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