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.
Movie | Arsenic & Old Lace | Lt. Rooney | 1962-02-05 |
Movie | The Devil to Pay | The Furnace Man | 1960-11-09 |
Movie | The Pajama Game | Myron Hasler | 1957-08-29 |
Movie | For Crimin' Out Loud | Baddie (archive footage) | 1956-05-03 |
Movie | Crowded Paradise | 1956-06-21 | |
Series | Norby | Mr. Rudge | 1955-01-05 |
Series | Summer Playhouse | Unknown | 1954-07-06 |
Movie | Taxi | Rafferty (uncredited) | 1953-01-21 |
Movie | Sentence of Death | Sergeant MacReynolds | 1953-08-17 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lieutenant Rooney | 1951-12-24 |
Movie | The Enforcer | Unknown | 1951-02-24 |
Movie | Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
Movie | The Secret Fury | Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
Movie | Singing Guns | Traveler | 1950-02-28 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Movie | No Way Out | Sam (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
Movie | The Asphalt Jungle | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Mitch | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Who Done It? | Leader of Phantom Gang | 1949-03-03 |
Movie | Miss Mink of 1949 | Mr. McKelvey | 1949-02-11 |
Movie | The Walking Hills | 1949-03-05 | |
Movie | Homicide | Department of Employment Clerk | 1949-04-02 |
Movie | Mr. Soft Touch | Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
Movie | The Lost Tribe | Capt. Rawlins | 1949-04-19 |
Movie | Jinx Money | Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro | 1948-06-27 |
Movie | My Girl Tisa | Unknown | 1948-02-07 |
Movie | Train to Alcatraz | U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens | 1948-06-28 |
Movie | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Flophouse Bum (uncredited) | 1948-01-15 |
Series | Studio One | Sergeant MacReynolds | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | Lady at Midnight | Al Garrity | 1948-08-15 |
Movie | Incident | Bugs | 1948-10-30 |
Movie | Mummy's Dummies | Rhadames | 1948-11-04 |
Movie | The Golden Eye | Jim. Driscoll | 1948-08-29 |
Movie | Three on a Ticket | Inspector Pete Rafferty | 1947-04-04 |
Movie | Undercover Maisie | Cop (Uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
Movie | Too Many Winners | Detective Peter Rafferty | 1947-05-24 |
Movie | Buck Privates Come Home | Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-04 |
Movie | Deep Valley | Deputy | 1947-07-30 |
Movie | News Hounds | 'Dutch' Miller | 1947-08-13 |
Movie | Dragnet | Police Sgt. Martin | 1947-08-16 |
Movie | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Stagehand (uncredited) | 1947-07-31 |
Movie | The Truth About Murder | Police Detective Faber (uncredited) | 1946-04-01 |
Movie | The Dark Corner | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) | 1946-04-09 |
Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Capt. Dill (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
Movie | Larceny in Her Heart | Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty | 1946-05-20 |
Movie | Little Giant | Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
Movie | Big Town | Mac- Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | From This Day Forward | Bailiff | 1946-03-02 |
Movie | Murder Is My Business | Pete Rafferty | 1946-03-07 |
Movie | The Strange Woman | Lumberjack (uncredited) | 1946-10-25 |
Movie | Nobody Lives Forever | Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited) | 1946-11-01 |
Movie | Lady Chaser | Brady | 1946-11-25 |
Movie | Step by Step | Patrol Car Cop | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | Lady in the Lake | Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-12-19 |
Movie | Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
Movie | Genius at Work | Lt. Gilley | 1946-10-20 |
Movie | Sister Kenny | Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Movie | Gas House Kids | Detective O'Hara | 1946-10-08 |
Movie | Phantoms, Inc. | Detective Lester | 1945-06-09 |
Movie | Circumstantial Evidence | Cleary, the Cop | 1945-04-20 |
Movie | Escape in the Fog | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1945-04-05 |
Movie | Salty O'Rourke | Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited) | 1945-03-22 |
Movie | Along Came Jones | Cotton (uncredited) | 1945-07-19 |
Movie | Anchors Aweigh | Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited) | 1945-08-13 |
Movie | The Falcon in San Francisco | Arresting Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
Movie | Senorita from the West | Man (uncredited) | 1945-10-12 |
Movie | Love, Honor and Goodbye | Detective | 1945-09-15 |
Movie | Scarlet Street | First Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
Movie | Trial by Trigger | MacIntosh 'Mac' | 1944-05-27 |
Movie | In Society | Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
Movie | Phantom Lady | Worker (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
Movie | Dark Mountain | Chief Sanford | 1944-09-01 |
Movie | The Whistler | Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
Movie | The Woman in the Window | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | 1944-10-25 |
Movie | Up in Mabel's Room | Air Raid Warden (uncredited) | 1944-09-12 |
Movie | Hollywood Canteen | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | Murder, My Sweet | Detective (uncredited) | 1944-12-14 |
Movie | Strange Affair | Mike McCafferty (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
Movie | Laura | Fred Callahan (uncredited) | 1944-10-11 |
Movie | All by Myself | Hotel Detective | 1943-06-11 |
Movie | Hangmen Also Die! | Czech Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
Movie | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
Movie | Action in the North Atlantic | Quartermaster (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Marty (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | Grand Central Murder | Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
Movie | Moontide | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | Twin Beds | Detective | 1942-04-30 |
Movie | Fingers at the Window | Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) | 1942-04-22 |
Movie | Blondie Goes to College | Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman | 1942-01-15 |
Movie | About Face | Marine (uncredited) | 1942-04-16 |
Movie | Saboteur | FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Get Hep to Love | Policeman Making Bet | 1942-10-02 |
Movie | A Night to Remember | Henderson (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
Movie | I Married a Witch | First Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
Movie | Keep 'Em Sailing | Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited) | 1942-11-28 |
Movie | Mug Town | Cop | 1942-12-18 |
Movie | Strictly in the Groove | Big Boy | 1942-11-20 |
Movie | Lucky Jordan | Army Guard | 1942-11-16 |
Movie | In the Navy | Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
Movie | Dead Men Tell | Homicide Desk Sergeant | 1941-03-28 |
Movie | Western Union | Work Seeker | 1941-02-21 |
Movie | Manpower | Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
Movie | Sleepers West | Unknown | 1941-03-14 |
Movie | The Lady from Cheyenne | Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman | 1941-04-11 |
Movie | Pacific Blackout | Cop | 1941-12-31 |
Movie | Sun Valley Serenade | Customs Officer | 1941-08-29 |
Movie | I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | The Corsican Brothers | Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
Movie | Two Latins from Manhattan | Federal Agent | 1941-10-02 |
Movie | International Lady | Don | 1941-10-16 |
Movie | Double Alibi | First Police Dispatcher | 1940-03-01 |
Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | Deputy (uncredited) | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | Johnny Apollo | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
Movie | An Angel from Texas | 'General' in the Play | 1940-04-27 |
Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Guard | 1940-01-11 |
Movie | Girl in 313 | Det. Berner | 1940-05-31 |
Movie | The Green Hornet | Andy - Thug (uncredited) | 1940-01-08 |
Movie | His Girl Friday | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1940-01-18 |
Movie | The Saint's Double Trouble | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
Movie | The Fighting 69th | Medical Captain (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | Public Deb No. 1 | Policeman | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Gallant Sons | Deputy with Charlie (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
Movie | So You Won't Talk? | Police Lieutenant | 1940-10-02 |
Movie | Phantom Raiders | Port Policeman | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Trail of the Vigilantes | Deputy Sheriff | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | Michael Shayne: Private Detective | First Bartender | 1940-12-19 |
Movie | Brigham Young | Jury Foreman | 1940-09-27 |
Movie | Murder Over New York | Police Officer | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | New Moon | Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
Movie | You're Not So Tough | Valley Truck Driver | 1940-07-26 |
Movie | We Who Are Young | 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
Movie | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
Movie | Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Cop with McGurk | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | The Return of the Cisco Kid | (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
Movie | Rose of Washington Square | Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
Movie | Sergeant Madden | Policeman in 1919 | 1939-03-24 |
Movie | Tail Spin | Mechanic (Uncredited) | 1939-02-19 |
Movie | Scouts to the Rescue | Henchman Pug O'Toole | 1939-01-17 |
Movie | Blind Alley | Trooper Cronin | 1939-05-11 |
Movie | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Bart Dolan | 1939-02-25 |
Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Soldier (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
Movie | Invisible Stripes | Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
Movie | Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
Movie | Smashing the Money Ring | Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
Movie | Another Thin Man | Baggage Man (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
Movie | Indianapolis Speedway | Racetrack Official | 1939-08-05 |
Movie | I Stole a Million | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
Movie | Desperate Trails | Henchman Lon | 1939-09-30 |
Movie | Numbered Woman | Ralph | 1938-05-22 |
Movie | Over the Wall | Prison Guard | 1938-04-02 |
Movie | The Patient in Room 18 | Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-01-08 |
Movie | Gateway | Guard | 1938-08-05 |
Movie | Garden of the Moon | Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited) | 1938-09-23 |
Movie | Next Time I Marry | Kennel Guard | 1938-12-09 |
Movie | Tenth Avenue Kid | Detective Egan | 1938-08-22 |
Movie | Storm Over Bengal | Soldier | 1938-11-14 |
Movie | Straight, Place and Show | Bartender | 1938-09-30 |
Movie | Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
Movie | The Go-Getter | Officer on the Macon (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
Movie | Melody for Two | Radio Station Official | 1937-05-01 |
Movie | Penrod and Sam | Joe | 1937-02-28 |
Movie | White Bondage | Defense Attorney | 1937-08-05 |
Movie | The Great O'Malley | Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
Movie | Marked Woman | Court Clerk #1 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
Movie | Alcatraz Island | Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
Movie | Big Town Girl | Trooper | 1937-12-03 |
Movie | One Mile from Heaven | Doorman | 1937-08-18 |
Movie | The Wrong Road | Convict (uncredited) | 1937-10-11 |
Movie | Borrowing Trouble | Cop | 1937-12-10 |
Movie | Hot Water | Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
Movie | Dangerously Yours | Detective | 1937-09-21 |
Movie | The Game That Kills | Detective | 1937-09-21 |
Movie | Bullets or Ballots | Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
Movie | China Clipper | Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
Movie | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | G-Man | 1936-10-06 |
Movie | Fugitive in the Sky | First Radio Announcer | 1936-11-28 |
Movie | Stranded | Bridge Worker (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
Movie | The Crowd Roars | Racetrack Official | 1932-04-16 |