- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1901
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 3, 1967
James Dunn
James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuven…
Filmography
movieHollywood’s Children
1982 · Self (archive footage)
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
movieThe Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976 · Self(archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieShadow Over Elveron
1968 · Luke Travers
movieThe Oscar
1966 · TV executive
tvBranded
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvThe Great Adventure
1963 · Indian Agent McLean
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Lou Bragan
Vacation Playhouse
tvVacation Playhouse
1963 · P.J. Cunningham
tvGoing My Way
1962
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove
movieHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 · Telegrapher
tvThe Investigators
1961 · Chief Reynolds
tvBen Casey
1961
tvRoute 66
1960
movieJourney to the Day
1960 · Melville Cooper
movieThe Bramble Bush
1960 · Stew Schaffer
tvRawhide
1959 · , Dr. Soloman Flood
tvNaked City
1958 · Peter Wilkin
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Gabe Henshaw
movieMr. Broadway
1957
movieThe Ninth Day
1957
The Last Stop
movieThe Last Stop
1956 · Yigal
tvMatinee Theater
1955
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Sheriff Garrett
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · J. Henry Newman
tvClimax!
1954 · Eldon Abernathy, Warren
It's a Great Life
tvIt's a Great Life
1954 · Earl Morgan
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · , Dan McLain
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Joey
A Wonderful Life
movieA Wonderful Life
1950 · Henry Wood
movieThe Golden Gloves Story
1950 · Joe Riley
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
tvStudio One
1948 · , Frank Gabriel
movieTexas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948 · Mike
movieKiller McCoy
1947 · Brian McCoy
movieThat Brennan Girl
1946 · Denny Reagan
movieThe Caribbean Mystery
1945 · Mr. Smith
movieA Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Johnny Nolan
movieLeave It to the Irish
1944 · Terry Moran
movieTake It or Leave It
1944 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGovernment Girl
1943 · Sergeant Joe Blake
movieThe Ghost and the Guest
1943 · Webster Frye
movieThe Living Ghost
1942 · Nick Trayne
movieHold That Woman!
1940 · Jimmy Parker
movieSon of the Navy
1940 · Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
Mercy Plane
movieMercy Plane
1939 · 'Speed' Leslie
Pride of the Navy
moviePride of the Navy
1939 · Speed Brennan
movieShadows Over Shanghai
1938 · Johnny McGinty
movieLiving on Love
1937 · Gary Martin
Venus Makes Trouble
movieVenus Makes Trouble
1937 · Buzz Martin
movieWe Have Our Moments
1937 · John Wade
movieMysterious Crossing
1936 · Addison Francis Murphy
movieCome Closer, Folks
1936 · Jim Keene
movieTwo-Fisted Gentleman
1936 · Mickey
movieHearts in Bondage
1936 · Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
Don’t Get Personal
movieDon’t Get Personal
1936 · Bob McDonald
movieBad Boy
1935 · Eddie Nolan
movieWelcome Home
1935 · Richard Foster
movieThe Daring Young Man
1935 · Don McLane
movieGeorge White's 1935 Scandals
1935 · Eddie
movieThe Payoff
1935 · Joe McCoy
movieBright Eyes
1934 · Loop Merritt
movie365 Nights in Hollywood
1934 · James 'Jimmy' Dale
movieHave a Heart
1934 · James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
movieBaby Take a Bow
1934 · Eddie Ellison
movieChange of Heart
1934 · Mark McGowan
movieStand Up and Cheer!
1934 · Jimmy Dugan
movieHold That Girl
1934 · Barney Sullivan
Take a Chance
movieTake a Chance
1933 · Duke Stanley
movieJimmy and Sally
1933 · Jimmy O'Connor
movieArizona to Broadway
1933 · Smiley Wells
movieThe Girl in 419
1933 · Dr. Daniel French
movieHold Me Tight
1933 · Chuck Evans
movieHello, Sister!
1933 · Jimmy
movieSailor's Luck
1933 · Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
movieHandle with Care
1932 · Bill Gordon
movieSociety Girl
1932 · Johnny Malone
movieDance Team
1932 · Jimmy Mulligan
movieOver the Hill
1931 · Johnny Shelby as an Adult
movieSob Sister
1931 · Garry Webster
movieBad Girl
1931 · Eddie Collins
movieThe Song Plugger
1930 · Man in Record Shop
In the Nick of Time
movieIn the Nick of Time
1929
movieDeliverance
1919 · Life Saver