James Dunn: movies and TV shows
James Dunn has 92 credits in the archive: 64 films and 28 TV series, from 1919 to 1982. Highest rated: The Wonderful World of Disney (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1919 – 1982 · busiest year: 1933 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hollywood’s Children | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 80 |
| 1976 | The Biggest Little Star of the 30's | Self(archive footage) | Film | — | 74 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 73 |
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron | Luke Travers | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1966 | The Oscar | TV executive | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 1965 | Branded | TV | 6.8 | 63 | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Lou Bragan | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | TV | 5.9 | 61 | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | P.J. Cunningham | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Indian Agent McLean | TV | 10.0 | 61 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove | TV | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1962 | Going My Way | TV | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 1962 | Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man | Telegrapher | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 59 | |
| 1961 | The Investigators | Chief Reynolds | TV | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 58 | |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush | Stew Schaffer | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 1960 | Journey to the Day | Melville Cooper | Film | — | 58 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Danny Lynch | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | TV | 7.2 | 57 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Dr. Soloman Flood | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Peter Wilkin | TV | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gabe Henshaw | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1957 | The Ninth Day | Film | — | 55 | |
| 1957 | Mr. Broadway | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1956 | The Last Stop | Yigal | Film | — | 54 |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | TV | 5.3 | 53 | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Sheriff Garrett | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Eldon Abernathy | TV | 3.8 | 52 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Warren | TV | 3.8 | 52 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | J. Henry Newman | TV | 7.9 | 52 |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life | Earl Morgan | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 51 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 49 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Dan McLain | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Joey | TV | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1950 | A Wonderful Life | Henry Wood | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1950 | The Golden Gloves Story | Joe Riley | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1948 | Studio One | TV | 5.4 | 46 | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Frank Gabriel | TV | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Mike | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy | Brian McCoy | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl | Denny Reagan | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Johnny Nolan | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1945 | The Caribbean Mystery | Mr. Smith | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1944 | Leave It to the Irish | Terry Moran | Film | 4.4 | 42 |
| 1944 | Take It or Leave It | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Sergeant Joe Blake | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1943 | The Ghost and the Guest | Webster Frye | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1942 | The Living Ghost | Nick Trayne | Film | 4.3 | 40 |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! | Jimmy Parker | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1940 | Son of the Navy | Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1939 | Mercy Plane | 'Speed' Leslie | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1939 | Pride of the Navy | Speed Brennan | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1938 | Shadows Over Shanghai | Johnny McGinty | Film | 5.3 | 36 |
| 1937 | We Have Our Moments | John Wade | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1937 | Living on Love | Gary Martin | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1937 | Venus Makes Trouble | Buzz Martin | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1936 | Don’t Get Personal | Bob McDonald | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage | Lt. Kenneth Reynolds | Film | 4.9 | 34 |
| 1936 | Come Closer, Folks | Jim Keene | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1936 | Two-Fisted Gentleman | Mickey | Film | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1936 | Mysterious Crossing | Addison Francis Murphy | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1935 | George White's 1935 Scandals | Eddie | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1935 | The Daring Young Man | Don McLane | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Eddie Nolan | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1935 | The Payoff | Joe McCoy | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1935 | Welcome Home | Richard Foster | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Jimmy Dugan | Film | 5.3 | 32 |
| 1934 | Baby Take a Bow | Eddie Ellison | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes | Loop Merritt | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 1934 | Change of Heart | Mark McGowan | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1934 | Hold That Girl | Barney Sullivan | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1934 | Have a Heart | James 'Jimmie' Flaherty | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1934 | 365 Nights in Hollywood | James 'Jimmy' Dale | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! | Jimmy | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1933 | Arizona to Broadway | Smiley Wells | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 | Dr. Daniel French | Film | 4.2 | 31 |
| 1933 | Take a Chance | Duke Stanley | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1933 | Sailor's Luck | Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1933 | Jimmy and Sally | Jimmy O'Connor | Film | 4.8 | 31 |
| 1933 | Hold Me Tight | Chuck Evans | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1932 | Society Girl | Johnny Malone | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1932 | Handle with Care | Bill Gordon | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1932 | Dance Team | Jimmy Mulligan | Film | 10.0 | 30 |
| 1931 | Bad Girl | Eddie Collins | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1931 | Sob Sister | Garry Webster | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1931 | Over the Hill | Johnny Shelby as an Adult | Film | 8.5 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Song Plugger | Man in Record Shop | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | In the Nick of Time | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1919 | Deliverance | Life Saver | Film | 7.0 | 17 |