
Robert Middlemass
- Date of Birth: 1883-09-03
- Date of Death: 1949-09-10
- Place of Birth: New Britain, Connecticut, USA
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 lat... 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.

Idiot's Delight
Comedy, Drama • 1939 January

Blondes at Work
Crime • 1938 February

Hotel Imperial
Drama • 1939 May

After the Dance
Drama, Romance • 1935 June

The Studio Murder Mystery
Comedy, Mystery • 1932 February

Torpedo Boat
War, Action, Drama • 1942 January

The Lone Wolf Returns
Mystery • 1935 December

Espionage Agent
Drama, War, Thriller, Romance • 1939 September

Navy Blue and Gold
Drama • 1937 November

Kentucky
Drama, Romance • 1938 December