Robert Middlemass
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 3, 1883
- Died
- Sep 10, 1949 (aged 66)
- Place of birth
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
- Credits
- 83
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.
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Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937Movie
Sheriff
The Black Room
1935Movie
The Prosecutor
The Mad Miss Manton
1938Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
1941Movie
Police Inspector
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938Movie
Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
Filmography
Hold That Blonde!
1945Movie
Police Captain (uncredited)
A Sporting Chance
1945Movie
William Reardon
Main Street After Dark
1945Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
1944Movie
State's Attorney
The Black Raven
1943Movie
Tim Winfield
Bombardier
1943Movie
Officer
Johnny Doughboy
1942Movie
V.J.
The Payoff
1942Movie
Lester Norris
Klondike Fury
1942Movie
Sam Armstrong
Torpedo Boat
1942Movie
Mr. Townsend
No Hands on the Clock
1941Movie
Police Chief Bates
Lady Scarface
1941Movie
Police Captain Lovell
They Met in Argentina
1941Movie
George Hastings (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
1941Movie
Police Inspector
Gold Rush Maisie
1940Movie
Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940Movie
Mr. Oberton
The Saint Takes Over
1940Movie
Captain Wade
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Little Old New York
1940Movie
Nicholas Roosevelt
Slightly Honorable
1939Movie
Sen. Berry
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939Movie
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939Movie
Abner Cartwright
Drunk Driving
1939Movie
Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939Movie
Militant American Tourist
The Arizona Kid
1939Movie
General Stark
Blackmail
1939Movie
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939Movie
Carmichael
Indianapolis Speedway
1939Movie
Edward Hart
Coast Guard
1939Movie
Capt. Lyons
The Magnificent Fraud
1939Movie
Morales
Maisie
1939Movie
Doctor (Uncredited)
Hotel Imperial
1939Movie
General Von Schwartzberg
Idiot's Delight
1939Movie
Hospital Commandant
Stand Up and Fight
1939Movie
Harkrider
Kentucky
1938Movie
Track Official
While New York Sleeps
1938Movie
Sawyer
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938Movie
Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
I Stand Accused
1938Movie
Norman L. Mitchell
Tarnished Angel
1938Movie
Police Chief Thomas
The Mad Miss Manton
1938Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
I Am the Law
1938Movie
Moss Kitchell
Highway Patrol
1938Movie
J.W. Brady
Miracle Money
1938Movie
Hartney Drew
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938Movie
Sergeant (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
1938Movie
Boylan - Editor
Love Is a Headache
1938Movie
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937Movie
Academy Superintendent
Madame X
1937Movie
Prefect of Police
Meet the Boy Friend
1937Movie
McGrath
The Last Train from Madrid
1937Movie
Militiaman (uncredited)
A Day at the Races
1937Movie
Sheriff
Trapped
1937Movie
Sol Rothert
Guns of the Pecos
1936Movie
Judge L.F. Blake
General Spanky
1936Movie
Overseer
Hats Off
1936Movie
Tex Connelly
Hideaway Girl
1936Movie
Capt. Dixon
Cain and Mabel
1936Movie
Cafe Proprietor
A Son Comes Home
1936Movie
Sheriff
Two Against the World
1936Movie
Bertram C. Reynolds
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936Movie
Wilbur Hoffman
F-Man
1936Movie
Chief Cartwright
Frankie and Johnnie
1936Movie
Undetermined Supporting Role
Muss 'em Up
1936Movie
Inspector Brock
You May Be Next!
1936Movie
Dan McMahon
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935Movie
Chief of Detectives McGowan
If You Could Only Cook
1935Movie
Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
1935Movie
Hubbel
Super Speed
1935Movie
Wilson Gale
One Way Ticket
1935Movie
Bender
Grand Exit
1935Movie
Fire Chief Mulligan
She Couldn't Take It
1935Movie
Desk Sergeant
The Public Menace
1935Movie
Frentrup
Atlantic Adventure
1935Movie
Harry Van Dieman
The Black Room
1935Movie
The Prosecutor
After the Dance
1935Movie
King
Unknown Woman
1935Movie
Hammacher
The Awakening of Jim Burke
1935Movie
Bill Duke
Air Hawks
1935Movie
Drewen
Party Wire
1935Movie
Judge Stephen Stephenson
Good Luck – Best Wishes
1934Movie
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932Movie
Boris Seminoff
Excuse the Pardon
1930Movie