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