Ralph Dunn

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

Robert Montgomery Presents

Studio One

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Grapes of Wrath

His Girl Friday

Laura

All Movies (185)

• Arsenic & Old Lace1962 · as Lieutenant Rooney
• The Devil to Pay1960 · as The Furnace Man
• The Pajama Game1957 · as Myron Hasler
• Crowded Paradise1956
• For Crimin' Out Loud1956 · as Baddie (archive footage)
• Sentence of Death1953 · as Sergeant MacReynolds
• Taxi1953 · as Rafferty (uncredited)
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man1951 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• The Enforcer1951
• No Way Out1950 · as Sam (uncredited)
• The Asphalt Jungle1950 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Great Plane Robbery1950 · as Police Inspector Bruce
• Singing Guns1950 · as Traveler
• The Secret Fury1950 · as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
• Mr. Soft Touch1949 · as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
• The Lost Tribe1949 · as Capt. Rawlins
• Homicide1949 · as Department of Employment Clerk
• The Walking Hills1949
• Who Done It?1949 · as Leader of Phantom Gang
• Miss Mink of 19491949 · as Mr. McKelvey
• Mummy's Dummies1948 · as Rhadames
• Incident1948 · as Bugs
• The Golden Eye1948 · as Jim. Driscoll
• Lady at Midnight1948 · as Al Garrity
• Train to Alcatraz1948 · as Mark Stevens
• Jinx Money1948 · as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
• King of the Gamblers1948 · as Cassidy
• My Girl Tisa1948
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948 · as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
• Dragnet1947 · as Police Sgt. Martin
• News Hounds1947 · as 'Dutch' Miller
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now1947 · as Stagehand (uncredited)
• Deep Valley1947 · as Deputy
• Heartaches1947 · as Police Detective (uncredited)
• Possessed1947 · as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
• Too Many Winners1947 · as Detective Peter Rafferty
• Three on a Ticket1947 · as Inspector Pete Rafferty
• Buck Privates Come Home1947 · as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
• Undercover Maisie1947 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Nora Prentiss1947 · as New York Detective (uncredited)
• Lady in the Lake1946 · as Sergeant (Uncredited)
• Lady Chaser1946 · as Brady
• Dick Tracy vs. Cueball1946 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Nobody Lives Forever1946 · as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
• The Strange Woman1946 · as Lumberjack (uncredited)
• Genius at Work1946 · as Lt. Gilley
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
• Gas House Kids1946 · as Detective O'Hara
• Big Town1946 · as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
• Step by Step1946 · as Patrol Car Cop
• The Walls Came Tumbling Down1946 · as Policeman
• Larceny in Her Heart1946 · as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
• The Dark Corner1946 · as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
• The Truth About Murder1946 · as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
• Murder Is My Business1946 · as Pete Rafferty
• From This Day Forward1946 · as Bailiff
• Little Giant1946 · as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
• Scarlet Street1945 · as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy1945 · as Detective Manning (uncredited)
• Hold That Blonde!1945 · as Radio Cop (uncredited)
• Senorita from the West1945 · as Man (uncredited)
• Love, Honor and Goodbye1945 · as Detective
• Anchors Aweigh1945 · as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
• The Falcon in San Francisco1945 · as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
• Along Came Jones1945 · as Cotton (uncredited)
• Phantoms, Inc.1945 · as Detective Lester
• Circumstantial Evidence1945 · as Cleary, the Cop
• Escape in the Fog1945 · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Salty O'Rourke1945 · as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
• Hollywood Canteen1944 · as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
• Murder, My Sweet1944 · as Detective (uncredited)
• The Woman in the Window1944 · as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
• Laura1944 · as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
• Strange Affair1944 · as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
• Up in Mabel's Room1944 · as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
• Dark Mountain1944 · as Chief Sanford
• In Society1944 · as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
• Trial by Trigger1944 · as MacIntosh 'Mac'
• Follow the Boys1944 · as Loomis (uncredited)
• The Whistler1944 · as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
• Phantom Lady1944 · as Worker (uncredited)
• Thank Your Lucky Stars1943 · as Marty (uncredited)
• Action in the North Atlantic1943 · as Quartermaster (uncredited)
• All by Myself1943 · as Hotel Detective
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
• Hangmen Also Die!1943 · as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
• Mug Town1942 · as Cop
• A Night to Remember1942 · as Henderson (uncredited)
• Keep 'Em Sailing1942 · as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
• Strictly in the Groove1942 · as Big Boy
• Lucky Jordan1942 · as Army Guard
• I Married a Witch1942 · as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
• Get Hep to Love1942 · as Policeman Making Bet
• Moontide1942 · as Policeman
• Grand Central Murder1942 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• Twin Beds1942 · as Detective
• Saboteur1942 · as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
• Fingers at the Window1942 · as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
• About Face1942 · as Marine (uncredited)
• Blondie Goes to College1942 · as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
• Pacific Blackout1941 · as Cop
• The Corsican Brothers1941 · as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
• I Wake Up Screaming1941 · as Detective (uncredited)
• International Lady1941 · as Don
• Two Latins from Manhattan1941 · as Federal Agent
• Sun Valley Serenade1941 · as Customs Officer
• Manpower1941 · as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
• In the Navy1941 · as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
• The Lady from Cheyenne1941 · as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
• Dead Men Tell1941 · as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
• Sleepers West1941
• Western Union1941 · as Work Seeker
• Michael Shayne: Private Detective1940 · as First Bartender
• Murder Over New York1940 · as Police Officer
• Trail of the Vigilantes1940 · as Deputy Sheriff
• Gallant Sons1940 · as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
• So You Won't Talk?1940 · as Police Lieutenant
• Brigham Young1940 · as Jury Foreman
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Policeman
• Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940 · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
• You're Not So Tough1940 · as Valley Truck Driver
• We Who Are Young1940 · as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
• New Moon1940 · as Bondsman
• Phantom Raiders1940 · as Port Policeman
• Girl in 3131940 · as Det. Berner
• An Angel from Texas1940 · as 'General' in the Play
• Johnny Apollo1940 · as Guard (uncredited)
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Deputy (uncredited)
• Double Alibi1940 · as First Police Dispatcher
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
• The Fighting 69th1940 · as Medical Captain (uncredited)
• The Saint's Double Trouble1940 · as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
• His Girl Friday1940 · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940 · as Guard
• The Green Hornet1940 · as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
• Invisible Stripes1939 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• Another Thin Man1939 · as Baggage Man (uncredited)
• Blondie Brings Up Baby1939 · as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
• Smashing the Money Ring1939 · as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
• Desperate Trails1939 · as Henchman Lon
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Soldier (uncredited)
• Indianapolis Speedway1939 · as Racetrack Official
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation1939 · as Police Guard (uncredited)
• Blind Alley1939 · as Trooper Cronin
• Rose of Washington Square1939 · as Officer (uncredited)
• The Return of the Cisco Kid1939 · as (uncredited)
• Mr. Moto in Danger Island1939 · as Cop with McGurk
• Sergeant Madden1939 · as Policeman in 1919
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939 · as Bart Dolan
• Tail Spin1939 · as Mechanic (Uncredited)
• Scouts to the Rescue1939 · as Henchman Pug O'Toole
• Next Time I Marry1938 · as Kennel Guard (uncredited)
• Storm Over Bengal1938 · as Soldier
• Straight, Place and Show1938 · as Bartender
• Garden of the Moon1938 · as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
• Tenth Avenue Kid1938 · as Detective Egan
• Gateway1938 · as Guard
• Numbered Woman1938 · as Henchman Red
• Over the Wall1938 · as Prison Guard
• A Slight Case of Murder1938 · as Third Policeman (uncredited)
• The Patient in Room 181938 · as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Borrowing Trouble1937 · as Cop
• Big Town Girl1937 · as Trooper
• Alcatraz Island1937 · as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
• The Wrong Road1937 · as Convict (uncredited)
• Hot Water1937 · as Policeman (uncredited)
• The Game That Kills1937 · as Detective
• Dangerously Yours1937 · as Detective
• One Mile from Heaven1937 · as Doorman
• White Bondage1937 · as Defense Attorney
• Kid Galahad1937 · as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
• Melody for Two1937 · as Radio Station Official
• Marked Woman1937 · as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
• Penrod and Sam1937 · as Joe (uncredited)
• The Great O'Malley1937 · as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
• Fugitive in the Sky1936 · as First Radio Announcer
• Valiant Is the Word for Carrie1936 · as G-Man
• China Clipper1936 · as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
• Bullets or Ballots1936 · as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
• Stranded1935 · as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
• Lady Killer1933 · as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
• The Crowd Roars1932 · as Racetrack Official

All TV Shows (6)

• Norby1955 · as Mr. Rudge
• Summer Playhouse1954
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lieutenant Rooney
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mitch
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Studio One1948 · as Sergeant MacReynolds