Lester Dorr

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

283

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

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • 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

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Great Guy

    Great Guy

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • Helldorado

    Helldorado

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Vice Raid

    Vice Raid

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Without Honor

    Without Honor

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

    The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

  • Smarty

    Smarty

  • Female

    Female

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • For Me and My Gal

    For Me and My Gal

  • Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

  • Bowery Bombshell

    Bowery Bombshell

  • Alcoa Theatre

    Alcoa Theatre

  • One Wild Night

    One Wild Night

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • Tell Your Children

    Tell Your Children

  • Star Reporter

    Star Reporter

  • Quicksand

    Quicksand

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Expensive Husbands

    Expensive Husbands

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Robin Hood Of Texas

    Robin Hood Of Texas

  • The Masked Marvel

    The Masked Marvel

  • Torch Singer

    Torch Singer

  • Wake Island

    Wake Island

  • Special Agent

    Special Agent

  • That Brennan Girl

    That Brennan Girl

  • Those High Grey Walls

    Those High Grey Walls

  • Jimmy the Gent

    Jimmy the Gent

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Boston Blackie

    Boston Blackie

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Sunday Night at the Trocadero

  • Harbor Command

    Harbor Command

  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Three Loves Has Nancy

  • Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

  • Don't Lie

    Don't Lie

  • Hot Rod Gang

    Hot Rod Gang

  • Marjorie Morningstar

    Marjorie Morningstar

  • 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

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Front Page Woman

    Front Page Woman

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Streamlined Swing

    Streamlined Swing

  • Upperworld

    Upperworld

  • I'll Name the Murderer

    I'll Name the Murderer

  • Four Girls in White

    Four Girls in White

  • Pardon My Stripes

    Pardon My Stripes

  • I Take This Oath

    I Take This Oath

  • Hitler's Madman

    Hitler's Madman

  • No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

  • The Big Clock

    The Big Clock

  • Treasury Men in Action

    Treasury Men in Action

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

  • Medic

    Medic

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Chevron Theatre

    Chevron Theatre

  • Stella Dallas

    Stella Dallas

  • Covered Wagon Raid

    Covered Wagon Raid

  • The Sky Parade

    The Sky Parade

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • California

    California

  • Babes on Broadway

    Babes on Broadway

  • Aliens from Space

    Aliens from Space

  • Remember the Day

    Remember the Day

  • Love Takes Flight

    Love Takes Flight

  • Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

  • Criminals of the Air

    Criminals of the Air

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • East of Eden

    East of Eden

  • Ace in the Hole

    Ace in the Hole

  • Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • The Spy Ring

    The Spy Ring

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • The Heiress

    The Heiress

  • Mr. Wong, Detective

    Mr. Wong, Detective

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • South of Panama

    South of Panama

  • On the Town

    On the Town

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Dark Past

    The Dark Past

  • Pursued

    Pursued

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • Three Secrets

    Three Secrets

  • Night Riders of Montana

    Night Riders of Montana

  • You'll Never Get Rich

    You'll Never Get Rich

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Way Out West

    Way Out West

  • The Return of Frank James

    The Return of Frank James

  • Dames

    Dames

  • Red, Hot and Blue

    Red, Hot and Blue

  • Mary, Mary

    Mary, Mary

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Captain Fury

    Captain Fury

  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    The Mystery of the 13th Guest

  • Destroyer

    Destroyer

  • Big Town Scandal

    Big Town Scandal

  • The Crowd Roars

    The Crowd Roars

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Blue, White, and Perfect

    Blue, White, and Perfect

  • Missing Witnesses

    Missing Witnesses

  • At Long Last Love

    At Long Last Love

  • The Little Giant

    The Little Giant

  • Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

  • The Jade Mask

    The Jade Mask

  • The Bonnie Parker Story

    The Bonnie Parker Story

  • Lady in the Dark

    Lady in the Dark

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • Alias Nick Beal

    Alias Nick Beal

  • Where Danger Lives

    Where Danger Lives

  • Son of the Navy

    Son of the Navy

  • The Secret Code

    The Secret Code

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • Circumstantial Evidence

    Circumstantial Evidence

  • The Shadow

    The Shadow

  • Fast and Furious

    Fast and Furious

  • The Great Rupert

    The Great Rupert

  • The Mystery of Marie Roget

    The Mystery of Marie Roget

  • The Saint in New York

    The Saint in New York

  • Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

    Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • The House on 56th Street

    The House on 56th Street

  • Hard to Handle

    Hard to Handle

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • It Happened in Hollywood

    It Happened in Hollywood

  • Money to Loan

    Money to Loan

  • Love Is News

    Love Is News

  • Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

    Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • The Canary Comes Across

    The Canary Comes Across

  • Jailbreak

    Jailbreak

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

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

    It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

  • I Met My Love Again

    I Met My Love Again

  • Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

  • Hi, Beautiful

    Hi, Beautiful

  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

    Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

  • The President's Mystery

    The President's Mystery

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • Lady in a Jam

    Lady in a Jam

  • The Crooked Way

    The Crooked Way

  • Going Bye-Bye!

    Going Bye-Bye!

  • Convict's Code

    Convict's Code

  • Dixie Dugan

    Dixie Dugan

  • A Tragedy at Midnight

    A Tragedy at Midnight

  • Crash Donovan

    Crash Donovan

  • Show Them No Mercy!

    Show Them No Mercy!

  • The Chaser

    The Chaser

  • North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai

  • Paris Calling

    Paris Calling

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Sunset Murder Case

    Sunset Murder Case

  • Hollywood Round-Up

    Hollywood Round-Up

  • Juvenile Court

    Juvenile Court

  • The Mandarin Mystery

    The Mandarin Mystery

  • Boulder Dam

    Boulder Dam

  • The Girl Who Came Back

    The Girl Who Came Back

  • Sabotage Squad

    Sabotage Squad

  • Fog Over Frisco

    Fog Over Frisco

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • Mr. Moto in Danger Island

    Mr. Moto in Danger Island

  • Cafe Society

    Cafe Society

  • The Girl from Mandalay

    The Girl from Mandalay

  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady

    The Cisco Kid and the Lady

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy

    Ride 'Em Cowboy

  • Arson for Hire

    Arson for Hire

  • State Police

    State Police

  • Sued for Libel

    Sued for Libel

  • The Death Kiss

    The Death Kiss

  • Below the Deadline

    Below the Deadline

  • Homicide Bureau

    Homicide Bureau

  • The Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs

  • The Great American Mug

    The Great American Mug

  • Wolves of the Range

    Wolves of the Range

  • Killers from Space

    Killers from Space

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Fingers at the Window

    Fingers at the Window

  • Girl from Rio

    Girl from Rio

  • Mexican Spitfire

    Mexican Spitfire

  • Newly Rich

    Newly Rich

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    Two Latins from Manhattan

  • Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

  • Friends of Mr. Sweeney

    Friends of Mr. Sweeney

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • As the Earth Turns

    As the Earth Turns

  • Danger Ahead

    Danger Ahead

  • Ride 'em, Cowgirl

    Ride 'em, Cowgirl

  • Union Depot

    Union Depot

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Secret Valley

    Secret Valley

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • The Fighting Devil Dogs

    The Fighting Devil Dogs

  • Born to Gamble

    Born to Gamble

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

  • The Crime Patrol

    The Crime Patrol

  • Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

  • Girls of the Road

    Girls of the Road

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    The Preview Murder Mystery

  • Postal Inspector

    Postal Inspector

  • Murder at Glen Athol

    Murder at Glen Athol

  • Cash and Carry

    Cash and Carry

  • Road to Happiness

    Road to Happiness

  • Flying Disc Man from Mars

    Flying Disc Man from Mars

  • Smashing the Vice Trust

    Smashing the Vice Trust

  • The Vicious Circle

    The Vicious Circle

  • Missile Monsters

    Missile Monsters

  • Alias Boston Blackie

    Alias Boston Blackie

  • Stronger Than Desire

    Stronger Than Desire

  • The Curtain Falls

    The Curtain Falls

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Ten Laps to Go

    Ten Laps to Go

  • Wide Open Faces

    Wide Open Faces

  • Sing, Baby, Sing

    Sing, Baby, Sing

  • Rodeo Dough

    Rodeo Dough

  • Journal of a Crime

    Journal of a Crime

  • The Personality Kid

    The Personality Kid

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • The Officer and the Lady

    The Officer and the Lady

  • Confessions of a Vice Baron

    Confessions of a Vice Baron

  • So Your Wife Wants to Work

    So Your Wife Wants to Work

  • Mandrake the Magician

    Mandrake the Magician

  • All Stuck Up

    All Stuck Up

  • So You Want to Be Pretty

    So You Want to Be Pretty

  • Speed to Spare

    Speed to Spare

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage