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Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

ActingBorn May 22, 1900Died February 19, 1968 (age 67)Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA

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. 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.

Filmography

1962
Arsenic & Old Lace

as Lieutenant Rooney

Movie
1960
The Devil to Pay

as The Furnace Man

Movie
1957
The Pajama Game

as Myron Hasler

Movie
1956
For Crimin' Out Loud

as Baddie (archive footage)

Movie
1955
Norby

as Mr. Rudge

TV
1953
Sentence of Death

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Movie
1953
Taxi

as Rafferty (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lieutenant Rooney

TV
1951Movie
1951Movie
1950TV
1950
No Way Out

as Sam (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Asphalt Jungle

as Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Great Plane Robbery

as Police Inspector Bruce

Movie
1950
Singing Guns

as Traveler

Movie
1950
The Secret Fury

as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Mr. Soft Touch

as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)

Movie
1949
The Lost Tribe

as Capt. Rawlins

Movie
1949
Homicide

as Department of Employment Clerk

Movie
1949
Who Done It?

as Leader of Phantom Gang

Movie
1949
Miss Mink of 1949

as Mr. McKelvey

Movie
1948
Studio One

as Sergeant MacReynolds

TV
1948
Mummy's Dummies

as Rhadames

Movie
1948
Incident

as Bugs

Movie
1948
The Golden Eye

as Jim. Driscoll

Movie
1948
Lady at Midnight

as Al Garrity

Movie
1948
Train to Alcatraz

as Mark Stevens

Movie
1948
Jinx Money

as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

Movie
1948Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Dragnet

as Police Sgt. Martin

Movie
1947
News Hounds

as 'Dutch' Miller

Movie
1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Deep Valley

as Deputy

Movie
1947
Heartaches

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Possessed

as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Too Many Winners

as Detective Peter Rafferty

Movie
1947
Three on a Ticket

as Inspector Pete Rafferty

Movie
1947
Buck Privates Come Home

as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Undercover Maisie

as Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Nora Prentiss

as New York Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Lady in the Lake

as Sergeant (Uncredited)

Movie
1946
Lady Chaser

as Brady

Movie
1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Nobody Lives Forever

as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Strange Woman

as Lumberjack (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Genius at Work

as Lt. Gilley

Movie
1946
Sister Kenny

as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Gas House Kids

as Detective O'Hara

Movie
1946
Big Town

as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Step by Step

as Patrol Car Cop

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Larceny in Her Heart

as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

Movie
1946
The Dark Corner

as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Truth About Murder

as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Deadline at Dawn

as Capt. Dill (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Murder Is My Business

as Pete Rafferty

Movie
1946Movie
1946
Little Giant

as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Scarlet Street

as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Dick Tracy

as Detective Manning (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Hold That Blonde!

as Radio Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Senorita from the West

as Man (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Anchors Aweigh

as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Falcon in San Francisco

as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Along Came Jones

as Cotton (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Phantoms, Inc.

as Detective Lester

Movie
1945
Circumstantial Evidence

as Cleary, the Cop

Movie
1945
Escape in the Fog

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Salty O'Rourke

as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Hollywood Canteen

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Murder, My Sweet

as Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Woman in the Window

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Laura

as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Strange Affair

as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Up in Mabel's Room

as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Dark Mountain

as Chief Sanford

Movie
1944
In Society

as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Trial by Trigger

as MacIntosh 'Mac'

Movie
1944
Follow the Boys

as Loomis (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Whistler

as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

Movie
1944
Phantom Lady

as Worker (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Marty (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Action in the North Atlantic

as Quartermaster (uncredited)

Movie
1943
All by Myself

as Hotel Detective

Movie
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Hangmen Also Die!

as Czech Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Mug Town

as Cop

Movie
1942
A Night to Remember

as Henderson (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Keep 'Em Sailing

as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Lucky Jordan

as Army Guard

Movie
1942
I Married a Witch

as First Prison Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Get Hep to Love

as Policeman Making Bet

Movie
1942
Moontide

as Policeman

Movie
1942
Grand Central Murder

as Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Twin Beds

as Detective

Movie
1942
Saboteur

as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Fingers at the Window

as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)

Movie
1942
About Face

as Marine (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Blondie Goes to College

as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman

Movie
1941Movie
1941
The Corsican Brothers

as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)

Movie
1941
I Wake Up Screaming

as Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941Movie
1941
Sun Valley Serenade

as Customs Officer

Movie
1941
Manpower

as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

Movie
1941
In the Navy

as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)

Movie
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne

as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman

Movie
1941
Dead Men Tell

as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Western Union

as Work Seeker

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Murder Over New York

as Police Officer

Movie
1940
Trail of the Vigilantes

as Deputy Sheriff

Movie
1940
Gallant Sons

as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)

Movie
1940
So You Won't Talk?

as Police Lieutenant

Movie
1940
Brigham Young

as Jury Foreman

Movie
1940
Public Deb No. 1

as Policeman

Movie
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Movie
1940
You're Not So Tough

as Valley Truck Driver

Movie
1940
We Who Are Young

as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1940
New Moon

as Bondsman

Movie
1940
Phantom Raiders

as Port Policeman

Movie
1940
Girl in 313

as Det. Berner

Movie
1940
An Angel from Texas

as 'General' in the Play

Movie
1940
Johnny Apollo

as Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Grapes of Wrath

as Deputy (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Double Alibi

as First Police Dispatcher

Movie
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Fighting 69th

as Medical Captain (uncredited)

Movie
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1940
His Girl Friday

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Green Hornet

as Andy - Thug (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Invisible Stripes

as Doorman (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Another Thin Man

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Smashing the Money Ring

as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Desperate Trails

as Henchman Lon

Movie
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Indianapolis Speedway

as Racetrack Official

Movie
1939
I Stole a Million

as Bartender (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as Police Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Blind Alley

as Trooper Cronin

Movie
1939
Rose of Washington Square

as Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as Cop with McGurk

Movie
1939
Sergeant Madden

as Policeman in 1919

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Tail Spin

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Movie
1939
Scouts to the Rescue

as Henchman Pug O'Toole

Movie
1938
Next Time I Marry

as Kennel Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1938
Garden of the Moon

as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid

as Detective Egan

Movie
1938
Gateway

as Guard

Movie
1938
Numbered Woman

as Henchman Red

Movie
1938
Over the Wall

as Prison Guard

Movie
1938
A Slight Case of Murder

as Third Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1938
The Patient in Room 18

as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Big Town Girl

as Trooper

Movie
1937
Alcatraz Island

as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Wrong Road

as Convict (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Hot Water

as Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Dangerously Yours

as Detective

Movie
1937Movie
1937
White Bondage

as Defense Attorney

Movie
1937
Kid Galahad

as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Go-Getter

as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Melody for Two

as Radio Station Official

Movie
1937
Marked Woman

as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Movie
1937
Penrod and Sam

as Joe (uncredited)

Movie
1937
The Great O'Malley

as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Fugitive in the Sky

as First Radio Announcer

Movie
1936
China Clipper

as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)

Movie
1936
Bullets or Ballots

as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

Movie
1935
Stranded

as Bridge Worker (uncredited)

Movie
1933
Lady Killer

as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)

Movie
1932
The Crowd Roars

as Racetrack Official

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 22, 1900
Day of DeathFebruary 19, 1968
Place of BirthTitusville, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity0.3