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Kevin Dunn

Biography

Kevin Dunn is an American actor who built a career largely on supporting parts, starting out in Chicago theater with companies such as Northlight, Remains, Wisdom Bridge and Goodman before moving into film and television. Born in Chicago in 1956, he graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1977. His screen work includes Dave (1993), Godzilla (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), Snake Eyes (1998) and Stir of Echoes (1999), and he played Ron Witwicky in the Transformers series. He reprised his Godzilla role as a voice in the animated Godzilla: The Series. On television he was Ben Cafferty in Veep, had recurring roles on True Detective and The Mosquito Coast, and appeared in Samantha Who? and 7th Heaven. He played Oscar Galvin in Unstoppable (2010) and served as executive producer of the documentary Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles (2011).

70years old

Turns 71 on August 24in 327 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
53
Career span
38 years1988 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Before his TV and film career, Dunn performed with several Chicago theater companies, including Northlight, Remains, Wisdom Bridge and Goodman.

  2. Behind the camera

    Kevin Dunn served as an executive producer on the award-winning documentary Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles, which was released in 2011.

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Warrior2011 Action, Drama, Sportas Principal Zito

    IMDb rating 8.1534K votes

  2. Unstoppable2010 Action, Thrilleras Galvin

    IMDb rating 6.8221K votes

  3. Godzilla1998as Colonel Hicks

    IMDb rating 5.5215K votes

  4. Hot Shots!1991as Lt. Cmdr. James Block

    IMDb rating 6.7126K votes

  5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Mark

    IMDb rating 7.1283K votes

  6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009as Ron Witwicky

    IMDb rating 6.0459K votes

  7. Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011as Ron Witwicky

    IMDb rating 6.2461K votes

  8. Stir of Echoes1999as Frank McCarthy

    IMDb rating 6.994K votes

Most often with

Michael Bay directed three of these films, Brian De Palma two and Joe Dante two. Josh Duhamel appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Kevin Dunn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.3 billion

41 of the 53 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 53 films: 41 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 41Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $1.1B25.9% of the total
  2. 2
    $836M19.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Transformers2007as Ron Witwicky
    $710M16.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Godzilla1998as Colonel Hicks
    $379M8.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Hot Shots!1991as Lt. Cmdr. James Block
    $181M4.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Unstoppable2010as Galvin
    $168M3.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Snake Eyes1998as Lou Logan
    $104M2.4% of the total
  8. 8
    $96M2.2% of the total
Dave (1993), $92.0 millionLions for Lambs (2007), $64.8 millionChain Reaction (1996), $60.2 millionSmall Soldiers (1998), $54.7 millionMarked for Death (1990), $46.0 millionPicture Perfect (1997), $44.3 millionJobs (2013), $42.1 millionGridiron Gang (2006), $41.5 millionKing Richard (2021), $39.4 millionMississippi Burning (1988), $34.6 millionKeeping Up with the Joneses (2016), $29.9 millionOnly the Lonely (1991), $25.1 millionWarrior (2011), $23.3 millionStir of Echoes (1999), $21.1 millionI Heart Huckabees (2004), $20.1 millionThe Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), $15.7 million

$748 millionfrom the other 33 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total