Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-05-22

Day of Death

1968-02-19 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Ralph Dunn

Biography

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

Acting

Manpower

1941

Manpower

as

Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke

1945

Salty O'Rourke

as

Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)

My Girl Tisa

1948

My Girl Tisa

as

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Lady Killer

1933

Lady Killer

as

Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)

The Pajama Game

1957

The Pajama Game

as

Myron Hasler

Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Cleary, the Cop

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

Two Latins from Manhattan

as

Federal Agent

Along Came Jones

1945

Along Came Jones

as

Cotton (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

as

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

1944

Phantom Lady

as

Worker (uncredited)

The Golden Eye

1948

The Golden Eye

as

Jim. Driscoll

Gas House Kids

1946

Gas House Kids

as

Detective O'Hara

Dark Mountain

1944

Dark Mountain

as

Chief Sanford

Murder Is My Business

1946

Murder Is My Business

as

Pete Rafferty

Alcatraz Island

1937

Alcatraz Island

as

Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars

1932

The Crowd Roars

as

Racetrack Official

Tenth Avenue Kid

1938

Tenth Avenue Kid

as

Detective Egan

Train to Alcatraz

1948

Train to Alcatraz

as

Mark Stevens

Lady at Midnight

1948

Lady at Midnight

as

Al Garrity

Kid Galahad

1937

Kid Galahad

as

Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)

Who Done It?

1949

Who Done It?

as

Leader of Phantom Gang

Mummy's Dummies

1948

Mummy's Dummies

as

Rhadames

For Crimin' Out Loud

1956

For Crimin' Out Loud

as

Baddie (archive footage)

Singing Guns

1950

Singing Guns

as

Traveler

The Walking Hills

1949

The Walking Hills

as

The Devil to Pay

1960

The Devil to Pay

as

The Furnace Man

Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Hangmen Also Die!

as

Czech Policeman (uncredited)

Love, Honor and Goodbye

1945

Love, Honor and Goodbye

as

Detective

The Game That Kills

1937

The Game That Kills

as

Detective

Numbered Woman

1938

Numbered Woman

as

Henchman Red

Genius at Work

1946

Genius at Work

as

Lt. Gilley

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Too Many Winners

1947

Too Many Winners

as

Detective Peter Rafferty

Taxi

1953

Taxi

as

Rafferty (uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet

1944

Murder, My Sweet

as

Detective (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as

Bart Dolan

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Next Time I Marry

1938

Next Time I Marry

as

Kennel Guard (uncredited)

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

1936

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie

as

G-Man

The Enforcer

1951

The Enforcer

as

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

Fugitive in the Sky

as

First Radio Announcer

Garden of the Moon

1938

Garden of the Moon

as

Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Melody for Two

1937

Melody for Two

as

Radio Station Official

Smashing the Money Ring

1939

Smashing the Money Ring

as

Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited)

Tail Spin

1939

Tail Spin

as

Mechanic (Uncredited)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

as

Cop with McGurk

Blind Alley

1939

Blind Alley

as

Trooper Cronin

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

The Return of the Cisco Kid

as

(uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square

1939

Rose of Washington Square

as

Officer (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

1939

Another Thin Man

as

Baggage Man (uncredited)

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as

Racetrack Official

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as

Police Guard (uncredited)

Big Town

1946

Big Town

as

Mac- Policeman (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Policeman in 1919

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Soldier (uncredited)

Incident

1948

Incident

as

Bugs

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Blondie Brings Up Baby

as

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as

Guard

You're Not So Tough

1940

You're Not So Tough

as

Valley Truck Driver

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as

Deputy (uncredited)

Sister Kenny

1946

Sister Kenny

as

Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)

The Great O'Malley

1937

The Great O'Malley

as

Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as

Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn

1946

Deadline at Dawn

as

Capt. Dill (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing

1942

Keep 'Em Sailing

as

Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

as

First Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Dangerously Yours

1937

Dangerously Yours

as

Detective

Murder Over New York

1940

Murder Over New York

as

Police Officer

The Fighting 69th

1940

The Fighting 69th

as

Medical Captain (uncredited)

The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

The Saint's Double Trouble

as

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

His Girl Friday

1940

His Girl Friday

as

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

The Green Hornet

1940

The Green Hornet

as

Andy - Thug (uncredited)

The Truth About Murder

1946

The Truth About Murder

as

Police Detective Faber (uncredited)

Three on a Ticket

1947

Three on a Ticket

as

Inspector Pete Rafferty

Laura

1944

Laura

as

Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Larceny in Her Heart

1946

Larceny in Her Heart

as

Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

Saboteur

1942

Saboteur

as

FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)

The Woman in the Window

1944

The Woman in the Window

as

Traffic Cop (uncredited)

The Whistler

1944

The Whistler

as

Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)

All by Myself

1943

All by Myself

as

Hotel Detective

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as

Deputy Sheriff

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Jury Foreman

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as

Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman

Desperate Trails

1939

Desperate Trails

as

Henchman Lon

White Bondage

1937

White Bondage

as

Defense Attorney

Sun Valley Serenade

1941

Sun Valley Serenade

as

Customs Officer

Gallant Sons

1940

Gallant Sons

as

Deputy with Charlie (uncredited)

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

as

First Bartender

One Mile from Heaven

1937

One Mile from Heaven

as

Doorman

Gateway

1938

Gateway

as

Guard

New Moon

1940

New Moon

as

Bondsman

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as

Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)

Phantom Raiders

1940

Phantom Raiders

as

Port Policeman

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

An Angel from Texas

1940

An Angel from Texas

as

'General' in the Play

Girl in 313

1940

Girl in 313

as

Det. Berner

Johnny Apollo

1940

Johnny Apollo

as

Guard (uncredited)

News Hounds

1947

News Hounds

as

'Dutch' Miller

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Marty (uncredited)

Storm Over Bengal

1938

Storm Over Bengal

as

Soldier

Over the Wall

1938

Over the Wall

as

Prison Guard

The Lost Tribe

1949

The Lost Tribe

as

Capt. Rawlins

Phantoms, Inc.

1945

Phantoms, Inc.

as

Detective Lester

Blondie Goes to College

1942

Blondie Goes to College

as

Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as

Stagehand (uncredited)

Mug Town

1942

Mug Town

as

Cop

Scouts to the Rescue

1939

Scouts to the Rescue

as

Henchman Pug O'Toole

Senorita from the West

1945

Senorita from the West

as

Man (uncredited)

Western Union

1941

Western Union

as

Work Seeker

Up in Mabel's Room

1944

Up in Mabel's Room

as

Air Raid Warden (uncredited)

Dead Men Tell

1941

Dead Men Tell

as

Homicide Desk Sergeant

Big Town Girl

1937

Big Town Girl

as

Trooper

Straight, Place and Show

1938

Straight, Place and Show

as

Bartender

I Stole a Million

1939

I Stole a Million

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Double Alibi

1940

Double Alibi

as

First Police Dispatcher

Get Hep to Love

1942

Get Hep to Love

as

Policeman Making Bet

Twin Beds

1942

Twin Beds

as

Detective

About Face

1942

About Face

as

Marine (uncredited)

Pacific Blackout

1941

Pacific Blackout

as

Cop

Sentence of Death

1953

Sentence of Death

as

Sergeant MacReynolds

Dragnet

1947

Dragnet

as

Police Sgt. Martin

The Go-Getter

1937

The Go-Getter

as

Officer on the Macon (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

I Wake Up Screaming

as

Detective (uncredited)

Stranded

1935

Stranded

as

Bridge Worker (uncredited)

Miss Mink of 1949

1949

Miss Mink of 1949

as

Mr. McKelvey

International Lady

1941

International Lady

as

Don

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as

Quartermaster (uncredited)

Jinx Money

1948

Jinx Money

as

Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro

Deep Valley

1947

Deep Valley

as

Deputy

Hot Water

1937

Hot Water

as

Policeman (uncredited)

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as

Cop

Penrod and Sam

1937

Penrod and Sam

as

Joe (uncredited)

The Strange Woman

1946

The Strange Woman

as

Lumberjack (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as

Policeman

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Secret Fury

1950

The Secret Fury

as

Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945

The Falcon in San Francisco

as

Arresting Policeman (uncredited)

Lady Chaser

1946

Lady Chaser

as

Brady

The Corsican Brothers

1941

The Corsican Brothers

as

Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited)

Grand Central Murder

1942

Grand Central Murder

as

Policeman (uncredited)

I Married a Witch

1942

I Married a Witch

as

First Prison Guard (uncredited)

A Night to Remember

1942

A Night to Remember

as

Henderson (uncredited)

Lucky Jordan

1942

Lucky Jordan

as

Army Guard

From This Day Forward

1946

From This Day Forward

as

Bailiff

Fingers at the Window

1942

Fingers at the Window

as

Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)

Strange Affair

1944

Strange Affair

as

Mike McCafferty (uncredited)

Homicide

1949

Homicide

as

Department of Employment Clerk

We Who Are Young

1940

We Who Are Young

as

2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Hollywood Canteen

1944

Hollywood Canteen

as

Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)

No Way Out

1950

No Way Out

as

Sam (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

1937

The Wrong Road

as

Convict (uncredited)

Marked Woman

1937

Marked Woman

as

Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

In the Navy

1941

In the Navy

as

Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)

In Society

1944

In Society

as

Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)

Little Giant

1946

Little Giant

as

Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots

1936

Bullets or Ballots

as

Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

China Clipper

1936

China Clipper

as

Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Buck Privates Come Home

as

Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Anchors Aweigh

as

Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)

Nobody Lives Forever

1946

Nobody Lives Forever

as

Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)

Moontide

1942

Moontide

as

Policeman

Arsenic & Old Lace

1962

Arsenic & Old Lace

as

Lt. Rooney

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as

Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

1939

Invisible Stripes

as

Doorman (uncredited)

So You Won't Talk?

1940

So You Won't Talk?

as

Police Lieutenant

Escape in the Fog

1945

Escape in the Fog

as

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Sleepers West

1941

Sleepers West

as

Trial by Trigger

1944

Trial by Trigger

as

MacIntosh 'Mac'

Strictly in the Groove

1942

Strictly in the Groove

as

Big Boy

Undercover Maisie

1947

Undercover Maisie

as

Cop (uncredited)

Lady in the Lake

1946

Lady in the Lake

as

Sergeant (Uncredited)

The Dark Corner

1946

The Dark Corner

as

Policeman at Gallery (uncredited)

Step by Step

1946

Step by Step

as

Patrol Car Cop

Crowded Paradise

1956

Crowded Paradise

as

Dick Tracy

1945

Dick Tracy

as

Detective Manning (uncredited)

Heartaches

1947

Heartaches

as

Police Detective (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss

1947

Nora Prentiss

as

New York Detective (uncredited)

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

as

Policeman

Hold That Blonde!

1945

Hold That Blonde!

as

Radio Cop (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

as

Third Policeman (uncredited)

Possessed

1947

Possessed

as

Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)

Follow the Boys

1944

Follow the Boys

as

Loomis (uncredited)

The Great Plane Robbery

1950

The Great Plane Robbery

as

Police Inspector Bruce

Studio One

Studio One

as

Sergeant MacReynolds

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Lieutenant Rooney

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mitch

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

as

Summer Playhouse

Summer Playhouse

as

Norby

Norby

as

Mr. Rudge

Production

Crew

Directing