Robert Middlemass

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1883-09-03

Day of death

1949-09-10 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Robert Middlemass

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name H. E. Porter, a college roommate) titled The Valiant, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1929, and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups, and is still performed today. Middlemass moved to Los Angeles around 1935, and began appearing in films. He died there in 1949.

Known For

  • The Magnificent Fraud

    The Magnificent Fraud

  • F-Man

    F-Man

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • The Arizona Kid

    The Arizona Kid

  • Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

  • Lady in the Death House

    Lady in the Death House

  • Lady Scarface

    Lady Scarface

  • Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

  • Grand Exit

    Grand Exit

  • A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Miracle Money

    Miracle Money

  • Bombardier

    Bombardier

  • After the Dance

    After the Dance

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Party Wire

    Party Wire

  • The Black Room

    The Black Room

  • The Black Raven

    The Black Raven

  • Cain and Mabel

    Cain and Mabel

  • Gold Rush Maisie

    Gold Rush Maisie

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

  • Excuse the Pardon

    Excuse the Pardon

  • The Awakening of Jim Burke

    The Awakening of Jim Burke

  • While New York Sleeps

    While New York Sleeps

  • The Lone Wolf Returns

    The Lone Wolf Returns

  • Road to Zanzibar

    Road to Zanzibar

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • Frankie and Johnnie

    Frankie and Johnnie

  • Stanley and Livingstone

    Stanley and Livingstone

  • Maisie

    Maisie

  • Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

  • Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

  • Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • One Way Ticket

    One Way Ticket

  • Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

  • Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

  • Air Hawks

    Air Hawks

  • Blondes at Work

    Blondes at Work

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • Drunk Driving

    Drunk Driving

  • The Public Menace

    The Public Menace

  • You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

  • Guns of the Pecos

    Guns of the Pecos

  • Too Tough to Kill

    Too Tough to Kill

  • If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

  • Good Luck - Best Wishes

    Good Luck - Best Wishes

  • Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

  • General Spanky

    General Spanky

  • A Sporting Chance

    A Sporting Chance

  • The Last Train from Madrid

    The Last Train from Madrid

  • The Payoff

    The Payoff

  • Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Doughboy

  • I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

  • Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

  • Tarnished Angel

    Tarnished Angel

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • Meet the Boy Friend

    Meet the Boy Friend

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Hideaway Girl

    Hideaway Girl

  • Hold That Blonde!

    Hold That Blonde!

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Klondike Fury

    Klondike Fury

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • Hats Off

    Hats Off

  • Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

  • Atlantic Adventure

    Atlantic Adventure

  • I Stand Accused

    I Stand Accused

  • The Studio Murder Mystery

    The Studio Murder Mystery

  • Trapped

    Trapped