Lee Phelps
View on IMDb ↗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
Gun Law Justice
Scattergood Rides High
Scouts to the Rescue
Raw Timber
Hot Money
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
The Home Town Girl
The Reckoning Day
Pirates of the Skies
Under SuspicionFilmography (332)
- 2003
Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage) - 1953America for MeIndian Dance Spectator
- 1953
The Blue GardeniaInformation Desk Guard (uncredited) - 1953
Vice SquadVickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited) - 1953
The Magnetic MonsterCity Engineer - 1952
Kansas City ConfidentialJailer (uncredited) - 1951
Fort DefianceBartender - 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson - 1951
Callaway Went ThatawayRanch Hand (uncredited) - 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - 1950
Timber FurySheriff Williams - 1950
The Girl from San LorenzoSheriff Marlowe - 1950
Champagne for CaesarNeighbor - 1950
Father of the BrideMotorcycle Cop (uncredited) - 1950
Hills of OklahomaRancher Scotty Davis - 1950
Devil's DoorwayPosse Member (uncredited) - 1950
The Baron of ArizonaGuest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited) - 1950
Hunt the Man DownCourt Bailiff (uncredited) - 1950The Cisco KidSheriff
- 1950
Western Pacific AgentChief of Police - 1950
Hi-JackedHighway Patrolman - 1950
Desperadoes of the WestRusty Steele - 1949
Gun Law JusticeHank Cardigan - 1949
Sky DragonDetective at Airport Gate - 1949
White HeatPrison Tower Guard (uncredited) - 1949
The WindowPolice Officer (Uncredited) - 1949
The FountainheadJuror (uncredited) - 1949
The File on Thelma JordonChauffeur (uncredited) - 1949
Knock on Any DoorPoliceman (uncredited) - 1949
Follow Me QuietlyDetective - 1949
Red, Hot and BlueCop (uncredited) - 1949
A Woman's SecretDistrict Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited) - 1948
Red RiverGambler (uncredited) - 1948
The Fuller Brush ManFire Captain (uncredited) - 1948
Walk a Crooked Mile - 1947
Undercover MaisiePolice Officer Mitchell (uncredited) - 1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride - 1947
They Won't Believe MeBailiff (uncredited) - 1947
High Wall - 1947
The Sea of GrassHomesteader (uncredited) - 1947
High BarbareeWorkman (uncredited) - 1947
Dick Tracy Meets GruesomeDetective (uncredited) - 1947
A Likely StoryCop at Intersection (uncredited) - 1946
Up Goes MaisieCop at Fire (Uncredited) - 1946
Her Adventurous NightCop #3 (uncredited) - 1946
The Dark CornerPoliceman on Street (uncredited) - 1946
The Harvey GirlsPlayer (uncredited) - 1946
Duel in the SunTrain Fireman (uncredited) - 1946
Magnificent DollHatch (uncredited) - 1946
AccompliceLt. Hayden - 1946
Blonde AlibiPoliceman #1 (Uncredited) - 1945
The Hidden EyePolasky - 1945
Scarlet StreetFirst Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited) - 1945
Girls of the Big HouseDetective Benson - 1945
Anchors AweighCop (uncredited) - 1945
Pillow of Death - 1945
Betrayal from the EastImmigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited) - 1945
AdventureBartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited) - 1945
Along Came JonesJailkeeper (uncredited) - 1945
Circumstantial EvidenceCop - 1944
Arsenic and Old LaceUmpire (uncredited) - 1944
Patrolling the EtherBit Role - 1944
The Lady and the MonsterHeadwaiter with Phone (Uncredited) - 1944
Dark MountainPolice Dispatcher in montage (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1944
Youth Runs WildNight Watchman (uncredited) - 1943
Action in the North AtlanticLieutenant-Commander (uncredited) - 1943
Swing Shift MaisieSecurity Officer (Uncredited) - 1943
Gildersleeve's Bad DayPolice Officer Ryan (uncredited) - 1943
Power of the PressPoliceman (uncredited) - 1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseBronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited) - 1942
Scattergood Rides HighTrainer - 1942
Gentleman JimDetective (uncredited) - 1942
Spy ShipListener on Street - 1942
In This Our LifePolice Telephone Operator (uncredited) - 1942
SaboteurPlant Security Officer (uncredited) - 1942
Life Begins at Eight-ThirtyBartender - 1942
Murder in the Big HouseExecutioner (uncredited) - 1942
Blondie Goes to CollegeCoach Hartley - 1942
Riders of the WestThe Sheriff-Conspirator - 1942
Joe Smith, AmericanSecond Police Driver (uncredited) - 1942
BroadwayDetective (uncredited) - 1942
The Secret CodeJailer - 1942
Fingers at the WindowPolice Telephone Operator (uncredited) - 1942
Grand Central MurderFirst Railroad Yardman (uncredited) - 1942
Seven Miles from AlcatrazPatrol Launch Captain Luther - 1942
War DogsSgt. Day - 1942
Night in New OrleansGrady, Police Car Driver (uncredited) - 1942
Two Yanks in TrinidadLieutenant (uncredited) - 1941
The Spider ReturnsPolice Officer Mulligan - 1941
Love CrazyUniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited) - 1941
Pacific BlackoutCop - 1941
Dead Men TellDetective (Uncredited) - 1941
ManpowerDetective in Raid (uncredited) - 1941
Her First BeauState Trooper - 1941
The Face Behind the MaskDetective at Cary's Office (uncredited) - 1941
Honky TonkTownsman at Meeting House (uncredited) - 1941
The Great Man's LadyChairman - 1941
A Shot in the DarkBlaney - 1941
Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryBarnes - 1941
Lady from LouisianaCop - 1940
The Philadelphia StoryBartender (uncredited) - 1940
Gallant SonsPolice Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited) - 1940
The Fargo KidBartender - 1940
Castle on the HudsonVisitor Room Guard (uncredited) - 1940
City for ConquestRing Announcer (uncredited) - 1940
Boom TownMan Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited) - 1940
Gold Rush MaisieMan Outside General Store (Uncredited) - 1940
Little Nellie KellyDetective Barter (uncredited) - 1940
And One Was BeautifulBailiff - 1940
WyomingEd James - 1940
Flowing GoldPoliceman (uncredited) - 1940
Brother Orchid1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited) - 1940
Stranger on the Third FloorCab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited) - 1940
Pop Always PaysPoliceman at the Pawnbroker's - 1940
Dance, Girl, DancePlainclothesman (uncredited) - 1940
The Return of Frank JamesDenver House Bartender (uncredited) - 1940
Santa Fe MarshalBlacksmith - 1940
Murder Over New YorkPolice Officer Joe - 1940
Knute Rockne All AmericanArmy Coach (uncredited) - 1940
The Saint's Double TroublePolice Sergeant Outside Bohlen's Office (uncredited) - 1940
Angels Over BroadwayPolice Lieutenant (uncredited) - 1940
Young Tom EdisonTrain Engineer Miller - 1940
I Take This WomanPoliceman (uncredited) - 1940
It All Came TruePolice Officer Pegasee (uncredited) - 1940
Ellery Queen, Master DetectiveFlynn (uncredited) - 1940
Hidden GoldSheriff Cameron - 1940
Girl in 313Second Detective - 1940
The Light of Western StarsTrain Conductor - 1940
Women Without NamesPolice Broadcaster - 1940
Men Against the SkyShop Foreman - 1939
Scouts to the RescueG-Man Jim Carson [Chs. 11-12] - 1939
Pirates of the Skies - 1939
Gone with the WindBartender (uncredited) - 1939
The Roaring TwentiesBailiff (uncredited) - 1939
Sergeant MaddenPoliceman - 1939
Four Girls in WhiteForeman at Accident - 1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest ManSheriff (uncredited) - 1939
Hell's KitchenBailiff (uncredited) - 1939
Each Dawn I DieGuard (uncredited) - 1939
Women in the WindWichita Official (uncredited) - 1939
Money to LoanPoliceman - 1939
Lucky NightWaiter At George's (uncredited) - 1939
Let Us LiveCop (uncredited) - 1939
Tiny TroublesOfficer O'Brien - 1939
Torchy Blane in ChinatownDetective (uncredited) - 1939
Angels Wash Their FacesGuard at Reform School (uncredited) - 1939
The Lone Wolf Spy HuntPolice Dispatcher (uncredited) - 1939
Mr. Moto Takes a VacationPolice Guard (uncredited) - 1939
Dancing Co-EdWorkman's Stooge (uncredited) - 1939
The Lady and the MobPoliceman - 1939
They Shall Have MusicPoliceman in Auditorium (uncredited) - 1939
Golden BoyRing Announcer - 1939
Fixer DuganHammer Game Barker - 1939
Kid NightingaleRing Announcer - 1939
Sued for LibelPoliceman Playing Cards (uncredited) - 1939
Wings of the NavyTrain Conductor - 1939
Idiot's DelightTrain Announcer - 1939
The Long Shot - 1939
Coast GuardSenior Officer (uncredited) - 1939
Nick Carter, Master DetectiveRiley - Airplane Workman - 1939
These Glamour GirlsPoliceman (uncredited) - 1939
Smashing the Money RingNight Gate Guard (uncredited) - 1939
Bad Little AngelFireman (uncredited) - 1939
Dog DazeOfficer Sweeney - 1939
Tell No TalesPoliceman at School (uncredited) - 1939
BalalaikaDoorman (uncredited) - 1939
Boys' ReformatoryOfficer on Train - 1939
The Flying IrishmanMechanic Hiring Doug - 1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentPoliceman - 1939
Girl from RioDennis Slater - 1939
Undercover AgentPete Higgens - Bartender - 1938
The ChaserAmbulance Dispatcher - 1938
You Can't Take It with YouBailiff (uncredited) - 1938
The First Hundred YearsThe Judge's clerk (uncredited) - 1938
Female FugitiveInvestigator Steve Roberts - 1938
Gold Diggers in ParisDetective - 1938
The Saint in New YorkDetective Kestry (Uncredited) - 1938
Trade WindsDetective (Uncredited) - 1938
The Cowboy and the LadyCarpenter (uncredited) - 1938
Too Hot to HandlePoliceman (uncredited) - 1938
Midnight IntruderDeputy (uncredited) - 1938
Over the WallPatrolman Who Arrests Davis - 1938
Heart of ArizonaRanger Captain - 1938
Men with WingsPhotographer - 1938
Spring MadnessPolice Officer Ryan - 1937
Raw TimberGoss 'Bull' Riley - 1937
Under SuspicionPrivate Detective - 1937
Sudden Bill DornKen Fairchild - 1937
SandflowSinging Guard - 1937
Let Them LiveFireman - 1937
Turn Off the MoonWaiter (uncredited) - 1937
Easy LivingHotel Detective (uncredited) - 1937
You Only Live OnceCorridor Guard (uncredited) - 1937
Man Of The PeopleRelative of Sentenced Boy (uncredited) - 1937
Left-Handed LawSheriff Joe Grant - 1937
Boss of Lonely ValleyPeter Starr - 1937
Behind The HeadlinesFBI Agent Harris - 1937
One Mile from HeavenRadio Cop - 1937
Black LegionGuard at Jail (uncredited) - 1937
Midnight TaxiChief of Detectives - 1937
Time Out for RomanceReporter - 1937
Wells FargoPrinter - 1937
Blossoms On BroadwayCop (uncredited) - 1936
Wives Never KnowDoorman (uncredited) - 1936
Palm SpringsBartender - 1936
And Sudden DeathCourt Clerk - 1936
Crash DonovanPatrolman (uncredited) - 1936
Little Miss NobodyPoliceman - 1936
Human CargoGangster - 1936
After the Thin ManFlop House Proprietor (uncredited) - 1936
Hideaway GirlPolice Sgt. Davis - 1936
Postal InspectorCop (uncredited) - 1936
Road GangGuard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited) - 1936
Show Boat - 1936
Strike Me PinkStage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited) - 1936
Theodora Goes WildReporter (uncredited) - 1936
The Boss Rider of Gun CreekSheriff Lem Morrison - 1936
The Walking Dead - 1936
Big Brown EyesLee (Uncredited) - 1936
The Accusing FingerRiley - 1936
The Garden Murder CaseBus Driver (Uncredited) - 1936
Absolute QuietFirst Mechanic (Uncredited) - 1936
The Voice of Bugle AnnDavis' Cellmate (uncredited) - 1936
Murder with PicturesGirard Henchman (uncredited) - 1936
Robin Hood of El DoradoOff-Key Singer Hank - 1936
Sinner Take AllPolice Officer Beaumont (uncredited) - 1935
Hot MoneyPoliceman (uncredited) - 1935
Vagabond LadyYelling Ship Official (uncredited) - 1935
Frisco KidSecond Lookout (uncredited) - 1935
Woman WantedDetective Charlie Beale (uncredited) - 1935
3 Kids and a QueenCop - 1935
'G' MenMcCord's Aide (uncredited) - 1935
Murder in the FleetOfficer Berating Guard (Uncredited) - 1935
SequoiaHunter (uncredited) - 1935
We're Only HumanDetective - 1935
ConfidentialOne of Keaton's Lieutenants - 1935
It's in the AirInvestigator (uncredited) - 1935
Public Hero Number 1Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited) - 1935
Special AgentCourt Clerk (uncredited) - 1935
Men of ActionConstruction Worker - 1935
The Spanish Cape MysteryDetective (uncredited) - 1935
Baby Face HarringtonPoliceman (uncredited) - 1935
She Couldn't Take ItBailiff - 1935
Waterfront LadyDetective Bates - 1935
The Calling of Dan MatthewsClub Owner (uncredited) - 1935
The Winning TicketBookmaker - 1934
Blind DateMarathon Dance Attendant - 1934
The Thin ManDetective (uncredited) - 1934
Beggars in ErmineJoe Swanson - 1934
Manhattan MelodramaBailiff (uncredited) - 1934
Two Heads on a PillowCourt Clerk - 1934
Sadie McKeeBrennan’s Chauffeur (uncredited) - 1934
ChainedShip's Bartender (uncredited) - 1934
Cross Country CruiseBus Driver (Uncredited) - 1934
Fashions of 1934Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) - 1934
Among the MissingDetective Gaynor - 1934
UpperworldReporter (uncredited) - 1934
The Gay BrideSafety deposit box guard (uncredited) - 1934
Roast-Beef and MoviesAttendant from Asylum (uncredited) - 1934
The Crime DoctorDetective (uncredited) - 1933
PenthouseDetective (uncredited) - 1933
Wild Boys of the RoadMovie Theater Patron (uncredited) - 1933
Midnight MaryClub Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited) - 1933
Bedtime WorriesPolice Officer - 1933
Frisco JennyJailer (uncredited) - 1933
I'm No AngelSideshow Spectator (uncredited) - 1933
FemaleMan with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited) - 1933
Men Must FightSecret Service Escort - 1933
Mary Stevens, M.D.Station Master (uncredited) - 1933
Parole GirlBurns, 1st Store Detective (uncredited) - 1933
The NuisanceAmbulance Attendant (uncredited) - 1933
She Done Him WrongWaiter -Singer (uncredited) - 1933
King of the JungleCustoms Inspector (uncredited) - 1933
Murders in the ZooBanquet Photographer / Zoo Guard (Uncredited) - 1933
Goldie Gets AlongSpring Valley Contest Judge - 1933
The ChiefTim, a Man Watching Fire - 1933
I Cover the Waterfront - 1933
The Woman I StoleMurdock - 1932
Letty LyntonDennis (Uncredited) - 1932
Vanity StreetDetective (uncredited) - 1932
Grand HotelHotel Guest (uncredited) - 1932
American Madness - 1932
Blessed EventHotel Desk Clerk - 1932
Red-Headed WomanWaiter Calling Bill to Phone (uncredited) - 1932
EmmaRailroad Ticket Agent (uncredited) - 1932
By Whose Hand?Ticket Agent (uncredited) - 1932
Afraid to TalkTaxi Driver - 1932
Thirteen WomenTrain Conductor (uncredited) - 1932
Westward PassageBartender (uncredited) - 1932
Attorney for the DefenseRadio Test Man - 1932
70,000 WitnessesDetective (uncredited) - 1932
Man WantedSpeakeasy Waiter (Uncredited) - 1932
Young AmericaCourt Clerk (Uncredited) - 1932
The Rich Are Always with UsClub Clerk (uncredited) - 1932
Cross-ExaminationOfficer Myles - 1931
Quick MillionsTom, Man in sound track (uncredited) - 1931
The Public EnemySteve - Bartender (uncredited) - 1931
The ChampLouie the Bartender (uncredited) - 1931
Ten Cents a DanceBouncer (uncredited) - 1931
Local Boy Makes GoodAssistant Coach - 1931
Stepping OutCasino Patron - 1931
Danger LightsRailroad Worker (uncredited) - 1931
The Criminal CodeDetective Doherty - 1931
Traveling HusbandsHotel Elevator Starter - 1931
Flying HighReporter from the News (uncredited) - 1931
The Secret SixSmelts - Waiter (uncredited) - 1931
Laughing SinnersPoker-Playing Salesman - 1931
Strangers May KissBartender - 1931
Ladies' ManDesk clerk - 1931
DaybreakWaiter - 1930
BrothersBailiff (uncredited) - 1930
Street of ChanceBert (uncredited) - 1930
Dancing SweetiesAthletic and Social Club Manager (uncredited) - 1930
Anna ChristieLarry the Bartender - 1930
The Girl Said NoTruck Driver - 1930
The Florodora GirlBartender (uncredited) - 1929
The KissTour Guide (uncredited) - 1927
Putting Pants on PhilipExtra - 1923
Why Worry?Guest (uncredited) - 1922
The FreshieTom - 1921
The Road Demon - 1920
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeTurner Boy - 1920
The PenaltyPoliceman (uncredited) - 1919
The Home Town GirlFrank Willis - 1919
The Follies GirlBasil - 1918
The Reckoning DayJimmy Ware - 1918The Flames of ChancePaul
- 1918
The Secret CodeTowen Rage - 1918Marked CardsWesley Cutting
- 1918
Limousine LifeMoncure Kelts - 1917
Framing FramersLonnie Gorman - 1917
The Fuel of LifeLeonard Durant