
Robert Dudley
Biography
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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.]
Acting (77 movies)

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947

The Palm Beach Story
1942

Fools for Luck
1928

The Ninety and Nine
1922

San Antonio
1945

Wild Gold
1934

The Ghost and the Guest
1943

Midnight Mary
1933

The Jackpot
1950

The Doughgirls
1944

Frisco Kid
1935

Shanghai Rose
1929

The Perfect Set-Up
1936

Broken Lullaby
1932

Traveling Salesman
1921

Lady on a Train
1945

Wide Open
1930

For Heaven's Sake
1926

Magic Town
1947

Casanova Brown
1944

The Last Edition
1925

Dames Ahoy
1930

Conspiracy
1930

Burning Up
1930

Three Wise Girls
1932

San Quentin
1946

Christmas Eve
1947

The Night Flyer
1928

All That Money Can Buy
1941

The Marriage Clause
1926

Big News
1929

The Extra Girl
1923

Sleep, My Love
1948

Zenobia
1939

Scandal Sheet
1931

Paddy O'Day
1936

Face in the Sky
1933

Almost a Gentleman
1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939

Son of Dracula
1943

Fury
1936

Belle of the Yukon
1944

Race Street
1948

The Lady Eve
1941

It Happened Tomorrow
1944

Mourning Becomes Electra
1947

When the Daltons Rode
1940

Strike It Rich
1948

Happy Land
1943

The House of the Seven Gables
1940

Haunted House
1940

Stranger on the Third Floor
1940

Lucky Partners
1940

Citizen Kane
1941

Casey at the Bat
1927

A Woman of the World
1925

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917

The Fourteenth Man
1920

Living in a Big Way
1947

Main Street Today
1944

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944

Honeymoon Lodge
1943

The Mighty Treve
1937

Singin' in the Corn
1946

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939

3 Kids and a Queen
1935

The Tiger's Claw
1923

One a Minute
1921

An American Tragedy
1931

The Toast of New York
1937

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945

Dynamite
1929

Gallant Journey
1946

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936

The Gilded Lily
1935

Nobody's Bride
1923

Out of a Clear Sky
1918
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