Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Known for
Acting
Born
May 22, 1900
Died
February 19, 1968 (aged 67)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

1962
Arsenic & Old Lace poster

Arsenic & Old Lace

Movie · as Lieutenant Rooney

1960
The Devil to Pay poster

The Devil to Pay

Movie · as The Furnace Man

1957
The Pajama Game poster

The Pajama Game

Movie · as Myron Hasler

1956
For Crimin' Out Loud poster

For Crimin' Out Loud

Movie · as Baddie (archive footage)

1956
Crowded Paradise poster

Crowded Paradise

Movie

1955
Norby

Norby

TV · as Mr. Rudge · 13 eps

1954
Summer Playhouse

Summer Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1953
Taxi poster

Taxi

Movie · as Rafferty (uncredited)

1953
Sentence of Death poster

Sentence of Death

Movie · as Sergeant MacReynolds

1951
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1951
The Enforcer poster

The Enforcer

Movie

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Lieutenant Rooney · 1 ep

1950
Singing Guns poster

Singing Guns

Movie · as Traveler

1950
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1950
The Secret Fury poster

The Secret Fury

Movie · as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

1950
No Way Out poster

No Way Out

Movie · as Sam (uncredited)

1950
The Great Plane Robbery

The Great Plane Robbery

Movie · as Police Inspector Bruce

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Mitch · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 1 ep

1949
Who Done It? poster

Who Done It?

Movie · as Leader of Phantom Gang

1949
The Walking Hills poster

The Walking Hills

Movie

1949
The Lost Tribe poster

The Lost Tribe

Movie · as Capt. Rawlins

1949
Miss Mink of 1949 poster

Miss Mink of 1949

Movie · as Mr. McKelvey

1949
Homicide poster

Homicide

Movie · as Department of Employment Clerk

1949
Mr. Soft Touch poster

Mr. Soft Touch

Movie · as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)

1949
On the Right Side poster

On the Right Side

Movie · as Hood

1948
My Girl Tisa poster

My Girl Tisa

Movie

1948
The Golden Eye poster

The Golden Eye

Movie · as Jim. Driscoll

1948
Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz

Movie · as Mark Stevens

1948
Lady at Midnight poster

Lady at Midnight

Movie · as Al Garrity

1948
Mummy's Dummies poster

Mummy's Dummies

Movie · as Rhadames

1948
Incident poster

Incident

Movie · as Bugs

1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre poster

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Movie · as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

1948
Jinx Money poster

Jinx Money

Movie · as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

1948
King of the Gamblers poster

King of the Gamblers

Movie · as Cassidy

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Sergeant MacReynolds · 1 ep

1947
Too Many Winners poster

Too Many Winners

Movie · as Detective Peter Rafferty

1947
Three on a Ticket poster

Three on a Ticket

Movie · as Inspector Pete Rafferty

1947
News Hounds poster

News Hounds

Movie · as 'Dutch' Miller

1947
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now poster

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Movie · as Stagehand (uncredited)

1947
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

Movie · as Police Sgt. Martin

1947
Deep Valley poster

Deep Valley

Movie · as Deputy

1947
Buck Privates Come Home poster

Buck Privates Come Home

Movie · as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)

1947
Undercover Maisie poster

Undercover Maisie

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1947
Heartaches poster

Heartaches

Movie · as Police Detective (uncredited)

1947
Nora Prentiss poster

Nora Prentiss

Movie · as New York Detective (uncredited)

1947
Possessed poster

Possessed

Movie · as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)

1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball poster

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Gas House Kids poster

Gas House Kids

Movie · as Detective O'Hara

1946
Murder Is My Business poster

Murder Is My Business

Movie · as Pete Rafferty

1946
Genius at Work poster

Genius at Work

Movie · as Lt. Gilley

1946
Big Town poster

Big Town

Movie · as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Sister Kenny poster

Sister Kenny

Movie · as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

1946
Deadline at Dawn poster

Deadline at Dawn

Movie · as Capt. Dill (uncredited)

1946
The Truth About Murder poster

The Truth About Murder

Movie · as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)

1946
Larceny in Her Heart poster

Larceny in Her Heart

Movie · as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

1946
The Strange Woman poster

The Strange Woman

Movie · as Lumberjack (uncredited)

1946
Lady Chaser poster

Lady Chaser

Movie · as Brady

1946
From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward

Movie · as Bailiff

1946
Little Giant poster

Little Giant

Movie · as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)

1946
Nobody Lives Forever poster

Nobody Lives Forever

Movie · as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)

1946
Lady in the Lake poster

Lady in the Lake

Movie · as Sergeant (Uncredited)

1946
The Dark Corner poster

The Dark Corner

Movie · as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

1946
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

Movie · as Patrol Car Cop

1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down poster

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Movie · as Policeman

1946
Blondie's Lucky Day poster

Blondie's Lucky Day

Movie · as 1st Cop (uncredited)

1946
Gallant Bess poster

Gallant Bess

Movie · as Tractor Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)

1945
Salty O'Rourke poster

Salty O'Rourke

Movie · as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)

1945
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · as Cleary, the Cop

1945
Along Came Jones poster

Along Came Jones

Movie · as Cotton (uncredited)

1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye poster

Love, Honor and Goodbye

Movie · as Detective

1945
Scarlet Street poster

Scarlet Street

Movie · as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)

1945
Phantoms, Inc. poster

Phantoms, Inc.

Movie · as Detective Lester

1945
Senorita from the West poster

Senorita from the West

Movie · as Man (uncredited)

1945
The Falcon in San Francisco poster

The Falcon in San Francisco

Movie · as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)

1945
Anchors Aweigh poster

Anchors Aweigh

Movie · as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

1945
Escape in the Fog poster

Escape in the Fog

Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1945
Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy

Movie · as Detective Manning (uncredited)

1945
Hold That Blonde! poster

Hold That Blonde!

Movie · as Radio Cop (uncredited)

1944
Phantom Lady poster

Phantom Lady

Movie · as Worker (uncredited)

1944
Dark Mountain poster

Dark Mountain

Movie · as Chief Sanford

1944
Murder, My Sweet poster

Murder, My Sweet

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1944
Laura poster

Laura

Movie · as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

1944
The Woman in the Window poster

The Woman in the Window

Movie · as Traffic Cop (uncredited)

1944
The Whistler poster

The Whistler

Movie · as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

1944
Up in Mabel's Room poster

Up in Mabel's Room

Movie · as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

1944
Strange Affair poster

Strange Affair

Movie · as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)

1944
Hollywood Canteen poster

Hollywood Canteen

Movie · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

1944
In Society poster

In Society

Movie · as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)

1944
Trial by Trigger poster

Trial by Trigger

Movie · as MacIntosh 'Mac'

1944
Follow the Boys poster

Follow the Boys

Movie · as Loomis (uncredited)

1944
This Is the Life poster

This Is the Life

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1943
Hangmen Also Die! poster

Hangmen Also Die!

Movie · as Czech Policeman (uncredited)

1943
All by Myself poster

All by Myself

Movie · as Hotel Detective

1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Movie · as Marty (uncredited)

1943
Action in the North Atlantic poster

Action in the North Atlantic

Movie · as Quartermaster (uncredited)

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Movie · as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)

1942
Keep 'Em Sailing poster

Keep 'Em Sailing

Movie · as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

1942
Saboteur poster

Saboteur

Movie · as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

1942
Blondie Goes to College poster

Blondie Goes to College

Movie · as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman

1942
Mug Town poster

Mug Town

Movie · as Cop

1942
Twin Beds poster

Twin Beds

Movie · as Detective

1942
Get Hep to Love poster

Get Hep to Love

Movie · as Policeman Making Bet

1942
About Face poster

About Face

Movie · as Marine (uncredited)

1942
The Corsican Brothers poster

The Corsican Brothers

Movie · as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)

1942
Grand Central Murder poster

Grand Central Murder

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1942
I Married a Witch poster

I Married a Witch

Movie · as First Prison Guard (uncredited)

1942
A Night to Remember poster

A Night to Remember

Movie · as Henderson (uncredited)

1942
Lucky Jordan poster

Lucky Jordan

Movie · as Army Guard

1942
Fingers at the Window poster

Fingers at the Window

Movie · as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)

1942
Moontide poster

Moontide

Movie · as Policeman

1942
Strictly in the Groove poster

Strictly in the Groove

Movie · as Big Boy

1941
Manpower poster

Manpower

Movie · as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

1941
Two Latins from Manhattan poster

Two Latins from Manhattan

Movie · as Federal Agent

1941
The Lady from Cheyenne poster

The Lady from Cheyenne

Movie · as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman

1941
Sun Valley Serenade poster

Sun Valley Serenade

Movie · as Customs Officer

1941
Western Union poster

Western Union

Movie · as Work Seeker

1941
Dead Men Tell poster

Dead Men Tell

Movie · as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

1941
Pacific Blackout poster

Pacific Blackout

Movie · as Cop

1941
I Wake Up Screaming poster

I Wake Up Screaming

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1941
International Lady poster

International Lady

Movie · as Don

1941
In the Navy poster

In the Navy

Movie · as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)

1941
Sleepers West poster

Sleepers West

Movie

1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk poster

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Movie · as Guard

1940
You're Not So Tough poster

You're Not So Tough

Movie · as Valley Truck Driver

1940
The Grapes of Wrath poster

The Grapes of Wrath

Movie · as Deputy (uncredited)

1940
Murder Over New York poster

Murder Over New York

Movie · as Police Officer

1940
The Fighting 69th poster

The Fighting 69th

Movie · as Medical Captain (uncredited)

1940
The Saint's Double Trouble poster

The Saint's Double Trouble

Movie · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

1940
His Girl Friday poster

His Girl Friday

Movie · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1940
The Green Hornet poster

The Green Hornet

Movie · as Andy - Thug (uncredited)

1940
Trail of the Vigilantes poster

Trail of the Vigilantes

Movie · as Deputy Sheriff

1940
Brigham Young poster

Brigham Young

Movie · as Jury Foreman

1940
Gallant Sons poster

Gallant Sons

Movie · as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)

1940
Michael Shayne: Private Detective poster

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Movie · as First Bartender

1940
New Moon poster

New Moon

Movie · as Bondsman

1940
Castle on the Hudson poster

Castle on the Hudson

Movie · as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

1940
Phantom Raiders poster

Phantom Raiders

Movie · as Port Policeman

1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home poster

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

1940
An Angel from Texas poster

An Angel from Texas

Movie · as 'General' in the Play

1940
Girl in 313 poster

Girl in 313

Movie · as Det. Berner

1940
Johnny Apollo poster

Johnny Apollo

Movie · as Guard (uncredited)

1940
Double Alibi poster

Double Alibi

Movie · as First Police Dispatcher

1940
Public Deb No. 1 poster

Public Deb No. 1

Movie · as Policeman

1940
We Who Are Young poster

We Who Are Young

Movie · as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

1940
So You Won't Talk? poster

So You Won't Talk?

Movie · as Police Lieutenant

1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again poster

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Movie · as Bart Dolan

1939
Smashing the Money Ring poster

Smashing the Money Ring

Movie · as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

1939
Tail Spin poster

Tail Spin

Movie · as Mechanic (Uncredited)

1939
Mr. Moto in Danger Island poster

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

Movie · as Cop with McGurk

1939
Blind Alley poster

Blind Alley

Movie · as Trooper Cronin

1939
The Return of the Cisco Kid poster

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Movie · as (uncredited)

1939
Rose of Washington Square poster

Rose of Washington Square

Movie · as Officer (uncredited)

1939
Another Thin Man poster

Another Thin Man

Movie · as Baggage Man (uncredited)

1939
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation poster

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

Movie · as Police Guard (uncredited)

1939
Indianapolis Speedway poster

Indianapolis Speedway

Movie · as Racetrack Official

1939
Sergeant Madden poster

Sergeant Madden

Movie · as Policeman in 1919

1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)

1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby poster

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Movie · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

1939
Desperate Trails poster

Desperate Trails

Movie · as Henchman Lon

1939
Scouts to the Rescue poster

Scouts to the Rescue

Movie · as Henchman Pug O'Toole

1939
I Stole a Million poster

I Stole a Million

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1939
Invisible Stripes poster

Invisible Stripes

Movie · as Doorman (uncredited)

1938
Tenth Avenue Kid poster

Tenth Avenue Kid

Movie · as Detective Egan

1938
Numbered Woman poster

Numbered Woman

Movie · as Henchman Red

1938
The Patient in Room 18 poster

The Patient in Room 18

Movie · as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1938
Next Time I Marry poster

Next Time I Marry

Movie · as Kennel Guard (uncredited)

1938
Garden of the Moon poster

Garden of the Moon

Movie · as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

1938
Gateway poster

Gateway

Movie · as Guard

1938
Storm Over Bengal poster

Storm Over Bengal

Movie · as Soldier

1938
Over the Wall poster

Over the Wall

Movie · as Prison Guard

1938
Straight, Place and Show poster

Straight, Place and Show

Movie · as Bartender

1938
A Slight Case of Murder poster

A Slight Case of Murder

Movie · as Third Policeman (uncredited)

1937
Alcatraz Island poster

Alcatraz Island

Movie · as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)

1937
Kid Galahad poster

Kid Galahad

Movie · as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)

1937
The Game That Kills poster

The Game That Kills

Movie · as Detective

1937
Melody for Two poster

Melody for Two

Movie · as Radio Station Official

1937
The Great O'Malley poster

The Great O'Malley

Movie · as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)

1937
Dangerously Yours poster

Dangerously Yours

Movie · as Detective

1937
White Bondage poster

White Bondage

Movie · as Defense Attorney

1937
One Mile from Heaven poster

One Mile from Heaven

Movie · as Doorman

1937
Big Town Girl poster

Big Town Girl

Movie · as Trooper

1937
The Go-Getter poster

The Go-Getter

Movie · as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)

1937
Hot Water poster

Hot Water

Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)

1937
Borrowing Trouble poster

Borrowing Trouble

Movie · as Cop

1937
Penrod and Sam poster

Penrod and Sam

Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

1937
The Wrong Road poster

The Wrong Road

Movie · as Convict (uncredited)

1937
Marked Woman poster

Marked Woman

Movie · as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

1936
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie poster

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

Movie · as G-Man

1936
Fugitive in the Sky poster

Fugitive in the Sky

Movie · as First Radio Announcer

1936
Bullets or Ballots poster

Bullets or Ballots

Movie · as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

1936
China Clipper poster

China Clipper

Movie · as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)

1935
Stranded poster

Stranded

Movie · as Bridge Worker (uncredited)

1933
Lady Killer poster

Lady Killer

Movie · as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)

1932
The Crowd Roars poster

The Crowd Roars

Movie · as Racetrack Official