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Lee Phelps

Actor

Lee Phelps

Born May 14, 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied March 19, 1953328 films

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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.

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Gone with the Wind posterFirst watchGone with the Wind19397.9as Bartender (uncredited)The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Arsenic and Old Lace poster7.6Arsenic and Old Lace1944The Philadelphia Story poster7.5The Philadelphia Story1940White Heat poster7.7White Heat1949The Thin Man poster7.5The Thin Man1934Red River poster7.3Red River1948Scarlet Street poster7.6Scarlet Street1945You Can't Take It with You poster7.5You Can't Take It with You1938Saboteur poster6.9Saboteur1942

Filmography

328 films as actor
  1. 1953Vice SquadVickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
  2. 1953The Blue GardeniaInformation Desk Guard (uncredited)
  3. 1953The Magnetic MonsterCity Engineer
  4. 1952Kansas City ConfidentialJailer (uncredited)
  5. 1952The Turning PointPoliceman (uncredited)
  6. 1951Callaway Went ThatawayRanch Hand (uncredited)
  7. 1951Fort DefianceBartender
  8. 1950Hunt the Man DownCourt Bailiff (uncredited)
  9. 1950Devil's DoorwayPosse Member (uncredited)
  10. 1950Desperadoes of the WestRusty Steele
  11. 1950Hi-JackedHighway Patrolman
  12. 1950Timber FurySheriff Williams
  13. 1950Hills of OklahomaRancher Scotty Davis
  14. 1950Father of the BrideMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
  15. 1950Champagne for CaesarNeighbor
  16. 1950Western Pacific AgentChief of Police
  17. 1950The Baron of ArizonaGuest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
  18. 1950The Girl from San LorenzoSheriff Marlowe
  19. 1949The File on Thelma JordonChauffeur (uncredited)
  20. 1949Red, Hot and BlueCop (uncredited)
  21. 1949White HeatPrison Tower Guard (uncredited)
  22. 1949Follow Me QuietlyDetective
  23. 1949The FountainheadJuror (uncredited)
  24. 1949The WindowPolice Officer (Uncredited)
  25. 1949Sky DragonDetective at Airport Gate
  26. 1949Gun Law JusticeHank Cardigan
  27. 1949Knock on Any DoorPoliceman (uncredited)
  28. 1949A Woman's SecretDistrict Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited)
  29. 1948Red RiverGambler (uncredited)
  30. 1948Walk a Crooked Mile
  31. 1948The Fuller Brush ManFire Captain (uncredited)
  32. 1947High Wall
  33. 1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeDetective (uncredited)
  34. 1947They Won't Believe MeBailiff (uncredited)
  35. 1947High BarbareeWorkman (uncredited)
  36. 1947The Sea of GrassHomesteader (uncredited)
  37. 1947A Likely StoryCop at Intersection (uncredited)
  38. 1947Undercover MaisiePolice Officer Mitchell (uncredited)
  39. 1947The Devil Thumbs a Ride
  40. 1946Duel in the SunTrain Fireman (uncredited)
  41. 1946Magnificent DollHatch (uncredited)
  42. 1946AccompliceLt. Hayden
  43. 1946Her Adventurous NightCop #3 (uncredited)
  44. 1946The Dark CornerPoliceman on Street (uncredited)
  45. 1946Blonde AlibiPoliceman #1 (Uncredited)
  46. 1946Up Goes MaisieCop at Fire (Uncredited)
  47. 1946The Harvey GirlsPlayer (uncredited)
  48. 1945AdventureBartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited)
  49. 1945Scarlet StreetFirst Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
  50. 1945Pillow of Death
  51. 1945Girls of the Big HouseDetective Benson
  52. 1945The Hidden EyePolasky
  53. 1945Anchors AweighCop (uncredited)
  54. 1945Along Came JonesJailkeeper (uncredited)
  55. 1945Betrayal from the EastImmigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited)
  56. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceCop
  57. 1944Arsenic and Old LaceUmpire (uncredited)
  58. 1944Youth Runs WildNight Watchman (uncredited)
  59. 1944The Lady and the MonsterHeadwaiter with Phone (Uncredited)
  60. 1944Patrolling the EtherBit Role
  61. 1943Swing Shift MaisieSecurity Officer (Uncredited)
  62. 1943Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
  63. 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayPolice Officer Ryan (uncredited)
  64. 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseBronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
  65. 1943Power of the PressPoliceman (uncredited)
  66. 1942Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyBartender
  67. 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazPatrol Launch Captain Luther
  68. 1942Gentleman JimDetective (uncredited)
  69. 1942War DogsSgt. Day
  70. 1942The Secret CodeJailer
  71. 1942Riders of the WestThe Sheriff-Conspirator
  72. 1942Night in New OrleansGrady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
  73. 1942Spy ShipListener on Street
  74. 1942Scattergood Rides HighTrainer
  75. 1942In This Our LifePolice Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  76. 1942BroadwayDetective (uncredited)
  77. 1942Grand Central MurderFirst Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
  78. 1942SaboteurPlant Security Officer (uncredited)
  79. 1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Telephone Operator (uncredited)
  80. 1942Murder in the Big HouseExecutioner (uncredited)
  81. 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadLieutenant (uncredited)
  82. 1942Joe Smith, AmericanSecond Police Driver (uncredited)
  83. 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeCoach Hartley
  84. 1941Pacific BlackoutCop
  85. 1941The Great Man's LadyChairman
  86. 1941Honky TonkTownsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
  87. 1941ManpowerDetective in Raid (uncredited)
  88. 1941Love CrazyUniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
  89. 1941The Spider ReturnsPolice Officer Mulligan
  90. 1941Her First BeauState Trooper
  91. 1941Lady from LouisianaCop
  92. 1941A Shot in the DarkBlaney
  93. 1941Dead Men TellDetective (Uncredited)
  94. 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryBarnes
  95. 1941The Face Behind the MaskDetective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
  96. 1940Murder Over New YorkPolice Officer Joe
  97. 1940The Fargo KidBartender
  98. 1940The Philadelphia StoryBartender (uncredited)
  99. 1940Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveFlynn (uncredited)
  100. 1940Little Nellie KellyDetective Barter (uncredited)
  101. 1940Gallant SonsPolice Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited)
  102. 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanArmy Coach (uncredited)
  103. 1940Angels Over BroadwayPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
  104. 1940City for ConquestRing Announcer (uncredited)
  105. 1940WyomingEd James
  106. 1940Men Against the SkyShop Foreman
  107. 1940Boom TownMan Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
  108. 1940Dance, Girl, DancePlainclothesman (uncredited)
  109. 1940Flowing GoldPoliceman (uncredited)
  110. 1940Stranger on the Third FloorCab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
  111. 1940The Return of Frank JamesDenver House Bartender (uncredited)
  112. 1940Gold Rush MaisieMan Outside General Store (Uncredited)
  113. 1940Pop Always PaysPoliceman at the Pawnbroker's
  114. 1940Brother Orchid1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
  115. 1940Hidden GoldSheriff Cameron
  116. 1940Girl in 313Second Detective
  117. 1940The Light of Western StarsTrain Conductor
  118. 1940It All Came TruePolice Officer Pegasee (uncredited)
  119. 1940And One Was BeautifulBailiff
  120. 1940Young Tom EdisonTrain Engineer Miller