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