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Ralph Dunn
Actor

Ralph Dunn

22 May 1900Born
19 Feb 1968Died
67Age at death
193Credits

Biography

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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 193 credits.

  1. 1962Arsenic & Old LaceFilm: Lieutenant Rooney
  2. 1960The Devil to PayFilm: The Furnace Man
  3. 1957The Pajama GameFilm: Myron Hasler
  4. 1956Crowded ParadiseFilm
  5. 1956For Crimin' Out LoudFilm: Baddie (archive footage)
  6. 1955NorbySeries: Mr. Rudge (13 episodes)
  7. 1954Summer PlayhouseSeries (1 episode)
  8. 1953Sentence of DeathFilm: Sergeant MacReynolds
  9. 1953TaxiFilm: Rafferty (uncredited)
  10. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Lieutenant Rooney (1 episode)
  11. 1951Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible ManFilm: Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
  12. 1951The EnforcerFilm
  13. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Mitch (1 episode)
  14. 1950No Way OutFilm: Sam (uncredited)
  15. 1950The Asphalt JungleFilm: Policeman (uncredited)
  16. 1950The Great Plane RobberyFilm: Police Inspector Bruce
  17. 1950Singing GunsFilm: Traveler
  18. 1950The Secret FuryFilm: Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
  19. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries (1 episode)
  20. 1949On the Right SideFilm: Hood
  21. 1949Mr. Soft TouchFilm: Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
  22. 1949The Lost TribeFilm: Capt. Rawlins
  23. 1949HomicideFilm: Department of Employment Clerk
  24. 1949The Walking HillsFilm
  25. 1949Who Done It?Film: Leader of Phantom Gang
  26. 1949Miss Mink of 1949Film: Mr. McKelvey
  27. 1948Studio OneSeries: Sergeant MacReynolds (1 episode)
  28. 1948Mummy's DummiesFilm: Rhadames
  29. 1948IncidentFilm: Bugs
  30. 1948The Golden EyeFilm: Jim. Driscoll
  31. 1948Lady at MidnightFilm: Al Garrity
  32. 1948Train to AlcatrazFilm: Mark Stevens
  33. 1948Jinx MoneyFilm: Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
  34. 1948King of the GamblersFilm: Cassidy
  35. 1948My Girl TisaFilm
  36. 1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreFilm: Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
  37. 1947DragnetFilm: Police Sgt. Martin
  38. 1947News HoundsFilm: 'Dutch' Miller
  39. 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowFilm: Stagehand (uncredited)
  40. 1947Deep ValleyFilm: Deputy
  41. 1947HeartachesFilm: Police Detective (uncredited)
  42. 1947PossessedFilm: Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
  43. 1947Too Many WinnersFilm: Detective Peter Rafferty
  44. 1947Three on a TicketFilm: Inspector Pete Rafferty
  45. 1947Buck Privates Come HomeFilm: Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
  46. 1947Undercover MaisieFilm: Cop (uncredited)
  47. 1947Nora PrentissFilm: New York Detective (uncredited)
  48. 1946Lady in the LakeFilm: Sergeant (Uncredited)
  49. 1946Lady ChaserFilm: Brady
  50. 1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballFilm: Policeman (uncredited)
  51. 1946Nobody Lives ForeverFilm: Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
  52. 1946The Strange WomanFilm: Lumberjack (uncredited)
  53. 1946Genius at WorkFilm: Lt. Gilley
  54. 1946Sister KennyFilm: Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
  55. 1946Gas House KidsFilm: Detective O'Hara
  56. 1946Big TownFilm: Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
  57. 1946Step by StepFilm: Patrol Car Cop
  58. 1946The Walls Came Tumbling DownFilm: Policeman
  59. 1946Larceny in Her HeartFilm: Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
  60. 1946The Dark CornerFilm: Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
  61. 1946The Truth About MurderFilm: Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
  62. 1946Deadline at DawnFilm: Capt. Dill (uncredited)
  63. 1946Murder Is My BusinessFilm: Pete Rafferty
  64. 1946From This Day ForwardFilm: Bailiff
  65. 1946Little GiantFilm: Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
  66. 1945Scarlet StreetFilm: First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
  67. 1945Dick TracyFilm: Detective Manning (uncredited)
  68. 1945Hold That Blonde!Film: Radio Cop (uncredited)
  69. 1945Senorita from the WestFilm: Man (uncredited)
  70. 1945Love, Honor and GoodbyeFilm: Detective
  71. 1945Anchors AweighFilm: Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
  72. 1945The Falcon in San FranciscoFilm: Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
  73. 1945Along Came JonesFilm: Cotton (uncredited)
  74. 1945Phantoms, Inc.Film: Detective Lester
  75. 1945Circumstantial EvidenceFilm: Cleary, the Cop
  76. 1945Escape in the FogFilm: Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  77. 1945Salty O'RourkeFilm: Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
  78. 1944Hollywood CanteenFilm: Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
  79. 1944Murder, My SweetFilm: Detective (uncredited)
  80. 1944The Woman in the WindowFilm: Traffic Cop (uncredited)

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