Person
Lee Phelps
Acting · 1893–1953 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Bartender (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
Sheriff
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Philadelphia Story
Bartender (uncredited)
Red, Hot and Blue
Cop (uncredited)
Arsenic and Old Lace
Umpire (uncredited)
Red River
Gambler (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
Police Officer Mitchell (uncredited)
The Thin Man
Detective (uncredited)
Filmography
- 2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
- 1953Vice SquadVickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
- 1953America for MeIndian Dance Spectator
- 1953The Blue GardeniaInformation Desk Guard (uncredited)
- 1953The Magnetic MonsterCity Engineer
- 1952Kansas City ConfidentialJailer (uncredited)
- 1951Callaway Went ThatawayRanch Hand (uncredited)
- 1951Fort DefianceBartender
- 1951The Adventures of Kit Carson
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
- 1950Hunt the Man DownCourt Bailiff (uncredited)
- 1950The Cisco KidSheriff
- 1950Devil's DoorwayPosse Member (uncredited)
- 1950Desperadoes of the WestRusty Steele
- 1950Hi-JackedHighway Patrolman
- 1950Timber FurySheriff Williams
- 1950Hills of OklahomaRancher Scotty Davis
- 1950Father of the BrideMotorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- 1950Champagne for CaesarNeighbor
- 1950Western Pacific AgentChief of Police
- 1950The Baron of ArizonaGuest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
- 1950The Girl from San LorenzoSheriff Marlowe
- 1949The File on Thelma JordonChauffeur (uncredited)
- 1949Red, Hot and BlueCop (uncredited)
- 1949White HeatPrison Tower Guard (uncredited)
- 1949Follow Me QuietlyDetective
- 1949The FountainheadJuror (uncredited)
- 1949The WindowPolice Officer (Uncredited)
- 1949Sky DragonDetective at Airport Gate
- 1949Gun Law JusticeHank Cardigan
- 1949Knock on Any DoorPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1949A Woman's SecretDistrict Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1948Red RiverGambler (uncredited)
- 1948Walk a Crooked Mile
- 1948The Fuller Brush ManFire Captain (uncredited)
- 1947High Wall
- 1947Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeDetective (uncredited)
- 1947They Won't Believe MeBailiff (uncredited)
- 1947High BarbareeWorkman (uncredited)
- 1947The Sea of GrassHomesteader (uncredited)
- 1947A Likely StoryCop at Intersection (uncredited)
- 1947Undercover MaisiePolice Officer Mitchell (uncredited)
- 1947The Devil Thumbs a Ride
- 1946Duel in the SunTrain Fireman (uncredited)
- 1946Magnificent DollHatch (uncredited)
- 1946AccompliceLt. Hayden
- 1946Her Adventurous NightCop #3 (uncredited)
- 1946The Dark CornerPoliceman on Street (uncredited)
- 1946Blonde AlibiPoliceman #1 (Uncredited)
- 1946Up Goes MaisieCop at Fire (Uncredited)
- 1946The Harvey GirlsPlayer (uncredited)
- 1945AdventureBartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited)
- 1945Scarlet StreetFirst Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
- 1945Pillow of Death
- 1945Girls of the Big HouseDetective Benson
- 1945The Hidden EyePolasky
- 1945Anchors AweighCop (uncredited)
- 1945Along Came JonesJailkeeper (uncredited)
- 1945Betrayal from the EastImmigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited)
- 1945Circumstantial EvidenceCop
- 1944Dark MountainPolice Dispatcher in montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1944Arsenic and Old LaceUmpire (uncredited)
- 1944Youth Runs WildNight Watchman (uncredited)
- 1944The Lady and the MonsterHeadwaiter with Phone (Uncredited)
- 1944Patrolling the EtherBit Role
- 1943Swing Shift MaisieSecurity Officer (Uncredited)
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
- 1943Gildersleeve's Bad DayPolice Officer Ryan (uncredited)
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseBronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
- 1943Power of the PressPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1942Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyBartender
- 1942Seven Miles from AlcatrazPatrol Launch Captain Luther
- 1942Gentleman JimDetective (uncredited)
- 1942War DogsSgt. Day
- 1942The Secret CodeJailer
- 1942Riders of the WestThe Sheriff-Conspirator
- 1942Night in New OrleansGrady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
- 1942Spy ShipListener on Street
- 1942Scattergood Rides HighTrainer
- 1942In This Our LifePolice Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1942BroadwayDetective (uncredited)
- 1942Grand Central MurderFirst Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
- 1942SaboteurPlant Security Officer (uncredited)
- 1942Fingers at the WindowPolice Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- 1942Murder in the Big HouseExecutioner (uncredited)
- 1942Two Yanks in TrinidadLieutenant (uncredited)
- 1942Joe Smith, AmericanSecond Police Driver (uncredited)
- 1942Blondie Goes to CollegeCoach Hartley
- 1941Pacific BlackoutCop
- 1941The Great Man's LadyChairman
- 1941Honky TonkTownsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
- 1941ManpowerDetective in Raid (uncredited)
- 1941Love CrazyUniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
- 1941The Spider ReturnsPolice Officer Mulligan
- 1941Her First BeauState Trooper
- 1941Lady from LouisianaCop
- 1941A Shot in the DarkBlaney
- 1941Dead Men TellDetective (Uncredited)
- 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryBarnes
- 1941The Face Behind the MaskDetective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
- 1940Murder Over New YorkPolice Officer Joe
- 1940The Fargo KidBartender
- 1940The Philadelphia StoryBartender (uncredited)
- 1940Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveFlynn (uncredited)
- 1940Little Nellie KellyDetective Barter (uncredited)
- 1940Gallant SonsPolice Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited)
- 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanArmy Coach (uncredited)
- 1940Angels Over BroadwayPolice Lieutenant (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestRing Announcer (uncredited)
- 1940WyomingEd James
- 1940Men Against the SkyShop Foreman
- 1940Boom TownMan Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
- 1940Dance, Girl, DancePlainclothesman (uncredited)
- 1940Flowing GoldPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1940Stranger on the Third FloorCab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
- 1940The Return of Frank JamesDenver House Bartender (uncredited)
- 1940Gold Rush MaisieMan Outside General Store (Uncredited)
- 1940Pop Always PaysPoliceman at the Pawnbroker's
- 1940Brother Orchid1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
- 1940Hidden GoldSheriff Cameron
- 1940Girl in 313Second Detective
- 1940The Light of Western StarsTrain Conductor
- 1940It All Came TruePolice Officer Pegasee (uncredited)
- 1940And One Was BeautifulBailiff
- 1940Young Tom EdisonTrain Engineer Miller
- 1940Women Without NamesPolice Broadcaster
- 1940Castle on the HudsonVisitor Room Guard (uncredited)
- 1940I Take This WomanPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1940The Saint's Double TroublePolice Sergeant Outside Bohlen's Office (uncredited)
- 1940Santa Fe MarshalBlacksmith
- 1939Gone with the WindBartender (uncredited)
- 1939BalalaikaDoorman (uncredited)
- 1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveRiley - Airplane Workman
- 1939Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentPoliceman
- 1939Kid NightingaleRing Announcer
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesBailiff (uncredited)
- 1939Bad Little AngelFireman (uncredited)
- 1939Sued for LibelPoliceman Playing Cards (uncredited)
- 1939Smashing the Money RingNight Gate Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Dancing Co-EdWorkman's Stooge (uncredited)
- 1939Golden BoyRing Announcer
- 1939Angels Wash Their FacesGuard at Reform School (uncredited)
- 1939Each Dawn I DieGuard (uncredited)
- 1939These Glamour GirlsPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1939They Shall Have MusicPoliceman in Auditorium (uncredited)
- 1939Girl from RioDennis Slater
- 1939Coast GuardSenior Officer (uncredited)
- 1939Hell's KitchenBailiff (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Moto Takes a VacationPolice Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Dog DazeOfficer Sweeney
- 1939Tell No TalesPoliceman at School (uncredited)
- 1939Lucky NightWaiter At George's (uncredited)
- 1939Boys' ReformatoryOfficer on Train
- 1939Fixer DuganHammer Game Barker
- 1939Undercover AgentPete Higgens - Bartender
- 1939Women in the WindWichita Official (uncredited)
- 1939The Flying IrishmanMechanic Hiring Doug
- 1939The Lady and the MobPoliceman
- 1939Let Us LiveCop (uncredited)
- 1939Sergeant MaddenPoliceman
- 1939Money to LoanPoliceman
- 1939Tiny TroublesOfficer O'Brien
- 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManSheriff (uncredited)
- 1939Wings of the NavyTrain Conductor
- 1939Torchy Blane in ChinatownDetective (uncredited)
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntPolice Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1939Four Girls in WhiteForeman at Accident
- 1939Idiot's DelightTrain Announcer
- 1939Scouts to the RescueG-Man Jim Carson [Chs. 11-12]
- 1939The Long Shot
- 1939Pirates of the Skies
- 1938Trade WindsDetective (Uncredited)
- 1938The Cowboy and the LadyCarpenter (uncredited)
- 1938Spring MadnessPolice Officer Ryan
- 1938Too Hot to HandlePoliceman (uncredited)
- 1938You Can't Take It with YouBailiff (uncredited)
- 1938The ChaserAmbulance Dispatcher
- 1938Men with WingsPhotographer
- 1938Gold Diggers in ParisDetective
- 1938The Saint in New YorkDetective Kestry (Uncredited)
- 1938Heart of ArizonaRanger Captain
- 1938Female FugitiveInvestigator Steve Roberts
- 1938Over the WallPatrolman Who Arrests Davis
- 1938The First Hundred YearsThe Judge's clerk (uncredited)
- 1938Midnight IntruderDeputy (uncredited)
- 1937Wells FargoPrinter
- 1937Sudden Bill DornKen Fairchild
- 1937Under SuspicionPrivate Detective
- 1937Blossoms On BroadwayCop (uncredited)
- 1937Boss of Lonely ValleyPeter Starr
- 1937One Mile from HeavenRadio Cop
- 1937Easy LivingHotel Detective (uncredited)
- 1937Raw TimberGoss 'Bull' Riley
- 1937Behind The HeadlinesFBI Agent Harris
- 1937Turn Off the MoonWaiter (uncredited)
- 1937Let Them LiveFireman
- 1937Midnight TaxiChief of Detectives
- 1937Left-Handed LawSheriff Joe Grant
- 1937SandflowSinging Guard
- 1937Time Out for RomanceReporter
- 1937Black LegionGuard at Jail (uncredited)
- 1937Man Of The PeopleRelative of Sentenced Boy (uncredited)
- 1937You Only Live OnceCorridor Guard (uncredited)
- 1936After the Thin ManFlop House Proprietor (uncredited)
- 1936Sinner Take AllPolice Officer Beaumont (uncredited)
- 1936The Boss Rider of Gun CreekSheriff Lem Morrison
- 1936Hideaway GirlPolice Sgt. Davis
- 1936The Accusing FingerRiley
- 1936Theodora Goes WildReporter (uncredited)
- 1936Murder with PicturesGirard Henchman (uncredited)
- 1936Wives Never KnowDoorman (uncredited)
- 1936Postal InspectorCop (uncredited)
- 1936Crash DonovanPatrolman (uncredited)
- 1936And Sudden DeathCourt Clerk
- 1936Palm SpringsBartender
- 1936Little Miss NobodyPoliceman
- 1936Show Boat
- 1936Human CargoGangster
- 1936Absolute QuietFirst Mechanic (Uncredited)
- 1936Big Brown EyesLee (Uncredited)
- 1936Road GangGuard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
- 1936Robin Hood of El DoradoOff-Key Singer Hank
- 1936The Walking Dead
- 1936The Garden Murder CaseBus Driver (Uncredited)
- 1936The Voice of Bugle AnnDavis' Cellmate (uncredited)
- 1936Strike Me PinkStage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited)
- 1935We're Only HumanDetective
- 1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsClub Owner (uncredited)
- 1935Frisco KidSecond Lookout (uncredited)
- 1935Hot MoneyPoliceman (uncredited)
- 19353 Kids and a QueenCop
- 1935ConfidentialOne of Keaton's Lieutenants
- 1935It's in the AirInvestigator (uncredited)
- 1935The Spanish Cape MysteryDetective (uncredited)
- 1935She Couldn't Take ItBailiff
- 1935Waterfront LadyDetective Bates
- 1935Special AgentCourt Clerk (uncredited)
- 1935Woman WantedDetective Charlie Beale (uncredited)
- 1935Men of ActionConstruction Worker
- 1935Public Hero Number 1Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
- 1935Murder in the FleetOfficer Berating Guard (Uncredited)
- 1935'G' MenMcCord's Aide (uncredited)
- 1935Vagabond LadyYelling Ship Official (uncredited)
- 1935Baby Face HarringtonPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1935The Winning TicketBookmaker
- 1935SequoiaHunter (uncredited)
- 1934The Gay BrideSafety deposit box guard (uncredited)
- 1934Two Heads on a PillowCourt Clerk
- 1934Among the MissingDetective Gaynor
- 1934ChainedShip's Bartender (uncredited)
- 1934Blind DateMarathon Dance Attendant
- 1934The Thin ManDetective (uncredited)
- 1934Sadie McKeeBrennan’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1934Manhattan MelodramaBailiff (uncredited)
- 1934UpperworldReporter (uncredited)
- 1934The Crime DoctorDetective (uncredited)
- 1934Beggars in ErmineJoe Swanson
- 1934Fashions of 1934Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1934Roast-Beef and MoviesAttendant from Asylum (uncredited)
- 1934Cross Country CruiseBus Driver (Uncredited)
- 1933FemaleMan with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited)
- 1933The ChiefTim, a Man Watching Fire
- 1933Wild Boys of the RoadMovie Theater Patron (uncredited)
- 1933I'm No AngelSideshow Spectator (uncredited)
- 1933Bedtime WorriesPolice Officer
- 1933PenthouseDetective (uncredited)
- 1933Mary Stevens, M.D.Station Master (uncredited)
- 1933Midnight MaryClub Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited)
- 1933The Woman I StoleMurdock
- 1933The NuisanceAmbulance Attendant (uncredited)
- 1933I Cover the Waterfront
- 1933Murders in the ZooBanquet Photographer / Zoo Guard (Uncredited)
- 1933King of the JungleCustoms Inspector (uncredited)
- 1933Parole GirlBurns, 1st Store Detective (uncredited)
- 1933Men Must FightSecret Service Escort
- 1933She Done Him WrongWaiter -Singer (uncredited)
- 1933Goldie Gets AlongSpring Valley Contest Judge
- 1933Frisco JennyJailer (uncredited)
- 1932Afraid to TalkTaxi Driver
- 1932Vanity StreetDetective (uncredited)
- 1932Thirteen WomenTrain Conductor (uncredited)
- 1932Grand HotelHotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1932Blessed EventHotel Desk Clerk
- 193270,000 WitnessesDetective (uncredited)
- 1932American Madness
- 1932By Whose Hand?Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- 1932Red-Headed WomanWaiter Calling Bill to Phone (uncredited)
- 1932Westward PassageBartender (uncredited)
- 1932Attorney for the DefenseRadio Test Man
- 1932The Rich Are Always with UsClub Clerk (uncredited)
- 1932Letty LyntonDennis (Uncredited)
- 1932Man WantedSpeakeasy Waiter (Uncredited)
- 1932Young AmericaCourt Clerk (Uncredited)
- 1932Cross-ExaminationOfficer Myles
- 1932EmmaRailroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- 1931Local Boy Makes GoodAssistant Coach
- 1931The ChampLouie the Bartender (uncredited)
- 1931Flying HighReporter from the News (uncredited)
- 1931Traveling HusbandsHotel Elevator Starter
- 1931Laughing SinnersPoker-Playing Salesman
- 1931DaybreakWaiter
- 1931The Public EnemySteve - Bartender (uncredited)
- 1931The Secret SixSmelts - Waiter (uncredited)
- 1931Quick MillionsTom, Man in sound track (uncredited)
- 1931Ladies' ManDesk clerk
- 1931Stepping OutCasino Patron
- 1931Strangers May KissBartender
- 1931Ten Cents a DanceBouncer (uncredited)
- 1931Danger LightsRailroad Worker (uncredited)
- 1931The Criminal CodeDetective Doherty
- 1930BrothersBailiff (uncredited)
- 1930Dancing SweetiesAthletic and Social Club Manager (uncredited)
- 1930The Florodora GirlBartender (uncredited)
- 1930The Girl Said NoTruck Driver
- 1930Anna ChristieLarry the Bartender
- 1930Street of ChanceBert (uncredited)
- 1929The KissTour Guide (uncredited)
- 1927Putting Pants on PhilipExtra
- 1923Why Worry?Guest (uncredited)
- 1922The FreshieTom
- 1921The Road Demon
- 1920The PenaltyPoliceman (uncredited)
- 1920The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeTurner Boy
- 1919The Home Town GirlFrank Willis
- 1919The Follies GirlBasil
- 1918The Reckoning DayJimmy Ware
- 1918The Secret CodeTowen Rage
- 1918Marked CardsWesley Cutting
- 1918Limousine LifeMoncure Kelts
- 1918The Flames of ChancePaul
- 1917Framing FramersLonnie Gorman
- 1917The Fuel of LifeLeonard Durant
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