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Robert Middlemass
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
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 w…
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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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography
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1945
Hold That Blonde!
Movie Police Captain (uncredited)
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1945
A Sporting Chance
Movie William Reardon
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1945
Main Street After Dark
Movie Detective (uncredited)
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1944
Lady in the Death House
Movie State's Attorney
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1943
The Black Raven
Movie Tim Winfield
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1943
Bombardier
Movie Officer
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1942
Johnny Doughboy
Movie V.J.
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1942
The Payoff
Movie Lester Norris
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1942
Klondike Fury
Movie Sam Armstrong
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1942
Torpedo Boat
Movie Mr. Townsend
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1941
No Hands on the Clock
Movie Police Chief Bates
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1941
Lady Scarface
Movie Police Captain Lovell
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1941
They Met in Argentina
Movie George Hastings (uncredited)
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1941
Road to Zanzibar
Movie Police Inspector
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1940
Gold Rush Maisie
Movie Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
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1940
Pop Always Pays
Movie Mr. Oberton
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1940
The Saint Takes Over
Movie Captain Wade
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1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie Minor Role (uncredited)
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1940
Little Old New York
Movie Nicholas Roosevelt
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1939
Slightly Honorable
Movie Sen. Berry
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1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Movie Police Commissioner (uncredited)
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1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Movie Abner Cartwright
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1939
Drunk Driving
Movie Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
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1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
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1939
Espionage Agent
Movie Militant American Tourist
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1939
The Arizona Kid
Movie General Stark
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1939
Blackmail
Movie Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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1939
Stanley and Livingstone
Movie Carmichael
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1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Movie Edward Hart
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1939
Coast Guard
Movie Capt. Lyons
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1939
The Magnificent Fraud
Movie Morales
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1939
Maisie
Movie Doctor (Uncredited)
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1939
Hotel Imperial
Movie General Von Schwartzberg
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1939
Idiot's Delight
Movie Hospital Commandant
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1939
Stand Up and Fight
Movie Harkrider
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1938
Kentucky
Movie Track Official
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1938
While New York Sleeps
Movie Sawyer
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1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Movie Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
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1938
I Stand Accused
Movie Norman L. Mitchell
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1938
Tarnished Angel
Movie Police Chief Thomas
