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Robert Y. Dudley
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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 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.]
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1889-09-12
- event Death Date 1955-11-12
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 0.8
- info Birth Place Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Robert Dudley
6.3
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947-04-04
7.1
The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28
0
Making a Man
1922-12-17
0
Fools for Luck
1928-06-11
0
The Ninety and Nine
1922-12-17
5.7
San Antonio
1945-12-29
5
Wild Gold
1934-06-08
5.2
The Ghost and the Guest
1943-04-19
6.9
Midnight Mary
1933-06-30
6.9
The Jackpot
1950-11-01
7
The Doughgirls
1944-11-25
6.8
Frisco Kid
1935-11-30
0
Shanghai Rose
1929-01-01
6
The Perfect Set-Up
1936-02-01
7.5
Broken Lullaby
1932-01-19
0
Traveling Salesman
1921-06-05
6.5
Lady on a Train
1945-08-03
5.3
Wide Open
1930-02-01
6.9
For Heaven's Sake
1926-04-05
6.7
Magic Town
1947-10-07
6.3
Casanova Brown
1944-08-23
5
The Last Edition
1925-11-08
0
Dames Ahoy
1930-02-09
4.8
Conspiracy
1930-08-10
3.5
Burning Up
1930-02-01
5.1
Three Wise Girls
1932-02-10
6.3
San Quentin
1946-12-16
5.3
Christmas Eve
1947-10-31
5
The Night Flyer
1928-02-05
7
All That Money Can Buy
1941-10-17
0
The Marriage Clause
1926-09-12
4.6
Big News
1929-09-06
5.9
The Extra Girl
1923-10-28
6.5
Sleep, My Love
1948-02-18
4.6
Zenobia
1939-04-21
0
Scandal Sheet
1931-01-31
7
Paddy O'Day
1936-01-17
4.5
Face in the Sky
1933-01-15
6
Almost a Gentleman
1939-03-31
7.9
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19
5.9
Son of Dracula
1943-11-05
7.5
Fury
1936-06-05
4.7
Belle of the Yukon
1944-12-27
5.8
Race Street
1948-09-11
7.2
The Lady Eve
1941-02-25
6.7
It Happened Tomorrow
1944-03-31
6.3
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947-11-19
6
When the Daltons Rode
1940-08-23
0
Strike It Rich
1948-12-01
6.2
Happy Land
1943-11-10
6.9
The House of the Seven Gables
1940-04-12
4.4
Haunted House
1940-07-21
6.5
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940-08-16
6
Lucky Partners
1940-08-02
0
On the Stroke of Three
1924-10-30
8
Citizen Kane
1941-04-17
6
Casey at the Bat
1927-03-08
5.6
A Woman of the World
1925-12-28
4.4
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917-10-16
0
The Fourteenth Man
1920-09-01
5
Living in a Big Way
1947-06-10
6.2
Main Street Today
1944-03-25
6.8
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
1944-09-18
0
Honeymoon Lodge
1943-07-23
6
The Mighty Treve
1937-01-17
0
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939-06-17
0
Singin' in the Corn
1946-12-26
6
3 Kids and a Queen
1935-10-21
0
The Tiger's Claw
1923-04-22
6.3
One a Minute
1921-06-19
6.1
An American Tragedy
1931-08-22
5.8
The Toast of New York
1937-07-22
6.3
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945-08-17
6.2
Dynamite
1929-12-13