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.
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Marjorie Morningstar
Stock Investor (uncredited)
Easy Living
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Wycoff
North of Shanghai
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
The Bridge of Sighs
Information Attendant
Two Latins from Manhattan
Concessionaire (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady
Andreas Molnar
The Vicious Circle
Neighbor
Without Honor
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
On the Town
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Tell Your Children
Reporter at Dock
The Mandarin Mystery
Feather-Fingers
Bowery Bombshell
Sergeant (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman
All Stuck Up
Informant (uncredited)
The Bonnie Parker Story
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Take the High Ground!
Newspaper Reporter
Helldorado
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
Collins (uncredited)
Black Gold
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
The Lightning (uncredited)
The Fighting Devil Dogs
French Officer (uncredited)
The Firefly
Dryden Philpott
Hot Rod Gang
Carter (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Mary, Mary
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Coroner (uncredited)
Mr. Wong, Detective
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Hard to Handle
Doorman
At Long Last Love
Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Reporter
Love on a Bet
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
Henchman Jimmy (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back
Wilkins
Star Reporter
Woody, Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
The Crooked Way
Reporter #1
The Masked Marvel
Crane
Flying Disc Man from Mars
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Ten Laps to Go
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Secret Valley
Louis Lawson
Hollywood Round-Up
Slim
Exposed
Gray
Mandrake the Magician
Editor
Sunset Murder Case
Townsman (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Villager at Dance
As the Earth Turns
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Topper
Turf Club Representative
Hollywood Handicap
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
The Dark Past
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Cash and Carry
Art Critic
Brilliant Marriage
Workman (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Girls of the Road
Reporter
Expensive Husbands
Minor Role
Wells Fargo
Reporter
It Happened in Hollywood
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
Seven Eleven Club Customer
The Curtain Falls
Reporter
Spendthrift
Ship Steward
Shanghai
Intern
The Devil Is a Sissy
Ritzy's Trainer
The Personality Kid
Ambulance Orderly
Four Girls in White
Gangster Shot by Brown
Homicide Bureau
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Wake Island
Subordinate
The Mystery of Marie Roget
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Journal of a Crime
Audience Member (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
Bank Teller
Convict's Code
Announcer
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Ladies' Table Dealer
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Driver (uncredited)
Fast and Loose
Real Ambulance Intern
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Boulder Dam
Minor Role (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Girl from Rio
Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Second Officer (uncredited)
Coast Guard
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Little man
Dr. Broadway
Party Guest (uncredited)
Murder at Glen Athol
Army Telegraph Operator
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Fast and Furious
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Don't Lie
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Big Town Scandal
Cab Dispatcher
Arson for Hire
Reporter (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Rodeo Official
Rodeo Dough
Talking Reporter
Love Takes Flight
Henchman Lefty
Danger Ahead
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
East of Eden
Judkins
Riders of the Purple Sage
Townsman (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
New Year's Party Participant
The Girl from Mandalay
Reporter (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
Dr. John (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Citizen (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Bank Officer (uncredited)
One Wild Night
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
Milkman (uncredited)
Show Them No Mercy!
Henchman (uncredited)
The Crime Patrol
Welcoming Committee Man
The Saint Takes Over
Henchman
The Shadow
Slippy - a Fugitive
Mexican Spitfire
Cotton Club Doorman
I Take This Oath
Oscar (uncredited)
Below the Deadline
Man in Courtroom
Going Bye-Bye!
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hotel
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Money to Loan
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Joe
South of Panama
Bookie (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes
Cabby (uncredited)
The Big Clock
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Babes on Broadway
Convict (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
Gendarme (uncredited)
Paris Calling
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Four Jills in a Jeep
Peasant (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
Reporter (uncredited)
You Came Along
Reporter (uncredited)
Wilson
Slim (uncredited)
The Reluctant Dragon
Photographer (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Fred (uncredited)
The Sky Parade
Cowboy (uncredited)
Way Out West
Chalmers (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Reporter (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
Townsman
The Californian
Salesman (uncredited)
Love Is News
Harry (uncredited)
So Your Wife Wants to Work
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
The Little Giant
Father Diego (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
That Brennan Girl
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Hotel Clerk
Jailbreak
Reporter (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Patrolman at Altercation
Son of the Navy
Groom (uncredited)
The Heiress
Reporter (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Travel Agent
No, No, Nanette
Auto Salesman
Pop Always Pays
News Photographer
Wide Open Faces
Kansas City News Vendor
Sing, Baby, Sing
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Central Airport
Townsman Investor
Big Business
Photographer
Robin Hood Of Texas
Driver (Uncredited)
I'll Name the Murderer
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
Bartender Pete
Covered Wagon Raid
Drummer
Night Riders of Montana
Reporter (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
Druggist (uncredited)
Juvenile Court
Paymaster's Assistant
Captain Fury
Waiter (uncredited)
Cafe Society
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
Reporter
Three Girls About Town
Gas Station Attendant
Killers from Space
Male Secretary (bit)
Missile Monsters
Malone's Secretary
Vice Raid
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Sabotage Squad
Bank Teller
Wolves of the Range
Photographer
Remember the Day
Swithboard Operator
Roar of the Press
Michael Strong
The Jade Mask
Photographer (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
The Great Rupert
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
The Spy Ring
Photographer
Straight, Place and Show
Harry
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
The Great American Mug
Waiter (uncredited)
Front Page Woman
Otto Stahl
The Secret Code
Porter
Blue, White, and Perfect
Buck
The Main Event
Baldy
Quicksand
Hotel Desk Clerk
The Death Kiss
Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Mandrake the Magician
Commercial Fisherman
Alias Nick Beal
Prisoner
Circumstantial Evidence
Agent on Plane
Batman
1st Ship Fitter
Destroyer
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Dames
Fingerprint Expert
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Man in Radio Station
Torch Singer
Police Dispatcher
State Police
Patrolman (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Matthews (uncredited)
Three Secrets
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
The Saint in New York
Photographer (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
Injured Man
The Chaser
Convict (uncredited)
The Canary Comes Across
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Pursued
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Special Agent
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Streamlined Swing
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
(uncredited)
Newly Rich
Assistant Paymaster
Sailor's Lady
Stage Manager (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
Reporter (Uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
Dice Player (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
So You Want to Be Pretty
Man on Train (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Smashing the Vice Trust
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Great Guy
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
Female
Sailor (uncredited)
Union Depot
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
'Trigger'
Criminals of the Air
Reporter (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
You'll Never Get Rich
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Smarty
Reporter (uncredited)
Lady in the Dark
Pilot (uncredited)
Test Pilot
Mike (uncredited)
California
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
Station Attendant
Aliens from Space
Columnist
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
George A. Atzerodt
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Townsman (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Conductor (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
229
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-05-07
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Harry Lester Dorr