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

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, and in televised plays and weekly series. Even a sampling from his extensive

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attests to his versatility as a supporting actor and his reliability as a bit player. His roles are at times credited, but more often they are uncredited, consisting of peripheral characters who have limited dialogue or appear briefly in a wide range of occupations such as newspaper reporters, hotel clerks and

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s, taxi drivers, salesmen, police officers, military personnel, waiters, and bartenders.

Early life and stage work

Harry Lester Dorr was born in Massachusetts in 1893, the oldest of 11 children of Mary E. (

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McGinnis) and Edward Peter Dorr."Twelfth Census of the United States: 1900", Boston, Ward 22, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, June 2, 1900; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; digital copy of original enumeration page,

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, archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved March 7, 2018. Documents in

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record that Dorr was born there, but his parents soon moved to the nearby town of Lynn, where his father worked as a shoemaker or "laster". By 1900, the growing Dorr family moved from Lynn into

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. Little more is known about Lester's early life until 1917, when the United States entered

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and Dorr registered for the military draft. He was living then in

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, and on his registration papers he identified his occupation as "Theatre Producer", indicating that he was already involved in or was pursuing a career in entertainment by that time. Dorr's identification of himself, however, as a producer might be attributed to youthful exaggeration or was an unrealized intention, for no subsequent references have been found that credit him or even mention him in that behind-the-scenes occupation during his career. Dorr married in 1920 and during the late 1920s—before moving to California to act in films—he worked in stage productions in New York, including in Broadway dramas and

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. He performed, for example, assorted roles in the 1927

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''Rufus LeMaire's Affairs''; and the following year he portrayed Captain DeJean in the

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'' The New Moon'', which premiered at the Imperial Theatre in

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on September 19, 1928.

Films

The federal census of 1930 documents that Dorr was in

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by April that year, working there as an "actor/motion pictures" and residing in a rental house with his wife and mother-in-law. He soon was cast in two Hollywood comedy shorts, both released by Pathé Exchange ( RKO) in 1930: ''All Stuck Up'' and ''Ride 'em Cowboy''. For the remainder of the 1930s, Dorr demonstrated his abilities at portraying an array of characters, such as hotel clerks, police officers, reporters, office workers, elevator operators, salesmen, bank employees, cowboys, mob henchmen, prisoners, truck drivers, train crewmen, soldiers, sailors, and hospital personnel."Lester Dorr"
partial filmography,

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(TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc., New York, N.Y. Retrieved March 8, 2018. He was cast, often under contract as a "day player", in more than 250 films in just the 1930s alone, remarkably averaging a different role in a different film every two weeks for ten straight years. A very small sampling of those motion pictures include ''

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'', '' Union Depot'', '' Central Airport'', '' Helldorado'', ''

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'', ''

Murder in the Clouds ''Murder in the Clouds'' is a 1934 American action film dealing with aviation. The film stars Lyle Talbot and Ann Dvorak, and is directed by D. Ross Lederman. Although standard formula "B" film fare, it was notable as the screenplay and original ...

'', '' The Case of the Missing Man'', '' Show Them No Mercy!'', '' She Gets Her Man'', '' Love Before Breakfast'', '' Sinner Take All'', '' Snowed Under'', '' The Firefly'', '' Expensive Husbands'', '' Big City'', '' Criminals of the Air'', '' Dangerous Holiday'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Missing Witnesses'', '' Pardon Our Nerve'', '' The Cisco Kid and the Lady'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Main Event'', '' The Crowd Roars'', ''

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'', '' Sued for Libel'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.Eder, Bruce
"Lester Dorr"
filmography, AllMovie, a subsidiary of All Media Network, San Francisco, California. Retrieved March 8, 2018. He also performed in several installments of the 1939 serial ''

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'', portraying Gray, one of many criminals battling the title character. 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

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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, including small roles in some notable productions, such as '' Ace in the Hole'', '' The Greatest Show in Earth'', and '' East of Eden''. In another, far more modest film-noir production from that period, ''

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'', Dorr portrays "Baldy", a smooth-talking jeweler. His on-screen sales pitch in that role, in which he convinces the story's leading character Dan (

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) to buy a wristwatch, is typical of the concise, quick-study performances that defined Dorr's career and made him so popular in cost-conscious studio casting offices. Dorr's film work, however, began to draw to a close by the 1960s, when he served in bit parts in only five films. Then, in 1975, he appeared in his final role, playing a doorman in the musical romantic comedy '' At Long Last Love''.

Television

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. His earliest work on television was in two 1951 episodes of the televised crime drama

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, starring Kent Taylor. Dorr's supporting role as Tommy in an episode of that series titled "Blind Beggar" is formally credited, although his other role in "Oil Field Murder" is uncredited. 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

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of the period. Examples of Dorr's television appearances can be viewed today in video copies of full episodes from classic series, as well as

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from related productions that are available online. Among those are his performances on ''

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'' in 1960 (as a murdered Land Office Clerk in "Six Feet of Gold"), and on ''

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'' in 1961. In a sketch in an episode titled "Main Street Shelter", he plays a weathered, finicky "patron" of a homeless shelter who complains that the facility has only doughnuts as free snacks and stresses his preference for cinnamon buns and crullers. Five years after that appearance on ''The Jack Benny Program'' and subsequent work on several other series, Dorr made his last television performance on the sitcom '' Green Acres'' in "I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier". He has a considerable speaking part in that episode as "Mr. Collins", a local draft board official.

Personal life and death

Dorr was married to Grace L. Painter, a native of Louisiana, Missouri. They were wed in Lucas, Ohio, on June 28, 1920 and remained together for 60 years, until Lester's death in Los Angeles in 1980."California Death Index, 1940-1997", death of Harry Lester Dorr, August 25, 1980; California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, California; FamilySearch. Retrieved March 11, 2018. His remains were cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea.

Selected filmography

As noted in his career profile, Dorr performed in hundreds of productions on stage, in films, and on television. The following is a sampling from a list of his screen appearances that is available in the catalog of the

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(AFI) in

. Even that entire AFI list constitutes only a partial accounting of Dorr's performances: *''All Stuck Up'' (1930), short (uncredited) *''Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1930), short) (uncredited) *'' Newly Rich'' (1931), feature (uncredited *''

'' (1931) as Judkins *'' Union Depot'' (1932) as sailor (uncredited) *'' The Death Kiss'' (1932) as hotel desk clerk (uncredited) *'' Central Airport'' (1933) as desk clerk (uncredited) *'' Helldorado'' (1934) as newspaper reporter (uncredited) *''

'' (1934) as hotel

(uncredited) *'' Desirable'' (1934) as head usher (uncredited) *'' Upperworld'' (1934) as steward (uncredited) *'' A Modern Hero'' (1934) as chauffeur (uncredited) *''

'' (1934) as assistant (uncredited) *''

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'' (1934) as chauffeur (uncredited) *'' Name the Woman'' (1934) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Front Page Woman'' (1935) as waiter (uncredited) *'' Show Them No Mercy!'' (1935) as milkman (uncredited) *'' The Case of the Missing Man'' (1935) as reporter *'' Metropolitan'' (1935) as press agent (uncredited) *'' She Gets Her Man'' (1935) as photographer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1936) as truck driver (uncredited) *'' Sinner Take All'' (1936) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Crash Donovan'' (1936) as patrolman (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) as steward (uncredited) *''

'' (1937) as taxi driver (uncredited) *'' Criminals of the Air'' (1937) as Trigger *''Speed to Spare'' (1937) as Otto Behrman *'' Big City'' (1937) as petty officer (uncredited) *'' Hollywood Cowboy'' (1937) as Joe Garvey *'' Expensive Husbands'' (1937) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Sea Racketeers'' (1937) as sailor (uncredited) *'' The Firefly'' (1937) as French officer *'' The Crowd Roars'' (1938) as photographer (uncredited) *'' Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) as reporter (uncredited) *''

'' (1938) as pilot (uncredited) *'' Sunset Murder Case'' (1938) as editor (uncredited) *'' Three Loves Has Nancy'' (1938) as news vendor (uncredited) *'' The Main Event'' (1938) as Buck *'' Sweethearts'' (1938) as dance director *'' Exposed'' (1938) as Slim (uncredited) *'' Cafe Society'' (1939) as waiter (uncredited) *'' North of Shanghai'' (1939) as Wycoff *'' It’s a Wonderful World'' (1939) as photographer (uncredited) *'' Behind Prison Gates'' (1939) as Floyd *'' Pop Always Pays'' (1940) as auto salesman (uncredited) *'' Sailor's Lady'' (1940) as assistant paymaster (uncredited) *'' Danger Ahead'' (1940) as Lefty *'' Military Academy'' (1940) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Mexican Spitfire Out West'' (1940) as Harry *'' The Secret Seven'' (1940) as Racketeer *'' Blossoms in the Dust'' (1941) as court attendant *''

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'' (1941) as evaluating officer (uncredited) *'' Meet the Chump'' (1941) as taxi driver (uncredited) *'' Model Wife'' (1941) as waiter (uncredited) *'' South of Panama'' (1941) as Joe *'' You Belong to Me'' (1941) as photographer (uncredited) *'' The People vs. Dr. Kildare'' (1941) as onlooker (uncredited) *'' Under Age'' (1941) as Pearson *'' The Reluctant Dragon'' (1941) as camera operator *'' Three Girls About Town'' (1941) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Babes on Broadway'' (1941) as writer (uncredited) *'' Remember the Day'' (1941) as photographer (uncredited) *'' A Tragedy at Midnight'' (1942) as waiter (uncredited) *'' The Pride of the Yankees'' (1942) as disappointed fan (uncredited) *'' Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) as bookie (uncredited) *'' Blue, White and Perfect'' (1942) as porter (uncredited) *'' Alias Boston Blackie'' (1942) as clerk (uncredited) *'' Sabotage Squad'' (1942) as Harry *'' Sleepytime Gal'' (1942) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' (1942) as clerk (uncredited) *'' Stand By All Networks'' (1942) as bartender *'' Sunday Punch'' (1942) as cameraman *'' Hitler's Madman'' (1943) as sergeant *'' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) as electric man (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) as shipfitter (uncredited) *'' The Imposter'' (1944) as soldier (uncredited) *'' Enemy of Women'' (1944) as Hanussen *'' Shadow of Suspicion'' (1944) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Hi, Beautiful'' (1944) as train conductor (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) as Joe *'' Four Jills in a Jeep'' (1944) as soldier *'' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945) as assistant director (uncredited) *'' Life with Blondie'' (1945) as John *'' Duffy's Tavern'' (1945) as painter (uncredited) *'' That Brennan Girl'' (1946) as apartment clerk (uncredited) *'' Notorious'' (1946) as motorcycle officer (uncredited) *'' The Shadow Returns'' (1946) as William Monk *'' Bowery Bombshell'' (1946) as Feather-Fingers *'' G.I. War Brides'' (1946) as steward *''

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'' (1946) as farmer *'' The Perils of Pauline'' (1947) as reporter *''

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'' (1947) as Mike, the dealer *'' Roses Are Red'' (1947) as reporter (uncredited) *'' Blaze of Noon'' (1947) as Sam *'' Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' (1948) as Byers *'' Cass Timberlane'' (1948) as salesman *'' The Countess of Monte Cristo'' (1948) as clerk *'' Music Man'' (1948) as mailman (uncredited) *'' Beyond Glory'' (1948) as sergeant *'' April Showers'' (1948) as hotel clerk (uncredited) *'' The Big Clock'' (1948) as cab driver *'' Whispering Smith'' (1948) as railroad brakeman *'' Tell It to the Judge'' (1949) as incoming reporter *'' Red, Hot and Blue'' (1949) as drugstore manager *'' Without Honor'' (1949) as neighbor *''

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'' (1949) as groom (uncredited) *'' Alias Nick Beal'' (1949) as commercial fisherman *'' Samson and Delilah'' (1949) as victim (uncredited) *'' The Blonde Bandit'' (1950) as ticket taker *'' Three Secrets'' (1950) as houseman *''

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'' (1950) as assistant police chief *'' Copper Canyon'' (1950) as guard (uncredited) *'' Covered Wagon Raid'' (1950) as Bartender Pete *''

'' (1950) as Baldy *'' I'll Get By'' (1950) as song plugger (uncredited) *''

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'' (1950) as waiter (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) as police surgeon *'' Follow the Sun'' (1951) as attendant *'' No Questions Asked'' (1951) as elevator operator (uncredited) *'' Ace in the Hole'' (1951) as priest *'' The Law and the Lady'' (1951) as newspaperman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) as Ugly One *'' Night Riders of Montana'' (1951) as drummer *'' Somebody Loves Me'' (1952) as waiter (uncredited) *'' Bonzo Goes to College'' (1952) as mailman (uncredited) *'' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) as circus barker * ''

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'' (1953) as customer (uncredited) * '' Take the High Ground!'' (1953) as army doctor (uncredited) * '' Run for the Hills'' (1953) as Reporter *'' Killers from Space'' (1954) as gas station attendant * '' The Human Jungle'' (1954) as salesman *'' 3 Ring Circus'' (1954) as seedy character *'' Seven Angry Men'' (1955) as

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(uncredited) *'' East of Eden'' (1955) as city official at parade (uncredited) *'' The Girl Rush'' (1955) as carnival member *'' The First Traveling Saleslady'' (1956) as salesman * '' Marjorie Morningstar'' (1958) as elevator operator (uncredited) *''

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'' (1958) as Dryden Philpot *'' Missile Monsters'' (1958) as Crane *'' Arson for Hire'' (1959) as cab dispatcher *''

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'' (1959) as high-school janitor (uncredited) *'' Vice Raid'' (1959) as man at desk *'' Inherit the Wind'' (1960) as John *''

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'' (1967) as elevator operator *'' Hello Dolly!'' (1969) as workman (uncredited) *'' At Long Last Love'' (1975) as doorman

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