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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pajama Game (1957) | Myron Hasler | 6 | |
| 2 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 3 | The Enforcer (1951) | - | - | - |
| 4 | No Way Out (1950) | Sam (uncredited) | - | - |
| 5 | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) | Policeman (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 6 | The Secret Fury (1950) | Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 7 | Who Done It? (1949) | Leader of Phantom Gang | 7 | |
| 8 | Incident (1948) | Bugs | 5 | |
| 9 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | Flophouse Bum (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 10 | Deep Valley (1947) | Deputy | 5 | |
| 11 | Buck Privates Come Home (1947) | Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 12 | Possessed (1947) | Cable Car Motorman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 13 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947) | Stagehand (uncredited) | - | - |
| 14 | Nora Prentiss (1947) | New York Detective (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 15 | From This Day Forward (1946) | Bailiff | 5 | |
| 16 | Sister Kenny (1946) | Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) | - | - |
| 17 | The Dark Corner (1946) | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 18 | Little Giant (1946) | Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) | - | - |
| 19 | The Strange Woman (1946) | Lumberjack (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 20 | Deadline at Dawn (1946) | Capt. Dill (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 21 | Lady in the Lake (1946) | Sergeant (Uncredited) | 6 | |
| 22 | Nobody Lives Forever (1946) | Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 23 | Escape in the Fog (1945) | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 24 | Circumstantial Evidence (1945) | Cleary, the Cop | 3 | |
| 25 | Scarlet Street (1945) | First Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 26 | Dick Tracy (1945) | Detective Manning (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 27 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) | Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited) | 3.5 | |
| 28 | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | - | - |
| 29 | In Society (1944) | Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited) | - | - |
| 30 | Laura (1944) | Fred Callahan (uncredited) | 7.1 | |
| 31 | Murder, My Sweet (1944) | Detective (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 32 | The Whistler (1944) | Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited) | 5 | |
| 33 | Phantom Lady (1944) | Worker (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 34 | Follow the Boys (1944) | Loomis (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 35 | The Woman in the Window (1944) | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 36 | Hangmen Also Die! (1943) | Czech Policeman (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 37 | Action in the North Atlantic (1943) | Quartermaster (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 38 | Lucky Jordan (1942) | Army Guard | - | - |
| 39 | Saboteur (1942) | FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 40 | Moontide (1942) | Policeman | 7 | |
| 41 | I Married a Witch (1942) | First Prison Guard (uncredited) | 8.5 | |
| 42 | Fingers at the Window (1942) | Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 43 | Manpower (1941) | Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 44 | In the Navy (1941) | Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited) | - | - |
| 45 | I Wake Up Screaming (1941) | Detective (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 46 | His Girl Friday (1940) | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 7.4 | |
| 47 | The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | Deputy (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 48 | Another Thin Man (1939) | Baggage Man (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 49 | Invisible Stripes (1939) | Doorman (uncredited) | - | - |
| 50 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | Soldier (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 51 | Blind Alley (1939) | Trooper Cronin | 5 | |
| 52 | A Slight Case of Murder (1938) | Third Policeman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 53 | Marked Woman (1937) | Court Clerk #1 (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 54 | Bullets or Ballots (1936) | Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 55 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) | G-Man | - | - |
| 56 | Lady Killer (1933) | Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited) | 6.5 |
