Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Hold That Blonde! ★ 6.2 Hold That Blonde! 1945 A Sporting Chance ★ 10.0 A Sporting Chance 1945 Main Street After Dark ★ 4.5 Main Street After Dark 1945 Lady in the Death House ★ 5.7 Lady in the Death House 1944 The Black Raven ★ 5.4 The Black Raven 1943 Bombardier ★ 5.7 Bombardier 1943 Johnny Doughboy ★ 5.6 Johnny Doughboy 1942 The Payoff ★ 5.9 The Payoff 1942 Klondike Fury ★ 5.1 Klondike Fury 1942 Torpedo Boat ★ 7.5 Torpedo Boat 1942 No Hands on the Clock ★ 5.6 No Hands on the Clock 1941 Lady Scarface ★ 5.4 Lady Scarface 1941 Road to Zanzibar ★ 6.4 Road to Zanzibar 1941 Gold Rush Maisie ★ 6.8 Gold Rush Maisie 1940 Pop Always Pays ★ 7.0 Pop Always Pays 1940 The Saint Takes Over ★ 6.7 The Saint Takes Over 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois ★ 6.9 Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940 Little Old New York ★ 5.0 Little Old New York 1940 Slightly Honorable ★ 5.1 Slightly Honorable 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams ★ 6.0 The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939 Blondie Brings Up Baby ★ 7.0 Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939 Drunk Driving ★ 5.8 Drunk Driving 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ★ 7.8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 Espionage Agent ★ 6.3 Espionage Agent 1939 The Arizona Kid ★ 6.1 The Arizona Kid 1939 Blackmail ★ 6.8 Blackmail 1939 Stanley and Livingstone ★ 6.4 Stanley and Livingstone 1939 Indianapolis Speedway ★ 5.6 Indianapolis Speedway 1939 Coast Guard ★ 6.0 Coast Guard 1939 The Magnificent Fraud ★ 9.0 The Magnificent Fraud 1939 Maisie ★ 4.8 Maisie 1939 Hotel Imperial ★ 7.0 Hotel Imperial 1939 Idiot's Delight ★ 6.1 Idiot's Delight 1939 Stand Up and Fight ★ 6.0 Stand Up and Fight 1939 Kentucky ★ 6.1 Kentucky 1938 While New York Sleeps ★ 7.0 While New York Sleeps 1938 The Cowboy and the Lady ★ 6.3 The Cowboy and the Lady 1938 I Stand Accused ★ 9.0 I Stand Accused 1938 Tarnished Angel ★ 5.3 Tarnished Angel 1938 The Mad Miss Manton ★ 6.4 The Mad Miss Manton 1938 I Am the Law ★ 7.1 I Am the Law 1938 Highway Patrol ★ 9.0 Highway Patrol 1938 Miracle Money ★ 6.0 Miracle Money 1938 Arsène Lupin Returns ★ 6.3 Arsène Lupin Returns 1938 Blondes at Work ★ 6.4 Blondes at Work 1938 Love Is a Headache ★ 6.5 Love Is a Headache 1938 Navy Blue and Gold ★ 5.8 Navy Blue and Gold 1937 Madame X ★ 6.1 Madame X 1937 Meet the Boy Friend ★ 5.5 Meet the Boy Friend 1937 The Last Train from Madrid ★ 4.5 The Last Train from Madrid 1937 A Day at the Races ★ 7.1 A Day at the Races 1937 Trapped ★ 9.0 Trapped 1937 Guns of the Pecos ★ 6.9 Guns of the Pecos 1936 General Spanky ★ 5.7 General Spanky 1936 Hats Off ★ 5.0 Hats Off 1936 Hideaway Girl ★ 7.0 Hideaway Girl 1936 Cain and Mabel ★ 6.4 Cain and Mabel 1936 A Son Comes Home ★ 4.0 A Son Comes Home 1936 Two Against the World ★ 6.2 Two Against the World 1936 The Case of the Velvet Claws ★ 7.2 The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936 F-Man ★ 7.0 F-Man 1936 Frankie and Johnnie ★ 6.5 Frankie and Johnnie 1936 Muss 'em Up ★ 6.2 Muss 'em Up 1936 You May Be Next! ★ 4.8 You May Be Next! 1936 The Lone Wolf Returns ★ 6.1 The Lone Wolf Returns 1935 If You Could Only Cook ★ 7.5 If You Could Only Cook 1935 Too Tough to Kill ★ 7.5 Too Tough to Kill 1935 Super Speed ★ 7.0 Super Speed 1935 One Way Ticket ★ 6.0 One Way Ticket 1935 Grand Exit ★ 6.6 Grand Exit 1935 She Couldn't Take It ★ 5.3 She Couldn't Take It 1935 The Public Menace ★ 6.0 The Public Menace 1935 Atlantic Adventure ★ 6.0 Atlantic Adventure 1935 The Black Room ★ 6.5 The Black Room 1935 After the Dance ★ 6.5 After the Dance 1935 Unknown Woman ★ 6.5 Unknown Woman 1935 The Awakening of Jim Burke ★ 9.0 The Awakening of Jim Burke 1935 Air Hawks ★ 6.2 Air Hawks 1935 Party Wire ★ 8.3 Party Wire 1935 Good Luck - Best Wishes Good Luck - Best Wishes 1934