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