Robert Dudley
Known for
Robert Dudley has spent time on film and television sets, though few details of his career have been documented. He plays Wienie King in 'The Palm Beach Story'. Comedy is the territory he has worked in most often. His time in the business covers roughly 109 years.
Robert Dudley
76 Movies
Robert Dudley has spent time on film and television sets, though few details of his career have been documented. He plays Wienie King in 'The Palm Beach Story'. Comedy is the territory he has worked in most often. His time in the business covers roughly 109 years.
Movies
Plays Dickey
Magic Town
1947
Plays Justice Of The Peace
Casanova Brown
1944
Plays Bar Patron at The Maples
Sleep, My Love
1948
Plays Wienie King
The Palm Beach Story
1942
Plays Carpenter
Living in a Big Way
1947
Plays Court Clerk
Zenobia
1939
Plays Janitor
The Toast of New York
1937
Plays Pete Norris - Juror
When the Daltons Rode
1940
Plays Robert McDuffy
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
Plays Gibbs
Skinner's Big Idea
1928
Plays Jury Foreman
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
Plays Hotel Waiter
The Doughgirls
1944
Plays Sheriff
Burning Up
1930
Plays Store Proprietor
Dynamite
1929
Plays Office Worker
Wide Open
1930
Plays Shopkeeper
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Plays Ben Bowron
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
Plays Storekeeper
Sixty Cents an Hour
1923
Plays Lem - the Druggist
Three Wise Girls
1932
Plays Telegraph Editor
Big News
1929
Plays Hank Edwards
Haunted House
1940
Plays Reformer
Shanghai Rose
1929
Plays Yes Man
The Last Edition
1925
Plays Clerk
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917
Latest Trailers
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Living in a Big Way
Full Filmography
The Jackpot
Simpkins (uncredited)
1950
Film
Strike It Rich
Pop
1948
Film
Race Street
Pop (Watchman) (uncredited)
1948
Film
Sleep, My Love
Bar Patron at The Maples
1948
Film
Mourning Becomes Electra
Chemist (uncredited)
1947
Film
Christmas Eve
Robert - Matilda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1947
Film
Magic Town
Dickey
1947
Film
Living in a Big Way
Carpenter
1947
Film
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Robert McDuffy
1947
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Robert Dudley still alive?
Robert Dudley passed away on November 12, 1955 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Robert Dudley?
Robert Dudley is best known for roles in Citizen Kane, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Lady Eve.
How many movies has Robert Dudley been in?
Over a 38-year career (since 1917), Robert Dudley has appeared in 76 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Robert Dudley's first movie?
The career of Robert Dudley began with Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917).
What is Robert Dudley's most recent movie or series?
Robert Dudley's most recent release is The Jackpot, which premiered on November 1, 1950.
Robert Dudley
1889-09-12 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Robert Dudley (September 13, 1869 – September 15*, 1955) was a dentist turned film character actor who, in his 35-year career, appeared in more than 115 films.
Dudley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was educated at Lake Forest College in Evanston, Illinois and Chicago, where he majored in oral surgery. In 1917 he appeared in his first film, Seven Keys to Baldpate, and then made three other silent films through 1921. After 1922 he worked consistently, appearing in three or four films a year, and making the transition to sound films in 1929 with The Bellamy Trial. Dudley often played characters with a quick temper, including jurors, shopkeepers, ticket agents, court clerks and justices of the peace, as well as an occasional farmer, hobo, or laborer. His performances in these small parts were frequently uncredited.
In the 1940s, Dudley was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six films written and directed by Sturges. His most distinctive and memorable role for Sturges was the "Wienie King" in 1942's The Palm Beach Story, the funny little self-made rich man with a big hat who spontaneously bankrolls Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea on their escapade.
The 5' 9" Dudley, who was the founder of the "Troupers Club of Hollywood", was married to Elaine Anderson, and they had two girls, Jewell and Patricia Lee.
He made his final film, As Young as You Feel, in 1951, and died in 1955 in San Clemente, California.
*[TMDb note: The California Death Index indicates that Mr. Dudley died on 12 November 1955. That date should therefore be considered accurate and official.]