Dudley Clements

Bio: A roly-poly Broadway comedian (Strike Up the Band [1930], Of Thee I Sing [1931]), Dudley Clements had made sporadic screen appearances in the 1920s but enjoyed more sustained success as a character player with RKO in the mid-'30s. Returning to the Great White Way, he later played the role of literary, ambitious Dr. Bradley in the comedy hit The Man Who Came to… More Bio: A roly-poly Broadway comedian (Strike Up the Band [1930], Of Thee I Sing [1931]), Dudley Clements had made sporadic screen appearances in the 1920s but enjoyed more sustained success as a character player with RKO in the mid-'30s. Returning to the Great White Way, he later played the role of literary, ambitious Dr. Bradley in the comedy hit The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939). Clements death in 1947 was attributed to a heart attack. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi