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