Robert Dudley

Known for ActingBorn 1889-09-12Died 1955-11-12Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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.]Read more

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Scandal Sheet

Shanghai Rose

Sixty Cents an Hour

Dames Ahoy

Broadway Madness

The Marriage Clause

The Tiger's Claw

After Midnight

Strike It Rich

Honeymoon Lodge

Almost a Gentleman

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

Citizen Kane

Skinner's Big Idea

Casey at the Bat

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Making a Man

Traveling Salesman

The Fourteenth Man

The Doughgirls

The Mighty Treve

Fury

Broken Lullaby

The Lady Eve

Happy Land

The Jackpot

Frisco Kid

Singin' in the Corn

One a Minute

The Palm Beach Story

All That Money Can Buy

The House of the Seven Gables

Paddy O'Day

3 Kids and a Queen

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Fools for Luck

On the Stroke of Three

Nobody's Bride

It Happened Tomorrow

The Ninety and Nine

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Midnight Mary

Magic Town

For Heaven's Sake

Lady on a Train

The Perfect Set-Up

The Gilded Lily

Gallant Journey