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.
82 movies
Hold That Blonde!
1945·6.3
A Sporting Chance
1945·10.0
Main Street After Dark
1945·4.5
Lady in the Death House
1944·5.7
The Black Raven
1943·5.4
Bombardier
1943·5.7
Johnny Doughboy
1942·5.6
The Payoff
1942·5.9
Klondike Fury
1942·5.1
Torpedo Boat
1942·7.5
No Hands on the Clock
1941·5.6
Lady Scarface
1941·5.4
Road to Zanzibar
1941·6.4
Gold Rush Maisie
1940·6.8
Pop Always Pays
1940·6.7
The Saint Takes Over
1940·6.7
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940·6.9
Little Old New York
1940·5.3
Slightly Honorable
1939·5.1
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939·6.0
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939·6.9
Drunk Driving
1939·5.8
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939·7.8
Espionage Agent
1939·6.3
The Arizona Kid
1939·6.1
Blackmail
1939·6.9
Stanley and Livingstone
1939·6.4
Indianapolis Speedway
1939·5.6
Coast Guard
1939·6.0
The Magnificent Fraud
1939·9.0
Maisie
1939·4.8
Hotel Imperial
1939·7.0
Idiot's Delight
1939·6.1
Stand Up and Fight
1939·6.0
Kentucky
1938·6.1
While New York Sleeps
1938·7.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938·6.3
I Stand Accused
1938·9.0
Tarnished Angel
1938·5.3
The Mad Miss Manton
1938·6.4
I Am the Law
1938·7.1
Highway Patrol
1938·9.0
Miracle Money
1938·6.0
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938·6.3
Blondes at Work
1938·6.3
Love Is a Headache
1938·6.5
Navy Blue and Gold
1937·5.8
Madame X
1937·6.1
Meet the Boy Friend
1937·5.5
The Last Train from Madrid
1937·4.8
A Day at the Races
1937·7.1
Trapped
1937·9.0
Guns of the Pecos
1936·6.9
General Spanky
1936·5.7
Hats Off
1936·5.0
Hideaway Girl
1936·7.0
Cain and Mabel
1936·6.4
A Son Comes Home
1936·4.0
Two Against the World
1936·6.2
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936·7.2
F-Man
1936·7.0
Frankie and Johnnie
1936·6.5
Muss 'em Up
1936·6.2
You May Be Next!
1936·4.8
The Lone Wolf Returns
1935·6.1
If You Could Only Cook
1935·7.5
Too Tough to Kill
1935·7.5
Super Speed
1935·7.0
One Way Ticket
1935·6.0
Grand Exit
1935·6.6
She Couldn't Take It
1935·5.3
The Public Menace
1935·6.0
Atlantic Adventure
1935·6.0
The Black Room
1935·6.5
After the Dance
1935·6.5
Unknown Woman
1935·6.5
The Awakening of Jim Burke
1935·9.0
Air Hawks
1935·6.2
Party Wire
1935·8.3
Good Luck – Best Wishes
1934·0.0
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932·7.5
Excuse the Pardon
1930·0.0