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Ralph Dunn
Actor
Born May 22, 1900Died February 19, 1968 (67 years)
Ralph Dunn was an American film, television, and stage actor.
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania and spent early years living with relatives in Canton, Illinois. Dunn's father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during WWI, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after one day to join a Vaudeville troupe.
Ralph Dunn used his burly body and rich, theatrical voice to good effect in hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies. He came to Hollywood during the early talkie era, beginning his film career with 1932's The Crowd Roars.
A large man with a withering glare, Dunn was an ideal "opposite" for short, bumbling comedians. A frequent visitor to the Columbia short subjects unit, Dunn showed up in the Three Stooges comedies Mummy's Dummies, as well as Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud
Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in such TV series as Kitty Foyle, and Norby and such films as Black Like Me.
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania and spent early years living with relatives in Canton, Illinois. Dunn's father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during WWI, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after one day to join a Vaudeville troupe.
Ralph Dunn used his burly body and rich, theatrical voice to good effect in hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies. He came to Hollywood during the early talkie era, beginning his film career with 1932's The Crowd Roars.
A large man with a withering glare, Dunn was an ideal "opposite" for short, bumbling comedians. A frequent visitor to the Columbia short subjects unit, Dunn showed up in the Three Stooges comedies Mummy's Dummies, as well as Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud
Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in such TV series as Kitty Foyle, and Norby and such films as Black Like Me.
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Filmography
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Kiddy Kell |
| 1964 | Black Like Me · as Priest |
| 1963 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Mr. Massey |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1962 | Arsenic & Old Lace · as Lt. Rooney |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as The Worried Man |
| 1960 | From the Terrace · as D.d. Jones |
| 1957 | The Pajama Game · as Myron Hasler |
| 1956 | The Edge of Night (TV Series) · as Jake Golick (1957) |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Congressman Pettiguild |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | Taxi · as Rafferty (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Moore |
| 1953 | Sentence of Death · as Sergeant Macreynolds |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Rooney |
| 1951 | A Place in the Sun · as Policeman |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Booker |
| 1951 | Government Agents vs Phantom Legion · as Patrolman Mcgee [ch. 3] |
| 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid · as Racetrack Policeman |
| 1951 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Mitch |
| 1950 | Surrender · as Jailer Frank |
| 1950 | No Way Out · as Sam (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Admiral Was a Lady · as Mr. Bimble |
| 1950 | Key to the City · as Cop With Drunk |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire · as Electrician |
| 1950 | Singing Guns · as Traveler |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury · as Police Sergeant Mccafferty (uncredited) |
| 1950 | |
| 1950 | Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective · as Policeman |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian · as River Man |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch · as Tollgate Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Lost Tribe · as Capt. Rawlins |
| 1949 | Homicide · as Department Of Employment Clerk |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | Who Done It? · as Leader Of Phantom Gang |
| 1948 | Force of Evil · as Policeman #8 |
| 1948 | One Sunday Afternoon · as Charlie Brown |
| 1948 | The Strange Mrs. Crane · as Detective Who Arrests Barbara |
| 1948 | They Live by Night · as Policeman |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Sergeant Macreynolds |
| 1948 | Incident · as Bugs |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story · as Babe Ruth's Father |
| 1948 | The Golden Eye · as Jim. Driscoll |
| 1948 | Lady at Midnight · as Al Garrity |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Wagon Master |
| 1948 | Canon City · as Convict Blacksmith |
| 1948 | Train to Alcatraz · as U.s. Marshal Mark Stevens |
| 1948 | Jinx Money · as Jake 'cold Deck' Shapiro |
| 1948 | Fighting Father Dunne · as Workman |
| 1948 | The Big Clock · as Guard |
| 1948 | April Showers · as Frank - Bayside Hotel Bartender |
| 1948 | Adventures in Silverado · as Townsman |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre · as Flophouse Bum (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Road to Rio · as Meat Delivery Foreman |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan · as Gratton |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies · as Union Officer In Civil War Film |
| 1947 | News Hounds · as 'dutch' Miller |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Policeman |
| 1947 | Dragnet · as Police Sgt. Martin |
| 1947 | Michigan Kid · as Cavalryman |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · as Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Deep Valley · as Deputy |
| 1947 | Possessed · as Cable Car Motorman |
| 1947 | Heartaches · as Police Detective (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Too Many Winners · as Detective Peter Rafferty |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Danny Hogan |
| 1947 | For the Love of Rusty · as Policeman |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home · as Ed - Guard On Midget Car (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Three on a Ticket · as Inspector Pete Rafferty |
| 1947 | Lost Honeymoon · as Truck Driver |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie · as Cop (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Nora Prentiss · as New York Detective (uncredited) |
| 1947 | California · as Man |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Guard |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake · as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law · as Bank Guard |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By · as Moving Man |
| 1946 | Gallant Bess · as Tractor Chief Petty Officer |
| 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever · as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Big Town · as Mac- Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman · as Lumberjack (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Genius at Work · as Lt. Gilley |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny · as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Shadowed · as Policeman Ed |
| 1946 | Step by Step · as Patrol Car Cop |
| 1946 | Wall Street Blues · as Cast |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down · as Policeman |
| 1946 | The Man Who Dared · as Policeman John Ferris |
| 1946 | Larceny in Her Heart · as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty |
| 1946 | The Dark Corner · as Policeman At Gallery (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Blondie's Lucky Day · as 1st Cop |
| 1946 | The Truth About Murder · as Police Detective Faber (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn · as Sullivan's Handler |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn · as Capt. Dill (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Murder Is My Business · as Pete Rafferty |
| 1946 | From This Day Forward · as Bailiff |
| 1946 | Little Giant · as Passenger In Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest · as Castle Guard |
| 1946 | Because of Him · as Cop |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street · as First Policeman In Park (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Dick Tracy · as Detective Manning (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Hold That Blonde! · as Radio Cop |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk · as Engineer |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh · as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke · as Guard At Jewelry Store (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco · as Arresting Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones · as Cotton (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Within These Walls · as Pearson |
| 1945 | Conflict · as Roberts - Highway Patrolman |
| 1945 | Wonder Man · as Cop |
| 1945 | Where Do We Go from Here? · as Cast |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence · as Cleary, The Cop |
| 1945 | Escape in the Fog · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Together Again · as Policeman |
| 1944 | Murder, My Sweet · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate · as Murderous Pirate |
| 1944 | The Woman in the Window · as Traffic Cop (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Bowery to Broadway · as Policeman |
| 1944 | Laura · as Fred Callahan (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Strange Affair · as Mike Mccafferty (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Dark Mountain · as Chief Sanford |
| 1944 | In Society · as Policeman At Pottery Shop (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Gypsy Wildcat · as Cast |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Senator Robert La Follette |
| 1944 | The Hairy Ape · as Head Guard |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Patrolman |
| 1944 | This Is the Life · as Cop |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys · as Loomis |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice · as Police Sgt. Lonergan |
| 1944 | Up in Mabel's Room · as Air Raid Warden (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Whistler · as Cop At Car Accident (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady · as Worker (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Moonlight in Vermont · as Taxicab Driver |
| 1943 | Minesweeper · as Madigan |
| 1943 | Government Girl · as Fbi Man |
| 1943 | My Kingdom for a Cook · as Motor Policeman |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars · as Marty (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets · as Drucke |
| 1943 | Tornado · as Miner |
| 1943 | Pilot #5 · as Deputy Throwing Tear Gas |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic · as Quartermaster (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case · as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back · as Motorcycle Policeman |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! · as Czech Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1943 | He Hired the Boss · as Carter, Fbi Man |
| 1943 | Hello Frisco, Hello · as Waiter |
| 1943 | They Got Me Covered · as Cop At Lincoln Memorial |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember · as Henderson (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lucky Jordan · as Army Guard |
| 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy · as Policeman Outside Theater |
| 1942 | Wrecking Crew · as Bartender |
| 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood · as Police Sergeant |
| 1942 | I Married a Witch · as First Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through · as Cop Bringing Sampier |
| 1942 | Street of Chance · as Fireman |
| 1942 | Get Hep to Love · as Policeman Making Bet |
| 1942 | Just Off Broadway · as Police Lieutenant |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Griswald - Policeman |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window · as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor · as Policeman At Drug Store |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town · as Cop On Stairs |
| 1942 | A-Haunting We Will Go · as Officer |
| 1942 | The Big Shot · as Guard Slocum |
| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as 'jubilee' Lookout |
| 1942 | Moontide · as Policeman |
| 1942 | Syncopation · as Police Officer |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Twin Beds · as Detective |
| 1942 | Saboteur · as Fbu Agent At Mason's House (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy · as Agent Grimes |
| 1942 | Sing Your Worries Away · as Detective Burke |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College · as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout · as Cop |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie · as Police Officer Mccarthy |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock · as Policeman |
| 1941 | The Corsican Brothers · as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (uncredited) |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1941 | International Lady · as Don |
| 1941 | We Go Fast · as Policeman Mulligan |
| 1941 | Sun Valley Serenade · as Customs Officer |
| 1941 | World Premiere · as Pinkerton Guard |
| 1941 | Manpower · as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) |
| 1941 | In the Navy · as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy A Ticket (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde · as Studio Gateman |
| 1941 | The Big Boss · as Detective |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith · as Cop |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne · as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman |
| 1941 | Dead Men Tell · as Homicide Desk Sergeant |
| 1941 | |
| 1941 | Western Union · as Work Seeker |
| 1941 | Blonde Inspiration · as Policeman |
| 1941 | Tall, Dark and Handsome · as Store Detective |
| 1940 | Drafted in the Depot · as Sergeant |
| 1940 | Michael Shayne: Private Detective · as First Bartender |
| 1940 | Murder Over New York · as Police Officer |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes · as Deputy Sheriff |
| 1940 | Gallant Sons · as Deputy With Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Jury Foreman |
| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 · as Policeman |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Argentine Nights · as Purser |
| 1940 | You're Not So Tough · as Valley Truck Driver |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young · as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady · as Shore Patrol |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Bondsman |
| 1940 | Phantom Raiders · as Port Policeman |
| 1940 | Girl in 313 · as Det. Berner |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas · as 'general' In The Play |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Guard (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Double Alibi · as First Police Dispatcher |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Medical Captain (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble · as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · as Guard |
| 1940 | His Girl Friday · as Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet · as Andy - Thug (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man · as Baggage Man (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Allegheny Uprising · as Briggs - Carlisle Jail Turnkey |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Beware Spooks! · as Police Sergeant Following Gifford |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring · as Dave - Convict Custodian On Train (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Desperate Trails · as Henchman Lon |
| 1939 | Indianapolis Speedway · as Racetrack Official |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Waterfront · as First Detective |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation · as Police Guard (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Blind Alley · as Trooper Cronin |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square · as Officer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of the Cisco Kid · as (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Mr. Moto in Danger Island · as Cop With Mcgurk |
| 1939 | Sergeant Madden · as Policeman In 1919 |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again · as Bart Dolan |
| 1939 | Tail Spin · as Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue · as Henchman Pug O'toole |
| 1939 | King of the Underworld · as First Policeman |
| 1938 | Next Time I Marry · as Kennel Guard |
| 1938 | Storm Over Bengal · as Soldier |
| 1938 | Red Barry · as Transfer Truck Driver |
| 1938 | Five of a Kind · as Policeman |
| 1938 | Garden of the Moon · as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Straight Place and Show · as Bartender |
| 1938 | Time Out for Murder · as Brady - Policeman |
| 1938 | Billy the Kid Returns · as Angry Man |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band · as Army Captain |
| 1938 | Come on, Leathernecks! · as Capt. Niles |
| 1938 | Gateway · as Guard |
| 1938 | Prison Break · as Detective |
| 1938 | Romance on the Run · as Patrolman |
| 1938 | Accidents Will Happen · as Court Clerk |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble · as Detective |
| 1938 | Over the Wall · as Prison Guard |
| 1938 | Island in the Sky · as Police Sergeant |
| 1938 | King of the Newsboys · as Racetrack Guard |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder · as Third Policeman |
| 1938 | The Patient in Room 18 · as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1937 | White Bondage · as Defense Attorney |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl · as Trooper |
| 1937 | Submarine D-1 · as Sailor Who Smokes |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island · as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Wrong Road · as Convict (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours · as Detective |
| 1937 | The Game That Kills · as Detective |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven · as Doorman |
| 1937 | Reported Missing! · as Mcnamara |
| 1937 | San Quentin · as Head Cell Block Guard |
| 1937 | Marry the Girl · as G-Man |
| 1937 | The Singing Marine · as Marine In Marine Grill |
| 1937 | Kid Galahad · as (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Go Getter · as Officer On The Macon (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Night Key · as Abc Delivery Garageman-Thug |
| 1937 | Melody for Two · as Radio Station Official |
| 1937 | Marked Woman · as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Penrod and Sam · as Joe |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Police Stenographer In Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Girl Overboard · as Motorcycle Officer |
| 1936 | Sing Me a Love Song · as Store Cashier |
| 1936 | Fugitive in the Sky · as First Radio Announcer |
| 1936 | Legion of Terror · as Detective |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as G-Man |
| 1936 | Cain and Mabel · as Diner Behind Reilly |
| 1936 | Down the Stretch · as Race Starter |
| 1936 | China Clipper · as Plane Announcer At Miami Airport (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Public Enemy's Wife · as Cop |
| 1936 | Bullets or Ballots · as Policeman Getting Papers From Fire (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Stranded · as Bridge Worker (uncredited) |
| 1933 | |
| 1932 | The Crowd Roars · as Racetrack Official |