- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 22, 1900
- Place of Birth
- Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- February 19, 1968
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 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, …
Filmography
movieArsenic & Old Lace
1962 · Lieutenant Rooney
movieThe Devil to Pay
1960 · The Furnace Man
movieThe Pajama Game
1957 · Myron Hasler
movieCrowded Paradise
1956
movieFor Crimin' Out Loud
1956 · Baddie (archive footage)
Norby
1955 · Mr. Rudge
Summer Playhouse
1954
movieSentence of Death
1953 · Sergeant MacReynolds
movieTaxi
1953 · Rafferty (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lieutenant Rooney
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951 · Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Enforcer
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Mitch
movieNo Way Out
1950 · Sam (uncredited)
movieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
1950 · Police Inspector Bruce
movieSinging Guns
1950 · Traveler
movieThe Secret Fury
1950 · Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949 · Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
movieThe Lost Tribe
1949 · Capt. Rawlins
movieHomicide
1949 · Department of Employment Clerk
movieThe Walking Hills
1949
movieWho Done It?
1949 · Leader of Phantom Gang
movieMiss Mink of 1949
1949 · Mr. McKelvey
tvStudio One
1948 · Sergeant MacReynolds
movieMummy's Dummies
1948 · Rhadames
movieIncident
1948 · Bugs
movieThe Golden Eye
1948 · Jim. Driscoll
movieLady at Midnight
1948 · Al Garrity
Train to Alcatraz
1948 · Mark Stevens
movieJinx Money
1948 · Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
movieKing of the Gamblers
1948 · Cassidy
movieMy Girl Tisa
1948
movieThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
movieDragnet
1947 · Police Sgt. Martin
movieNews Hounds
1947 · 'Dutch' Miller
movieI Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947 · Stagehand (uncredited)
movieDeep Valley
1947 · Deputy
movieHeartaches
1947 · Police Detective (uncredited)
moviePossessed
1947 · Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
movieToo Many Winners
1947 · Detective Peter Rafferty
movieThree on a Ticket
1947 · Inspector Pete Rafferty
movieBuck Privates Come Home
1947 · Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
movieUndercover Maisie
1947 · Cop (uncredited)
movieNora Prentiss
1947 · New York Detective (uncredited)
movieLady in the Lake
1946 · Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieLady Chaser
1946 · Brady
movieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · Policeman (uncredited)
movieNobody Lives Forever
1946 · Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Strange Woman
1946 · Lumberjack (uncredited)
movieGenius at Work
1946 · Lt. Gilley
movieSister Kenny
1946 · Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
movieGas House Kids
1946 · Detective O'Hara
movieBig Town
1946 · Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
movieStep by Step
1946 · Patrol Car Cop
movieThe Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 · Policeman
movieLarceny in Her Heart
1946 · Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
movieThe Dark Corner
1946 · Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
movieThe Truth About Murder
1946 · Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946 · Capt. Dill (uncredited)
movieMurder Is My Business
1946 · Pete Rafferty
movieFrom This Day Forward
1946 · Bailiff
movieLittle Giant
1946 · Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
movieScarlet Street
1945 · First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
movieDick Tracy
1945 · Detective Manning (uncredited)
movieHold That Blonde!
1945 · Radio Cop (uncredited)
movieSenorita from the West
1945 · Man (uncredited)
movieLove, Honor and Goodbye
1945 · Detective
movieAnchors Aweigh
1945 · Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
movieAlong Came Jones
1945 · Cotton (uncredited)
moviePhantoms, Inc.
1945 · Detective Lester
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1945 · Cleary, the Cop
movieEscape in the Fog
1945 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSalty O'Rourke
1945 · Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
movieHollywood Canteen
1944 · Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
movieMurder, My Sweet
1944 · Detective (uncredited)
movieThe Woman in the Window
1944 · Traffic Cop (uncredited)
movieLaura
1944 · Fred Callahan (uncredited)
movieStrange Affair
1944 · Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
movieUp in Mabel's Room
1944 · Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
movieDark Mountain
1944 · Chief Sanford
movieIn Society
1944 · Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
movieThis Is the Life
1944 · Cop (uncredited)
movieTrial by Trigger
1944 · MacIntosh 'Mac'
movieFollow the Boys
1944 · Loomis (uncredited)
movieThe Whistler
1944 · Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
moviePhantom Lady
1944 · Worker (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Marty (uncredited)
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943 · Quartermaster (uncredited)
movieAll by Myself
1943 · Hotel Detective
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943 · Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieHangmen Also Die!
1943 · Czech Policeman (uncredited)
movieMug Town
1942 · Cop
movieA Night to Remember
1942 · Henderson (uncredited)
movieKeep 'Em Sailing
1942 · Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
movieStrictly in the Groove
1942 · Big Boy
movieLucky Jordan
1942 · Army Guard
movieI Married a Witch
1942 · First Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieGet Hep to Love
1942 · Policeman Making Bet
movieMoontide
1942 · Policeman
movieGrand Central Murder
1942 · Policeman (uncredited)
movieTwin Beds
1942 · Detective
movieSaboteur
1942 · FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
movieFingers at the Window
1942 · Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
movieAbout Face
1942 · Marine (uncredited)
movieBlondie Goes to College
1942 · Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
moviePacific Blackout
1941 · Cop
movieThe Corsican Brothers
1941 · Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
movieI Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Detective (uncredited)
movieInternational Lady
1941 · Don
movieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941 · Federal Agent
movieSun Valley Serenade
1941 · Customs Officer
movieManpower
1941 · Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
movieIn the Navy
1941 · Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941 · Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
movieDead Men Tell
1941 · Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieSleepers West
1941
movieWestern Union
1941 · Work Seeker
movieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940 · First Bartender
movieMurder Over New York
1940 · Police Officer
movieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940 · Deputy Sheriff
movieGallant Sons
1940 · Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
movieSo You Won't Talk?
1940 · Police Lieutenant
movieBrigham Young
1940 · Jury Foreman
moviePublic Deb No. 1
1940 · Policeman
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940 · Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieYou're Not So Tough
1940 · Valley Truck Driver
movieWe Who Are Young
1940 · 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
movieNew Moon
1940 · Bondsman
moviePhantom Raiders
1940 · Port Policeman
movieGirl in 313
1940 · Det. Berner
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940 · 'General' in the Play
movieJohnny Apollo
1940 · Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Deputy (uncredited)
movieDouble Alibi
1940 · First Police Dispatcher
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940 · Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940 · Medical Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Saint's Double Trouble
1940 · Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieHis Girl Friday
1940 · Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Guard
movieThe Green Hornet
1940 · Andy - Thug (uncredited)
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Doorman (uncredited)
movieAnother Thin Man
1939 · Baggage Man (uncredited)
movieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939 · Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939 · Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
movieDesperate Trails
1939 · Henchman Lon
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Soldier (uncredited)
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939 · Racetrack Official
movieI Stole a Million
1939 · Bartender (uncredited)
movieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939 · Police Guard (uncredited)
movieBlind Alley
1939 · Trooper Cronin
movieRose of Washington Square
1939 · Officer (uncredited)
movieThe Return of the Cisco Kid
1939 · (uncredited)
movieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939 · Cop with McGurk
movieSergeant Madden
1939 · Policeman in 1919
movieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Bart Dolan
movieTail Spin
1939 · Mechanic (Uncredited)
movieScouts to the Rescue
1939 · Henchman Pug O'Toole
movieNext Time I Marry
1938 · Kennel Guard (uncredited)
movieStorm Over Bengal
1938 · Soldier
movieStraight, Place and Show
1938 · Bartender
movieGarden of the Moon
1938 · Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
movieTenth Avenue Kid
1938 · Detective Egan
movieGateway
1938 · Guard
movieNumbered Woman
1938 · Henchman Red
movieOver the Wall
1938 · Prison Guard
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Third Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Patient in Room 18
1938 · Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieBorrowing Trouble
1937 · Cop
movieBig Town Girl
1937 · Trooper
movieAlcatraz Island
1937 · Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Wrong Road
1937 · Convict (uncredited)
movieHot Water
1937 · Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Game That Kills
1937 · Detective
movieDangerously Yours
1937 · Detective
movieOne Mile from Heaven
1937 · Doorman
movieWhite Bondage
1937 · Defense Attorney
movieKid Galahad
1937 · Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
movieThe Go-Getter
1937 · Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
movieMelody for Two
1937 · Radio Station Official
movieMarked Woman
1937 · Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
moviePenrod and Sam
1937 · Joe (uncredited)
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937 · Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
movieFugitive in the Sky
1936 · First Radio Announcer
movieValiant Is the Word for Carrie
1936 · G-Man
movieChina Clipper
1936 · Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
movieBullets or Ballots
1936 · Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
movieStranded
1935 · Bridge Worker (uncredited)
movieLady Killer
1933 · Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932 · Racetrack Official