Lester Dorr
Acting
Born 1893-05-07
Died 1980-08-25
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
272 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
53 credits
Perry Mason
Father Knows Best
I Love Lucy
Dr. Kildare
Cheyenne
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Burke's Law
Lawman
Green Acres
The Untouchables
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Adventures of Superman
The Lone Ranger
Bat Masterson
Gone with the Wind
The Jack Benny Program
Dennis the Menace
The Millionaire
Tombstone Territory
Trackdown
Alcoa Theatre
Boston Blackie
East of Eden
Stagecoach West
Hello, Dolly!
Hey, Jeannie!
Treasury Men in Action
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Medic
Joan of Arc
You Can't Take It with You
Vice Raid
Conflict
Ace in the Hole
Inherit the Wind
On the Town
Anchors Aweigh
The Heiress
The Fountainhead
The Reluctant Dragon
Batman
The Big Clock
Easy Living
Topper
The Return of Frank James
Gentleman Jim
Captains Courageous
General Electric Theater
Special Agent
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Stella Dallas
Other credits
7 credits
The Red Skelton Show
The Life Of Riley
December Bride
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Chevron Theatre
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Harbor Command
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