Acting

Dewey Robinson

Born August 16, 1898 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died December 11, 1950 · aged 52

No biography available.

Known For

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

★ 7.31939

MovieDramaRomance

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.

The Seventh Victim · 1943

The Seventh Victim

★ 6.41943

MovieHorrorMystery

After young Mary Gibson discovers that her older sister Jacqueline has disappeared, she leaves her boarding school and heads to New York City to track down her sibling. But Mary gets drawn deeper into the mystery.

The Talk of the Town · 1942

The Talk of the Town

★ 7.31942

MovieComedyDrama

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

If I Had a Million · 1932

If I Had a Million

★ 6.51932

MovieDramaComedy

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Father of the Bride · 1950

Father of the Bride

★ 7.01950

MovieComedyRomance

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Murder, My Sweet · 1944

Murder, My Sweet

★ 7.21944

MovieCrimeDrama

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

Scarlet Street · 1945

Scarlet Street

★ 7.61945

MovieDramaCrime

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

Filmography

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In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Bouncer at Rick's (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame · 1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

★ 7.31939

MovieDramaRomance

Butcher (uncredited)

The Seventh Victim · 1943

The Seventh Victim

★ 6.41943

MovieHorrorMystery

Subway Conductor (Uncredited)

The Talk of the Town · 1942

The Talk of the Town

★ 7.31942

MovieComedyDrama

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

Irate Man at Burned Mill (uncredited)

If I Had a Million · 1932

If I Had a Million

★ 6.51932

MovieDramaComedy

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Papadopoulos - Idylwood Cook (uncredited)

Father of the Bride · 1950

Father of the Bride

★ 7.01950

MovieComedyRomance

Moving Man with Lamp (uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet · 1944

Murder, My Sweet

★ 7.21944

MovieCrimeDrama

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.

New Boss at "Florian's" (uncredited)

Scarlet Street · 1945

Scarlet Street

★ 7.61945

MovieDramaCrime

Derelict Saving Cross (uncredited)

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

Movie Patron (uncredited)

A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.

Nick

Hail the Conquering Hero · 1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

★ 7.11944

MovieComedyWar

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.

Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Midsummer Night's Dream · 1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

★ 6.41935

MovieFantasyRomance

Four young people escape Athens to a forest where the king and queen of the fairies are quarreling, while meanwhile, a troupe of amateur actors rehearses a play. When the fairy Puck uses a magic flower to make people fall in love, the whole thing becomes a little bit confused...

Snug

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.

Drugstore Patron (uncredited)

The Company She Keeps · 1951

The Company She Keeps

★ 6.21951

MovieDrama

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Christmas in July · 1940

Christmas in July

★ 7.01940

MovieComedyRomance

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

Large Juror (uncredited)

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.

Heinz (uncredited)

In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Door-to-door salesman Johnny Dill, the exact double of a notorious gangster, finds himself struck between the forces of good and evil.

McGowan - House Detective

Three Faces West · 1940

Three Faces West

★ 5.71940

MovieDramaRomance

Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must decide between the two men.

Bartender

Hoppy, California and Johnny partner up with brother and sister ranch owners, two of several who are having their access to water blocked by a dam owned by a greedy merchant in town, who is intent on driving them out and taking their land for himself.

Sam the Bartender

After a stamp-collecting Navy chief petty officer is jailed following FBI and Naval Justice investigation, his fiancee meets one of his fellow officers, becomes romantically interested in him, and joins him in trying to get an envelope, believed to contain rare stamps, to its intended recipient, only to end up in a web of intrigue involving foreign-accented men who are unusually interested in that simple envelope.

Nick Salado

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

Pool Player (uncredited)

Buccaneer's Girl · 1950

Buccaneer's Girl

★ 5.81950

MovieAdventureComedy

A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.

Kryl

The Bells of St. Mary's · 1945

The Bells of St. Mary's

★ 6.81945

MovieDramaComedy

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Pedestrian Pulling Bogardus (uncredited)