Ralph Dunn

Biography

Ralph Dunn was an American actor of film, television and the stage. Born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Pennsylvania briefly before leaving to join a vaudeville troupe. His career started with a minstrel show that toured the southern United States, and his stage work ran from 1920 to 1935. He arrived in Hollywood during the early talkie era and made his film debut in The Crowd Roars (1932). He went on to appear in more than 120 films, in minor roles and supporting parts in two-reel comedies, including the Three Stooges short Mummy's Dummies and the comedy Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud. He returned to Broadway, where his credits included The Moon Is Blue (1951) and The Pajama Game (1954), and he continued working into the 1960s in television series such as Kitty Foyle, The Edge of Night and Norby and in the film Black Like Me. He died in 1968.

67years old at death

Born May 23, 1900Titusville
Died February 19, 1968Flushing
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 25 years1932 to 1957

Genres

Drama73%, 11 films
Crime47%, 7 films
Romance27%, 4 films
Comedy20%, 3 films
Mystery20%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
Dunn got his start in show business as part of a minstrel show that traveled through the southern United States.

Ralph Dunn movies on Netflix

The Pajama Game1957IMDb rating 6.6as Myron Hasler
Mr. Soft Touch1949IMDb rating 6.6as Tollgate Policeman
The Walking Hills1949IMDb rating 6.5
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948IMDb rating 8.2as Flophouse Bum
Nobody Lives Forever1946IMDb rating 7.0as Ben, Watchman / Henchman
The Dark Corner1946IMDb rating 7.1as Policeman at Gallery
Escape in the Fog1945IMDb rating 5.9as Police Desk Sergeant
Dark Mountain1944IMDb rating 5.4as Chief Sanford
Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9as Fred Callahan
Murder, My Sweet1944IMDb rating 7.5as Detective
Moontide1942IMDb rating 6.8as Policeman
Sun Valley Serenade1941IMDb rating 7.1as Customs Officer
Billy The Kid Returns1938IMDb rating 5.8as Angry Man
The Patient in Room 181938IMDb rating 5.9as Eldar Hotel Clerk
The Crowd Roars1932IMDb rating 6.2as Racetrack Official

Best known for

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

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The Pajama Game1957 Comedy, Drama, Musicalas Myron Hasler
IMDb rating 6.64.6K votes
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948 Adventure, Dramaas Flophouse Bum
IMDb rating 8.2143K votes
Laura1944as Fred Callahan
IMDb rating 7.957K votes
Sun Valley Serenade1941as Customs Officer
IMDb rating 7.12.2K votes
Dark Mountain1944as Chief Sanford
IMDb rating 5.4448 votes
The Crowd Roars1932as Racetrack Official
IMDb rating 6.21.6K votes
Murder, My Sweet1944as Detective
IMDb rating 7.517K votes
The Walking Hills1949
IMDb rating 6.51.3K votes

Most often with

Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ernie Adams

James Flavin

John Ireland

Charles Trowbridge

Otto Kruger

Chuck Hamilton

Films together

Ernie Adams2 films together, 1944 to 1945
Ernie Adams's page
- Escape in the Fog1945IMDb rating 5.9Dunn as Police Desk SergeantAdams as George Smith
- Murder, My Sweet1944IMDb rating 7.5Dunn as DetectiveAdams as Bartender at "Florian's"
James Flavin2 films together, 1944 to 1946
James Flavin's page
- Nobody Lives Forever1946IMDb rating 7.0Dunn as Ben, Watchman / HenchmanFlavin as Shake Thomas
- Laura1944IMDb rating 7.9Dunn as Fred CallahanFlavin as Det. McEveety
John Ireland2 films together, 1949
John Ireland's page
- Mr. Soft Touch1949IMDb rating 6.6Dunn as Tollgate PolicemanIreland as Henry 'Early' Byrd
- The Walking Hills1949IMDb rating 6.5Ireland as Frazee
Charles Trowbridge2 films together, 1938 to 1949
Charles Trowbridge's page
- Mr. Soft Touch1949IMDb rating 6.6Dunn as Tollgate PolicemanTrowbridge as Judge Fuller
- The Patient in Room 181938IMDb rating 5.9Dunn as Eldar Hotel ClerkTrowbridge as Dr. Bahman
Otto Kruger2 films together, 1944 to 1945
Otto Kruger's page
- Escape in the Fog1945IMDb rating 5.9Dunn as Police Desk SergeantKruger as Paul Devon
- Murder, My Sweet1944IMDb rating 7.5Dunn as DetectiveKruger as Jules Amthor
Chuck Hamilton2 films together, 1945 to 1946
Chuck Hamilton's page
- The Dark Corner1946IMDb rating 7.1Dunn as Policeman at GalleryHamilton as Man at Hit and Run Attempt
- Escape in the Fog1945IMDb rating 5.9Dunn as Police Desk SergeantHamilton as Hotel Cumberland Doorman
Also two films together3 more actors
- John ElliottThe Dark Corner (1946) and Escape in the Fog (1945)
- Clifton WebbThe Dark Corner (1946) and Laura (1944)
- John KellyThe Dark Corner (1946) and Moontide (1942)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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