Lester Dorr
AKA: Harry Lester Dorr
Birthday: 1893-05-07
Died: 1980-08-25
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
Filmography
Character: Andreas Molnar
Character: Joe the Bartender (uncredited)
Character: Reporter at Dock
Character: Dryden Philpott
Character: Husband in Elevator (uncredited)
Character: Ed - Photographer (uncredited)
Character: Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
Character: Henchman Doc (uncredited)
Character: Villager at Dance
Character: Seven Eleven Club Customer
Character: Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Ritzy's Trainer
Character: Ambulance Orderly
Character: Gangster Shot by Brown
Character: First Reporter on Telephone (uncredited)
Character: Cartier's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Character: Ladies' Table Dealer
Character: Real Ambulance Intern
Character: Job Applications Teller (uncredited)
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Character: Second Hotel Desk clerk
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Taylor's Stooge (uncredited)
Character: Day Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Pomeroy's Butler (uncredited)
Character: Army Telegraph Operator
Character: 1st Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Character: Horse Seller to Colonel March (uncredited)
Character: Rodeo Official
Character: Henchman Lefty
Character: Talking Reporter
Character: Reporter (Uncredited)
Character: Albany Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Character: City Official at Parade (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: New Year's Party Participant
Character: Dr. John (uncredited)
Character: Citizen (uncredited)
Character: Bank Officer (uncredited)
Character: Milkman (uncredited)
Character: Slippy - a Fugitive
Character: Welcoming Committee Man
Character: Cotton Club Doorman
Character: Second Officer (uncredited)
Character: Frank Sidley, Loan Victim
Character: Man in Courtroom
Character: Corridor Steward (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Salesman (uncredited)
Character: Harry (uncredited)
Character: Investment Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Father Diego (uncredited)
Character: Circus Usher (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Patrolman at Altercation
Character: Groom (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: News Photographer
Character: Kansas City News Vendor
Character: Hotel Desk Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Character: Townsman Investor
Character: Driver (Uncredited)
Character: Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Character: Bartender Pete
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Druggist (uncredited)
Character: Paymaster's Assistant
Character: Rankin's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Character: Gas Station Attendant
Character: Male Secretary (bit)
Character: Malone's Secretary
Character: Middle Barber [script name: Harry]
Character: Swithboard Operator
Character: Michael Strong
Character: Eddie, the Bartender (uncredited)
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Character: Firing Range Radio Operator (uncredited)
Character: Pete Ramson (uncredited)
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Character: Hotel Desk Clerk
Character: Gray, gas station thug [Chs. 8-9]
Character: Commercial Fisherman
Character: Agent on Plane
Character: 1st Ship Fitter
Character: Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Character: Man in Radio Station
Character: Fingerprint Expert
Character: Matthews (uncredited)
Character: Patrolman (uncredited)
Character: Police Dispatcher
Character: Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Character: Convict (uncredited)
Character: Dingle's Casino Boss (uncredited)
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Character: Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Character: Postville Deputy (uncredited)
Character: Railroad Detective (uncredited)
Character: Assistant Director (uncredited)
Character: Assistant Paymaster
Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (Uncredited)
Character: Dice Player (uncredited)
Character: Eddie the Bartender (uncredited)
Character: Man on Train (uncredited)
Character: Eddie's Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Eddie's Henchman (edited from 'Smashing the Vice Trust') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Canning's Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Character: Shooting Gallery Onlooker (Uncredited)
Character: Sailor (uncredited)
Character: Amateur Actor (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Photographer at Crystal Room (uncredited)
Character: Court Recorder (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Pilot (uncredited)
Character: Newsstand Man (uncredited)
Character: Information Attendant
Character: Concessionaire (uncredited)
Character: Feather-Fingers
Character: Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Informant (uncredited)
Character: Army Doctor (uncredited)
Character: Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Character: Carter (uncredited)
Character: Henchman Jimmy
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Turf Club Representative
Character: Workman (uncredited)
Character: Lecherous Driver (Uncredited)
Character: Marine in Trench (uncredited)
Character: Cab Dispatcher
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Character: Stock Investor (uncredited)
Character: Man in Crowd Outside the Thornton (uncredited)
Character: Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Character: Newspaper Reporter
Character: The Lightning (uncredited)
Character: Collins (uncredited)
Character: Maxim's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Character: French Officer (uncredited)
Character: Pedestrian at Accident (uncredited)
Character: Coroner (uncredited)
Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Character: Disappointed Fan #1 (uncredited)
Character: Bank Teller (uncredited)
Character: First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Character: President's Secretary (uncredited)
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Character: Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Character: Ship's Office Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Truck Driver (uncredited)
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Oscar (uncredited)
Character: Cy - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Character: Peasant (uncredited)
Character: Cabby (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Character: Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Bookie (uncredited)
Character: Reed's Writer (uncredited)
Character: Gendarme (uncredited)
Character: Slim (uncredited)
Character: Convict (uncredited)
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Character: Cowboy (uncredited)
Character: Fred (uncredited)
Character: Chalmers (uncredited)