Robert Middlemass
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.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his...
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A Day at the Races
as SheriffDoctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her...
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Lady in the Death House
as State's AttorneyAs a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got...
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Stanley and Livingstone
as CarmichaelWhen American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian...
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Lady Scarface
as Police Captain LovellA Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason...
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The Mad Miss Manton
as District Attorney (uncredited)When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears,...
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham...
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The Black Room
as The ProsecutorIn a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there...
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The Cowboy and the Lady
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is...
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Maisie
as Doctor (Uncredited)Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new...
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Bombardier
as OfficerA documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to...
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Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Abner CartwrightBaby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during...
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Road to Zanzibar
as Police InspectorStranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures,...
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Main Street After Dark
as Detective (uncredited)A police detective (Edward Arnold) uses fluorescent powder to catch a pickpocket (Selena Royle)...
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Espionage Agent
as Militant American TouristWhen Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the...
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I Am the Law
as Moss KitchellWith the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and...
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The Arizona Kid
as General StarkRoy is a Confederate officer stationed in Missouri during the Civil War. He must put an end to...
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Idiot's Delight
as Hospital CommandantA group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are...
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You May Be Next!
as Dan McMahonGangster tries to censor a crusading radio station by jamming its signal.
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Tarnished Angel
as Police Chief ThomasA showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony...
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The Payoff
as Lester NorrisThe city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts...
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No Hands on the Clock
as Police Chief BatesA wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.
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While New York Sleeps
as SawyerNewspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
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The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's...
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Love Is a Headache
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some...
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Madame X
as Prefect of PoliceAn alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that...
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Blackmail
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
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Air Hawks
as DrewenA small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray...
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The Magnificent Fraud
as MoralesA Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.
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Blondes at Work
as Boylan - EditorWhen a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between...
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Muss 'em Up
as Inspector BrockFamous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul...
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She Couldn't Take It
as Desk SergeantThe wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the...
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Cain and Mabel
as Cafe ProprietorA chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
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The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wilbur HoffmanPerry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a...
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Kentucky
as Track OfficialYoung lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky...
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The Black Raven
as Tim WinfieldOne dark and stormy night, an escaped convict, an embezzler, a runaway daughter, her intended...
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The Saint Takes Over
as Captain WadeThe Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring...
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Grand Exit
as Fire Chief MulliganA Stumped insurance company is forced to re-hire the most expensive, most big-headed, but best...
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Navy Blue and Gold
as Academy SuperintendentThree Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
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Stand Up and Fight
as HarkriderA southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
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If You Could Only Cook
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.
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Coast Guard
as Capt. LyonsSteady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas...
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Pop Always Pays
as Mr. ObertonA businessman boasts he'll give his daughter a large amount of cash for her wedding, and then...
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General Spanky
as OverseerOrphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There...
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Gold Rush Maisie
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet...
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Two Against the World
as Bertram C. ReynoldsSearching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program...
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Meet the Boy Friend
as McGrathA heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish...
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A Son Comes Home
as SheriffA mother experiences the torment of discovering that her own son is a killer.
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Little Old New York
as Nicholas RooseveltInventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help...
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Indianapolis Speedway
as Edward HartA champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession...
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Klondike Fury
as Sam ArmstrongIn this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation....
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Slightly Honorable
as Sen. BerryA lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.
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A Sporting Chance
as William ReardonAfter the death of shipping magnate William Reardon, his young partner, Steve Walker, becomes...
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Miracle Money
as Hartney DrewIn this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, doctors scam patients with a fake cure for cancer.
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Arsène Lupin Returns
as Sergeant (uncredited)A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the...
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Frankie and Johnnie
as Undetermined Supporting RoleThe story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.
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Hideaway Girl
as Capt. DixonAn unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.
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Drunk Driving
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks...
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Guns of the Pecos
as Judge L.F. BlakeA singing cowboy (Dick Foran) thwarts a thieving judge and courts a woman (Anne Nagel) in Texas.
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Hotel Imperial
as General Von SchwartzbergIt is the fate of a small frontier town, adjoining the no-man's-land where the Russians and...
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Party Wire
as Judge Stephen StephensonWhen a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her...
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Hats Off
as Tex ConnellyThe first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and...
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Torpedo Boat
as Mr. TownsendRichard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a...
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After the Dance
as KingThough he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses...
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I Stand Accused
as Norman L. MitchellFred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a...
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The Lone Wolf Returns
as Chief of Detectives McGowanOnce a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael...
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One Way Ticket
as BenderA convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to...
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Johnny Doughboy
as V.J.As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career,...
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F-Man
as Chief CartwrightJohnny Dime has aspiration of becoming a "G-Man" , gums up the work of Rogan, an actual...
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The Public Menace
as Frentrup1935 comedy in which an immigrant (Jean Arthur), a reporter (George Murphy) and a gangster...
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The Studio Murder Mystery
as Boris SeminoffWhen the leading lady of a motion picture is murdered in the middle of a scene, Inspector Carr...
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The Awakening of Jim Burke
as Bill DukeAfter his divorced wife dies, Jim Burke takes their son who she had been raising and he hasn't...
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Atlantic Adventure
as Harry Van DiemanWhen reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he...
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Too Tough to Kill
as HubbelA no-nonsense engineer is hired to oversee construction of the Whitney Tunnel, a project that...
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