William R. Dunn
William R. Dunn (May 23, 1888 – March 24, 1946) was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville.
Dunn was born in Astoria, Long Island, the son of William R. Dunn, a ferry captain, and Martha Wentz. He had two brothers, Eddie and Stanley, who were also actors. He graduated from public schools there.
Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn. He went on to perform in vaudeville.
He appeared along Mary Maurice, Earle Williams, James Morrison, Robert Gaillard, Tefft Johnson, Ralph Ince and Wallace Reid in The Seventh Son (1912), directed by Hal Reid; and along Evelyn Nesbitt, Russell Thaw, Henry Clive, Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget (1918), directed by James Kirkwood.
Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson, who performed in, and wrote for, vaudeville sketches. They had a son, William Welcome Dunn.
Acted in
Sundown
1941
as Kipsang's Victim (uncredited)
Stanley and Livingstone
1939
as Chuma
Black Moon
1934
King of the Jungle
1933
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Painted Ponies
1927
as Pinto Pete
Devil's Island
1926
as Guillet (as William Dunn)
The Redeeming Sin
1925
as Gaston
The Undercurrent
1919
as Ivan
I Want to Forget
1918
as Helgar
Beyond the Law
1918
as Grat Dalton
The Princess of Park Row
1917
as Kronski (as William Dunn)
The Secret Kingdom
1917
as Juan
For a Woman’s Fair Name
1916
as Bolles (as William Dunn)
The Juggernaut
1915
as Phillip Hardin
The Spirit of the Poppy
1914
as Jack Murray
The Caballero's Way
1914
as The Cisco Kid
A Modern Jekyll and Hyde
1913
as Bill Hykes - Jethro's Henchman
A Cure for Pokeritis
1912
Making Good
1912
as Bert Austin - Billy's Rival
Chamber of Forgetfulness
1912
as The Young Man from the West
Saved from the Titanic
1912
as Jack's pal
The Seventh Son
1912
as One of the Beecham Brothers
For the Honor of the Family
1912
as Maj. Jarvis
Love Finds the Way
1912
as Wallace Hardy - Jack's Rival
Alma's Champion
1912
as Stephen Bradish
The Mate of the 'John M'
1911
as Jim - the Mate of the John M
Vanity Fair
1911