
Ralph Dunn
Born
May 22, 1900
Died
February 19, 1968 (67 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

Arsenic & Old Lace
Lt. Rooney
1962

The Devil to Pay
The Furnace Man
1960

The Pajama Game
Myron Hasler
1957

Crowded Paradise
1956

For Crimin' Out Loud
Baddie (archive footage)
1956
Norby
Mr. Rudge · (13 episodes)
1955
Summer Playhouse
(1 episode)
1954

Sentence of Death
Sergeant MacReynolds
1953

Taxi
Rafferty (uncredited)
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lieutenant Rooney · (1 episode)
1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1951

The Enforcer
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Mitch · (1 episode)
1950

No Way Out
Sam (uncredited)
1950

The Asphalt Jungle
Policeman (uncredited)
1950

Singing Guns
Traveler
1950

The Secret Fury
Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
1950

Mr. Soft Touch
Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
1949

The Lost Tribe
Capt. Rawlins
1949

Homicide
Department of Employment Clerk
1949

The Walking Hills
1949

Who Done It?
Leader of Phantom Gang
1949

Miss Mink of 1949
Mr. McKelvey
1949

Studio One
Sergeant MacReynolds · (1 episode)
1948

Mummy's Dummies
Rhadames
1948

Incident
Bugs
1948

The Golden Eye
Jim. Driscoll
1948

Lady at Midnight
Al Garrity
1948
Train to Alcatraz
U.S. Marshal Mark Stevens
1948

Jinx Money
Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
1948

My Girl Tisa
1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
1948

Dragnet
Police Sgt. Martin
1947

News Hounds
'Dutch' Miller
1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Stagehand (uncredited)
1947

Deep Valley
Deputy
1947

Heartaches
Police Detective (uncredited)
1947

Too Many Winners
Detective Peter Rafferty
1947

Three on a Ticket
Inspector Pete Rafferty
1947

Buck Privates Come Home
Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
1947

Undercover Maisie
Cop (Uncredited)
1947

Nora Prentiss
New York Detective (uncredited)
1947

Lady in the Lake
Sergeant (Uncredited)
1946

Lady Chaser
Brady
1946

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Policeman (uncredited)
1946

Nobody Lives Forever
Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
1946

The Strange Woman
Lumberjack (uncredited)
1946

Genius at Work
Lt. Gilley
1946

Sister Kenny
Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
1946

Gas House Kids
Detective O'Hara
1946

Big Town
Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
1946

Step by Step
Patrol Car Cop
1946

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Policeman
1946

Larceny in Her Heart
Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
1946

The Dark Corner
Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)
1946

The Truth About Murder
Police Detective Faber (uncredited)
1946

Deadline at Dawn
Capt. Dill (uncredited)
1946

Murder Is My Business
Pete Rafferty
1946

From This Day Forward
Bailiff
1946

Little Giant
Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
1946

Scarlet Street
First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
1945

Dick Tracy
Detective Manning (uncredited)
1945

Hold That Blonde!
Radio Cop (uncredited)
1945

Senorita from the West
Man (uncredited)
1945

Love, Honor and Goodbye
Detective
1945

Anchors Aweigh
Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
1945

The Falcon in San Francisco
Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
1945

Along Came Jones
Cotton (uncredited)
1945

Phantoms, Inc.
Detective Lester
1945

Circumstantial Evidence
Cleary, the Cop
1945

Escape in the Fog
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1945

Salty O'Rourke
Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
1945

Hollywood Canteen
Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)
1944

Murder, My Sweet
Detective (uncredited)
1944

The Woman in the Window
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
1944

Laura
Fred Callahan (uncredited)
1944

Strange Affair
Mike McCafferty (Uncredited)
1944

Up in Mabel's Room
Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
1944

Dark Mountain
Chief Sanford
1944

In Society
Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
1944

Trial by Trigger
MacIntosh 'Mac'
1944

The Whistler
Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
1944

Phantom Lady
Worker (uncredited)
1944

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Marty (uncredited)
1943

Action in the North Atlantic
Quartermaster (uncredited)
1943

All by Myself
Hotel Detective
1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)
1943

Hangmen Also Die!
Czech Policeman (uncredited)
1943

Mug Town
Cop
1942

A Night to Remember
Henderson (uncredited)
1942

Keep 'Em Sailing
Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
1942

Strictly in the Groove
Big Boy
1942

Lucky Jordan
Army Guard
1942

I Married a Witch
First Prison Guard (uncredited)
1942

Get Hep to Love
Policeman Making Bet
1942

Moontide
Policeman
1942

Grand Central Murder
Policeman (uncredited)
1942

Twin Beds
Detective
1942

Saboteur
FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
1942

Fingers at the Window
Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
1942

About Face
Marine (uncredited)
1942

Blondie Goes to College
Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
1942

Pacific Blackout
Cop
1941

The Corsican Brothers
Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)
1941

I Wake Up Screaming
Detective (uncredited)
1941

International Lady
Don
1941

Two Latins from Manhattan
Federal Agent
1941

Sun Valley Serenade
Customs Officer
1941

Manpower
Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
1941

In the Navy
Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
1941

The Lady from Cheyenne
Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman
1941

Dead Men Tell
Homicide Desk Sergeant
1941

Sleepers West
1941

Western Union
Work Seeker
1941

Michael Shayne: Private Detective
First Bartender
1940

Murder Over New York
Police Officer
1940

Trail of the Vigilantes
Deputy Sheriff
1940

Gallant Sons
Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)
1940

So You Won't Talk?
Police Lieutenant
1940

Brigham Young
Jury Foreman
1940

Public Deb No. 1
Policeman
1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1940

You're Not So Tough
Valley Truck Driver
1940

We Who Are Young
2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
1940

New Moon
Bondsman
1940

Phantom Raiders
Port Policeman
1940

Girl in 313
Det. Berner
1940

An Angel from Texas
'General' in the Play
1940

Johnny Apollo
Guard (uncredited)
1940

The Grapes of Wrath
Deputy (uncredited)
1940

Double Alibi
First Police Dispatcher
1940

Castle on the Hudson
Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
1940

The Fighting 69th
Medical Captain (uncredited)
1940

The Saint's Double Trouble
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940

His Girl Friday
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Guard
1940

The Green Hornet
Andy - Thug (uncredited)
1940

Invisible Stripes
Doorman (uncredited)
1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Soldier (uncredited)
1939

Another Thin Man
Baggage Man (uncredited)
1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1939

Smashing the Money Ring
Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)
1939

Desperate Trails
Henchman Lon
1939

Indianapolis Speedway
Racetrack Official
1939

I Stole a Million
Bartender (uncredited)
1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Police Guard (uncredited)
1939

Blind Alley
Trooper Cronin
1939

Rose of Washington Square
Officer (uncredited)
1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid
(uncredited)
1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Cop with McGurk
1939

Sergeant Madden
Policeman in 1919
1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Bart Dolan
1939

Tail Spin
Mechanic (Uncredited)
1939

Scouts to the Rescue
Henchman Pug O'Toole
1939

Next Time I Marry
Kennel Guard
1938

Storm Over Bengal
Soldier
1938

Straight, Place and Show
Bartender
1938

Garden of the Moon
Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)
1938

Tenth Avenue Kid
Detective Egan
1938

Gateway
Guard
1938

Numbered Woman
Ralph
1938

Over the Wall
Prison Guard
1938

The Patient in Room 18
Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1938

Borrowing Trouble
Cop
1937

Big Town Girl
Trooper
1937

Alcatraz Island
Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
1937

The Wrong Road
Convict (uncredited)
1937

Hot Water
Policeman (uncredited)
1937

The Game That Kills
Detective
1937

Dangerously Yours
Detective
1937

One Mile from Heaven
Doorman
1937

White Bondage
Defense Attorney
1937

Kid Galahad
(uncredited)
1937

The Go-Getter
Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
1937

Melody for Two
Radio Station Official
1937

Marked Woman
Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)
1937

Penrod and Sam
Joe (uncredited)
1937

The Great O'Malley
Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
1937

Fugitive in the Sky
First Radio Announcer
1936

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
G-Man
1936

China Clipper
Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
1936

Bullets or Ballots
Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)
1936

Stranded
Bridge Worker (uncredited)
1935

Lady Killer
1933

The Crowd Roars
Racetrack Official
1932