Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Known for

Acting

Born

May 14, 1893

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

March 19, 1953 (aged 59)

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.

Best known work

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
1939
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
1940
Red River
Red River
1948
Saboteur
Saboteur
1942
White Heat
White Heat
1949
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945
The Public Enemy
The Public Enemy
1931

Filmography

  1. 2003

    Complicated Women

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1953

    Vice Squad

    as Vickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)

  3. 1953

    America for Me

    as Indian Dance Spectator

  4. 1953

    The Blue Gardenia

    as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)

  5. 1953

    The Magnetic Monster

    as City Engineer

  6. 1952

    Kansas City Confidential

    as Jailer (uncredited)

  7. 1952

    The Turning Point

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  8. 1951

    Callaway Went Thataway

    as Ranch Hand (uncredited)

  9. 1951

    Fort Defiance

    as Bartender

  10. 1951

    The Adventures of Kit CarsonTV
  11. 1951

  12. 1950

    Hunt the Man Down

    as Court Bailiff (uncredited)

  13. 1950

    The Cisco KidTV

    as Sheriff (2 episodes)

  14. 1950

    Devil's Doorway

    as Posse Member (uncredited)

  15. 1950

  16. 1950

    Hi-Jacked

    as Highway Patrolman

  17. 1950

    Timber Fury

    as Sheriff Williams

  18. 1950

    Hills of Oklahoma

    as Rancher Scotty Davis

  19. 1950

    Father of the Bride

    as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

  20. 1950

  21. 1950

    Western Pacific Agent

    as Chief of Police

  22. 1950

    The Baron of Arizona

    as Guest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)

  23. 1950

    The Girl from San Lorenzo

    as Sheriff Marlowe

  24. 1949

    The File on Thelma Jordon

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)

  25. 1949

    Red, Hot and Blue

    as Cop (uncredited)

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