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)
Scarlet Street
1945
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
1940
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Moontide
1942
as Policeman
Taxi
1953
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Possessed
1947
as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941
Marked Woman
1937
as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
In Society
1944
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
Deep Valley
1947
as Deputy
The Go-Getter
1937
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Jinx Money
1948
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
Heartaches
1947
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Cleary, the Cop
Bullets or Ballots
1936
as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Saboteur
1942
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
Desperate Trails
1939
as Henchman Lon
The Woman in the Window
1944
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
International Lady
1941
as Don
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Policeman in 1919
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
1944
as Chief Sanford
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Army Guard
I Married a Witch
1942
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Western Union
1941
as Work Seeker
The Enforcer
1951
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Detective (uncredited)
Numbered Woman
1938
as Henchman Red
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Cop
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1937
as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946
as Patrol Car Cop
No Way Out
1950
as Sam (uncredited)
Lady Killer
1933
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Worker (uncredited)
Stranded
1935
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
The Truth About Murder
1946
as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
1944
as Loomis (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Cotton (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
as Customs Officer
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Third Policeman (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cop (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Manpower
1941
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
The Pajama Game
1957
as Myron Hasler
The Corsican Brothers
1941
as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Larceny in Her Heart
1946
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Detective
Storm Over Bengal
1938
as Soldier
The Patient in Room 18
1938
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
China Clipper
1936
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
1932
as Racetrack Official
About Face
1942
as Marine (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Tail Spin
1939
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
In the Navy
1941
as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Dead Men Tell
1941
as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1945
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
as Police Guard (uncredited)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Policeman
Lady Chaser
1946
as Brady
Homicide
1949
as Department of Employment Clerk
Brigham Young
1940
as Jury Foreman
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
as Stagehand (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Bartender (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Officer (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Strange Affair
1944
as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
Little Giant
1946
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
1937
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Incident
1948
as Bugs
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
The Walking Hills
1949
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Kennel Guard (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
1937
as Trooper
Nora Prentiss
1947
as New York Detective (uncredited)
Murder Over New York
1940
as Police Officer
Gateway
1938
as Guard
The Green Hornet
1940
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Whistler
1944
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938
as Prison Guard
We Who Are Young
1940
as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962
as Lieutenant Rooney
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Marty (uncredited)
Three on a Ticket
1947
as Inspector Pete Rafferty
Too Many Winners
1947
as Detective Peter Rafferty
Big Town
1946
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Singing Guns
1950
as Traveler
Phantom Raiders
1940
as Port Policeman
The Wrong Road
1937
as Convict (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
1950
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1942
as Henderson (uncredited)
New Moon
1940
as Bondsman
One Mile from Heaven
1937
as Doorman
Gas House Kids
1946
as Detective O'Hara
Girl in 313
1940
as Det. Berner
You're Not So Tough
1940
as Valley Truck Driver
From This Day Forward
1946
as Bailiff
Murder Is My Business
1946
as Pete Rafferty
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)
- Scarlet Street (1945) — as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
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