Ralph Dunn
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.
Filmography
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Lieutenant Rooney
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Lieutenant Rooney
The Pajama Game
as Myron Hasler
The Pajama Game
as Myron Hasler
Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
Sentence of Death
as Sergeant MacReynolds
Sentence of Death
as Sergeant MacReynolds
Taxi
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Taxi
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
No Way Out
as Sam (uncredited)
No Way Out
as Sam (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Police Inspector Bruce
The Great Plane Robbery
as Police Inspector Bruce
Singing Guns
as Traveler
Singing Guns
as Traveler
The Secret Fury
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
The Secret Fury
as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
The Lost Tribe
as Capt. Rawlins
The Lost Tribe
as Capt. Rawlins
Homicide
as Department of Employment Clerk
Homicide
as Department of Employment Clerk
The Walking Hills
The Walking Hills
Who Done It?
as Leader of Phantom Gang
Who Done It?
as Leader of Phantom Gang
Miss Mink of 1949
as Mr. McKelvey
Miss Mink of 1949
as Mr. McKelvey
Mummy's Dummies
as Rhadames
Mummy's Dummies
as Rhadames
Incident
as Bugs
Incident
as Bugs
The Golden Eye
as Jim. Driscoll
The Golden Eye
as Jim. Driscoll
Lady at Midnight
as Al Garrity
Lady at Midnight
as Al Garrity
Train to Alcatraz
as Mark Stevens
Train to Alcatraz
as Mark Stevens
Jinx Money
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
Jinx Money
as Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro
King of the Gamblers
as Cassidy
King of the Gamblers
as Cassidy
My Girl Tisa
My Girl Tisa
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Dragnet
as Police Sgt. Martin
Dragnet
as Police Sgt. Martin
News Hounds
as 'Dutch' Miller
News Hounds
as 'Dutch' Miller
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Stagehand (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Deep Valley
as Deputy
Deep Valley
as Deputy
Heartaches
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Heartaches
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Possessed
as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Possessed
as Cable Car Motorman (uncredited)
Too Many Winners
as Detective Peter Rafferty
Too Many Winners
as Detective Peter Rafferty
Three on a Ticket
as Inspector Pete Rafferty
Three on a Ticket
as Inspector Pete Rafferty
Buck Privates Come Home
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
as Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Cop (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Cop (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
as New York Detective (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
as New York Detective (uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
Lady in the Lake
as Sergeant (Uncredited)
Lady Chaser
as Brady
Lady Chaser
as Brady
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Policeman (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
Nobody Lives Forever
as Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Genius at Work
as Lt. Gilley
Genius at Work
as Lt. Gilley
Sister Kenny
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Brisbane Policeman (uncredited)
Gas House Kids
as Detective O'Hara
Gas House Kids
as Detective O'Hara
Big Town
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Big Town
as Mac- Policeman (uncredited)
Step by Step
as Patrol Car Cop
Step by Step
as Patrol Car Cop
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Policeman
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Policeman
Larceny in Her Heart
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Larceny in Her Heart
as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty
Deadline at Dawn
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Capt. Dill (uncredited)
Murder Is My Business
as Pete Rafferty
Murder Is My Business
as Pete Rafferty
From This Day Forward
as Bailiff
From This Day Forward
as Bailiff
Little Giant
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Little Giant
as Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as First Policeman in Park (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Detective Manning (uncredited)
Hold That Blonde!
as Radio Cop (uncredited)
Hold That Blonde!
as Radio Cop (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
as Man (uncredited)
Senorita from the West
as Man (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
as Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Arresting Policeman (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Cotton (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
as Cotton (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Detective Lester
Phantoms, Inc.
as Detective Lester
Circumstantial Evidence
as Cleary, the Cop
Circumstantial Evidence
as Cleary, the Cop
Escape in the Fog
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog
as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
as Detective (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
as Detective (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
The Woman in the Window
as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
Laura
as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
Laura
as Fred Callahan (uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Dark Mountain
as Chief Sanford
Dark Mountain
as Chief Sanford
In Society
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
In Society
as Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited)
This Is the Life
as Cop (uncredited)
This Is the Life
as Cop (uncredited)
Trial by Trigger
as MacIntosh 'Mac'
Trial by Trigger
as MacIntosh 'Mac'
Follow the Boys
as Loomis (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
as Loomis (uncredited)
The Whistler
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
The Whistler
as Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
as Worker (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
as Worker (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Marty (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Marty (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Quartermaster (uncredited)
All by Myself
as Hotel Detective
All by Myself
as Hotel Detective
Hangmen Also Die!
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Czech Policeman (uncredited)
Mug Town
as Cop
Mug Town
as Cop
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Sailing
as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan
as Army Guard
Lucky Jordan
as Army Guard
I Married a Witch
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
as First Prison Guard (uncredited)
Moontide
as Policeman
Moontide
as Policeman
Twin Beds
as Detective
Twin Beds
as Detective
Saboteur
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
Saboteur
as FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
Fingers at the Window
as Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited)
About Face
as Marine (uncredited)
About Face
as Marine (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Blondie Goes to College
as Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman
Pacific Blackout
as Cop
Pacific Blackout
as Cop
I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
International Lady
as Don
International Lady
as Don
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Federal Agent
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Federal Agent
Sun Valley Serenade
as Customs Officer
Sun Valley Serenade
as Customs Officer
Manpower
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
Manpower
as Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited)
In the Navy
as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
In the Navy
as Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited)
Sleepers West
Sleepers West
Western Union
as Work Seeker
Western Union
as Work Seeker
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as First Bartender
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
as First Bartender
Murder Over New York
as Police Officer
Murder Over New York
as Police Officer
So You Won't Talk?
as Police Lieutenant
So You Won't Talk?
as Police Lieutenant
Brigham Young
as Jury Foreman
Brigham Young
as Jury Foreman
Public Deb No. 1
as Policeman
Public Deb No. 1
as Policeman
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
You're Not So Tough
as Valley Truck Driver
You're Not So Tough
as Valley Truck Driver
We Who Are Young
as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
Girl in 313
as Det. Berner
Girl in 313
as Det. Berner
An Angel from Texas
as 'General' in the Play
An Angel from Texas
as 'General' in the Play
Johnny Apollo
as Guard (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Guard (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Deputy (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th
as Medical Captain (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Guard
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Guard
The Green Hornet
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
as Andy - Thug (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Doorman (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
as Doorman (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
as Baggage Man (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Bartender (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Blind Alley
as Trooper Cronin
Blind Alley
as Trooper Cronin
Rose of Washington Square
as Officer (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
as Officer (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as (uncredited)
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as (uncredited)
Sergeant Madden
as Policeman in 1919
Sergeant Madden
as Policeman in 1919
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Bart Dolan
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Bart Dolan
Scouts to the Rescue
as Henchman Pug O'Toole
Scouts to the Rescue
as Henchman Pug O'Toole
Straight, Place and Show
as Bartender
Straight, Place and Show
as Bartender
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Detective Egan
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Detective Egan
Gateway
as Guard
Gateway
as Guard
Over the Wall
as Prison Guard
Over the Wall
as Prison Guard
A Slight Case of Murder
as Third Policeman (uncredited)
A Slight Case of Murder
as Third Policeman (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Patient in Room 18
as Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Big Town Girl
as Trooper
Big Town Girl
as Trooper
Alcatraz Island
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
Alcatraz Island
as Metal Detector Guard (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
as Convict (uncredited)
The Wrong Road
as Convict (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
as Detective
The Game That Kills
as Detective
Dangerously Yours
as Detective
Dangerously Yours
as Detective
White Bondage
as Defense Attorney
White Bondage
as Defense Attorney
Kid Galahad
as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
as Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Melody for Two
as Radio Station Official
Melody for Two
as Radio Station Official
The Great O'Malley
as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
The Great O'Malley
as Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited)
Fugitive in the Sky
as First Radio Announcer
Fugitive in the Sky
as First Radio Announcer
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as G-Man
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as G-Man
China Clipper
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
China Clipper
as Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited)
Stranded
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Stranded
as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)
Lady Killer
as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)