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