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