Film · 1939
Blackmail
Film · 1939
Espionage Agent
Film · 1939
The Arizona Kid
Film · 1939
Maisie
Film · 1939
The Magnificent Fraud
Film · 1939
Drunk Driving
Film · 1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
Film · 1938
I Am the Law
Film · 1938
While New York Sleeps
Film · 1938
Miracle Money
Film · 1938
I Stand Accused
Film · 1938
Love Is a Headache
Film · 1938
Tarnished Angel
Film · 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Film · 1938
Kentucky
Film · 1938
Highway Patrol
Film · 1938
Blondes at Work
Film · 1938
The Mad Miss Manton
Film · 1938
A Day at the Races
Film · 1937
Meet the Boy Friend
Film · 1937
Madame X
Film · 1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Film · 1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Film · 1937
Trapped
Film · 1937
Hideaway Girl
Film · 1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Film · 1936
Cain and Mabel
Film · 1936
You May Be Next!
Film · 1936
Hats Off
Film · 1936
F-Man
Film · 1936
Guns of the Pecos
Film · 1936
Frankie and Johnnie
Film · 1936
A Son Comes Home
Film · 1936
Two Against the World
Film · 1936
General Spanky
Film · 1936
Muss 'em Up
Film · 1936
One Way Ticket
Film · 1935
Grand Exit
Film · 1935
Air Hawks
Film · 1935
Atlantic Adventure
Film · 1935
The Lone Wolf Returns
Film · 1935
Party Wire
Film · 1935
After the Dance
Film · 1935
The Awakening of Jim Burke
Film · 1935
She Couldn't Take It
Film · 1935
If You Could Only Cook
Film · 1935
Too Tough to Kill
Film · 1935
The Public Menace
Film · 1935
The Black Room
Film · 1935
Super Speed
Film · 1935
Unknown Woman
Film · 1935
Good Luck – Best Wishes
Film · 1934
The Studio Murder Mystery
Film · 1932
Excuse the Pardon
Film · 1930