Robert Middlemass
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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.
Acted in
A Sporting Chance
1945
as William Reardon
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Lady in the Death House
1944
as State's Attorney
The Black Raven
1943
as Tim Winfield
Bombardier
1943
as Officer
Johnny Doughboy
1942
as V.J.
The Payoff
1942
as Lester Norris
Klondike Fury
1942
as Sam Armstrong
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
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Charlie, Camp Owner (Uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Mr. Oberton
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Captain Wade
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Little Old New York
1940
as Nicholas Roosevelt
Slightly Honorable
1939
as Sen. Berry
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Abner Cartwright
Drunk Driving
1939
as Inspector Doyle (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939
as Militant American Tourist
The Arizona Kid
1939
as General Stark
Blackmail
1939
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Carmichael
Indianapolis Speedway
1939
as Edward Hart
Coast Guard
1939
as Capt. Lyons
The Magnificent Fraud
1939
as Morales
Maisie
1939
as Doctor (Uncredited)
Hotel Imperial
1939
as General Von Schwartzberg
Idiot's Delight
1939
as Hospital Commandant
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Harkrider
Kentucky
1938
as Track Official
While New York Sleeps
1938
as Sawyer
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
I Stand Accused
1938
as Norman L. Mitchell
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Police Chief Thomas
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as District Attorney (uncredited)
I Am the Law
1938
as Moss Kitchell
Highway Patrol
1938
as J.W. Brady
Miracle Money
1938
as Hartney Drew
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Blondes at Work
1938
as Boylan - Editor
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Academy Superintendent
Madame X
1937
as Prefect of Police
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as McGrath
A Day at the Races
1937
as Sheriff
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Judge L.F. Blake
General Spanky
1936
as Overseer
Hats Off
1936
as Tex Connelly
Hideaway Girl
1936
as Capt. Dixon
Cain and Mabel
1936
as Cafe Proprietor
A Son Comes Home
1936
as Sheriff
Two Against the World
1936
as Bertram C. Reynolds
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Wilbur Hoffman
F-Man
1936
as Chief Cartwright
Frankie and Johnnie
1936
as Undetermined Supporting Role
Muss 'em Up
1936
as Inspector Brock
You May Be Next!
1936
as Dan McMahon
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935
as Chief of Detectives McGowan
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Chief Inspector (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
1935
as Hubbel
One Way Ticket
1935
as Bender
Grand Exit
1935
as Fire Chief Mulligan
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Desk Sergeant
The Public Menace
1935
as Frentrup
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Harry Van Dieman
The Black Room
1935
as The Prosecutor
After the Dance
1935
as King
The Awakening of Jim Burke
1935
as Bill Duke
Air Hawks
1935
as Drewen
Party Wire
1935
as Judge Stephen Stephenson
Good Luck - Best Wishes
1934
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
as Boris Seminoff
Excuse the Pardon
1930