Lester Dorr

Also Known As: Harry Lester Dorr

Biography: 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: May 07, 1893

Age: 132 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: August 25, 1980

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Known For:

Marjorie Morningstar
Easy Living
Three Loves Has Nancy
North of Shanghai
The Bridge of Sighs
Two Latins from Manhattan
The Officer and the Lady
The Vicious Circle
Without Honor
On the Town
Tell Your Children
The Mandarin Mystery
Bowery Bombshell
Hitler's Madman
All Stuck Up
The Bonnie Parker Story
Take the High Ground!
Helldorado
The House on 56th Street
Black Gold
A Tragedy at Midnight
The Fighting Devil Dogs
The Firefly
Hot Rod Gang
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
Mary, Mary
If I Had a Million
Mr. Wong, Detective
Hard to Handle
At Long Last Love
The Best Years of Our Lives
Love on a Bet
The Pride of the Yankees
The Girl Who Came Back
Star Reporter
Whispering Smith
The Crooked Way
The Masked Marvel
Flying Disc Man from Mars
Goodbye Again
Ten Laps to Go
Secret Valley
Hollywood Round-Up
Exposed
Mandrake the Magician
Sunset Murder Case
Ride 'Em Cowboy
As the Earth Turns
Topper
Hollywood Handicap
The Dark Past
Cash and Carry
Brilliant Marriage
Hello, Dolly!
Girls of the Road
Expensive Husbands
Wells Fargo
It Happened in Hollywood
I Met My Love Again
The Curtain Falls
Spendthrift
Shanghai
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Personality Kid
Four Girls in White
Homicide Bureau
Wake Island
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Stronger Than Desire
Journal of a Crime
Here Comes the Band
Convict's Code
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
Fast and Loose
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Boulder Dam
Gone with the Wind
Girl from Rio
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Coast Guard
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Dr. Broadway
Murder at Glen Athol
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
Fast and Furious
Sued for Libel
Don't Lie
Big Town Scandal
Arson for Hire
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Day the Bookies Wept
Rodeo Dough
Love Takes Flight
Danger Ahead
Missing Witnesses
East of Eden
Riders of the Purple Sage
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Girl from Mandalay
You Can't Take It with You
Inherit the Wind
Dixie Dugan
One Wild Night
Postal Inspector
Show Them No Mercy!
The Crime Patrol
The Saint Takes Over
The Shadow
Mexican Spitfire
I Take This Oath
Below the Deadline
Going Bye-Bye!
Hotel
Money to Loan
Captains Courageous
South of Panama
Pardon My Stripes
The Big Clock
Babes on Broadway
Those High Grey Walls
Paris Calling
Four Jills in a Jeep
Joan of Arc
You Came Along
Wilson
The Reluctant Dragon
The Crowd Roars
The Sky Parade
Way Out West
Jimmy the Gent
The Return of Frank James
The Californian
Love Is News
So Your Wife Wants to Work
The Little Giant
Ace in the Hole
That Brennan Girl
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Jailbreak
Gentleman Jim
Son of the Navy
The Heiress
Two Girls on Broadway
Red, Hot and Blue
No, No, Nanette
Pop Always Pays
Wide Open Faces
Sing, Baby, Sing
Central Airport
Big Business
Robin Hood Of Texas
I'll Name the Murderer
Alias Boston Blackie
Covered Wagon Raid
Night Riders of Montana
Sinner Take All
Juvenile Court
Captain Fury
Cafe Society
Road to Happiness
Three Girls About Town
Killers from Space
Missile Monsters
Vice Raid
Sabotage Squad
Wolves of the Range
Remember the Day
Roar of the Press
The Jade Mask
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
The Great Rupert
The Spy Ring
Straight, Place and Show
Mexican Spitfire Out West
The Great American Mug
Front Page Woman
The Secret Code
Blue, White, and Perfect
The Main Event
Quicksand
The Death Kiss
Mandrake the Magician
Alias Nick Beal
Circumstantial Evidence
Batman
Destroyer
Dames
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Torch Singer
State Police
Crash Donovan
Three Secrets
The Saint in New York
Fingers at the Window
The Chaser
The Canary Comes Across
Pursued
The Fountainhead
Where Danger Lives
Special Agent
Streamlined Swing
Anchors Aweigh
Newly Rich
Sailor's Lady
For Me and My Gal
Fog Over Frisco
Born to Gamble
So You Want to Be Pretty
Stella Dallas
Smashing the Vice Trust
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Great Guy
Female
Union Depot
Comet Over Broadway
Criminals of the Air
Go West Young Man
You'll Never Get Rich
Smarty
Lady in the Dark
Test Pilot
California
Lady in a Jam
Aliens from Space
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
The Prisoner of Shark Island