
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 (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island

Townsman (uncredited)
The President's Mystery

Conductor (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful

Steward (uncredited)
Upperworld

Mr. Taylor (uncredited)
Silver River

Cynic (uncredited)
The Bowery
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
232
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-05-07
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Harry Lester Dorr