Actor

Lee Phelps

Birthday: May 14, 1893

Born in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movie Credits

Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 109
Vice Squad (1953) as Vickie's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Age: 60
America for Me (1953) as Indian Dance Spectator
Age: 60
The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Information Desk Guard (uncredited)
Age: 59
The Magnetic Monster (1953) as City Engineer
Age: 59
Kansas City Confidential (1952) as Jailer (uncredited)
Age: 59
Callaway Went Thataway (1951) as Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Age: 58
Fort Defiance (1951) as Bartender
Age: 58
Hunt the Man Down (1950) as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 57
Devil's Doorway (1950) as Posse Member (uncredited)
Age: 57
Desperadoes of the West (1950) as Rusty Steele
Age: 57
Hi-Jacked (1950) as Highway Patrolman
Age: 57
Timber Fury (1950) as Sheriff Williams
Age: 57
Hills of Oklahoma (1950) as Rancher Scotty Davis
Age: 57
Father of the Bride (1950) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Age: 57
Champagne for Caesar (1950) as Neighbor
Age: 56
Western Pacific Agent (1950) as Chief of Police
Age: 56
The Baron of Arizona (1950) as Guest at Governor's Mansion (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Girl from San Lorenzo (1950) as Sheriff Marlowe
Age: 56
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) as Chauffeur (Uncredited)
Age: 56
Red, Hot and Blue (1949) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 56
White Heat (1949) as Prison Tower Guard (uncredited)
Age: 56
Follow Me Quietly (1949) as Detective
Age: 56
The Fountainhead (1949) as Juror (uncredited)
Age: 56
The Window (1949) as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Age: 55
Sky Dragon (1949) as Detective at Airport Gate
Age: 55
Gun Law Justice (1949) as Hank Cardigan
Age: 55
Knock on Any Door (1949) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 55
A Woman's Secret (1949) as District Attorney's Office Clerk (Uncredited)
Age: 55
Red River (1948) as Gambler (uncredited)
Age: 55
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
Age: 55
The Fuller Brush Man (1948) as Fire Captain (uncredited)
Age: 55
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 54
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
Age: 54
High Barbaree (1947) as Workman (uncredited)
Age: 53
The Sea of Grass (1947) as Homesteader (uncredited)
Age: 53
A Likely Story (1947) as Cop at Intersection (uncredited)
Age: 53
Undercover Maisie (1947) as Police Officer Mitchell (Uncredited)
Age: 53
Duel in the Sun (1946) as Train Fireman (uncredited)
Age: 53
Magnificent Doll (1946) as Hatch (uncredited)
Age: 53
Accomplice (1946) as Lt. Hayden
Age: 53
Her Adventurous Night (1946) as Cop #3 (uncredited)
Age: 53
The Dark Corner (1946) as Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Age: 52
Blonde Alibi (1946) as Policeman #1 (Uncredited)
Age: 52
Up Goes Maisie (1946) as Cop at Fire (Uncredited)
Age: 52
The Harvey Girls (1946) as Player (uncredited)
Age: 52
Adventure (1945) as Bartender at Frank & Bob's Place (uncredited)
Age: 52
Scarlet Street (1945) as First Policeman in Hogarth's Office (uncredited)
Age: 52
Pillow of Death (1945)
Age: 52
Girls of the Big House (1945) as Detective Benson
Age: 52
The Hidden Eye (1945) as Polasky
Age: 52
Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 52
Along Came Jones (1945) as Jailkeeper (uncredited)
Age: 52
Betrayal from the East (1945) as Immigration Officer with Black Hatband (uncredited)
Age: 51
Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Cop
Age: 51
Dark Mountain (1944) as Police Dispatcher in montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 51
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) as Umpire (uncredited)
Age: 51
Youth Runs Wild (1944) as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Age: 51
The Lady and the Monster (1944) as Headwaiter with Phone (Uncredited)
Age: 50
Patrolling the Ether (1944) as Bit Role
Age: 50
Swing Shift Maisie (1943) as Security Officer (Uncredited)
Age: 50
Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Age: 50
Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) as Police Officer Ryan (uncredited)
Age: 49
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) as Bronson - Prison Gate Guard (uncredited)
Age: 49
Power of the Press (1943) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 49
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942) as Bartender
Age: 49
Seven Miles from Alcatraz (1942) as Patrol Launch Captain Luther
Age: 49
Gentleman Jim (1942) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 49
War Dogs (1942) as Sgt. Day
Age: 49
The Secret Code (1942) as Jailer
Age: 49
Riders of the West (1942) as The Sheriff-Conspirator
Age: 49
Night in New Orleans (1942) as Grady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Age: 49
Spy Ship (1942) as Listener on Street
Age: 49
Scattergood Rides High (1942) as Trainer
Age: 48
In This Our Life (1942) as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Age: 48
Broadway (1942) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 48
Grand Central Murder (1942) as First Railroad Yardman (uncredited)
Age: 48
Saboteur (1942) as Plant Security Officer (uncredited)
Age: 48
Fingers at the Window (1942) as Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Age: 48
Murder in the Big House (1942) as Executioner (uncredited)
Age: 48
Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942) as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age: 48
Joe Smith, American (1942) as Second Police Driver (uncredited)
Age: 48
Blondie Goes to College (1942) as Coach Hartley
Age: 48
Pacific Blackout (1941) as Cop
Age: 48
The Great Man's Lady (1941) as Chairman
Age: 48
Honky Tonk (1941) as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Age: 48
Manpower (1941) as Detective in Raid (uncredited)
Age: 48
Love Crazy (1941) as Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
Age: 48
The Spider Returns (1941) as Police Officer Mulligan
Age: 47
Her First Beau (1941) as State Trooper
Age: 47
Lady from Louisiana (1941) as Cop
Age: 47
A Shot in the Dark (1941) as Blaney
Age: 47
Dead Men Tell (1941) as Detective (unconfirmed)
Age: 47
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) as Barnes
Age: 47
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) as Detective at Cary's Office (uncredited)
Age: 47
Murder Over New York (1940) as Police Officer Joe
Age: 47
The Fargo Kid (1940) as Bartender
Age: 47
The Philadelphia Story (1940) as Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 47
Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) as Flynn (uncredited)
Age: 47
Little Nellie Kelly (1940) as Detective Barter (uncredited)
Age: 47
Gallant Sons (1940) as Police Lieutenant Bill Maloney (uncredited)
Age: 47
Knute Rockne All American (1940) as Army Coach (uncredited)
Age: 47
Angels Over Broadway (1940) as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age: 47
City for Conquest (1940) as Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Age: 47
Wyoming (1940) as Ed James
Age: 47
Men Against the Sky (1940) as Shop Foreman
Age: 47
Boom Town (1940) as Man Fighting Oil Fire (uncredited)
Age: 47
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Age: 47
Flowing Gold (1940) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 47
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) as Cab Driver Sitting on Cab (uncredited)
Age: 47
The Return of Frank James (1940) as Denver House Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 47
Gold Rush Maisie (1940) as Man Outside General Store (Uncredited)
Age: 47
Pop Always Pays (1940) as Policeman at the Pawnbroker's
Age: 47
Brother Orchid (1940) as 1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
Age: 47
Hidden Gold (1940) as Sheriff Cameron
Age: 47
Girl in 313 (1940) as Second Detective
Age: 47
The Light of Western Stars (1940) as Train Conductor
Age: 46
It All Came True (1940) as Police Officer Pegasee (uncredited)
Age: 46
And One Was Beautiful (1940) as Bailiff
Age: 46
Young Tom Edison (1940) as Train Engineer Miller
Age: 46
Women Without Names (1940) as Police Broadcaster
Age: 46
Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Visitor Room Guard (uncredited)
Age: 46
I Take This Woman (1940) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 46
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) as Police Sergeant Outside Bohlen's Office (uncredited)
Age: 46
Santa Fe Marshal (1940) as Blacksmith
Age: 46
Gone with the Wind (1939) as Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 46
Balalaika (1939) as Doorman (uncredited)
Age: 46
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939) as Riley - Airplane Workman
Age: 46
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939) as Policeman
Age: 46
Kid Nightingale (1939) as Ring Announcer
Age: 46
The Roaring Twenties (1939) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 46
Bad Little Angel (1939) as Fireman (uncredited)
Age: 46
Sued for Libel (1939) as Policeman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Age: 46
Smashing the Money Ring (1939) as Night Gate Guard (uncredited)
Age: 46
Dancing Co-Ed (1939) as Workman's Stooge (uncredited)
Age: 46
Golden Boy (1939) as Ring Announcer
Age: 46
Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) as Guard at Reform School (uncredited)
Age: 46
Each Dawn I Die (1939) as Guard (uncredited)
Age: 46
These Glamour Girls (1939) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 46
They Shall Have Music (1939) as Policeman in Auditorium (uncredited)
Age: 46
Girl from Rio (1939) as Dennis Slater
Age: 46
Coast Guard (1939) as Senior Officer (uncredited)
Age: 46
Hell's Kitchen (1939) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 46
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) as Police Guard (uncredited)
Age: 46
Dog Daze (1939) as Officer Sweeney
Age: 46
Tell No Tales (1939) as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Age: 46
Lucky Night (1939) as Waiter At George's (uncredited)
Age: 45
Boys' Reformatory (1939) as Officer on Train
Age: 45
Fixer Dugan (1939) as Hammer Game Barker
Age: 45
Undercover Agent (1939) as Pete Higgens - Bartender
Age: 45
Women in the Wind (1939) as Wichita Official (uncredited)
Age: 45
The Flying Irishman (1939) as Mechanic Hiring Doug
Age: 45
The Lady and the Mob (1939) as Policeman
Age: 45
Let Us Live (1939) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 45
Sergeant Madden (1939) as Policeman
Age: 45
Money to Loan (1939) as Policeman
Age: 45
Tiny Troubles (1939) as Officer O'Brien
Age: 45
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) as Sheriff (uncredited)
Age: 45
Wings of the Navy (1939) as Train Conductor
Age: 45
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 45
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Age: 45
Four Girls in White (1939) as Foreman at Accident
Age: 45
Idiot's Delight (1939) as Train Announcer
Age: 45
Scouts to the Rescue (1939) as G-Man Jim Carson [Chs. 11-12]
Age: 45
The Long Shot (1939)
Age: 45
Pirates of the Skies (1939)
Age: 45
Trade Winds (1938) as Detective (Uncredited)
Age: 45
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) as Carpenter (uncredited)
Age: 45
Spring Madness (1938) as Police Officer Ryan
Age: 45
Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 45
You Can't Take It with You (1938) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 45
The Chaser (1938) as Ambulance Dispatcher
Age: 45
Men with Wings (1938) as Photographer
Age: 45
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) as Detective
Age: 45
The Saint in New York (1938) as Detective Kestry (Uncredited)
Age: 45
Heart of Arizona (1938) as Ranger Captain
Age: 44
Female Fugitive (1938) as Investigator Steve Roberts
Age: 44
Over the Wall (1938) as Patrolman Who Arrests Davis
Age: 44
The First Hundred Years (1938) as The Judge's clerk (uncredited)
Age: 44
Midnight Intruder (1938) as Deputy (uncredited)
Age: 44
Wells Fargo (1937) as Printer
Age: 44
Sudden Bill Dorn (1937) as Ken Fairchild
Age: 44
Under Suspicion (1937) as Private Detective
Age: 44
Blossoms On Broadway (1937) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 44
Boss of Lonely Valley (1937) as Peter Starr
Age: 44
One Mile from Heaven (1937) as Radio Cop
Age: 44
Easy Living (1937) as Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Age: 44
Raw Timber (1937) as Goss 'Bull' Riley
Age: 44
Behind The Headlines (1937) as FBI Agent Harris
Age: 44
Let Them Live (1937) as Fireman
Age: 43
Midnight Taxi (1937) as Chief of Detectives
Age: 43
Left-Handed Law (1937) as Sheriff Joe Grant
Age: 43
Sandflow (1937) as Singing Guard
Age: 43
Time Out for Romance (1937) as Reporter
Age: 43
Black Legion (1937) as Guard at Jail (uncredited)
Age: 43
Man Of The People (1937) as Relative of Sentenced Boy (uncredited)
Age: 43
You Only Live Once (1937) as Corridor Guard (uncredited)
Age: 43
After the Thin Man (1936) as Flop House Proprietor (uncredited)
Age: 43
Sinner Take All (1936) as Police Officer Beaumont (uncredited)
Age: 43
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek (1936) as Sheriff Lem Morrison
Age: 43
Hideaway Girl (1936) as Police Sgt. Davis
Age: 43
The Accusing Finger (1936) as Riley
Age: 43
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) as Reporter (uncredited)
Age: 43
Murder with Pictures (1936) as Girard Henchman (uncredited)
Age: 43
Wives Never Know (1936) as Doorman (uncredited)
Age: 43
Postal Inspector (1936) as Cop (uncredited)
Age: 43
Crash Donovan (1936) as Patrolman (uncredited)
Age: 43
And Sudden Death (1936) as Court Clerk
Age: 43
Palm Springs (1936) as Bartender
Age: 43
Little Miss Nobody (1936) as Policeman
Age: 43
Show Boat (1936)
Age: 43
Human Cargo (1936) as Gangster
Age: 43
Absolute Quiet (1936) as First Mechanic (Uncredited)
Age: 42
Big Brown Eyes (1936) as Lee (Uncredited)
Age: 42
Road Gang (1936) as Guard in Blackfoot Mine (uncredited)
Age: 42
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) as Off-Key Singer Hank
Age: 42
The Garden Murder Case (1936) as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Age: 42
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) as Davis' Cellmate (uncredited)
Age: 42
Strike Me Pink (1936) as Stage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited)
Age: 42
We're Only Human (1935) as Detective
Age: 42
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935) as Club Owner (uncredited)
Age: 42
Frisco Kid (1935) as Second Lookout (uncredited)
Age: 42
Hot Money (1935) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 42
3 Kids and a Queen (1935) as Cop
Age: 42
Confidential (1935) as One of Keaton's Lieutenants
Age: 42
It's in the Air (1935) as Investigator (uncredited)
Age: 42
She Couldn't Take It (1935) as Bailiff
Age: 42
Waterfront Lady (1935) as Detective Bates
Age: 42
Special Agent (1935) as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 42
Woman Wanted (1935) as Detective Charlie Beale (uncredited)
Age: 42
Men of Action (1935) as Construction Worker
Age: 42
Public Hero Number 1 (1935) as Tower Guard with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Age: 42
Murder in the Fleet (1935) as Officer Berating Guard (Uncredited)
Age: 42
'G' Men (1935) as McCord's Aide (uncredited)
Age: 41
Vagabond Lady (1935) as Yelling Ship Official (uncredited)
Age: 41
Baby Face Harrington (1935) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 41
The Winning Ticket (1935) as Bookmaker
Age: 41
Sequoia (1935) as Hunter (uncredited)
Age: 41
The Gay Bride (1934) as Safety deposit box guard (uncredited)
Age: 41
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) as Court Clerk
Age: 41
Among the Missing (1934) as Detective Gaynor
Age: 41
Chained (1934) as Ship's Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 41
Blind Date (1934) as Marathon Dance Attendant
Age: 41
The Thin Man (1934) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 41
Sadie McKee (1934) as Brennan’s Chauffeur (uncredited)
Age: 40
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 40
Upperworld (1934) as Reporter (uncredited)
Age: 40
The Crime Doctor (1934) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 40
Beggars in Ermine (1934) as Joe Swanson
Age: 40
Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 40
Roast-Beef and Movies (1934) as Attendant from Asylum (uncredited)
Age: 40
Cross Country Cruise (1934) as Bus Driver (Uncredited)
Age: 40
Female (1933) as Man with Thorne's Blueprint (Uncredited)
Age: 40
The Chief (1933) as Tim, a Man Watching Fire
Age: 40
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) as Movie Theater Patron (uncredited)
Age: 40
I'm No Angel (1933) as Sideshow Spectator (uncredited)
Age: 40
Bedtime Worries (1933) as Police Officer
Age: 40
Penthouse (1933) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 40
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) as Station Master (uncredited)
Age: 40
Midnight Mary (1933) as Club Imperial Floor Manager (uncredited)
Age: 40
The Woman I Stole (1933) as Murdock
Age: 40
The Nuisance (1933) as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)
Age: 40
I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Age: 40
Murders in the Zoo (1933) as Banquet Photographer / Zoo Guard (Uncredited)
Age: 39
King of the Jungle (1933) as Customs Inspector (uncredited)
Age: 39
Parole Girl (1933) as Burns, 1st Store Detective (uncredited)
Age: 39
Men Must Fight (1933) as Secret Service Escort
Age: 39
She Done Him Wrong (1933) as Waiter -Singer (uncredited)
Age: 39
Goldie Gets Along (1933) as Spring Valley Contest Judge
Age: 39
Frisco Jenny (1933) as Jailer (uncredited)
Age: 39
Afraid to Talk (1932) as Taxi Driver
Age: 39
Vanity Street (1932) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 39
Thirteen Women (1932) as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Age: 39
Blessed Event (1932) as Hotel Desk Clerk
Age: 39
70,000 Witnesses (1932) as Detective (uncredited)
Age: 39
American Madness (1932)
Age: 39
By Whose Hand? (1932) as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Age: 39
Red-Headed Woman (1932) as Waiter Calling Bill to Phone (uncredited)
Age: 39
Westward Passage (1932) as Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 39
Attorney for the Defense (1932) as Radio Test Man
Age: 39
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) as Club Clerk (uncredited)
Age: 39
Letty Lynton (1932) as Dennis (Uncredited)
Age: 38
Man Wanted (1932) as Speakeasy Waiter (Uncredited)
Age: 38
Young America (1932) as Court Clerk (Uncredited)
Age: 38
Cross-Examination (1932) as Officer Myles
Age: 38
Emma (1932) as Railroad Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Age: 38
Local Boy Makes Good (1931) as Assistant Coach
Age: 38
The Champ (1931) as Louie the Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 38
Flying High (1931) as Reporter from the News (uncredited)
Age: 38
Traveling Husbands (1931) as Hotel Elevator Starter
Age: 38
Laughing Sinners (1931) as Poker-Playing Salesman
Age: 38
Daybreak (1931) as Waiter
Age: 37
The Public Enemy (1931) as Steve - Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 37
The Secret Six (1931) as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Age: 37
Quick Millions (1931) as Tom, Man in sound track (uncredited)
Age: 37
Ladies' Man (1931) as Desk clerk
Age: 37
Stepping Out (1931) as Casino Patron
Age: 37
Strangers May Kiss (1931) as Bartender
Age: 37
Ten Cents a Dance (1931) as Bouncer (uncredited)
Age: 37
Danger Lights (1931) as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
Age: 37
The Criminal Code (1931) as Detective Doherty
Age: 37
Brothers (1930) as Bailiff (uncredited)
Age: 37
Dancing Sweeties (1930) as Athletic and Social Club Manager (uncredited)
Age: 37
The Florodora Girl (1930) as Bartender (uncredited)
Age: 37
The Girl Said No (1930) as Truck Driver
Age: 36
Anna Christie (1930) as Larry the Bartender
Age: 36
Street of Chance (1930) as Bert (uncredited)
Age: 36
The Kiss (1929) as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Age: 36
Putting Pants on Philip (1927) as Extra
Age: 34
Why Worry? (1923) as Guest (uncredited)
Age: 30
The Freshie (1922) as Tom
Age: 29
The Road Demon (1921)
Age: 27
The Penalty (1920) as Policeman (uncredited)
Age: 27
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1920) as Turner Boy
Age: 26
The Home Town Girl (1919) as Frank Willis
Age: 25
The Follies Girl (1919) as Basil
Age: 25
The Reckoning Day (1918) as Jimmy Ware
Age: 25
The Secret Code (1918) as Towen Rage
Age: 25
Marked Cards (1918) as Wesley Cutting
Age: 25
Limousine Life (1918) as Moncure Kelts
Age: 24
The Flames of Chance (1918) as Paul
Age: 24
Framing Framers (1917) as Lonnie Gorman
Age: 24
The Fuel of Life (1917) as Leonard Durant
Age: 24