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 Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Policeman (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Work Seeker
Moontide
1942
as Policeman
Possessed
1947
as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
1944
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Detective (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Army Guard
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Stranded
1935
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
1942
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Taxi
1953
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Marked Woman
1937
as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Worker (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Cotton (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
1944
as Chief Sanford
No Way Out
1950
as Sam (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946
as Patrol Car Cop
The Enforcer
1951
Manpower
1941
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Detective
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Customs Officer
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Lady Killer
1933
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Third Policeman (uncredited)
About Face
1942
as Marine (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
The Pajama Game
1957
as Myron Hasler
Murder Over New York
1940
as Police Officer
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
1946
as Detective O'Hara
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Brigham Young
1940
as Jury Foreman
Follow the Boys
1944
as Loomis (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Guard
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Big Town
1946
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Port Policeman
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Cleary, the Cop
Lady Chaser
1946
as Brady
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
In the Navy
1941
as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Marty (uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
New Moon
1940
as Bondsman
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950
as Traveler
Desperate Trails
1939
as Henchman Lon
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Deep Valley
1947
as Deputy
The Secret Fury
1950
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Blind Alley
1939
as Trooper Cronin
Jinx Money
1948
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Policeman in 1919
The Whistler
1944
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Trooper
Little Giant
1946
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Officer (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Kennel Guard (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Racetrack Official
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cop (uncredited)
Heartaches
1947
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
1940
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
International Lady
1941
as Don
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Truth About Murder
1946
as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
The Walking Hills
1949
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as New York Detective (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Numbered Woman
1938
as Henchman Red
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936
as G-Man
Escape in the Fog
1945
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Policeman
Homicide
1949
as Department of Employment Clerk
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Detective Lester
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Cop with McGurk
The Wrong Road
1937
as Convict (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Too Many Winners
1947
as Detective Peter Rafferty
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Guard
You're Not So Tough
1940
as Valley Truck Driver
Senorita from the West
1945
as Man (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
1946
as Bailiff
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
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 Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Deputy (uncredited)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — as Policeman (uncredited)
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