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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.
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Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Arsenic & Old Lace as Lt. Rooney | 1962-02-05 |
The Devil to Pay as The Furnace Man | 1960-11-09 |
The Pajama Game as Myron Hasler | 1957-08-29 |
Crowded Paradise | 1956-06-21 |
For Crimin' Out Loud as Baddie (archive footage) | 1956-05-03 |
Sentence of Death as Sergeant MacReynolds | 1953-08-17 |
Taxi as Rafferty (uncredited) | 1953-01-21 |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
The Enforcer | 1951-02-24 |
No Way Out as Sam (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
The Asphalt Jungle as Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
Singing Guns as Traveler | 1950-02-28 |
The Secret Fury as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
Mr. Soft Touch as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
The Lost Tribe as Capt. Rawlins | 1949-04-19 |
Homicide as Department of Employment Clerk | 1949-04-02 |
The Walking Hills | 1949-03-05 |
Who Done It? as Leader of Phantom Gang | 1949-03-03 |
Miss Mink of 1949 as Mr. McKelvey | 1949-02-11 |
Mummy's Dummies as Rhadames | 1948-11-04 |
Incident as Bugs | 1948-10-30 |
The Golden Eye as Jim. Driscoll | 1948-08-29 |
Lady at Midnight as Al Garrity | 1948-08-15 |
Train to Alcatraz as U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens | 1948-06-28 |
Jinx Money as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro | 1948-06-27 |
My Girl Tisa | 1948-02-07 |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre as Flophouse Bum (uncredited) | 1948-01-15 |
Dragnet as Police Sgt. Martin | 1947-08-16 |
News Hounds as 'Dutch' Miller | 1947-08-13 |
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Stagehand (uncredited) | 1947-07-31 |
Deep Valley as Deputy | 1947-07-30 |
Heartaches as Police Detective (uncredited) | 1947-06-28 |
Too Many Winners as Detective Peter Rafferty | 1947-05-24 |
Buck Privates Come Home as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-04 |
Three on a Ticket as Inspector Pete Rafferty | 1947-04-04 |
Undercover Maisie as Cop (Uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
Lady in the Lake as Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-12-19 |
Lady Chaser as Brady | 1946-11-25 |
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
Nobody Lives Forever as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited) | 1946-11-01 |
The Strange Woman as Lumberjack (uncredited) | 1946-10-25 |
Genius at Work as Lt. Gilley | 1946-10-20 |
Sister Kenny as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Gas House Kids as Detective O'Hara | 1946-10-08 |
Step by Step as Patrol Car Cop | 1946-08-23 |
Big Town as Mac- Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
Larceny in Her Heart as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty | 1946-05-20 |
The Dark Corner as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) | 1946-04-09 |
The Truth About Murder as Police Detective Faber (uncredited) | 1946-04-01 |
Deadline at Dawn as Capt. Dill (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
Murder Is My Business as Pete Rafferty | 1946-03-07 |
From This Day Forward as Bailiff | 1946-03-02 |
Little Giant as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
Scarlet Street as First Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
Dick Tracy as Detective Manning (uncredited) | 1945-12-01 |
Senorita from the West as Man (uncredited) | 1945-10-12 |
Love, Honor and Goodbye as Detective | 1945-09-15 |
Anchors Aweigh as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited) | 1945-08-13 |
The Falcon in San Francisco as Arresting Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
Along Came Jones as Cotton (uncredited) | 1945-07-19 |
Phantoms, Inc. as Detective Lester | 1945-06-09 |
Circumstantial Evidence as Cleary, the Cop | 1945-04-20 |
Escape in the Fog as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1945-04-05 |
Salty O'Rourke as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited) | 1945-03-22 |
Hollywood Canteen as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
Murder, My Sweet as Detective (uncredited) | 1944-12-14 |
The Woman in the Window as Traffic Cop (uncredited) | 1944-10-25 |
Laura as Fred Callahan (uncredited) | 1944-10-11 |
Strange Affair as Mike McCafferty (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
Up in Mabel's Room as Air Raid Warden (uncredited) | 1944-09-12 |
Dark Mountain as Chief Sanford | 1944-09-01 |
In Society as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
Trial by Trigger as MacIntosh 'Mac' | 1944-05-27 |
The Whistler as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
Phantom Lady as Worker (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Marty (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
Action in the North Atlantic as Quartermaster (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
All by Myself as Hotel Detective | 1943-06-11 |
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
Hangmen Also Die! as Czech Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
Mug Town as Cop | 1942-12-18 |
A Night to Remember as Henderson (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
Keep 'Em Sailing as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited) | 1942-11-28 |
Strictly in the Groove as Big Boy | 1942-11-20 |
Lucky Jordan as Army Guard | 1942-11-16 |
I Married a Witch as First Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
Get Hep to Love as Policeman Making Bet | 1942-10-02 |
Moontide as Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
Grand Central Murder as Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
Twin Beds as Detective | 1942-04-30 |
Saboteur as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
Fingers at the Window as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) | 1942-04-22 |
About Face as Marine (uncredited) | 1942-04-16 |
Blondie Goes to College as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman | 1942-01-15 |
Pacific Blackout as Cop | 1941-12-31 |
The Corsican Brothers as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
International Lady as Don | 1941-10-16 |
Two Latins from Manhattan as Federal Agent | 1941-10-02 |
Sun Valley Serenade as Customs Officer | 1941-08-29 |
Manpower as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
In the Navy as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
The Lady from Cheyenne as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman | 1941-04-11 |
Dead Men Tell as Homicide Desk Sergeant | 1941-03-28 |
Sleepers West | 1941-03-14 |
Western Union as Work Seeker | 1941-02-21 |
Michael Shayne: Private Detective as First Bartender | 1940-12-19 |
Murder Over New York as Police Officer | 1940-12-13 |
Trail of the Vigilantes as Deputy Sheriff | 1940-12-13 |
Gallant Sons as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
So You Won't Talk? as Police Lieutenant | 1940-10-02 |
Brigham Young as Jury Foreman | 1940-09-27 |
Public Deb No. 1 as Policeman | 1940-09-13 |
Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
You're Not So Tough as Valley Truck Driver | 1940-07-26 |
We Who Are Young as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
New Moon as Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
Phantom Raiders as Port Policeman | 1940-06-07 |
Girl in 313 as Det. Berner | 1940-05-31 |
An Angel from Texas as 'General' in the Play | 1940-04-27 |
Johnny Apollo as Guard (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
The Grapes of Wrath as Deputy (uncredited) | 1940-03-15 |
Double Alibi as First Police Dispatcher | 1940-03-01 |
Castle on the Hudson as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
The Fighting 69th as Medical Captain (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
The Saint's Double Trouble as Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
His Girl Friday as Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1940-01-18 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Guard | 1940-01-11 |
The Green Hornet as Andy - Thug (uncredited) | 1940-01-08 |
Invisible Stripes as Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Soldier (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
Another Thin Man as Baggage Man (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
Blondie Brings Up Baby as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
Smashing the Money Ring as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
Desperate Trails as Henchman Lon | 1939-09-30 |
Indianapolis Speedway as Racetrack Official | 1939-08-05 |
I Stole a Million as Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
Blind Alley as Trooper Cronin | 1939-05-11 |
Rose of Washington Square as Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
The Return of the Cisco Kid as (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
Mr. Moto in Danger Island as Cop with McGurk | 1939-04-07 |
Sergeant Madden as Policeman in 1919 | 1939-03-24 |
The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Bart Dolan | 1939-02-25 |
Tail Spin as Mechanic (Uncredited) | 1939-02-19 |
Scouts to the Rescue as Henchman Pug O'Toole | 1939-01-17 |
Next Time I Marry as Kennel Guard | 1938-12-09 |
Storm Over Bengal as Soldier | 1938-11-14 |
Straight, Place and Show as Bartender | 1938-09-30 |
Garden of the Moon as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited) | 1938-09-23 |
Tenth Avenue Kid as Detective Egan | 1938-08-22 |
Gateway as Guard | 1938-08-05 |
Numbered Woman as Ralph | 1938-05-22 |
Over the Wall as Prison Guard | 1938-04-02 |
The Patient in Room 18 as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-01-08 |
Borrowing Trouble as Cop | 1937-12-10 |
Big Town Girl as Trooper | 1937-12-03 |
Alcatraz Island as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
The Wrong Road as Convict (uncredited) | 1937-10-11 |
Hot Water as Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
The Game That Kills as Detective | 1937-09-21 |
Dangerously Yours as Detective | 1937-09-21 |
One Mile from Heaven as Doorman | 1937-08-18 |
White Bondage as Defense Attorney | 1937-08-05 |
Kid Galahad as (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
The Go-Getter as Officer on the Macon (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
Melody for Two as Radio Station Official | 1937-05-01 |
Marked Woman as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Penrod and Sam as Joe | 1937-02-28 |
The Great O'Malley as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
Fugitive in the Sky as First Radio Announcer | 1936-11-28 |
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie as G-Man | 1936-10-06 |
China Clipper as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
Bullets or Ballots as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
Stranded as Bridge Worker (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 |
The Crowd Roars as Racetrack Official | 1932-04-16 |