Ralph Dunn
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-05-22
Day of Death
1968-02-19 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
Ralph Dunn
Biography
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
Acting
(1962)
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Lt. Rooney
(1960)
The Devil to Pay
as The Furnace Man
(1957)
The Pajama Game
as Myron Hasler
(1956)
(1956)
For Crimin' Out Loud
as Baddie (archive footage)
(1953)
Taxi
as Rafferty (uncredited)
(1953)
Sentence of Death
as Sergeant MacReynolds
(1951)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
(1951)
(1950)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1950)
No Way Out
as Sam (uncredited)
(1950)
The Secret Fury
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
(1950)
Singing Guns
as Traveler
(1949)
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
(1949)
Homicide
as Department of Employment Clerk
(1949)
The Lost Tribe
as Capt. Rawlins
(1949)
Who Done It?
as Leader of Phantom Gang
(1949)
Miss Mink of 1949
as Mr. McKelvey
(1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
(1948)
The Golden Eye
as Jim. Driscoll
(1948)
Train to Alcatraz
as U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens
(1948)
(1948)
Jinx Money
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
(1948)
Mummy's Dummies
as Rhadames
(1948)
Lady at Midnight
as Al Garrity
(1948)
Incident
as Bugs
(1947)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
(1947)
Deep Valley
as Deputy
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
as New York Detective (uncredited)
(1947)
Three on a Ticket
as Inspector Pete Rafferty
(1947)
Too Many Winners
as Detective Peter Rafferty
(1947)
News Hounds
as 'Dutch' Miller
(1947)
Dragnet
as Police Sgt. Martin
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Cop (Uncredited)
(1947)
Heartaches
as Police Detective (uncredited)
(1947)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Stagehand (uncredited)
(1946)
The Strange Woman
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
(1946)
Lady in the Lake
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
(1946)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1946)
The Dark Corner
as Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
(1946)
Little Giant
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
(1946)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
(1946)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Policeman
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
(1946)
Step by Step
as Patrol Car Cop
(1946)
From This Day Forward
as Bailiff
(1946)
Murder Is My Business
as Pete Rafferty
(1946)
The Truth About Murder
as Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
(1946)
Larceny in Her Heart
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
(1946)
Lady Chaser
as Brady
(1946)
Genius at Work
as Lt. Gilley
(1946)
Big Town
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
(1946)
Gas House Kids
as Detective O'Hara
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
(1945)
Anchors Aweigh
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
(1945)
Along Came Jones
as Cotton (uncredited)
(1945)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
(1945)
Dick Tracy
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Cleary, the Cop
(1945)
Escape in the Fog
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1945)
Hold That Blonde!
as Radio Cop (uncredited)
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
(1945)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Detective Lester
(1945)
Senorita from the West
as Man (uncredited)
(1945)
Love, Honor and Goodbye
as Detective
(1944)
Laura
as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
(1944)
Murder, My Sweet
as Detective (uncredited)
(1944)
The Woman in the Window
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
(1944)
Phantom Lady
as Worker (uncredited)
(1944)
Strange Affair
as Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
(1944)
The Whistler
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
(1944)
Dark Mountain
as Chief Sanford
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
(1944)
In Society
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
(1944)
Trial by Trigger
as MacIntosh 'Mac'
(1944)
Up in Mabel's Room
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Marty (uncredited)
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1943)
All by Myself
as Hotel Detective
(1942)
Saboteur
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
(1942)
I Married a Witch
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1942)
Moontide
as Policeman
(1942)
Lucky Jordan
as Army Guard
(1942)
Grand Central Murder
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1942)
Mug Town
as Cop
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Henderson (uncredited)
(1942)
Twin Beds
as Detective
(1942)
Get Hep to Love
as Policeman Making Bet
(1942)
Fingers at the Window
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
(1942)
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
(1942)
About Face
as Marine (uncredited)
(1942)
Strictly in the Groove
as Big Boy
(1941)
Western Union
as Work Seeker
(1941)
International Lady
as Don
(1941)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
(1941)
(1941)
Manpower
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
(1941)
Sun Valley Serenade
as Customs Officer
(1941)
The Corsican Brothers
as Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
(1941)
Dead Men Tell
as Homicide Desk Sergeant
(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)
Pacific Blackout
as Cop
(1941)
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Federal Agent
(1940)
His Girl Friday
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1940)
Brigham Young
as Jury Foreman
(1940)
New Moon
as Bondsman
(1940)
The Green Hornet
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
(1940)
Murder Over New York
as Police Officer
(1940)
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as First Bartender
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Guard (uncredited)
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Deputy Sheriff
(1940)
Phantom Raiders
as Port Policeman
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Policeman
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as 'General' in the Play
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
(1940)
Double Alibi
as First Police Dispatcher
(1940)
You're Not So Tough
as Valley Truck Driver
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
(1940)
So You Won't Talk?
as Police Lieutenant
(1940)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Guard
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
(1940)
Girl in 313
as Det. Berner
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Doorman (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Cop with McGurk
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Mechanic (Uncredited)
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Trooper Cronin
(1939)
Sergeant Madden
as Policeman in 1919
(1939)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as (uncredited)
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
(1939)
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Bart Dolan
(1939)
Indianapolis Speedway
as Racetrack Official
(1939)
Scouts to the Rescue
as Henchman Pug O'Toole
(1939)
Desperate Trails
as Henchman Lon
(1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Detective Egan
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Kennel Guard
(1938)
Garden of the Moon
as Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Prison Guard
(1938)
The Patient in Room 18
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1938)
Straight, Place and Show
as Bartender
(1938)
Storm Over Bengal
as Soldier
(1938)
Numbered Woman
as Ralph
(1938)
Gateway
as Guard
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
(1937)
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
(1937)
The Great O'Malley
as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Detective
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Detective
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
(1937)
The Wrong Road
as Convict (uncredited)
(1937)
White Bondage
as Defense Attorney
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Trooper
(1937)
One Mile from Heaven
as Doorman
(1937)
Penrod and Sam
as Joe (uncredited)
(1937)
Hot Water
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1937)
Alcatraz Island
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
(1937)
Borrowing Trouble
as Cop
(1937)
Melody for Two
as Radio Station Official
(1936)
Bullets or Ballots
as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
(1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as G-Man
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
as First Radio Announcer
(1936)
China Clipper
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
(1935)
Stranded
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
(1932)
The Crowd Roars
as Racetrack Official