Dudley Dickerson
Acting
Biography
Dudley Henry Dickerson Jr. (November 27, 1906 – September 23, 1968) was an African-American film actor. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he appeared in nearly 160 films between 1932 and 1952, and is best remembered for his roles in several Three Stooges films.
Born: November 27, 1906
Place of Birth: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Wide Open Faces
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
Spy Smasher Returns
Edited version of the 1942 Republic serial "Spy Smasher," cut down to one hour and sold for TV release in 1966 in a syndication package with other truncated Republic serials.
Who Done It?
The stooges are private detectives looking for a missing millionaire. They wander around the millionaire's spooky mansion confronting various crooks and a dangerous dame. The stooges vanquish the crooks (Shemp uses his "trusty shovel") and find the missing man.
Hold That Lion!
The stooges are scammed out of their inheritance by Icabob Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train. The only Stooges SHORT where Moe, Curly and Shemp appear together.
They Stooge to Conga
The Stooges are repairmen who get a job fixing the doorbell in large house which is the secret headquarters of some Nazi spies. They manage to ruin most of the house while working on the wiring and then subdue the spies and sink an enemy submarine by remote control.
A Gem of a Jam
The stooges are janitors working in the offices of Doctors Harts, Burns and Belcher. Some crooks arrive seeking medical attention after their boss has been wounded in a shoot out with the cops. Mistaken for doctors, the boys are forced to operate on the wounded crook, but instead they accidentally dump him out the window into a passing police car. The rest of the gang chases them into a store room filled with dummies where the cops finally catch the bad guys.
Vagabond Loafers
The stooges are the "Day and Night" plumbers. Called out to a fancy mansion where a society party is going on, they cross the electrical and water systems and generally ruin the place. Despite their incompetent plumbing, they save the day by recovering a painting stolen by a pair of thieves masquerading as party guests.
Some Like It Hot
Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City's boardwalk. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician Gene Krupa, playing on the sidewalk to attract the customers, "The Living Corpse" and other low-rent acts aren't enough to lure the seen-it-all boardwalk strollers, and the landlord closes the show in lieu of never-paid rent. Nicky, always promoting, goes to Stephen Hanratty, head of the pier's Dance Pavilion, to plug Krupa's band as an attraction, but Hanratty won't even listen to them. But, while there, he meets singer Lily Racquel, who knows he is a phoney but might have the ability to to talk a radio-station manager into giving her an audition. She gives him a ring to help finance the project; he promptly loses it in a crap-game.
Shall We Dance
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.
Gentleman Jim
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Filmography
as Train Porter (uncredited)
as Porter
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Cook (archive footage)
as Janitor (uncredited)
as Porter (uncredited)
as Julius
as Redcap
as The Cook
as Porter (uncredited)
as Horatio
as Janitor
as Bootblack (uncredited)
as Dudley
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as Train Porter (uncredited)
as Doorman
as Pullman Porter
as Joe (uncredited)
as Big Ben
as Janitor (uncredited)
as Redcap (uncredited)
as Watchman
as Valet
as Bullfiddle Player
as Jackson
as Pullman Train Porter
as Wilbur - the Cook (uncredited)
as Bellboy (uncredited)
as Roadside Worker (uncredited)
as Husband
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter Delivering Dinner
as Train Porter (uncredited)
as Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
as Cowboy
as Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
as Laundryman (uncredited)
as Native Cook (uncredited)
as Dancing Porter
as Hotel Janitor (uncredited)
as Bob's Servant (Uncredited)
as Sam Dillingham
as Barber Shop Assistant
as Member at Ball
as Waiter
as Train Porter (uncredited)
as Doorman (uncredited)
as Crematorium Orderly (uncredited)
as Sam
as Sam
as The Cook
as Singer / Dancer - 'Swingali' (uncredited)
as Black Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
as Sam
as Chauffeur
as Train Porter (uncredited)
as Shoe Shine Man
as Porter (uncredited)
as Engine Room Singer (uncredited)
as Sam, the Janitor
as Ham
as Night Club Dancer (uncredited)