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Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Acting1893Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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Lee Phelps (May 15, 1893 – March 19, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films between 1917 and 1953, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films - Grand Hotel, You Can't Take It with You, and Gone with the Wind - that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams in the title role. He also appeared in a 1952 TV episode (#90) of The Lone Ranger.

Acting History

2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
1953
The Blue Gardenia
as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)
Vice Squad
as Vickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
The Magnetic Monster
as City Engineer
America for Me
as Indian Dance Spectator
1952
Kansas City Confidential
as Jailer (uncredited)
1951
Fort Defiance
as Bartender
Callaway Went Thataway
as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1950
Father of the Bride
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Girl from San Lorenzo
as Sheriff Marlowe
Hunt the Man Down
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Hi-Jacked
as Highway Patrolman
Western Pacific Agent
as Chief of Police
Hills of Oklahoma
as Rancher Scotty Davis
Timber Fury
as Sheriff Williams
The Baron of Arizona
as Guest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
TVas Sheriff
1949
Sky Dragon
as Detective at Airport Gate
White Heat
as Prison Tower Guard (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Juror (uncredited)
The Window
as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Knock on Any Door
as Policeman (uncredited)
A Woman's Secret
as District Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited)
Gun Law Justice
as Hank Cardigan
Red, Hot and Blue
as Cop (uncredited)
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Follow Me Quietly
as Detective
1948
Red River
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Fuller Brush Man
as Fire Captain (uncredited)
1947
High Barbaree
as Workman (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Police Officer Mitchell (Uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Detective (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Homesteader (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Cop at Intersection (uncredited)
1946
Duel in the Sun
as Train Fireman (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
as Cop at Fire (Uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
as Hatch (uncredited)
Accomplice
as Lt. Hayden
The Harvey Girls
as Player (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
as Policeman #1 (Uncredited)
Her Adventurous Night
as Cop #3 (uncredited)
1945
Anchors Aweigh
as Cop (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
as Detective Benson
Adventure
as Bartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited)
Betrayal from the East
as Immigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as First Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
as Polasky
1944
Tiger Man
as Headwaiter with Phone (Uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
as Police Dispatcher in montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Umpire (uncredited)
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Security Officer (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Power of the Press
as Policeman (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Bronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Police Officer Ryan (uncredited)
1942
Grand Central Murder
as First Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
as Second Police Driver (uncredited)
Seven Miles from Alcatraz
as Patrol Launch Captain Luther
Riders of the West
as The Sheriff-Conspirator
Blondie Goes to College
as Coach Hartley
Saboteur
as Plant Security Officer (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Two Yanks in Trinidad
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Broadway
as Detective (uncredited)
Spy Ship
as Listener on Street
Murder in the Big House
as Executioner (uncredited)
Night in New Orleans
as Grady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
as Detective (uncredited)
War Dogs
as Sgt. Day
1941
Dead Men Tell
as Detective (unconfirmed)
Manpower
as Detective in Raid (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
The Spider Returns
as Police Officer Mulligan
Her First Beau
as State Trooper
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
1940
Murder Over New York
as Police Officer Joe
Hidden Gold
as Sheriff Cameron
Santa Fe Marshal
as Blacksmith
The Philadelphia Story
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant Outside Bohlen's Office (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Train Engineer Miller
The Return of Frank James
as Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
as Flynn (uncredited)
Brother Orchid
as 1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Man Outside General Store (Uncredited)
Wyoming
as Ed James
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
as Bartender
Women Without Names
as Police Broadcaster
Castle on the Hudson
as Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
as Policeman (uncredited)
I Take This Woman
as Policeman (uncredited)
Girl in 313
as Second Detective
It All Came True
as Police Officer Pegasee (uncredited)
The Light of Western Stars
as Train Conductor
Boom Town
as Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly
as Detective Barter (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
as Shop Foreman
Pop Always Pays
as Policeman at the Pawnbroker's
Gallant Sons
as Police Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited)
Stranger on the Third Floor
as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Angels Over Broadway
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Army Coach (uncredited)
1939
Idiot's Delight
as Train Announcer
Tiny Troubles
as Officer O'Brien
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Riley - Airplane Workman
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Guard at Reform School (uncredited)
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
as Detective (uncredited)
Kid Nightingale
as Ring Announcer
Four Girls in White
as Foreman at Accident
Each Dawn I Die
as Guard (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Cop (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Gate Guard (uncredited)
Dog Daze
as Officer Sweeney
The Roaring Twenties
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
as Hammer Game Barker
Lucky Night
as Waiter At George's (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Workman's Stooge (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
as Fireman (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman
as Mechanic Hiring Doug
Wings of the Navy
as Train Conductor
These Glamour Girls
as Policeman (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Balalaika
as Doorman (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Coast Guard
as Senior Officer (uncredited)
Girl from Rio
as Dennis Slater
Women in the Wind
as Wichita Official (uncredited)
Sued for Libel
as Policeman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Policeman
Undercover Agent
as Pete Higgens - Bartender
Boys' Reformatory
as Officer on Train
Money to Loan
as Policeman
Scouts to the Rescue
as G-Man Jim Carson [Chs. 11-12]
Golden Boy
as Ring Announcer
Gone with the Wind
as Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Heart of Arizona
as Ranger Captain
The Saint in New York
as Detective Kestry (Uncredited)
Trade Winds
as Detective (Uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Over the Wall
as Patrolman Who Arrests Davis
Spring Madness
as Police Officer Ryan
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Female Fugitive
as Investigator Steve Roberts
Men with Wings
as Photographer
The First Hundred Years
as The Judge's clerk (uncredited)
Midnight Intruder
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Chaser
as Ambulance Dispatcher
Too Hot to Handle
as Policeman (uncredited)
1937
Black Legion
as Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Man Of The People
as Relative of Sentenced Boy (uncredited)
Sandflow
as Singing Guard
Wells Fargo
as Printer
You Only Live Once
as Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway
as Cop (uncredited)
Behind The Headlines
as FBI Agent Harris
Midnight Taxi
as Chief of Detectives
Raw Timber
as Goss 'Bull' Riley
Under Suspicion
as Private Detective
Left-Handed Law
as Sheriff Joe Grant
Boss of Lonely Valley
as Peter Starr
Let Them Live
as Fireman
Sudden Bill Dorn
as Ken Fairchild
1936
And Sudden Death
as Court Clerk
Big Brown Eyes
as Lee (Uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
as Stage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Off-Key Singer Hank
Human Cargo
as Gangster
Road Gang
as Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
After the Thin Man
as Flop House Proprietor (uncredited)
Postal Inspector
as Cop (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
as Police Officer Beaumont (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as Davis' Cellmate (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures
as Girard Henchman (uncredited)
Absolute Quiet
as First Mechanic (Uncredited)
Little Miss Nobody
as Policeman
Palm Springs
as Bartender
Wives Never Know
as Doorman (uncredited)
Hideaway Girl
as Police Sgt. Davis
Crash Donovan
as Patrolman (uncredited)
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
as Sheriff Lem Morrison
1935
Woman Wanted
as Detective Charlie Beale (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Frisco Kid
as Second Lookout (uncredited)
Confidential
as One of Keaton's Lieutenants
Special Agent
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
'G' Men
as McCord's Aide (uncredited)
The Winning Ticket
as Bookmaker
Waterfront Lady
as Detective Bates
We're Only Human
as Detective
Murder in the Fleet
as Officer Berating Guard (Uncredited)
Sequoia
as Hunter (uncredited)
Baby Face Harrington
as Policeman (uncredited)
Vagabond Lady
as Yelling Ship Official (uncredited)
Men of Action
as Construction Worker
It's in the Air
as Investigator (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
Hot Money
as Policeman (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Beggars in Ermine
as Joe Swanson
Manhattan Melodrama
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Chained
as Ship's Bartender (uncredited)
The Thin Man
as Detective (uncredited)
Cross Country Cruise
as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Fashions of 1934
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Roast-Beef and Movies
as Attendant from Asylum (uncredited)
Two Heads on a Pillow
as Court Clerk
Upperworld
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
as Safety deposit box guard (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
as Detective (uncredited)
Blind Date
as Marathon Dance Attendant
Among the Missing
as Detective Gaynor
1933
Frisco Jenny
as Jailer (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
Female
as Man with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited)
Wild Boys of the Road
as Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)
Penthouse
as Detective (uncredited)
Bedtime Worries
as Police Officer
Parole Girl
as Burns, 1st Store Detective (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Photographer / Zoo Guard (Uncredited)
Midnight Mary
as Club Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited)
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Station Master (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Waiter -Singer (uncredited)
The Nuisance
as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Men Must Fight
as Secret Service Escort
Goldie Gets Along
as Spring Valley Contest Judge
The Chief
as Tim, a Man Watching Fire
1932
Red-Headed Woman
as Waiter Calling Bill to Phone (uncredited)
Young America
as Court Clerk (Uncredited)
Blessed Event
as Hotel Desk Clerk
By Whose Hand?
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Vanity Street
as Detective (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Cross-Examination
as Officer Myles
Afraid to Talk
as Taxi Driver
Letty Lynton
as Dennis (Uncredited)
Emma
as Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Club Clerk (uncredited)
Westward Passage
as Bartender (uncredited)
Man Wanted
as Speakeasy Waiter (Uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
as Radio Test Man
70,000 Witnesses
as Detective (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1931
The Champ
as Louie the Bartender (uncredited)
Daybreak
as Waiter
Stepping Out
as Casino Patron
Quick Millions
as Tom, Man in sound track (uncredited)
Laughing Sinners
as Poker-Playing Salesman
The Criminal Code
as Detective Doherty
Strangers May Kiss
as Bartender
The Secret Six
as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Danger Lights
as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Ladies' Man
as Desk clerk
Ten Cents a Dance
as Bouncer (uncredited)
Flying High
as Reporter from the News (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Traveling Husbands
as Hotel Elevator Starter
Local Boy Makes Good
as Assistant Coach
1930
Anna Christie
as Larry the Bartender
Brothers
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Florodora Girl
as Bartender (uncredited)
Street of Chance
as Bert (uncredited)
The Girl Said No
as Truck Driver
Dancing Sweeties
as Athletic and Social Club Manager (uncredited)
1929
The Kiss
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
1927
1923
Why Worry?
as Guest (uncredited)
1922
1921
1920
The Penalty
as Policeman (uncredited)
1919
The Home Town Girl
as Frank Willis
1918
The Reckoning Day
as Jimmy Ware
The Secret Code
as Towen Rage
Limousine Life
as Moncure Kelts
Marked Cards
as Wesley Cutting
1917
Framing Framers
as Lonnie Gorman
The Fuel of Life
as Leonard Durant

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
5/14/1893
Day of Death
3/19/1953
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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