Ralph Dunn
Acting
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
Acting192
movieArsenic & Old Lace
1962
Lieutenant Rooney
movieThe Devil to Pay
1960
The Furnace Man
movieThe Pajama Game
1957
Myron Hasler
movieFor Crimin' Out Loud
1956
Baddie (archive footage)
Norby
1955
Mr. Rudge
movieSentence of Death
1953
Sergeant MacReynolds
movieTaxi
1953
Rafferty (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Lieutenant Rooney
movieBud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieNo Way Out
1950
Sam (uncredited)
movieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
1950
Police Inspector Bruce
movieSinging Guns
1950
Traveler
movieThe Secret Fury
1950
Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949
Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
movieThe Lost Tribe
1949
Capt. Rawlins
movieHomicide
1949
Department of Employment Clerk
movieWho Done It?
1949
Leader of Phantom Gang
movieMiss Mink of 1949
1949
Mr. McKelvey
tvStudio One
1948
Sergeant MacReynolds
movieMummy's Dummies
1948
Rhadames
movieThe Golden Eye
1948
Jim. Driscoll
movieLady at Midnight
1948
Al Garrity
Train to Alcatraz
1948
Mark Stevens
movieJinx Money
1948
Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
movieThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
movieDragnet
1947
Police Sgt. Martin
movieNews Hounds
1947
'Dutch' Miller
movieI Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947
Stagehand (uncredited)
movieDeep Valley
1947
Deputy
movieHeartaches
1947
Police Detective (uncredited)
moviePossessed
1947
Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
movieToo Many Winners
1947
Detective Peter Rafferty
movieThree on a Ticket
1947
Inspector Pete Rafferty
movieBuck Privates Come Home
1947
Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
movieUndercover Maisie
1947
Cop (uncredited)
movieNora Prentiss
1947
New York Detective (uncredited)
movieLady in the Lake
1946
Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieLady Chaser
1946
Brady
movieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
movieNobody Lives Forever
1946
Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
movieThe Strange Woman
1946
Lumberjack (uncredited)
movieGenius at Work
1946
Lt. Gilley
movieSister Kenny
1946
Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
movieGas House Kids
1946
Detective O'Hara
movieBig Town
1946
Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
movieStep by Step
1946
Patrol Car Cop
movieLarceny in Her Heart
1946
Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
movieThe Dark Corner
1946
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
movieThe Truth About Murder
1946
Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946
Capt. Dill (uncredited)
movieMurder Is My Business
1946
Pete Rafferty
movieLittle Giant
1946
Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
movieScarlet Street
1945
First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
movieDick Tracy
1945
Detective Manning (uncredited)
movieHold That Blonde!
1945
Radio Cop (uncredited)
movieSenorita from the West
1945
Man (uncredited)
movieLove, Honor and Goodbye
1945
Detective
movieAnchors Aweigh
1945
Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945
Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
movieAlong Came Jones
1945
Cotton (uncredited)
moviePhantoms, Inc.
1945
Detective Lester
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1945
Cleary, the Cop
movieEscape in the Fog
1945
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSalty O'Rourke
1945
Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
movieHollywood Canteen
1944
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
movieMurder, My Sweet
1944
Detective (uncredited)
movieThe Woman in the Window
1944
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
movieLaura
1944
Fred Callahan (uncredited)
movieStrange Affair
1944
Mike McCafferty (uncredited)
movieUp in Mabel's Room
1944
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
movieDark Mountain
1944
Chief Sanford
movieIn Society
1944
Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
movieThis Is the Life
1944
Cop (uncredited)
movieTrial by Trigger
1944
MacIntosh 'Mac'
movieFollow the Boys
1944
Loomis (uncredited)
movieThe Whistler
1944
Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
moviePhantom Lady
1944
Worker (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Marty (uncredited)
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
Quartermaster (uncredited)
movieAll by Myself
1943
Hotel Detective
movieDr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieHangmen Also Die!
1943
Czech Policeman (uncredited)
movieA Night to Remember
1942
Henderson (uncredited)
movieKeep 'Em Sailing
1942
Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
movieLucky Jordan
1942
Army Guard
movieI Married a Witch
1942
First Prison Guard (uncredited)
movieGet Hep to Love
1942
Policeman Making Bet
movieMoontide
1942
Policeman
movieGrand Central Murder
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
movieTwin Beds
1942
Detective
movieSaboteur
1942
FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
movieFingers at the Window
1942
Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
movieAbout Face
1942
Marine (uncredited)
movieBlondie Goes to College
1942
Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
movieThe Corsican Brothers
1941
Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
movieI Wake Up Screaming
1941
Detective (uncredited)
movieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941
Federal Agent
movieSun Valley Serenade
1941
Customs Officer
movieManpower
1941
Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
movieIn the Navy
1941
Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
movieDead Men Tell
1941
Homicide Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
movieWestern Union
1941
Work Seeker
movieMichael Shayne: Private Detective
1940
First Bartender
movieMurder Over New York
1940
Police Officer
movieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
Deputy Sheriff
movieGallant Sons
1940
Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
movieSo You Won't Talk?
1940
Police Lieutenant
movieBrigham Young
1940
Jury Foreman
moviePublic Deb No. 1
1940
Policeman
movieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
movieYou're Not So Tough
1940
Valley Truck Driver
movieWe Who Are Young
1940
2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
movieNew Moon
1940
Bondsman
moviePhantom Raiders
1940
Port Policeman
movieGirl in 313
1940
Det. Berner
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
'General' in the Play
movieJohnny Apollo
1940
Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Deputy (uncredited)
movieDouble Alibi
1940
First Police Dispatcher
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940
Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940
Medical Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Saint's Double Trouble
1940
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
movieHis Girl Friday
1940
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
movieThe Green Hornet
1940
Andy - Thug (uncredited)
movieInvisible Stripes
1939
Doorman (uncredited)
movieAnother Thin Man
1939
Baggage Man (uncredited)
movieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939
Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
movieDesperate Trails
1939
Henchman Lon
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Soldier (uncredited)
movieIndianapolis Speedway
1939
Racetrack Official
movieI Stole a Million
1939
Bartender (uncredited)
movieMr. Moto Takes a Vacation
1939
Police Guard (uncredited)
movieBlind Alley
1939
Trooper Cronin
movieRose of Washington Square
1939
Officer (uncredited)
movieThe Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
(uncredited)
movieMr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
Cop with McGurk
movieSergeant Madden
1939
Policeman in 1919
movieThe Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
Bart Dolan
movieTail Spin
1939
Mechanic (Uncredited)
movieScouts to the Rescue
1939
Henchman Pug O'Toole
movieNext Time I Marry
1938
Kennel Guard (uncredited)
movieStorm Over Bengal
1938
Soldier
movieStraight, Place and Show
1938
Bartender
movieGarden of the Moon
1938
Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
movieTenth Avenue Kid
1938
Detective Egan
movieGateway
1938
Guard
movieNumbered Woman
1938
Henchman Red
movieOver the Wall
1938
Prison Guard
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938
Third Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Patient in Room 18
1938
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieBig Town Girl
1937
Trooper
movieAlcatraz Island
1937
Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Wrong Road
1937
Convict (uncredited)
movieHot Water
1937
Policeman (uncredited)
movieThe Game That Kills
1937
Detective
movieDangerously Yours
1937
Detective
movieWhite Bondage
1937
Defense Attorney
movieKid Galahad
1937
Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
movieThe Go-Getter
1937
Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
movieMelody for Two
1937
Radio Station Official
movieMarked Woman
1937
Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
moviePenrod and Sam
1937
Joe (uncredited)
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937
Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
movieFugitive in the Sky
1936
First Radio Announcer
movieChina Clipper
1936
Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
movieBullets or Ballots
1936
Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
movieStranded
1935
Bridge Worker (uncredited)
movieLady Killer
1933
Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
movieThe Crowd Roars
1932
Racetrack Official