Robert Middlemass
Known For
Acting
Born
1883-09-03 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Died
1949-09-10
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Tarnished Angel
as Police Chief Thomas
Hideaway Girl
as Capt. Dixon
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Radio Announcer #2 (uncredited)
Unknown Woman
as Hammacher
A Day at the Races
as Sheriff
Hold That Blonde!
as Police Captain (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Newspaper Chief (uncredited)
Kentucky
as Track Official
Idiot's Delight
as Hospital Commandant
The Black Room
as The Prosecutor
The Mad Miss Manton
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
as Carmichael
Bombardier
as Officer
I Am the Law
as Moss Kitchell
She Couldn't Take It
as Desk Sergeant
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Last Train from Madrid
as Militiaman (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
as Police Inspector
Navy Blue and Gold
as Academy Superintendent
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wilbur Hoffman