Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn was an American film, television, and stage actor.
Early years
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 1900. His 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 a short time to join a vaudeville troupe.
Career
Dunn's Broadway credits included Once for the Asking, Tenderloin, Happy Town, Make a Million, The Pajama Game, Room Service, The Moon Is Blue, An Enemy of the People, and The Seventh Heart.
Dunn acted 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. He appeared in the Three Stooges comedy Mummy's Dummies, as well as Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud.
Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in TV series such as Kitty Foyle, The Edge of Night and Norby, and films such as Black Like Me.
Personal life
Dunn was married to actress Pat West. They divorced on May 12, 1944.
Death
On February 19, 1968, Dunn died in Flushing, New York.
Selected filmography
The Crowd Roars - Racetrack Official Lady Killer - Monkey Delivery Man Stranded - Bridge Worker Bullets or Ballots - Policeman Getting Papers from Fire Public Enemy's Wife - Cop China Clipper - Plane Announcer at Miami Airport Down the Stretch - Race Starter Cain and Mabel - Diner Behind Reilly Valiant Is the Word for Carrie - G-Man Legion of Terror - Detective Fugitive in the Sky - First Radio Announcer Sing Me a Love Song - Store Cashier Girl Overboard - Motorcycle Officer The Great O'Malley - Police Stenographer in Hospital Penrod and Sam - Joe Marked Woman - Court Clerk at 1st trial Night Key - ABC Delivery Garageman-Thug Melody for Two - Radio Station Official The Go Getter - Officer on the Macon San Quentin - Head Cell Block Guard Kid Galahad - Reporter at Banquet The Singing Marine - Marine in Marine Grill Marry the Girl - G-Man White Bondage - Defense Attorney Reported Missing - McNamara One Mile from Heaven - Doorman Dangerously Yours - Detective The Game That Kills - DetectiveHot Water - Policeman The Wrong Road - Convict Alcatraz Island - Metal Detector Guard Submarine D-1 - Sailor Who Smokes Big Town Girl - Trooper Borrowing Trouble - Cop City Girl - Mac, Policeman The Patient in Room 18 - Eldar Hotel Clerk A Slight Case of Murder - Third Policeman King of the Newsboys - Racetrack Guard Mr. Moto's Gamble - Detective Over the Wall - Prison Guard Island in the Sky - Police Sergeant Accidents Will Happen - Court Clerk Romance on the Run - Patrolman Numbered Woman Alexander's Ragtime Band - Army Captain Speed to Burn - Radio Car Policeman Prison Break - Detective Gateway - Guard Come On, Leathernecks! - Capt. Niles Tenth Avenue Kid - Detective EganBilly the Kid Returns - Angry Man Personal Secretary - Cab Driver Garden of the Moon - Fred - Hotel Detective Time Out for Murder - Brady - Policeman Straight Place and Show - Bartender Five of a Kind - Policeman Red Barry - Transfer Truck Driver The Storm - Joe - Wireless Operator Storm Over Bengal - Soldier Next Time I Marry - Kennel Guard Newsboys' Home - Slugger King of the Underworld - First Policeman Scouts to the Rescue - Henchman Pug O'TooleRisky Business - Bogus Policeman Tail Spin - Mechanic The Lone Ranger Rides Again - Bart DolanSergeant Madden - Policeman in 1919 Winner Take All - Pete Magee - Waiter Applicant Mr. Moto in Danger Island - Cop with McGurk Blind Alley - Trooper Cronin The Return of the Cisco Kid - Guard Rose of Washington Square - Officer Boy Friend - Guard Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation - Police Guard Indianapolis Speedway - Racetrack Official Waterfront - First Detective Behind Prison Gates - Evans I Stole a Million - Bartender Desperate Trails - Henchman LonSmashing the Money Ring - Dave - Convict Custodian on Train Beware Spooks! - Police Sergeant Following Gifford One Hour to Live - HeavyBlondie Brings Up Baby - Police Desk Sergeant Allegheny Uprising - Briggs - Carlisle Jail Turnkey Another Thin Man - Baggage Man The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Soldier Invisible Stripes - Doorman The Green Hornet - Andy - Thug The Man Who Wouldn't Talk - Guard His Girl Friday - Plainclothesman The Grapes of Wrath - Deputy The Fighting 69th - Medical Captain The Saint's Double Trouble - Police Sergeant Castle on the Hudson - Court Clerk Reading Verdict Double Alibi - First Police Dispatcher Johnny Apollo - Guard An Angel from Texas - 'General' in the Play I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby - Policeman Joe Girl in 313 - Det. BernerPhantom Raiders - Port Policeman New Moon - Bondsman Sailor's Lady - Shore Patrol You're Not So Tough - Valley Truck Driver We Who Are Young - 2nd Motorcycle Policeman Son of Roaring Dan - Deputy Brigham Young - Jury ForemanArgentine Nights - Purser Dr. Kildare Goes Home - Motorcycle Cop Public Deb No. 1 - Policeman Margie - Steamfitter Diamond Frontier - Attendant So You Won't Talk - Police Lieutenant Street of Memories - Cop Gallant Sons - Deputy with Charlie Trail of the Vigilantes - Deputy Sheriff Murder Over New York - Cop Michael Shayne, Private Detective - First Bartender The San Francisco Docks - Guard Tall, Dark and Handsome - Store Detective Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Cop Western Union - Work Seeker Blonde Inspiration - Policeman Sleepers West - Fireman Gibbons Dead Men Tell - Homicide Desk Sergeant The Lady from Cheyenne - Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman The Big Boss - Detective The Cowboy and the Blonde - Studio Gateman In the Navy - Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket Accent on Love - Policeman Manpower - Man Calling Sweeney World Premiere - Pinkerton Guard Sun Valley Serenade - Customs OfficerWe Go Fast - Policeman Mulligan Two Latins from Manhattan - Federal AgentInternational Lady - DonI Wake Up Screaming - Detective The Corsican Brothers - Messenger - Arturo's Steward No Hands on the Clock - Policeman Confessions of Boston Blackie - Police Officer McCarthy Pacific Blackout - Cop Tillie the Toiler Blondie Goes to College - Joe, the Second Motorcycle Policeman Jail House Blues - Toady Sing Your Worries Away - Detective Burke Reap the Wild Wind - 'Jubilee' Lookout True to the Army - Officer Ship Ahoy - Agent Grimes Saboteur - Second FBI Agent at Mason's House Fingers at the Window - Policeman outside Clinic Moontide - PolicemanTwin Beds - Detective You're Telling Me - Doorman Syncopation - Police Officer Grand Central Murder - Policeman The Big Shot - Guard Slocum A-Haunting We Will Go - Officer The Talk of the Town - Cop on Stairs Just Off Broadway - Police Lieutenant My Sister Eileen - Griswald - Policeman Henry Aldrich, Editor - Policeman at Drug Store Get Hep to Love - Policeman Making Bet Street of Chance - Fireman The Navy Comes Through - Cop Bringing Sampier I Married a Witch - First Prison Guard Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood - Police Sergeant Wrecking Crew - Bartender My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Policeman Outside Theater Lucky Jordan - Army Guard Strictly in the Groove - Big BoyA Night to Remember - Henderson Mug Town - Cop They Got Me Covered - Cop at Lincoln Memorial Hello, Frisco, Hello - Waiter Hangmen Also Die! - Czech Policeman The Falcon Strikes Back - Motorcycle Policeman He Hired the Boss - Carter, FBI Man Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case - Tracy - Prison Guard Action in the North Atlantic - Quartermaster All by Myself - Hotel Detective Pilot No. 5 - Deputy Throwing Tear Gas Adventures of the Flying Cadets - Drucke - Galt's Lead Guard Always a Bridesmaid - Sam Thank Your Lucky Stars - Marty My Kingdom for a Cook - Motor Policeman Government Girl - FBI Man Minesweeper - Bindlestiff in Boxcar Moonlight in Vermont - Taxicab Driver Tornado - Miner Phantom Lady - Worker The Whistler - Cop at Car Accident Hey, Rookie - Sergeant Up in Mabel's Room - Air Raid Warden Follow the Boys - Loomis Gambler's Choice - Police Sgt. Lonergan This Is the Life - Cop Roger Touhy, Gangster - Patrolman The Hairy Ape - Head Guard U-Boat Prisoner - American Naval Officer Wilson - Senator Robert La Follette Gypsy Wildcat In Society - Policeman at Pottery Shop Ever Since Venus - Policeman Dark Mountain - Chief SanfordStrange Affair - Mike McCafferty - Doorman Laura - Fred Callahan The Woman in the Window - Traffic Cop Bowery to Broadway - Cop The Princess and the Pirate - Murderous Pirate Murder, My Sweet - Detective Hollywood Canteen - Studio Gate Guard Together Again - Policeman Salty O'Rourke - Guard at Jewelry Store Escape in the Fog - Police Desk Sergeant Circumstantial Evidence - Cleary - the CopWhere Do We Go from Here? Wonder Man - Cop Conflict - Roberts - Highway Patrolman Penthouse Rhythm - Policeman Within These Walls - PearsonAlong Came Jones - Cotton Anchors Aweigh - Hollywood Bowl Cop The Falcon in San Francisco - Arresting Policeman Love, Honor and Goodbye - DetectiveSenorita from the West - Man Hold That Blonde - Radio Cop Saratoga Trunk - Engineer An Angel Comes to Brooklyn - Sgt. O'RourkeDick Tracy - Det. Manning Scarlet Street - First Policeman in Park Because of Him - Cop Deadline at Dawn - Captain Dill The Bandit of Sherwood Forest - Castle Guard Little Giant - Passenger in Lower Berth #6 From This Day Forward - Bailiff Murder Is My Business - Detective Pete RaffertyThe Kid from Brooklyn - Sullivan's Handler Blondie's Lucky Day - 1st Cop The Truth About Murder - Police Detective Faber The Dark Corner - Policeman in Galleries Larceny in Her Heart - Det. Sgt. Pete RaffertyThe Man Who Dared - Policeman John Ferris The Walls Came Tumbling Down - Policeman Step by Step - Patrol Car Cop Big Town - Mac, a Cop Shadowed - Policeman Ed Sister Kenny - Brisbane Policeman Gas House Kids - Detective O'HaraGenius at Work - Lt. GilleyThe Strange Woman - Lumberjack Nobody Lives Forever - Ben, Watchman / Henchman Dick Tracy vs. Cueball - Policeman Lady Chaser - BradyTill the Clouds Roll By - Moving Man Gallant Bess - Tractor Chief Petty Officer Boston Blackie and the Law - Bank Guard Lady in the Lake - Sergeant California - Man Nora Prentiss - New York Detective The Beginning or the End - Guard The Michigan Kid - Cavalryman Undercover Maisie - Cop The Ghost Goes Wild - Policeman Lost Honeymoon - Truck Driver Three on a Ticket - Inspector Pete RaffertyBuck Privates Come Home - Ed - Guard on Midget Car For the Love of Rusty - Policeman Too Many Winners - Det. Peter RaffertyPossessed - Cable Car Motorman Swing the Western Way - Truck Driver Heartaches - Police Detective I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Stagehand Deep Valley - Deputy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Policeman News Hounds - 'Dutch' MillerDragnet - Police Sgt. MartinMerton of the Movies - Union Officer in Civil War Film The Fabulous Texan - Gratton Road to Rio - Meat Delivery Foreman The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - Flophouse Bum My Girl Tisa - Attendant The Big Clock - Guard Adventures in Silverado - Townsman April Showers - Frank - Bayside Hotel Bartender King of the Gamblers - CassidyFury at Furnace Creek - Wagon Master Fighting Father Dunne - Workman Jinx Money - Jake 'Cold Deck' ShapiroTrain to Alcatraz - U.S. Marshal Mark StevensCanon City - Convict BlacksmithThe Babe Ruth Story - Babe Ruth's Father Lady at Midnight - Al GarrityThe Golden Eye - Jim. DriscollThey Live by Night - Policeman In This Corner - GusThe Strange Mrs. Crane - Detective Who Arrests Barbara Incident - BugsOne Sunday Afternoon - Charlie Brown - Policeman Force of Evil - Policeman #8 Miss Mink of 1949 - Mr. McKelvey Homicide - Dept. of Employment Clerk Home in San Antone - Cop at Road Block The Lost Tribe - Capt. RawlinsMr. Soft Touch - Tollgate Policeman The Fighting Kentuckian - River Man Mary Ryan, Detective - Policeman Key to the City - Cop with Drunk The Secret Fury - Police Sgt. McCafferty Singing Guns - TravelerThe Great Plane Robbery - Police Inspector BruceKill the Umpire - Electrician The Asphalt Jungle - Policeman The Admiral Was a Lady - Mr. Bimble - Private Detective No Way Out - Sam Surrender - Jailer Frank The Enforcer - Sgt. James Dolan Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man - Motorcycle Cop The Lemon Drop Kid - Racetrack Policeman A Place in the Sun - Policeman Government Agents vs. Phantom Legion - Patrolman McGee Taxi - Rafferty Crowded Paradise The Pajama Game - Myron HaslerFrom the Terrace - D.D. Jones Black Like Me - Priest