Robert Middlemass
Acting
- Born:
- 1883-09-03
- Died:
- 1949-09-10
- Place of birth:
- New Britain, Connecticut, USA
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 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Filmography
Hold That Blonde!
A Sporting Chance
Main Street After Dark
Lady in the Death House
The Black Raven
Bombardier
Johnny Doughboy
The Payoff
Klondike Fury
Torpedo Boat
No Hands on the Clock
Lady Scarface
They Met in Argentina
Road to Zanzibar
Gold Rush Maisie
Pop Always Pays
The Saint Takes Over
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Little Old New York
Slightly Honorable
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Drunk Driving
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Espionage Agent
The Arizona Kid
Blackmail
Stanley and Livingstone
Indianapolis Speedway
Coast Guard
The Magnificent Fraud
Maisie
Hotel Imperial
Idiot's Delight
Stand Up and Fight
Kentucky
While New York Sleeps
The Cowboy and the Lady
I Stand Accused
Tarnished Angel
The Mad Miss Manton
I Am the Law
Highway Patrol
Miracle Money
Arsène Lupin Returns
Blondes at Work
Love Is a Headache
Navy Blue and Gold
Madame X
Meet the Boy Friend
The Last Train from Madrid
A Day at the Races
Trapped
Guns of the Pecos
General Spanky
Hats Off
Hideaway Girl
Cain and Mabel
A Son Comes Home
Two Against the World
The Case of the Velvet Claws
F-Man
Frankie and Johnnie
Muss 'em Up
You May Be Next!
The Lone Wolf Returns
If You Could Only Cook
Too Tough to Kill
Super Speed
One Way Ticket
Grand Exit
She Couldn't Take It
The Public Menace
Atlantic Adventure
The Black Room
After the Dance
Unknown Woman
The Awakening of Jim Burke
Air Hawks
Party Wire
Good Luck – Best Wishes
The Studio Murder Mystery
Excuse the Pardon