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Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Known For Acting
Birthday May 22, 1900
Died Feb 19, 1968 (67)
Birthplace Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Uni ... versity 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

Filmography

Arsenic & Old Lace

Arsenic & Old Lace

1962

as Lt. Rooney

The Devil To Pay

The Devil To Pay

1960

as The Furnace Man

The Pajama Game

The Pajama Game

1957

as Myron Hasler

For Crimin' Out Loud

For Crimin' Out Loud

1956

as Baddie (archive footage)

Sentence of Death

Sentence of Death

1953

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Taxi

Taxi

1953

as Rafferty (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Singing Guns

Singing Guns

1950

as Traveler

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as Sam (uncredited)

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury

1950

as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Policeman (uncredited)

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1949

as Leader of Phantom Gang

The Lost Tribe

The Lost Tribe

1949

as Capt. Rawlins

Homicide

Homicide

1949

as Department of Employment Clerk

Miss Mink of 1949

Miss Mink of 1949

1949

as Mr. McKelvey

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)

Lady at Midnight

Lady at Midnight

1948

as Al Garrity

Mummy's Dummies

Mummy's Dummies

1948

as Rhadames

The Golden Eye

The Golden Eye

1948

as Jim. Driscoll

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

1948

as U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens

Incident

Incident

1948

as Bugs

Jinx Money

Jinx Money

1948

as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

Too Many Winners

Too Many Winners

1947

as Detective Peter Rafferty

Three on a Ticket

Three on a Ticket

1947

as Inspector Pete Rafferty

Dragnet

Dragnet

1947

as Police Sgt. Martin

News Hounds

News Hounds

1947

as 'Dutch' Miller

Deep Valley

Deep Valley

1947

as Deputy

Undercover Maisie

Undercover Maisie

1947

as Cop (Uncredited)

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947

as New York Detective (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)

Larceny in Her Heart

Larceny in Her Heart

1946

as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

Lady Chaser

Lady Chaser

1946

as Brady

Genius at Work

Genius at Work

1946

as Lt. Gilley

Murder Is My Business

Murder Is My Business

1946

as Pete Rafferty

Gas House Kids

Gas House Kids

1946

as Detective O'Hara

The Truth About Murder

The Truth About Murder

1946

as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

Nobody Lives Forever

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)

Step by Step

Step by Step

1946

as Patrol Car Cop

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

1946

as Lumberjack (uncredited)

Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946

as Sergeant (Uncredited)

Big Town

Big Town

1946

as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Policeman (uncredited)

Little Giant

Little Giant

1946

as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)

From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward

1946

as Bailiff

Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

1946

as Capt. Dill (uncredited)

Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny

1946

as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

Phantoms, Inc.

Phantoms, Inc.

1945

as Detective Lester

Love, Honor and Goodbye

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945

as Detective

Escape in the Fog

Escape in the Fog

1945

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

as Cleary, the Cop

Senorita from the West

Senorita from the West

1945

as Man (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke

Salty O'Rourke

1945

as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

as Cotton (uncredited)

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

Trial by Trigger

Trial by Trigger

1944

as MacIntosh 'Mac'

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

1944

as Chief Sanford

Up in Mabel's Room

Up in Mabel's Room

1944

as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

The Whistler

The Whistler

1944

as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

Laura

Laura

1944

as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

as Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet

1944

as Detective (uncredited)

In Society

In Society

1944

as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

1944

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

as Worker (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen

1944

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

All by Myself

All by Myself

1943

as Hotel Detective

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

as Czech Policeman (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

as Quartermaster (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

as Marty (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

Twin Beds

Twin Beds

1942

as Detective

About Face

About Face

1942

as Marine (uncredited)

Strictly in the Groove

Strictly in the Groove

1942

as Big Boy

Moontide

Moontide

1942

as Policeman

Mug Town

Mug Town

1942

as Cop

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942

as Henderson (uncredited)

Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

1942

as Policeman (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

as First Prison Guard (uncredited)

Get Hep to Love

Get Hep to Love

1942

as Policeman Making Bet

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan

1942

as Army Guard

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

1942

as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)

Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College

1942

as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman

Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

Sun Valley Serenade

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

as Customs Officer

International Lady

International Lady

1941

as Don

Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

as Federal Agent

Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell

1941

as Homicide Desk Sergeant

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)

In the Navy

In the Navy

1941

as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

1941

as Cop

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

as Detective (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman

Western Union

Western Union

1941

as Work Seeker

Manpower

Manpower

1941

as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

The Saint's Double Trouble

The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

So You Won't Talk?

So You Won't Talk?

1940

as Police Lieutenant

Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940

as First Police Dispatcher

An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

as 'General' in the Play

Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Deputy Sheriff

You're Not So Tough

You're Not So Tough

1940

as Valley Truck Driver

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

as First Bartender

Phantom Raiders

Phantom Raiders

1940

as Port Policeman

Girl in 313

Girl in 313

1940

as Det. Berner

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

1940

as Police Officer

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940

as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

as Jury Foreman

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Policeman

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young

1940

as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

New Moon

New Moon

1940

as Bondsman

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

1940

as Medical Captain (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

1940

as Andy - Thug (uncredited)

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940

as Guard (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Deputy (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

as Bart Dolan

Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

as Henchman Pug O'Toole

Desperate Trails

Desperate Trails

1939

as Henchman Lon

Blind Alley

Blind Alley

1939

as Trooper Cronin

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

as (uncredited)

Smashing the Money Ring

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Cop with McGurk

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

as Racetrack Official

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Bartender (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

as Police Guard (uncredited)

Tail Spin

Tail Spin

1939

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Doorman (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

1939

as Officer (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

1939

as Policeman in 1919

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Soldier (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Kid

Tenth Avenue Kid

1938

as Detective Egan

Numbered Woman

Numbered Woman

1938

as Ralph

Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

1938

as Kennel Guard

Storm Over Bengal

Storm Over Bengal

1938

as Soldier

Garden of the Moon

Garden of the Moon

1938

as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

The Patient in Room 18

The Patient in Room 18

1938

as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Over the Wall

Over the Wall

1938

as Prison Guard

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

1938

as Bartender

Gateway

Gateway

1938

as Guard

White Bondage

White Bondage

1937

as Defense Attorney

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1937

as Joe

The Game That Kills

The Game That Kills

1937

as Detective

Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

1937

as Detective

Big Town Girl

Big Town Girl

1937

as Trooper

Melody for Two

Melody for Two

1937

as Radio Station Official

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937

as Cop

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937

as Doorman

Hot Water

Hot Water

1937

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

1937

as Convict (uncredited)

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

1937

as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)

The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

1937

as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)

Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island

1937

as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as (uncredited)

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

1937

as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

as First Radio Announcer

China Clipper

China Clipper

1936

as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

1936

as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

Stranded

Stranded

1935

as Bridge Worker (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1932

as Racetrack Official

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Norby

as Mr. Rudge

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 05, 1955

Studio One

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lieutenant Rooney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Lux Video Theatre

as Mitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1950

Summer Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 06, 1954

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