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