Robert Middlemass
Acting
Born September 3, 1883 · New Britain, Connecticut, USA
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.
Films (82)
Hold That Blonde!
1945
A Sporting Chance
1945
Main Street After Dark
1945
Lady in the Death House
1944
The Black Raven
1943
Bombardier
1943
Johnny Doughboy
1942
The Payoff
1942
Klondike Fury
1942
Torpedo Boat
1942
No Hands on the Clock
1941
Lady Scarface
1941
Road to Zanzibar
1941
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
Pop Always Pays
1940
The Saint Takes Over
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Little Old New York
1940
Slightly Honorable
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Drunk Driving
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Espionage Agent
1939
The Arizona Kid
1939
Blackmail
1939
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
Coast Guard
1939
The Magnificent Fraud
1939
Maisie
1939
Hotel Imperial
1939
Idiot's Delight
1939
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Kentucky
1938
While New York Sleeps
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
I Stand Accused
1938
Tarnished Angel
1938
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
I Am the Law
1938
Highway Patrol
1938
Miracle Money
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
Blondes at Work
1938
Love Is a Headache
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
Madame X
1937
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
A Day at the Races
1937
Trapped
1937
Guns of the Pecos
1936
General Spanky
1936
Hats Off
1936
Hideaway Girl
1936
Cain and Mabel
1936
A Son Comes Home
1936
Two Against the World
1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
F-Man
1936
Frankie and Johnnie
1936
Muss 'em Up
1936
You May Be Next!
1936
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
If You Could Only Cook
1935
Too Tough to Kill
1935
Super Speed
1935
One Way Ticket
1935
Grand Exit
1935
She Couldn't Take It
1935
The Public Menace
1935
Atlantic Adventure
1935
The Black Room
1935
After the Dance
1935
Unknown Woman
1935
The Awakening of Jim Burke
1935
Air Hawks
1935
Party Wire
1935
Good Luck - Best Wishes
1934
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
Excuse the Pardon
1930