James Dunn

Aktor

2 listopada 1901 — 3 września 1967 (65 years)
James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954).

Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA  (following abdominal surgery)

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
    Bonanza2 seasons
  • Poszukiwany: żywy lub martwy
    Poszukiwany: żywy lub martwy3 seasons
  • Route 66
    Route 664 seasons
  • The Living Ghost
    The Living Ghost1942
  • The Ghost and the Guest
    The Ghost and the Guest1943
  • Hearts in Bondage
    Hearts in Bondage1936

Known For

  • Drzewko na Brooklynie
    Drzewko na Brooklynie1945
  • Zła dziewczyna
    Zła dziewczyna1931
  • Roześmiane oczy
    Roześmiane oczy1934
  • The Living Ghost
    The Living Ghost1942
  • Tajemnica małej Shirley
    Tajemnica małej Shirley1934
  • That Brennan Girl
    That Brennan Girl1946
  • The Ghost and the Guest
    The Ghost and the Guest1943
  • Hello, Sister!
    Hello, Sister!1933
  • Hearts in Bondage
    Hearts in Bondage1936
  • Hold That Woman!
    Hold That Woman!1940
  • Rewolucja śmiechu
    Rewolucja śmiechu1934
  • 365 Nights in Hollywood
    365 Nights in Hollywood1934
  • Shadows Over Shanghai
    Shadows Over Shanghai1938
  • Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
    Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven1948
  • Leave It to the Irish
    Leave It to the Irish1944
  • Killer McCoy
    Killer McCoy1947
  • Przygody młodego człowieka
    Przygody młodego człowieka1962
  • Sailor's Luck
    Sailor's Luck1933

Filmography

1968
Shadow Over Elveron · as Luke Travers
1966
T.H.E. Cat · as Joey Crato
1966
The Oscar · as Tv Executive
1965
1964
Slattery's People · as Samuel Walton
1964
The Movie Maker · as Landers
1963
1963
The Great Adventure · as Indian Agent Mclean
1963
The Fugitive · as Lou Bragan
1963
Vacation Playhouse · as P.j. Cunningham
1962
1962
1962
The Virginian · as Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove
1961
1961
Follow The Sun · as Tippy The Clown
1960
Route 66Na Plex
1960
Stagecoach West · as Jethrow Burke
1960
The Bramble Bush · as Stew Schaffer
1959
Bonanza · as Danny LynchNa Plex
1959
Rawhide · as Dr. Soloman Flood
1958
Naked City · as Peter Wilkin
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive · as Gabe HenshawNa Plex
1957
Wagon Train · as Clyde Winslow
1957
1956
Playhouse 90 · as Jackson
1955
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse · as Sheriff Garrett
1955
1954
Disneyland · as J. Henry Newman
1954
Producers' Showcase · as Jerry Cohan
1954
Climax! · as Eldon Abernathy
1954
It's a Great Life · as Earl Morgan
1953
1951
1951
1951
The Red Skelton Show · as Curley The Hobo
1950
The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse · as William O. Dapping
1950
1950
The Web (1950) · as Cast
1950
1950
The Golden Gloves Story · as Joe Riley
1950
1948
Studio One · as Frank Gabriel
1948
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre · as Tommy Malone
1948
1947
Killer McCoy · as Brian Mccoy
1946
That Brennan Girl · as Denny Reagan
1945
The Caribbean Mystery · as Mr. Smith
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Johnny Nolan
1944
Leave It to the Irish · as Terry Moran
1943
Government Girl · as Sergeant Joe Blake
1943
The Ghost and the Guest · as Webster FryeNa Plex
1942
The Living Ghost · as Nick TrayneNa Plex
1940
Hold That Woman! · as Jimmy Parker
1940
Son of the Navy · as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai · as Johnny Mcginty
1937
Living on Love · as Gary Martin
1937
We Have Our Moments · as John Wade
1936
Hearts in Bondage · as Lt. Kenneth ReynoldsNa Plex
1935
The Payoff · as Joe Mccoy
1935
Bad Boy · as Eddie Nolan
1935
The Daring Young Man · as Don Mclane
1935
1934
Bright Eyes · as Loop Merritt
1934
365 Nights in Hollywood · as James 'jimmy' Dale
1934
Have a Heart · as James 'jimmie' Flaherty
1934
Baby, Take a Bow · as Eddie Ellison
1934
Change of Heart · as Mark Mcgowan
1934
Stand Up and Cheer! · as Jimmy Dugan
1933
Take a Chance · as Duke Stanley
1933
Jimmy and Sally · as Jimmy O'connor
1933
Arizona to Broadway · as Smiley Wells
1933
The Girl in 419 · as Dr. Daniel French
1933
Hello, Sister! · as Jimmy
1933
Sailor's Luck · as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
1932
Society Girl · as Johnny Malone
1931
Over the Hill · as Johnny Shelby As An Adult
1931
Retire Inn · as Cast
1931
Bad Girl · as Eddie Collins
1930
Barefoot Days · as Cast
1919
Deliverance · as Life Saver

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