Ralph Dunn
Birthday: 1900-05-22
Died: 1968-02-19
Birthplace: Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Character: Cleary, the Cop
Character: Racetrack Official
Character: Detective Egan
Character: U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens
Character: Leader of Phantom Gang
Character: Baddie (archive footage)
Character: The Furnace Man
Character: Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Detective Peter Rafferty
Character: First Radio Announcer
Character: Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Character: Radio Station Official
Character: Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
Character: Mechanic (Uncredited)
Character: Cop with McGurk
Character: Trooper Cronin
Character: Officer (uncredited)
Character: Baggage Man (uncredited)
Character: Police Guard (uncredited)
Character: Racetrack Official
Character: Policeman in 1919
Character: Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Valley Truck Driver
Character: Deputy (uncredited)
Character: Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Character: Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Character: First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Character: Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Character: Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Character: Medical Captain (uncredited)
Character: Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: Police Officer
Character: Inspector Pete Rafferty
Character: Fred Callahan (uncredited)
Character: Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Character: Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Character: Hotel Detective
Character: Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Character: Deputy Sheriff
Character: Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
Character: Defense Attorney
Character: Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
Character: Customs Officer
Character: First Bartender
Character: Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
Character: Port Policeman
Character: Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Character: 'Dutch' Miller
Character: Guard (uncredited)
Character: 'General' in the Play
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Character: Detective Lester
Character: Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Character: Henchman Pug O'Toole
Character: Man (uncredited)
Character: Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Character: Homicide Desk Sergeant
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
Character: First Police Dispatcher
Character: Marine (uncredited)
Character: Policeman Making Bet
Character: Sergeant MacReynolds
Character: Police Sgt. Martin
Character: Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Character: Quartermaster (uncredited)
Character: Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Lumberjack (uncredited)
Character: Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Character: Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
Character: Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
Character: Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Character: Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Character: Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
Character: Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
Character: 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Sam (uncredited)
Character: Department of Employment Clerk
Character: Convict (uncredited)
Character: Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
Character: Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
Character: Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
Character: Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
Character: Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
Character: Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Character: Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Character: Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Character: Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Character: Doorman (uncredited)
Character: Police Lieutenant
Character: Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Character: MacIntosh 'Mac'
Character: Cop (Uncredited)
Character: Sergeant (Uncredited)
Character: Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
Character: Patrol Car Cop
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Rafferty (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Character: Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
Character: Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Character: Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Character: Cotton (uncredited)
Character: Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Character: Worker (uncredited)
Character: Detective O'Hara
Character: Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Character: Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Character: Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
Character: FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)