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James Dunn
Born · November 2, 1901
Died · September 3, 1967 (65 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954). Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA (following abdominal surgery)
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1982
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Self(archive footage)
0.0
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
Shadow Over Elveron
Luke Travers
8.3
1968
The Oscar
TV executive
5.1
1966
Branded
(1 episode)
6.4
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Great Adventure
Indian Agent McLean · (2 episodes)
0.0
1963
The Fugitive
Lou Bragan · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Vacation Playhouse
P.J. Cunningham · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
Going My Way
(1 episode)
5.7
1962
The Virginian
Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Telegrapher
4.8
1962
The Investigators
Chief Reynolds · (1 episode)
5.0
1961
Ben Casey
(2 episodes)
5.6
1961
Route 66
(2 episodes)
6.3
1960
The Bramble Bush
Stew Schaffer
5.5
1960
Rawhide
(1 episode)
7.2
1959
Naked City
Peter Wilkin · (1 episode)
5.5
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Gabe Henshaw · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Mr. Broadway
0.0
1957
The Ninth Day
0.0
1957
Matinee Theater
(2 episodes)
4.6
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Sheriff Garrett · (1 episode)
6.5
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
J. Henry Newman · (1 episode)
7.6
1954
Climax!
Eldon Abernathy · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
Climax!
Warren · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
It's a Great Life
Earl Morgan · (78 episodes)
0.0
1954
General Electric Theater
(1 episode)
6.0
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(2 episodes)
7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dan McLain · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Joey · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
A Wonderful Life
Henry Wood
0.0
1950
The Golden Gloves Story
Joe Riley
6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(3 episodes)
5.2
1950
Studio One
(3 episodes)
4.7
1948
Studio One
Frank Gabriel · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Mike
6.0
1948
Killer McCoy
Brian McCoy
6.0
1947
That Brennan Girl
Denny Reagan
5.3
1946
The Caribbean Mystery
Mr. Smith
5.0
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Johnny Nolan
7.6
1945
Leave It to the Irish
Terry Moran
3.5
1944
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
4.0
1944
Government Girl
Sergeant Joe Blake
5.2
1943
The Ghost and the Guest
Webster Frye
5.2
1943
The Living Ghost
Nick Trayne
4.3
1942
Hold That Woman!
Jimmy Parker
5.0
1940
Son of the Navy
Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
5.5
1940
Mercy Plane
'Speed' Leslie
0.0
1939
Pride of the Navy
Speed Brennan
0.0
1939
Shadows Over Shanghai
Johnny McGinty
5.7
1938
Living on Love
Gary Martin
5.8
1937
Venus Makes Trouble
Buzz Martin
3.5
1937
We Have Our Moments
John Wade
5.8
1937
Mysterious Crossing
Addison Francis Murphy
0.0
1936
Come Closer, Folks
Jim Keene
0.0
1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Mickey
0.0
1936
Hearts in Bondage
Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
4.9
1936
Bad Boy
Eddie Nolan
5.0
1935
Welcome Home
Richard Foster
0.0
1935
The Daring Young Man
Don McLane
0.0
1935
George White's 1935 Scandals
Eddie
4.0
1935
The Payoff
Joe McCoy
4.9
1935
Bright Eyes
Loop Merritt
6.7
1934
365 Nights in Hollywood
James 'Jimmy' Dale
0.0
1934
Have a Heart
James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
7.0
1934
Baby Take a Bow
Eddie Ellison
5.6
1934
Change of Heart
Mark McGowan
6.2
1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
Jimmy Dugan
4.8
1934
Hold That Girl
Barney Sullivan
0.0
1934
Take a Chance
Duke Stanley
4.0
1933
Jimmy and Sally
Jimmy O'Connor
4.0
1933
Arizona to Broadway
Smiley Wells
7.0
1933
The Girl in 419
Dr. Daniel French
4.3
1933
Hold Me Tight
Chuck Evans
0.0
1933
Hello, Sister!
Jimmy
6.0
1933
Sailor's Luck
Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
5.0
1933
Handle with Care
Bill Gordon
0.0
1932
Society Girl
Johnny Malone
6.0
1932
Dance Team
Jimmy Mulligan
0.0
1932
Over the Hill
Johnny Shelby as an Adult
8.2
1931
Sob Sister
Garry Webster
0.0
1931
Bad Girl
Eddie Collins
5.9
1931
The Song Plugger
Man in Record Shop
4.0
1930
In the Nick of Time
0.0
1929