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Ralph Dunn

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 22, 1900 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthTitusville, Pennsylvania, USA
Career Span1932 – 1968
Known Credits189 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Ralph Dunn

Total Works

189

185 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8.0
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
7.8
as Deputy (uncredited)
His Girl Friday
7.4
His Girl Friday
1940•movie
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie
as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 189 titles featuring Ralph Dunn

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
8.0

as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
7.8

as Deputy (uncredited)

His Girl Friday
7.4
His Girl Friday
1940•movie

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie

as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie

as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie

as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window
7.4

as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet
7.2
Murder, My Sweet
1944•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

I Married a Witch
6.9
I Married a Witch
1942•movie

as First Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

as Soldier (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945•movie

as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943•movie

as Czech Policeman (uncredited)

Phantom Lady
6.9
Phantom Lady
1944•movie

as Worker (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
6.3

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Lady in the Lake
6.1
Lady in the Lake
1946•movie

as Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Enforcer
7.1
The Enforcer
1951•movie
No Way Out
6.9
No Way Out
1950•movie

as Sam (uncredited)

Possessed
6.9
Possessed
1947•movie

as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)

Western Union
6.0
Western Union
1941•movie

as Work Seeker

I Wake Up Screaming
6.9

as Detective (uncredited)

Marked Woman
6.6
Marked Woman
1937•movie

as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

The Dark Corner
6.6
The Dark Corner
1946•movie

as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

The Pajama Game
6.2
The Pajama Game
1957•movie

as Myron Hasler

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1

as Quartermaster (uncredited)

Kid Galahad
7.1
Kid Galahad
1937•movie

as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
6.6
Bullets or Ballots
1936•movie

as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

Moontide
6.4
Moontide
1942•movie

as Policeman

A Slight Case of Murder
6.4

as Third Policeman (uncredited)

The Strange Woman
6.2
The Strange Woman
1946•movie

as Lumberjack (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Marty (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Cotton (uncredited)

Lady Killer
6.9
Lady Killer
1933•movie

as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Capt. Dill (uncredited)

In the Navy
6.4
In the Navy
1941•movie

as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)

Escape in the Fog
5.4
Escape in the Fog
1945•movie

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)

Dick Tracy
5.2
Dick Tracy
1945•movie

as Detective Manning (uncredited)

Sun Valley Serenade
7.1

as Customs Officer

The Whistler
6.0
The Whistler
1944•movie

as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

The Fighting 69th
5.9
The Fighting 69th
1940•movie

as Medical Captain (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen
7.3
Hollywood Canteen
1944•movie

as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939•movie

as Doorman (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
5.4

as Policeman (uncredited)

Grand Central Murder
5.7

as Policeman (uncredited)

In Society
5.8
In Society
1944•movie

as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)

Nobody Lives Forever
6.4

as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
6.3
Nora Prentiss
1947•movie

as New York Detective (uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7

as Cop with McGurk

Deep Valley
5.6
Deep Valley
1947•movie

as Deputy

Little Giant
5.3
Little Giant
1946•movie

as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars
6.1
The Crowd Roars
1932•movie

as Racetrack Official

The Walking Hills
6.0
The Walking Hills
1949•movie
Johnny Apollo
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940•movie

as Guard (uncredited)

Murder Over New York
6.2

as Police Officer

Manpower
6.5
Manpower
1941•movie

as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
6.6

as Police Guard (uncredited)

Sister Kenny
6.9
Sister Kenny
1946•movie

as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

Dead Men Tell
6.5
Dead Men Tell
1941•movie

as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

A Night to Remember
6.7

as Henderson (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window
5.7

as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)

Brigham Young
4.6
Brigham Young
1940•movie

as Jury Foreman

The Secret Fury
5.5
The Secret Fury
1950•movie

as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

Blind Alley
6.0
Blind Alley
1939•movie

as Trooper Cronin

The Saint's Double Trouble
6.0

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Phantom Raiders
6.1
Phantom Raiders
1940•movie

as Port Policeman

Sleepers West
6.4
Sleepers West
1941•movie
The Golden Eye
5.6
The Golden Eye
1948•movie

as Jim. Driscoll

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco
6.2

as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)

Step by Step
6.2
Step by Step
1946•movie

as Patrol Car Cop

From This Day Forward
5.4

as Bailiff

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8
Mr. Soft Touch
1949•movie

as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Alcatraz Island
5.1
Alcatraz Island
1937•movie

as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)

Who Done It?
7.6
Who Done It?
1949•movie

as Leader of Phantom Gang

The Green Hornet
6.0
The Green Hornet
1940•movie

as Andy - Thug (uncredited)

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
6.6

as First Bartender

China Clipper
5.8
China Clipper
1936•movie

as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)

Hold That Blonde!
6.2
Hold That Blonde!
1945•movie

as Radio Cop (uncredited)

Dark Mountain
5.3
Dark Mountain
1944•movie

as Chief Sanford

Singing Guns
6.4
Singing Guns
1950•movie

as Traveler

Incident
5.4
Incident
1948•movie

as Bugs

The Great O'Malley
6.9
The Great O'Malley
1937•movie

as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)

Follow the Boys
5.7
Follow the Boys
1944•movie

as Loomis (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
6.0
Salty O'Rourke
1945•movie

as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)

The Corsican Brothers
7.0

as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)

Homicide
5.7
Homicide
1949•movie

as Department of Employment Clerk

Circumstantial Evidence
5.2

as Cleary, the Cop

The Patient in Room 18
5.1

as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Next Time I Marry
7.2
Next Time I Marry
1938•movie

as Kennel Guard (uncredited)

Girl in 313
5.6
Girl in 313
1940•movie

as Det. Berner

Blondie Goes to College
6.6

as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman

International Lady
6.6
International Lady
1941•movie

as Don

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
6.2

as Policeman

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
6.7

as G-Man

Indianapolis Speedway
5.6

as Racetrack Official

Blondie Brings Up Baby
6.9

as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

New Moon
6.9
New Moon
1940•movie

as Bondsman

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

The Wrong Road
4.8
The Wrong Road
1937•movie

as Convict (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Lieutenant Rooney

Robert Montgomery Presents
6.0
1 eps
Mummy's Dummies
6.6
Mummy's Dummies
1948•movie

as Rhadames

For Crimin' Out Loud
6.7

as Baddie (archive footage)

Taxi
6.8
Taxi
1953•movie

as Rafferty (uncredited)

Tail Spin
6.3
Tail Spin
1939•movie

as Mechanic (Uncredited)

Gallant Sons
7.4
Gallant Sons
1940•movie

as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)

Storm Over Bengal
6.0
Storm Over Bengal
1938•movie

as Soldier

Heartaches
5.3
Heartaches
1947•movie

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Mitch

Fugitive in the Sky
6.3

as First Radio Announcer

Garden of the Moon
6.8
Garden of the Moon
1938•movie

as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square
6.7

as Officer (uncredited)

Big Town
5.5
Big Town
1946•movie

as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)

Dangerously Yours
5.8
Dangerously Yours
1937•movie

as Detective

The Truth About Murder
5.0

as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)

Three on a Ticket
6.0
Three on a Ticket
1947•movie

as Inspector Pete Rafferty

Larceny in Her Heart
6.0

as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

An Angel from Texas
5.3

as 'General' in the Play

The Lost Tribe
5.8
The Lost Tribe
1949•movie

as Capt. Rawlins

Phantoms, Inc.
6.0
Phantoms, Inc.
1945•movie

as Detective Lester

Twin Beds
3.8
Twin Beds
1942•movie

as Detective

Stranded
6.0
Stranded
1935•movie

as Bridge Worker (uncredited)

Strange Affair
6.2
Strange Affair
1944•movie

as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)

We Who Are Young
6.3
We Who Are Young
1940•movie

as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman

One Mile from Heaven
6.6

as Doorman

About Face
6.6
About Face
1942•movie

as Marine (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941•movie

as Cop

The Go-Getter
6.2
The Go-Getter
1937•movie

as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)

Jinx Money
5.6
Jinx Money
1948•movie

as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

Public Deb No. 1
4.9
Public Deb No. 1
1940•movie

as Policeman

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
6.0

as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)

Lucky Jordan
7.4
Lucky Jordan
1942•movie

as Army Guard

Love, Honor and Goodbye
5.5

as Detective

The Game That Kills
6.2

as Detective

Too Many Winners
6.0
Too Many Winners
1947•movie

as Detective Peter Rafferty

Smashing the Money Ring
5.8

as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

You're Not So Tough
5.0

as Valley Truck Driver

White Bondage
6.8
White Bondage
1937•movie

as Defense Attorney

Gateway
7.4
Gateway
1938•movie

as Guard

News Hounds
6.8
News Hounds
1947•movie

as 'Dutch' Miller

Double Alibi
5.2
Double Alibi
1940•movie

as First Police Dispatcher

So You Won't Talk?
5.8
So You Won't Talk?
1940•movie

as Police Lieutenant

Genius at Work
6.7
Genius at Work
1946•movie

as Lt. Gilley

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
7.3

as Bart Dolan

The Return of the Cisco Kid
6.3

as (uncredited)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
5.3

as Guard

Desperate Trails
5.7
Desperate Trails
1939•movie

as Henchman Lon

Over the Wall
5.7
Over the Wall
1938•movie

as Prison Guard

Up in Mabel's Room
5.7
Up in Mabel's Room
1944•movie

as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Straight, Place and Show
7.0

as Bartender

Sentence of Death
6.5
Sentence of Death
1953•movie

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Dragnet
7.3
Dragnet
1947•movie

as Police Sgt. Martin

Miss Mink of 1949
5.7
Miss Mink of 1949
1949•movie

as Mr. McKelvey

Trial by Trigger
5.7
Trial by Trigger
1944•movie

as MacIntosh 'Mac'

This Is the Life
6.0
This Is the Life
1944•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Two Latins from Manhattan
6.0

as Federal Agent

Gas House Kids
7.0
Gas House Kids
1946•movie

as Detective O'Hara

Murder Is My Business
8.0

as Pete Rafferty

Tenth Avenue Kid
7.5
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938•movie

as Detective Egan

Sergeant Madden
7.5
Sergeant Madden
1939•movie

as Policeman in 1919

Keep 'Em Sailing
7.5
Keep 'Em Sailing
1942•movie

as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7.5

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Mug Town
8.5
Mug Town
1942•movie

as Cop

Senorita from the West
6.0

as Man (uncredited)

Big Town Girl
7.0
Big Town Girl
1937•movie

as Trooper

I Stole a Million
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

Get Hep to Love
7.0
Get Hep to Love
1942•movie

as Policeman Making Bet

Hot Water
6.5
Hot Water
1937•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Borrowing Trouble
7.0
Borrowing Trouble
1937•movie

as Cop

Penrod and Sam
6.5
Penrod and Sam
1937•movie

as Joe (uncredited)

Lady Chaser
7.0
Lady Chaser
1946•movie

as Brady

Arsenic & Old Lace
6.5
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962•movie

as Lieutenant Rooney

Undercover Maisie
8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

My Girl Tisa
9.0
My Girl Tisa
1948•movie
Lady at Midnight
9.0
Lady at Midnight
1948•movie

as Al Garrity

The Devil to Pay
7.0
The Devil to Pay
1960•movie

as The Furnace Man

Numbered Woman
7.0
Numbered Woman
1938•movie

as Henchman Red

Melody for Two
7.0
Melody for Two
1937•movie

as Radio Station Official

All by Myself
8.0
All by Myself
1943•movie

as Hotel Detective

Trail of the Vigilantes
10.0

as Deputy Sheriff

Scouts to the Rescue
10.0

as Henchman Pug O'Toole

Strictly in the Groove
9.0

as Big Boy

Crowded Paradise
8.0
Crowded Paradise
1956•movie
King of the Gamblers
7.0

as Cassidy

On the Right Side
On the Right Side
1949•movie

as Hood