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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...
Known for
Citizen KaneMovie • 1941
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMovie • 1939
Magic TownMovie • 1947
The Lady EveMovie • 1941
The Palm Beach StoryMovie • 1942
Sleep, My LoveMovie • 1948
San AntonioMovie • 1945
FuryMovie • 1936
All That Money Can BuyMovie • 1941
Son of DraculaMovie • 1943
Casanova BrownMovie • 1944
The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie • 1936
Broken LullabyMovie • 1932
The Miracle of Morgan's CreekMovie • 1944
Lady on a TrainMovie • 1945
Stranger on the Third FloorMovie • 1940
When the Daltons RodeMovie • 1940
The Sin of Harold DiddlebockMovie • 1947
It Happened TomorrowMovie • 1944
The House of the Seven GablesMovie • 1940
Midnight MaryMovie • 1933
The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryMovie • 1945
Race StreetMovie • 1948
Mourning Becomes ElectraMovie • 1947