Robert Middlemass
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1883-09-03
Day of Death
1949-09-10 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Robert Middlemass
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
Acting
(1945)
A Sporting Chance
as William Reardon
(1945)
Main Street After Dark
as Detective (uncredited)
(1944)
Lady in the Death House
as State's Attorney
(1943)
Bombardier
as Officer
(1943)
The Black Raven
as Tim Winfield
(1942)
The Payoff
as Lester Norris
(1942)
Torpedo Boat
as Mr. Townsend
(1942)
Klondike Fury
as Sam Armstrong
(1942)
Johnny Doughboy
as V.J.
(1941)
Lady Scarface
as Police Captain Lovell
(1941)
Road to Zanzibar
as Police Inspector
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Police Chief Bates
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
(1940)
Little Old New York
as Nicholas Roosevelt
(1940)
Pop Always Pays
as Mr. Oberton
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
as Captain Wade
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
(1939)
Idiot's Delight
as Hospital Commandant
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Militant American Tourist
(1939)
Blackmail
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1939)
Slightly Honorable
as Sen. Berry
(1939)
Maisie
as Doctor (Uncredited)
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Harkrider
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Edward Hart
(1939)
Coast Guard
as Capt. Lyons
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
(1939)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Carmichael
(1939)
Hotel Imperial
as General Von Schwartzberg
(1939)
The Arizona Kid
as General Stark
(1939)
Drunk Driving
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
(1939)
The Magnificent Fraud
as Morales
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Abner Cartwright
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
(1938)
I Stand Accused
as Norman L. Mitchell
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Police Chief Thomas
(1938)
I Am the Law
as Moss Kitchell
(1938)
Kentucky
as Track Official
(1938)
Miracle Money
as Hartney Drew
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Sergeant (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondes at Work
as Boylan - Editor
(1938)
While New York Sleeps
as Sawyer
(1938)
Highway Patrol
as J.W. Brady
(1938)
Love Is a Headache
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
(1937)
A Day at the Races
as Sheriff
(1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Militiaman (uncredited)
(1937)
Madame X
as Prefect of Police
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Academy Superintendent
(1937)
Meet the Boy Friend
as McGrath
(1936)
General Spanky
as Overseer
(1936)
Two Against the World
as Bertram C. Reynolds
(1936)
Hideaway Girl
as Capt. Dixon
(1936)
Cain and Mabel
as Cafe Proprietor
(1936)
F-Man
as Chief Cartwright
(1936)
Frankie and Johnnie
as Undetermined Supporting Role
(1936)
Hats Off
as Tex Connelly
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wilbur Hoffman
(1936)
A Son Comes Home
as Sheriff
(1936)
Guns of the Pecos
as Judge L.F. Blake
(1936)
Muss 'em Up
as Inspector Brock
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Dan McMahon
(1935)
The Black Room
as The Prosecutor
(1935)
Atlantic Adventure
as Harry Van Dieman
(1935)
Party Wire
as Judge Stephen Stephenson
(1935)
One Way Ticket
as Bender
(1935)
Air Hawks
as Drewen
(1935)
Grand Exit
as Fire Chief Mulligan
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
as Hubbel
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Desk Sergeant
(1935)
The Public Menace
as Frentrup
(1935)
The Awakening of Jim Burke
as Bill Duke
(1935)
The Lone Wolf Returns
as Chief of Detectives McGowan
(1935)
If You Could Only Cook
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
(1935)
After the Dance
as King
(1934)
(1932)
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Boris Seminoff
(1930)
Crew
(1929)
The Valiant
Theatre Play