Lee Phelps (born Napoleon Bonaparte Kukuck; May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the

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for Best Picture ('' Grand Hotel'', '' You Can't Take It with You'', and '' Gone with the Wind''). Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western

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, '' The Adventures of Kit Carson'', starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of '' The Lone Ranger''.

Selected filmography

* '' The Fuel of Life'' (1917) * ''

Limousine Life ''Limousine Life'' is a lost 1918 silent film comedy directed by John F. Dillon and starring Olive Thomas. It was produced and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. Cast *Olive Thomas - Minnie Wills * Lee Phelps - Moncure Kelts * Joseph Be ...

'' (1918) * ''

False Ambition ''False Ambition'' is a 1918 silent drama film produced and released by the Triangle Film Corporation. Directed by Gilbert P. Hamilton, the film stars Alma Rubens. Cast * Alma Rubens - Judith/Zariska * Peggy Pearce - Felicity * Alberta Lee ...

'' (1918) as Peter van Dixon * '' The Secret Code'' (1918) * '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920) * '' The Freshie'' (1922) * ''

Baby Clothes ''Baby Clothes'' is a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 49th ''Our Gang'' short subject released. Cast * Joe Cobb as Joe * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Johnny Downs as J ...

'' (1926) * ''

Putting Pants on Philip ''Putting Pants On Philip'' is a silent short film starring British/American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Made in 1927, it is their first "official" film together as a team. The plot involves Laurel as Philip, a young Scot newly arrived in th ...

'' (1927) * ''

Anna Christie ''Anna Christie'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work. According to historian Paul Avrich, the ...

'' (1930) as Larry * '' The Divorcee'' (1930) * '' Danger Lights'' (1930) * '' Paid'' (1930) * '' No Limit'' (1931) * '' Strangers May Kiss'' (1931) * '' The Last Parade'' (1931) * '' The Champ'' (1931) * '' Vanity Street'' (1932) * ''

Bedtime Worries ''Bedtime Worries'' is a 1933 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 124th (36th talking episode) ''Our Gang'' short released. Plot On the day he is promoted to head clerk (or "head cluck," as Spanky mistaken ...

'' (1933) * ''

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round ''Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1934 American drama film with musical and comedic elements, directed by Benjamin Stoloff. Plot Gangster Lee Lother (Sidney Blackmer) is shot and killed during an ocean liner cruise, and we're introduced in ...

'' (1934) * '' Among the Missing'' (1934) * ''

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek ''The Boss Rider of Gun Creek'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. The film stars Buck Jones, Muriel Evans, Harvey Clark, Alphonse Ethier, Tom Chatterton and Josef Swickard. The film ...

'' (1936) * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) * '' Palm Springs'' (off screen credit) (1936) * ''

Raw Timber ''Raw Timber'' is a 1937 American lumberjack Western (genre), Western film directed by Ray Taylor (director), Ray Taylor and starring Tom Keene (actor), Tom Keene, Kathryn Keys and Budd Buster.Pitts p.169 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1937) * '' Under Suspicion'' (1937) * '' The Gladiator'' (1938) * '' Female Fugitive'' (1938) * ''

Boys' Reformatory ''Boys' Reformatory'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe after a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall. ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Roaring Twenties ''The Roaring Twenties'' is a 1939 American crime thriller film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, and Gladys George. The film, spanning the periods between 1919 and 1933, was written by Je ...

'' (1939) as Bailiff (uncredited) * ''

Kid Nightingale ''Kid Nightingale'' is a 1939 American musical comedy film directed by George Amy and written by Charles Belden and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett, Edward Brophy, Charles D. Brown, Max Hoffman Jr., a ...

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Saboteur'' (1942) - Plant Security Officer (uncredited) * '' Girls of the Big House'' (1945) * ''

Gun Law Justice ''Gun Law Justice'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Poni Adams, Lee Phelps, John James and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on March 13, ...

'' (1949) * ''

Timber Fury ''Timber Fury'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring David Bruce, Laura Lee and Nicla Di Bruno.Pitts p.357 Plot Cast * David Bruce as Jim Caldwell * Laura Lee as Phyllis Wilson * Nicla Di Bruno as ...

'' (1950) * '' Desperadoes of the West'' (1953)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phelps, Lee 1893 births 1953 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Male actors from Philadelphia 20th-century American male actors