Ralph Dunn
Known for Acting · 191 credits
- Born
- 1900-05-22
- Died
- 1968-02-19
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (185)
Laura
1944
as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Deputy (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Policeman (uncredited)
Moontide
1942
as Policeman
The Go-Getter
1937
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Possessed
1947
as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Stranded
1935
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Work Seeker
Sleepers West
1941
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Army Guard
The Woman in the Window
1944
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Detective (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946
as Patrol Car Cop
Taxi
1953
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
1944
as Chief Sanford
No Way Out
1950
as Sam (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
The Pajama Game
1957
as Myron Hasler
China Clipper
1936
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
New Moon
1940
as Bondsman
Gateway
1938
as Guard
The Enforcer
1951
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
1944
as Loomis (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Worker (uncredited)
Lady Killer
1933
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as New York Detective (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Detective
Brigham Young
1940
as Jury Foreman
Manpower
1941
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Cotton (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Cleary, the Cop
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Lady Chaser
1946
as Brady
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Officer (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Policeman in 1919
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Deep Valley
1947
as Deputy
The Green Hornet
1940
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Blind Alley
1939
as Trooper Cronin
Desperate Trails
1939
as Henchman Lon
Murder Over New York
1940
as Police Officer
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Marty (uncredited)
Homicide
1949
as Department of Employment Clerk
About Face
1942
as Marine (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Third Policeman (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Trooper
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Kennel Guard (uncredited)
In the Navy
1941
as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Stagehand (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
1937
as Convict (uncredited)
Big Town
1946
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
The Whistler
1944
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
1946
as Detective O'Hara
Jinx Money
1948
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950
as Traveler
Heartaches
1947
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
The Walking Hills
1949
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Numbered Woman
1938
as Henchman Red
Dick Tracy
1945
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Racetrack Official
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Port Policeman
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Customs Officer
Strange Affair
1944
as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Policeman
Incident
1948
as Bugs
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Girl in 313
1940
as Det. Berner
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cop (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938
as Prison Guard
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Guard
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as G-Man
The Secret Fury
1950
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
1940
as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
International Lady
1941
as Don
You're Not So Tough
1940
as Valley Truck Driver
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
A Night to Remember
1942
as Henderson (uncredited)
Train to Alcatraz
1948
as Mark Stevens
Nobody Lives Forever
1946
as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
About Ralph Dunn
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… With 191 credits spanning from 1932 to 1962, Ralph Dunn has appeared in 185 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ralph Dunn Movies
- Laura (1944) — as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Soldier (uncredited)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Deputy (uncredited)
- Saboteur (1942) — as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
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