Lester Dorr

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

282

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-05-07

Day of death

1980-08-25 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lester Dorr

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • Danger Ahead

    Danger Ahead

  • Convict's Code

    Convict's Code

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • The Heiress

    The Heiress

  • The Mystery of Marie Roget

    The Mystery of Marie Roget

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • California

    California

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Mary, Mary

    Mary, Mary

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Topper

    Topper

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Ten Laps to Go

    Ten Laps to Go

  • Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • Expensive Husbands

    Expensive Husbands

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Female

    Female

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Vice Raid

    Vice Raid

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

  • Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

  • Medic

    Medic

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • Streamlined Swing

    Streamlined Swing

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Three Secrets

    Three Secrets

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Crash Donovan

    Crash Donovan

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • Quicksand

    Quicksand

  • On the Town

    On the Town

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • Without Honor

    Without Honor

  • Mr. Wong, Detective

    Mr. Wong, Detective

  • Jimmy the Gent

    Jimmy the Gent

  • The Return of Frank James

    The Return of Frank James

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • Star Reporter

    Star Reporter

  • Helldorado

    Helldorado

  • The Great Rupert

    The Great Rupert

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • I Met My Love Again

    I Met My Love Again

  • Way Out West

    Way Out West

  • Lady in the Dark

    Lady in the Dark

  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

  • Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Canary Comes Across

    The Canary Comes Across

  • The Masked Marvel

    The Masked Marvel

  • For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

  • The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • Sued for Libel

    Sued for Libel

  • Love Is News

    Love Is News

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady

    The Cisco Kid and the Lady

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • The Mandarin Mystery

    The Mandarin Mystery

  • The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

  • Smashing the Vice Trust

    Smashing the Vice Trust

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • At Long Last Love

    At Long Last Love

  • The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

  • Hollywood Round-Up

    Hollywood Round-Up

  • The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mask

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • Four Girls in White

    Four Girls in White

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • Arson for Hire

    Arson for Hire

  • Tell Your Children

    Tell Your Children

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • The Bonnie Parker Story

    The Bonnie Parker Story

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

  • Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

  • Covered Wagon Raid

    Covered Wagon Raid

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

  • Flying Disc Man from Mars

    Flying Disc Man from Mars

  • Mexican Spitfire

    Mexican Spitfire

  • The Curtain Falls

    The Curtain Falls

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • Criminals of the Air

    Criminals of the Air

  • Sunset Murder Case

    Sunset Murder Case

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Those High Grey Walls

    Those High Grey Walls

  • The Sky Parade

    The Sky Parade

  • The Vicious Circle

    The Vicious Circle

  • The Great American Mug

    The Great American Mug

  • Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

  • Road to Happiness

    Road to Happiness

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • The Saint in New York

    The Saint in New York

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Robin Hood Of Texas

    Robin Hood Of Texas

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    Two Latins from Manhattan

  • It Happened in Hollywood

    It Happened in Hollywood

  • That Brennan Girl

    That Brennan Girl

  • Girl from Rio

    Girl from Rio

  • The Officer and the Lady

    The Officer and the Lady

  • The Secret Code

    The Secret Code

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

    Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

  • Born to Gamble

    Born to Gamble

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • Babes on Broadway

    Babes on Broadway

  • Money to Loan

    Money to Loan

  • Wolves of the Range

    Wolves of the Range

  • Love Takes Flight

    Love Takes Flight

  • A Tragedy at Midnight

    A Tragedy at Midnight

  • Below the Deadline

    Below the Deadline

  • Remember the Day

    Remember the Day

  • The House on 56th Street

    The House on 56th Street

  • Hot Rod Gang

    Hot Rod Gang

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

  • You'll Never Get Rich

    You'll Never Get Rich

  • Show Them No Mercy!

    Show Them No Mercy!

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

    It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

  • The Personality Kid

    The Personality Kid

  • The Fighting Devil Dogs

    The Fighting Devil Dogs

  • No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette

  • Don't Lie

    Don't Lie

  • Confessions of a Vice Baron

    Confessions of a Vice Baron

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • Pursued

    Pursued

  • So Your Wife Wants to Work

    So Your Wife Wants to Work

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • The Girl Who Came Back

    The Girl Who Came Back

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • The Spy Ring

    The Spy Ring

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney

    Friends of Mr. Sweeney

  • Wide Open Faces

    Wide Open Faces

  • I'll Name the Murderer

    I'll Name the Murderer

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • Girls of the Road

    Girls of the Road

  • South of Panama

    South of Panama

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • One Wild Night

    One Wild Night

  • Postal Inspector

    Postal Inspector

  • Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

  • I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

  • Murder at Glen Athol

    Murder at Glen Athol

  • Big Town Scandal

    Big Town Scandal

  • Jailbreak

    Jailbreak

  • Ride 'em, Cowgirl

    Ride 'em, Cowgirl

  • Homicide Bureau

    Homicide Bureau

  • The Little Giant

    The Little Giant

  • The Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs

  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

  • Fingers at the Window

    Fingers at the Window

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • Going Bye-Bye!

    Going Bye-Bye!

  • Where Danger Lives

    Where Danger Lives

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • The Dark Past

    The Dark Past

  • Paris Calling

    Paris Calling

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • Night Riders of Montana

    Night Riders of Montana

  • State Police

    State Police

  • Aliens from Space

    Aliens from Space

  • Red, Hot and Blue

    Red, Hot and Blue

  • Sabotage Squad

    Sabotage Squad

  • Killers from Space

    Killers from Space

  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

  • As the Earth Turns

    As the Earth Turns

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • The President's Mystery

    The President's Mystery

  • Sing, Baby, Sing

    Sing, Baby, Sing

  • Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

  • The Girl from Mandalay

    The Girl from Mandalay

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • Missile Monsters

    Missile Monsters

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • Captain Fury

    Captain Fury

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Son of the Navy

    Son of the Navy

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • The Crime Patrol

    The Crime Patrol

  • All Stuck Up

    All Stuck Up

  • Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

  • Hi, Beautiful

    Hi, Beautiful

  • Boulder Dam

    Boulder Dam

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • Alias Boston Blackie

    Alias Boston Blackie

  • Cash and Carry

    Cash and Carry

  • Rodeo Dough

    Rodeo Dough

  • So You Want to Be Pretty

    So You Want to Be Pretty