Ralph Dunn
Acting Born May 22, 1900 Died Feb 19, 1968 Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA 193 credits
Biography
Ralph Dunn was an American actor. He 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 World War I, 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. He began his film career in Hollywood during the early talkie era, starting with the 1932 film The Crowd Roars. Dunn was a large man with a withering glare and a rich, theatrical voice, and he appeared in hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies.
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Career overview
Ralph Dunn was an American actor who began his film career during the early talkie era. He started with 1932's The Crowd Roars. Dunn's physical appearance, including his burly body and rich, theatrical voice, were utilized effectively in his acting roles.
Dunn's career spanned hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies. He worked in the film industry for many years, contributing to numerous productions. The details of his specific roles and the titles of the films he appeared in are not provided.
Ralph Dunn's acting career was marked by his ability to use his physical presence and voice to good effect in various roles. He was active in the film industry for several decades, leaving a notable presence in the movies of his time.
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Career timeline
Arsenic & Old Lace
The Devil to Pay
The Pajama Game
For Crimin' Out LoudCrowded Paradise
Norby
Summer Playhouse
Sentence of DeathTaxi
Hallmark Hall of FameThe EnforcerBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Robert Montgomery PresentsLux Video TheatreThe Asphalt JungleNo Way OutSinging Guns
The Walking HillsMr. Soft TouchThe Lost TribeMiss Mink of 1949On the Right Side
Studio OneThe Treasure of the Sierra MadreMy Girl TisaIncidentJinx Money
Undercover MaisiePossessedBuck Privates Come HomeNora PrentissThree on a Ticket
Lady ChaserThe Strange WomanLittle GiantDeadline at DawnLady in the Lake
Dick TracyScarlet StreetAnchors AweighPhantoms, Inc.Along Came Jones
Murder, My SweetLauraHollywood CanteenThe Woman in the WindowPhantom Lady
Action in the North AtlanticHangmen Also Die!Thank Your Lucky StarsDr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseAll by Myself
SaboteurAbout FaceI Married a WitchThe Corsican BrothersTwin Beds
Western UnionIn the NavyManpowerInternational LadyI Wake Up Screaming
The Grapes of WrathHis Girl FridaySo You Won't Talk?Johnny ApolloBrigham Young
The Hunchback of Notre DameAnother Thin ManI Stole a MillionTail SpinInvisible Stripes
A Slight Case of MurderGatewayStorm Over BengalNumbered WomanOver the Wall
Kid GalahadMarked WomanDangerously YoursThe Wrong RoadOne Mile from Heaven
Bullets or BallotsFugitive in the SkyValiant Is the Word for CarrieChina Clipper
Stranded
Lady Killer
The Crowd Roars
Full Filmography
193 titles- Arsenic & Old Lace (1962) as Lieutenant Rooney
- The Devil to Pay (1960) as The Furnace Man
- The Pajama Game (1957) as Myron Hasler
- For Crimin' Out Loud (1956) as Baddie (archive footage)
- Crowded Paradise (1956)
- Norby (1955) as Mr. Rudge
- Summer Playhouse (1954)
- Sentence of Death (1953) as Sergeant MacReynolds
- Taxi (1953) as Rafferty (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Lieutenant Rooney
- The Enforcer (1951)
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mitch
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950) as Policeman (uncredited)
- No Way Out (1950) as Sam (uncredited)
- Singing Guns (1950) as Traveler
- The Great Plane Robbery (1950) as Police Inspector Bruce
- The Secret Fury (1950) as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
- The Walking Hills (1949)
- Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
- The Lost Tribe (1949) as Capt. Rawlins
- Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) as Mr. McKelvey
- On the Right Side (1949) as Hood
- Homicide (1949) as Department of Employment Clerk
- Who Done It? (1949) as Leader of Phantom Gang
- Studio One (1948) as Sergeant MacReynolds
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
- My Girl Tisa (1948)
- Incident (1948) as Bugs
- Jinx Money (1948) as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
- Mummy's Dummies (1948) as Rhadames
- The Golden Eye (1948) as Jim. Driscoll
- Lady at Midnight (1948) as Al Garrity
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) as Mark Stevens
- King of the Gamblers (1948) as Cassidy
- Undercover Maisie (1947) as Cop (uncredited)
- Possessed (1947) as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
- Nora Prentiss (1947) as New York Detective (uncredited)
- Three on a Ticket (1947) as Inspector Pete Rafferty
- Deep Valley (1947) as Deputy
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) as Stagehand (uncredited)
- Dragnet (1947) as Police Sgt. Martin
- Too Many Winners (1947) as Detective Peter Rafferty
- News Hounds (1947) as 'Dutch' Miller
- Heartaches (1947) as Police Detective (uncredited)
- Lady Chaser (1946) as Brady
- The Strange Woman (1946) as Lumberjack (uncredited)
- Little Giant (1946) as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
- Deadline at Dawn (1946) as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
- Lady in the Lake (1946) as Sergeant (Uncredited)
- Nobody Lives Forever (1946) as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
- Sister Kenny (1946) as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Dark Corner (1946) as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
- From This Day Forward (1946) as Bailiff
- Step by Step (1946) as Patrol Car Cop
- Murder Is My Business (1946) as Pete Rafferty
- Gas House Kids (1946) as Detective O'Hara
- Larceny in Her Heart (1946) as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
- The Truth About Murder (1946) as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
- The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946) as Policeman
- Big Town (1946) as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
- Genius at Work (1946) as Lt. Gilley
- Dick Tracy (1945) as Detective Manning (uncredited)
- Scarlet Street (1945) as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
- Anchors Aweigh (1945) as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
- Phantoms, Inc. (1945) as Detective Lester
- Along Came Jones (1945) as Cotton (uncredited)
- Hold That Blonde! (1945) as Radio Cop (uncredited)
- Salty O'Rourke (1945) as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
- The Falcon in San Francisco (1945) as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
- Escape in the Fog (1945) as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidence (1945) as Cleary, the Cop
- Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) as Detective
- Senorita from the West (1945) as Man (uncredited)
- Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Detective (uncredited)
- Laura (1944) as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
- Hollywood Canteen (1944) as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
- The Woman in the Window (1944) as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
- Phantom Lady (1944) as Worker (uncredited)
- The Whistler (1944) as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
- In Society (1944) as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
- Up in Mabel's Room (1944) as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
- Follow the Boys (1944) as Loomis (uncredited)
- This Is the Life (1944) as Cop (uncredited)
- Strange Affair (1944) as Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
- Trial by Trigger (1944) as MacIntosh 'Mac'
- Dark Mountain (1944) as Chief Sanford
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943) as Quartermaster (uncredited)
- Hangmen Also Die! (1943) as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Marty (uncredited)
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
- All by Myself (1943) as Hotel Detective
- Saboteur (1942) as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
- About Face (1942) as Marine (uncredited)
- I Married a Witch (1942) as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
- The Corsican Brothers (1942) as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
- Twin Beds (1942) as Detective
- Lucky Jordan (1942) as Army Guard
- A Night to Remember (1942) as Henderson (uncredited)
- Blondie Goes to College (1942) as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
- Get Hep to Love (1942) as Policeman Making Bet
- Fingers at the Window (1942) as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
- Moontide (1942) as Policeman
- Grand Central Murder (1942) as Policeman (uncredited)
- Mug Town (1942) as Cop
- Keep 'Em Sailing (1942) as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
- Strictly in the Groove (1942) as Big Boy
- Western Union (1941) as Work Seeker
- In the Navy (1941) as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
- Manpower (1941) as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
- International Lady (1941) as Don
- I Wake Up Screaming (1941) as Detective (uncredited)
- Pacific Blackout (1941) as Cop
- Sleepers West (1941)
- Sun Valley Serenade (1941) as Customs Officer
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
- Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) as Federal Agent
- Dead Men Tell (1941) as Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) as Deputy (uncredited)
- His Girl Friday (1940) as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
- So You Won't Talk? (1940) as Police Lieutenant
- Johnny Apollo (1940) as Guard (uncredited)
- Brigham Young (1940) as Jury Foreman
- New Moon (1940) as Bondsman
- The Green Hornet (1940) as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
- Phantom Raiders (1940) as Port Policeman
- Murder Over New York (1940) as Police Officer
- Public Deb No. 1 (1940) as Policeman
- The Fighting 69th (1940) as Medical Captain (uncredited)
- Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
- We Who Are Young (1940) as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
- Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) as First Bartender
- Girl in 313 (1940) as Det. Berner
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940) as Guard
- Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) as Deputy Sheriff
- The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- Gallant Sons (1940) as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
- Double Alibi (1940) as First Police Dispatcher
- Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- An Angel from Texas (1940) as 'General' in the Play
- You're Not So Tough (1940) as Valley Truck Driver
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) as Soldier (uncredited)
- Another Thin Man (1939) as Baggage Man (uncredited)
- I Stole a Million (1939) as Bartender (uncredited)
- Tail Spin (1939) as Mechanic (Uncredited)
- Invisible Stripes (1939) as Doorman (uncredited)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) as Officer (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939) as Police Guard (uncredited)
- Blind Alley (1939) as Trooper Cronin
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) as Bart Dolan
- Indianapolis Speedway (1939) as Racetrack Official
- Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Smashing the Money Ring (1939) as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
- Desperate Trails (1939) as Henchman Lon
- Sergeant Madden (1939) as Policeman in 1919
- The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939) as (uncredited)
- Scouts to the Rescue (1939) as Henchman Pug O'Toole
- Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939) as Cop with McGurk
- A Slight Case of Murder (1938) as Third Policeman (uncredited)
- Gateway (1938) as Guard
- Storm Over Bengal (1938) as Soldier
- Numbered Woman (1938) as Henchman Red
- Over the Wall (1938) as Prison Guard
- Garden of the Moon (1938) as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
- Tenth Avenue Kid (1938) as Detective Egan
- Next Time I Marry (1938) as Kennel Guard (uncredited)
- Straight, Place and Show (1938) as Bartender
- The Patient in Room 18 (1938) as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Kid Galahad (1937) as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
- Marked Woman (1937) as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
- Dangerously Yours (1937) as Detective
- The Wrong Road (1937) as Convict (uncredited)
- One Mile from Heaven (1937) as Doorman
- Big Town Girl (1937) as Trooper
- The Go-Getter (1937) as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
- The Great O'Malley (1937) as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
- Alcatraz Island (1937) as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
- Penrod and Sam (1937) as Joe (uncredited)
- Hot Water (1937) as Policeman (uncredited)
- White Bondage (1937) as Defense Attorney
- Melody for Two (1937) as Radio Station Official
- The Game That Kills (1937) as Detective
- Borrowing Trouble (1937) as Cop
- Bullets or Ballots (1936) as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
- Fugitive in the Sky (1936) as First Radio Announcer
- Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) as G-Man
- China Clipper (1936) as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
- Stranded (1935) as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
- Lady Killer (1933) as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
- The Crowd Roars (1932) as Racetrack Official
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ralph Dunn best known for?
Ralph Dunn is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Blood for Dracula (1974), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), The Enforcer (1951), Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951).
When and where was Ralph Dunn born?
Ralph Dunn was born on May 22, 1900 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on February 19, 1968.
How many credits does Ralph Dunn have?
Ralph Dunn has accumulated over 193 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1932 to 1962.
What is Ralph Dunn's background in cinema and television?
Ralph Dunn was an American actor. He 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 World War I, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after on...