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Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Actor · 1893 – 1980 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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  • Movie7.9

    Gone with the Wind

    1939 · 4.5K votes

  • Movie7.5

    East of Eden

    1955 · 834 votes

  • Movie7.8
  • Movie7.0

    Hello, Dolly!

    1969 · 405 votes

  • Movie7.7
  • Movie7.7

    Inherit the Wind

    1960 · 489 votes

  • Movie7.8

    Ace in the Hole

    1951 · 776 votes

  • Movie7.5
  • Movie6.8

    The Fountainhead

    1949 · 161 votes

  • Movie7.0

    On the Town

    1949 · 301 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Joan of Arc

    1948 · 89 votes

  • Movie6.6

    The Reluctant Dragon

    1941 · 170 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Anchors Aweigh

    1945 · 169 votes

  • Movie7.4

    Captains Courageous

    1937 · 196 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Big Clock

    1948 · 189 votes

  • Movie7.8

    The Heiress

    1949 · 287 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942 · 148 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Return of Frank James

    1940 · 146 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Topper

    1937 · 141 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Way Out West

    1937 · 231 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Easy Living

    1937 · 71 votes

  • Movie5.1

    At Long Last Love

    1975 · 31 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Batman

    1943 · 132 votes

  • Movie6.9

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  • TV7.7

    Perry Mason

    1957 · 139 votes

  • TV5.7

    Dr. Kildare

    1961 · 19 votes

  • TV7.4

    The Red Skelton Show

    1951 · 19 votes

  • TV6.6

    Father Knows Best

    1954 · 28 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV7.9

    I Love Lucy

    1951 · 264 votes

  • TV6.3

    Burke's Law

    1963 · 12 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Untouchables

    1959 · 139 votes

  • TV6.2

    Cheyenne

    1955 · 26 votes

  • TV7.1

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958 · 38 votes

  • TV6.0

    Lawman

    1958 · 13 votes

  • TV7.2

    Green Acres

    1965 · 80 votes

  • TV7.3
  • TV6.4

    Bat Masterson

    1958 · 16 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Lone Ranger

    1949 · 36 votes

  • TV5.8

    The Millionaire

    1955 · 4 votes

  • TV7.8

    The Jack Benny Program

    1950 · 17 votes

  • TV6.3

    December Bride

    1954 · 4 votes

  • TV6.7

    Adventures of Superman

    1952 · 63 votes

  • TV6.6

    Dennis the Menace

    1959 · 33 votes

  • TV7.0

    Alcoa Theatre

    1957 · 7 votes

  • TV6.9

    Trackdown

    1957 · 8 votes

  • TV6.9

    Tombstone Territory

    1957 · 11 votes