Ralph Dunn was an American film, television, and stage actor.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Arsenic & Old Lace
Character:Lt. Rooney
Release Date:05/02/1962
The Devil to Pay
Character:The Furnace Man
Release Date:09/11/1960
The Pajama Game
Character:Myron Hasler
Release Date:29/08/1957
Crowded Paradise
Character:
Release Date:21/06/1956
For Crimin' Out Loud
Character:Baddie (archive footage)
Release Date:03/05/1956
Sentence of Death
Character:Sergeant MacReynolds
Release Date:17/08/1953
Taxi
Character:Rafferty (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1953
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Character:Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1951
The Enforcer
Character:
Release Date:24/02/1951
No Way Out
Character:Sam (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:12/05/1950
The Great Plane Robbery
Character:Police Inspector Bruce
Release Date:10/03/1950
Singing Guns
Character:Traveler
Release Date:28/02/1950
The Secret Fury
Character:Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1950
Mr. Soft Touch
Character:Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Release Date:28/07/1949
The Lost Tribe
Character:Capt. Rawlins
Release Date:19/04/1949
Homicide
Character:Department of Employment Clerk
Release Date:02/04/1949
The Walking Hills
Character:
Release Date:05/03/1949
Who Done It?
Character:Leader of Phantom Gang
Release Date:03/03/1949
Miss Mink of 1949
Character:Mr. McKelvey
Release Date:11/02/1949
Mummy's Dummies
Character:Rhadames
Release Date:04/11/1948
Incident
Character:Bugs
Release Date:30/10/1948
The Golden Eye
Character:Jim. Driscoll
Release Date:29/08/1948
Lady at Midnight
Character:Al Garrity
Release Date:15/08/1948
Train to Alcatraz
Character:Mark Stevens
Release Date:28/06/1948
Jinx Money
Character:Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
Release Date:27/06/1948
My Girl Tisa
Character:
Release Date:07/02/1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Character:Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1948
Dragnet
Character:Police Sgt. Martin
Release Date:16/08/1947
News Hounds
Character:'Dutch' Miller
Release Date:13/08/1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Character:Stagehand (uncredited)
Release Date:31/07/1947
Deep Valley
Character:Deputy
Release Date:30/07/1947
Heartaches
Character:Police Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:28/06/1947
Possessed
Character:Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1947
Too Many Winners
Character:Detective Peter Rafferty
Release Date:24/05/1947
Three on a Ticket
Character:Inspector Pete Rafferty
Release Date:04/04/1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Character:Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1947
Undercover Maisie
Character:Cop (Uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1947
Nora Prentiss
Character:New York Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1947
Lady in the Lake
Character:Sergeant (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/12/1946
Lady Chaser
Character:Brady
Release Date:25/11/1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1946
Nobody Lives Forever
Character:Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1946
The Strange Woman
Character:Lumberjack (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1946
Genius at Work
Character:Lt. Gilley
Release Date:20/10/1946
Sister Kenny
Character:Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946
Gas House Kids
Character:Detective O'Hara
Release Date:08/10/1946
Big Town
Character:Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1946
Step by Step
Character:Patrol Car Cop
Release Date:23/08/1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Character:Policeman
Release Date:07/06/1946
Larceny in Her Heart
Character:Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Release Date:20/05/1946
The Dark Corner
Character:Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1946
The Truth About Murder
Character:Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1946
Deadline at Dawn
Character:Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1946
Murder Is My Business
Character:Pete Rafferty
Release Date:07/03/1946
From This Day Forward
Character:Bailiff
Release Date:02/03/1946
Little Giant
Character:Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1946
Scarlet Street
Character:First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1945
Dick Tracy
Character:Detective Manning (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1945
Hold That Blonde!
Character:Radio Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1945
Senorita from the West
Character:Man (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye
Character:Detective
Release Date:15/09/1945
Anchors Aweigh
Character:Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:13/08/1945
The Falcon in San Francisco
Character:Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/07/1945
Along Came Jones
Character:Cotton (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1945
Phantoms, Inc.
Character:Detective Lester
Release Date:09/06/1945
Circumstantial Evidence
Character:Cleary, the Cop
Release Date:20/04/1945
Escape in the Fog
Character:Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1945
Salty O'Rourke
Character:Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/1945
Hollywood Canteen
Character:Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1944
Murder, My Sweet
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1944
The Woman in the Window
Character:Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1944
Laura
Character:Fred Callahan (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1944
Strange Affair
Character:Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1944
Up in Mabel's Room
Character:Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Release Date:12/09/1944
Dark Mountain
Character:Chief Sanford
Release Date:01/09/1944
In Society
Character:Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1944
Trial by Trigger
Character:MacIntosh 'Mac'
Release Date:27/05/1944
Follow the Boys
Character:Loomis (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1944
The Whistler
Character:Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Release Date:30/03/1944
Phantom Lady
Character:Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character:Marty (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Character:Quartermaster (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1943
All by Myself
Character:Hotel Detective
Release Date:11/06/1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Character:Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Character:Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1943
Mug Town
Character:Cop
Release Date:18/12/1942
A Night to Remember
Character:Henderson (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1942
Keep 'Em Sailing
Character:Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1942
Strictly in the Groove
Character:Big Boy
Release Date:20/11/1942
Lucky Jordan
Character:Army Guard
Release Date:16/11/1942
I Married a Witch
Character:First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1942
Get Hep to Love
Character:Policeman Making Bet
Release Date:02/10/1942
Moontide
Character:Policeman
Release Date:29/05/1942
Grand Central Murder
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1942
Twin Beds
Character:Detective
Release Date:30/04/1942
Saboteur
Character:FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
Fingers at the Window
Character:Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942
About Face
Character:Marine (uncredited)
Release Date:16/04/1942
Blondie Goes to College
Character:Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Release Date:15/01/1942
Pacific Blackout
Character:Cop
Release Date:31/12/1941
The Corsican Brothers
Character:Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1941
I Wake Up Screaming
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:31/10/1941
International Lady
Character:Don
Release Date:16/10/1941
Two Latins from Manhattan
Character:Federal Agent
Release Date:02/10/1941
Sun Valley Serenade
Character:Customs Officer
Release Date:29/08/1941
Manpower
Character:Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Release Date:09/08/1941
In the Navy
Character:Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
Character:Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
Release Date:11/04/1941
Dead Men Tell
Character:Homicide Desk Sergeant
Release Date:28/03/1941
Sleepers West
Character:
Release Date:14/03/1941
Western Union
Character:Work Seeker
Release Date:21/02/1941
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Character:First Bartender
Release Date:19/12/1940
Murder Over New York
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:13/12/1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Character:Deputy Sheriff
Release Date:13/12/1940
Gallant Sons
Character:Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1940
So You Won't Talk?
Character:Police Lieutenant
Release Date:02/10/1940
Brigham Young
Character:Jury Foreman
Release Date:27/09/1940
Public Deb No. 1
Character:Policeman
Release Date:13/09/1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Character:Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:06/09/1940
You're Not So Tough
Character:Valley Truck Driver
Release Date:26/07/1940
We Who Are Young
Character:2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1940
New Moon
Character:Bondsman
Release Date:28/06/1940
Phantom Raiders
Character:Port Policeman
Release Date:07/06/1940
Girl in 313
Character:Det. Berner
Release Date:31/05/1940
An Angel from Texas
Character:'General' in the Play
Release Date:27/04/1940
Johnny Apollo
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:19/04/1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Deputy (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1940
Double Alibi
Character:First Police Dispatcher
Release Date:01/03/1940
Castle on the Hudson
Character:Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1940
The Fighting 69th
Character:Medical Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:27/01/1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
Character:Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1940
His Girl Friday
Character:Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Release Date:18/01/1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Character:Guard
Release Date:11/01/1940
The Green Hornet
Character:Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1940
Invisible Stripes
Character:Doorman (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1939
Another Thin Man
Character:Baggage Man (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Character:Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1939
Smashing the Money Ring
Character:Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:21/10/1939
Desperate Trails
Character:Henchman Lon
Release Date:30/09/1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:31/08/1939
Indianapolis Speedway
Character:Racetrack Official
Release Date:05/08/1939
I Stole a Million
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Character:Police Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1939
Blind Alley
Character:Trooper Cronin
Release Date:11/05/1939
Rose of Washington Square
Character:Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1939
The Return of the Cisco Kid
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:28/04/1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Character:Cop with McGurk
Release Date:07/04/1939
Sergeant Madden
Character:Policeman in 1919
Release Date:24/03/1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Character:Bart Dolan
Release Date:25/02/1939
Tail Spin
Character:Mechanic (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1939
Scouts to the Rescue
Character:Henchman Pug O'Toole
Release Date:17/01/1939
Next Time I Marry
Character:Kennel Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1938
Storm Over Bengal
Character:Soldier
Release Date:14/11/1938
Straight, Place and Show
Character:Bartender
Release Date:30/09/1938
Garden of the Moon
Character:Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
Character:Detective Egan
Release Date:22/08/1938
Gateway
Character:Guard
Release Date:05/08/1938
Numbered Woman
Character:Henchman Red
Release Date:22/05/1938
Over the Wall
Character:Prison Guard
Release Date:02/04/1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Character:Third Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:26/02/1938
The Patient in Room 18
Character:Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:08/01/1938
Borrowing Trouble
Character:Cop
Release Date:10/12/1937
Big Town Girl
Character:Trooper
Release Date:03/12/1937
Alcatraz Island
Character:Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1937
The Wrong Road
Character:Convict (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1937
Hot Water
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1937
The Game That Kills
Character:Detective
Release Date:21/09/1937
Dangerously Yours
Character:Detective
Release Date:21/09/1937
One Mile from Heaven
Character:Doorman
Release Date:18/08/1937
White Bondage
Character:Defense Attorney
Release Date:05/08/1937
Kid Galahad
Character:Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
Release Date:29/05/1937
The Go-Getter
Character:Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1937
Melody for Two
Character:Radio Station Official
Release Date:01/05/1937
Marked Woman
Character:Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1937
Penrod and Sam
Character:Joe (uncredited)
Release Date:28/02/1937
The Great O'Malley
Character:Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1937
Fugitive in the Sky
Character:First Radio Announcer
Release Date:28/11/1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Character:G-Man
Release Date:06/10/1936
China Clipper
Character:Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1936
Bullets or Ballots
Character:Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1936
Stranded
Character:Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Release Date:29/06/1935
Lady Killer
Character:Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1933
The Crowd Roars
Character:Racetrack Official
Release Date:16/04/1932
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