From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLester 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 Dorrs 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)
Film 1958
Stock Investor (uncredited)
Film 1937
Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Film 1938
Wycoff
Film 1939
Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
Film 1936
Information Attendant
Film 1941
Concessionaire (uncredited)
Film 1941
Andreas Molnar
Film 1948
Neighbor
Film 1949
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Film 1949
Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Film 1938
Reporter at Dock
Film 1936
Feather-Fingers
Film 1946
Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1943
Film 1930
Informant (uncredited)
Film 1958
Army Doctor (uncredited)
Film 1953
Newspaper Reporter
Film 1935
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Film 1933
Collins (uncredited)
Film 1936
Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Film 1942
The Lightning (uncredited)
Film 1938
French Officer (uncredited)
Film 1937
Dryden Philpott
Film 1958
Carter (uncredited)
Film 1943
Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Film 1963
Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Film 1932
Coroner (uncredited)
Film 1938
Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1933
Doorman
Film 1975
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Film 1946
Reporter
Film 1936
Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Film 1942
Henchman Jimmy
Film 1935
Wilkins
Film 1939
Film 1948
Film 1949
Reporter #1
Film 1943
Crane
Film 1950
Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1933
Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Film 1936
Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Film 1937
Louis Lawson
Film 1937
Slim
Film 1938
Gray
Film 1939
Editor
Film 1938
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1936
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Film 1937
First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Film 1948
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Film 1937
Art Critic
Film 1936
Workman (uncredited)
Film 1969
Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Film 1940
Reporter
Film 1937
Minor Role
Film 1937
Reporter
Film 1937
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1938
Seven Eleven Club Customer
Film 1934
Ship Steward
Film 1935
Reporter
Film 1936
Intern
Film 1936
Ritzy's Trainer
Film 1934
Ambulance Orderly
Film 1939
Gangster Shot by Brown
Film 1939
Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Film 1942
Subordinate
Film 1942
First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Film 1939
Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Film 1934
Audience Member (uncredited)
Film 1935
Bank Teller
Film 1939
Announcer
Film 1939
Ladies' Table Dealer
Film 1934
Driver
Film 1939
Real Ambulance Intern
Film 1939
Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Film 1936
Minor Role (uncredited)
Film 1939
Second Hotel Desk clerk
Film 1939
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1939
Second Officer (uncredited)
Film 1939
Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Film 1939
Little man
Film 1942
Party Guest (uncredited)
Film 1936
Day Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1939
Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Film 1939
1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Film 1942
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Film 1948
Cab Dispatcher
Film 1959
Reporter (Uncredited)
Film 1936
Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Film 1939
Rodeo Official
Film 1940
Talking Reporter
Film 1937
Henchman Lefty
Film 1940
Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1937
City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Film 1955
Judkins
Film 1931
Townsman (uncredited)
Film 1949
New Year's Party Participant
Film 1936
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1938
Dr. John (uncredited)
Film 1960
Citizen (uncredited)
Film 1943
Bank Officer (uncredited)
Film 1938
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Film 1936
Milkman (uncredited)
Film 1935
Henchman (uncredited)
Film 1936
Welcoming Committee Man
Film 1940
Henchman
Film 1940
Slippy - a Fugitive
Film 1940
Cotton Club Doorman
Film 1940
Oscar (uncredited)
Film 1936
Man in Courtroom
Film 1934
Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Film 1967
Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Film 1939
Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Film 1937
Joe
Film 1941
Peasant (uncredited)
Film 1948
Cabby (uncredited)
Film 1948
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1945
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1944
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Film 1944
Bookie (uncredited)
Film 1942
Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Film 1941
Gendarme (uncredited)
Film 1941
Slim (uncredited)
Film 1941
Convict (uncredited)
Film 1939
Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1938
Cowboy (uncredited)
Film 1937
Fred (uncredited)
Film 1936
Chalmers (uncredited)
Film 1934
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1940
Townsman
Film 1937
Salesman (uncredited)
Film 1937
Harry (uncredited)
Film 1956
Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1933
Father Diego (uncredited)
Film 1951
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1946
Circus Usher (uncredited)
Film 1938
Hotel Clerk
Film 1936
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1942
Patrolman at Altercation
Film 1940
Groom (uncredited)
Film 1949
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1940
Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)
Film 1949
Travel Agent
Film 1940
Auto Salesman
Film 1940
News Photographer
Film 1938
Kansas City News Vendor
Film 1936
Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Film 1933
Townsman Investor
Film 1937
Photographer
Film 1947
Driver (Uncredited)
Film 1936
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1942
Bartender Pete
Film 1950
Drummer
Film 1951
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1936
Druggist (uncredited)
Film 1938
Paymaster's Assistant
Film 1939
Waiter (uncredited)
Film 1939
Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Film 1941
Reporter
Film 1941
Gas Station Attendant
Film 1954
Male Secretary (bit)
Film 1958
Malone's Secretary
Film 1959
Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Film 1942
Bank Teller
Film 1943
Photographer
Film 1941
Michael Strong
Film 1945
Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1940
Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Film 1950
Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Film 1938
Photographer
Film 1938
Harry
Film 1940
Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Film 1945
Waiter (uncredited)
Film 1935
Otto Stahl
Film 1942
Buck
Film 1938
Baldy
Film 1950
Hotel Desk Clerk
Film 1932
Commercial Fisherman
Film 1949
Prisoner
Film 1945
Agent on Plane
Film 1943
1st Ship Fitter
Film 1943
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Film 1934
Fingerprint Expert
Film 1936
Man in Radio Station
Film 1933
Police Dispatcher
Film 1938
Patrolman (uncredited)
Film 1936
Matthews (uncredited)
Film 1950
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Film 1938
Photographer (uncredited)
Film 1942
Injured Man
Film 1938
Convict (uncredited)
Film 1938
Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Film 1947
Minor Role (uncredited)
Film 1949
Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Film 1950
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Film 1935
Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Film 1938
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Film 1945
(uncredited)
Film 1931
Assistant Paymaster
Film 1940
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Film 1942
Reporter (Uncredited)
Film 1934
Dice Player (uncredited)
Film 1935
Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
Film 1956
Man on Train (uncredited)
Film 1937
Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Film 1937
Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 1943
Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Film 1936
Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
Film 1933
Sailor (uncredited)
Film 1932
Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Film 1938
'Trigger'
Film 1937
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1936
Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Film 1941
Court Recorder (uncredited)
Film 1934
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1944
Pilot (uncredited)
Film 1938
Mike (uncredited)
Film 1947
Carter’s Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Film 1942
Lovely's Butler
Tv 1963
Tv 1951
Bartender
Tv 1954
Will Grey
Tv 1958
Land Office Clerk
Tv 1958
Tv 1955
Bailiff
Tv 1956
Tv 1957
Tv 1951
Man On Train #1 (uncredited)
Tv 1951
Forestry Dept. Clerk (uncredited)
Tv 1959
Certified Public Accountant (uncredited)
Tv 1959
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tv 1958
Buyer #1
Tv 1957
Charlie the Hotel Laramie Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Tv 1958
Doctor (uncredited)
Tv 1957
Charlie (uncredited)
Tv 1958
Poker player (uncredited)
Tv 1954
Tv 1954
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tv 1955
Tommy
Tv 1951
Tv 1952
Pondering Husband
Tv 1950
Tv 1951
Tv 1950
Moley Sanders
Tv 1949
Tv 1953