1900-05-22 Titusville, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Arsenic & Old Lace | Lt. Rooney | 1962-02-05 |
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The Devil to Pay | The Furnace Man | 1960-11-09 |
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The Pajama Game | Myron Hasler | 1957-08-29 |
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For Crimin' Out Loud | Baddie (archive footage) | 1956-05-03 |
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Crowded Paradise | 1956-06-21 | |
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Taxi | Rafferty (uncredited) | 1953-01-21 |
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Sentence of Death | Sergeant MacReynolds | 1953-08-17 |
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The Enforcer | 1951-02-24 | |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1951-04-12 |
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The Secret Fury | Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited) | 1950-02-21 |
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Singing Guns | Traveler | 1950-02-28 |
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No Way Out | Sam (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
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Who Done It? | Leader of Phantom Gang | 1949-03-03 |
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Mr. Soft Touch | Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
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The Walking Hills | 1949-03-05 | |
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The Lost Tribe | Capt. Rawlins | 1949-04-19 |
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Miss Mink of 1949 | Mr. McKelvey | 1949-02-11 |
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Homicide | Department of Employment Clerk | 1949-04-02 |
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Mummy's Dummies | Rhadames | 1948-11-04 |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Flophouse Bum (uncredited) | 1948-01-15 |
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The Golden Eye | Jim. Driscoll | 1948-08-29 |
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Jinx Money | Jake 'Cold Deck' Shapiro | 1948-06-27 |
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Incident | Bugs | 1948-10-30 |
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My Girl Tisa | 1948-02-07 | |
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Lady at Midnight | Al Garrity | 1948-08-15 |
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Train to Alcatraz | Mark Stevens | 1948-06-28 |
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Three on a Ticket | Inspector Pete Rafferty | 1947-04-04 |
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Dragnet | Police Sgt. Martin | 1947-08-16 |
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Deep Valley | Deputy | 1947-07-30 |
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Too Many Winners | Detective Peter Rafferty | 1947-05-24 |
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Buck Privates Come Home | Ed - Guard on Midget Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-04 |
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Undercover Maisie | Cop (Uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
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Heartaches | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1947-06-28 |
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Nora Prentiss | New York Detective (uncredited) | 1947-02-22 |
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News Hounds | 'Dutch' Miller | 1947-08-13 |
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Stagehand (uncredited) | 1947-07-31 |
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Possessed | Cable Car Motorman (uncredited) | 1947-05-29 |
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Nobody Lives Forever | Ben, Watchman / Henchman (uncredited) | 1946-11-01 |
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Sister Kenny | Brisbane Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
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Gas House Kids | Detective O'Hara | 1946-10-08 |
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The Truth About Murder | Police Detective Faber (uncredited) | 1946-04-01 |
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Big Town | Mac- Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
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Murder Is My Business | Pete Rafferty | 1946-03-07 |
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Larceny in Her Heart | Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty | 1946-05-20 |
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-11-22 |
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Little Giant | Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) | 1946-02-22 |
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The Dark Corner | Policeman at Gallery (uncredited) | 1946-04-09 |
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From This Day Forward | Bailiff | 1946-03-02 |
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Step by Step | Patrol Car Cop | 1946-08-23 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Capt. Dill (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
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Lady Chaser | Brady | 1946-11-25 |
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Lady in the Lake | Sergeant (Uncredited) | 1946-12-19 |
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Policeman | 1946-06-07 |
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The Strange Woman | Lumberjack (uncredited) | 1946-10-25 |
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Genius at Work | Lt. Gilley | 1946-10-20 |
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Scarlet Street | First Policeman in Park (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
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Escape in the Fog | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1945-04-05 |
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Phantoms, Inc. | Detective Lester | 1945-06-09 |
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The Falcon in San Francisco | Arresting Policeman (uncredited) | 1945-07-20 |
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Senorita from the West | Man (uncredited) | 1945-10-12 |
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Along Came Jones | Cotton (uncredited) | 1945-07-19 |
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Circumstantial Evidence | Cleary, the Cop | 1945-04-20 |
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Salty O'Rourke | Guard at Jewelry Store (uncredited) | 1945-03-22 |
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Love, Honor and Goodbye | Detective | 1945-09-15 |
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Hold That Blonde! | Radio Cop (uncredited) | 1945-11-23 |
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Dick Tracy | Detective Manning (uncredited) | 1945-12-01 |
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Anchors Aweigh | Hollywood Bowl Cop (uncredited) | 1945-08-13 |
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Up in Mabel's Room | Air Raid Warden (uncredited) | 1944-09-12 |
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The Woman in the Window | Traffic Cop (uncredited) | 1944-10-25 |
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In Society | Policeman at Pottery Shop (uncredited) | 1944-08-16 |
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Strange Affair | Mike McCafferty (Uncredited) | 1944-10-05 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
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The Whistler | Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited) | 1944-03-30 |
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Laura | Fred Callahan (uncredited) | 1944-11-26 |
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Dark Mountain | Chief Sanford | 1944-09-01 |
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Murder, My Sweet | Detective (uncredited) | 1944-12-14 |
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Trial by Trigger | MacIntosh 'Mac' | 1944-05-27 |
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Phantom Lady | Worker (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars | Marty (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
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Action in the North Atlantic | Quartermaster (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
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Hangmen Also Die! | Czech Policeman (uncredited) | 1943-04-15 |
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Tracy - Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1943-05-08 |
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All by Myself | Hotel Detective | 1943-06-11 |
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Moontide | Policeman | 1942-05-29 |
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Mug Town | Cop | 1942-12-18 |
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Strictly in the Groove | Big Boy | 1942-11-20 |
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Grand Central Murder | Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-05-01 |
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Keep 'Em Sailing | Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited) | 1942-11-28 |
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Get Hep to Love | Policeman Making Bet | 1942-10-02 |
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Lucky Jordan | Army Guard | 1942-11-16 |
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A Night to Remember | Henderson (uncredited) | 1942-12-10 |
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Fingers at the Window | Policeman Outside Clinic (uncredited) | 1942-04-22 |
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About Face | Marine (uncredited) | 1942-04-16 |
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I Married a Witch | First Prison Guard (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
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Twin Beds | Detective | 1942-04-30 |
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Blondie Goes to College | Joes, 2nd Motorcycle Policeman | 1942-01-15 |
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Saboteur | FBU Agent at Mason's House (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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Sun Valley Serenade | Customs Officer | 1941-08-29 |
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International Lady | Don | 1941-10-16 |
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The Lady from Cheyenne | Mayor Barney Davies, Cork's Henchman | 1941-04-11 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) | 1941-10-31 |
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Western Union | Work Seeker | 1941-02-21 |
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In the Navy | Cop Who Gives Pomeroy a Ticket (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
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Manpower | Man Calling Sweeney (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
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Pacific Blackout | Cop | 1941-12-31 |
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Dead Men Tell | Homicide Desk Sergeant | 1941-03-28 |
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Sleepers West | 1941-03-14 | |
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The Corsican Brothers | Messenger, Arturo's Steward (Uncredited) | 1941-11-28 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Federal Agent | 1941-10-02 |
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The Fighting 69th | Medical Captain (uncredited) | 1940-01-27 |
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Gallant Sons | Deputy with Charlie (uncredited) | 1940-11-15 |
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Brigham Young | Jury Foreman | 1940-09-27 |
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The Green Hornet | Andy - Thug (uncredited) | 1940-01-08 |
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His Girl Friday | Plainclothesman (uncredited) | 1940-01-18 |
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The Saint's Double Trouble | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | 1940-01-26 |
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Trail of the Vigilantes | Deputy Sheriff | 1940-12-13 |
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Double Alibi | First Police Dispatcher | 1940-03-01 |
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Phantom Raiders | Port Policeman | 1940-06-07 |
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Public Deb No. 1 | Policeman | 1940-09-13 |
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 1940-09-06 |
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An Angel from Texas | 'General' in the Play | 1940-04-27 |
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Murder Over New York | Police Officer | 1940-12-13 |
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Girl in 313 | Det. Berner | 1940-05-31 |
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The Grapes of Wrath | Deputy (uncredited) | 1940-03-15 |
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Castle on the Hudson | Court Clerk Reading Verdict (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
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Johnny Apollo | Guard (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
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So You Won't Talk? | Police Lieutenant | 1940-10-02 |
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New Moon | Bondsman | 1940-06-28 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Guard | 1940-01-11 |
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You're Not So Tough | Valley Truck Driver | 1940-07-26 |
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective | First Bartender | 1940-12-19 |
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We Who Are Young | 2nd Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited) | 1940-07-19 |
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Bart Dolan | 1939-02-25 |
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Blondie Brings Up Baby | Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Soldier (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
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Sergeant Madden | Policeman in 1919 | 1939-03-24 |
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I Stole a Million | Bartender (uncredited) | 1939-08-01 |
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Scouts to the Rescue | Henchman Pug O'Toole | 1939-01-17 |
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Desperate Trails | Henchman Lon | 1939-09-30 |
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Invisible Stripes | Doorman (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
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Indianapolis Speedway | Racetrack Official | 1939-08-05 |
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation | Police Guard (uncredited) | 1939-07-07 |
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Blind Alley | Trooper Cronin | 1939-05-11 |
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Mr. Moto in Danger Island | Cop with McGurk | 1939-04-07 |
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The Return of the Cisco Kid | (uncredited) | 1939-04-28 |
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Smashing the Money Ring | Dave - Convict Custodian on Train (uncredited) | 1939-10-21 |
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Another Thin Man | Baggage Man (uncredited) | 1939-11-17 |
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Rose of Washington Square | Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
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Tail Spin | Mechanic (Uncredited) | 1939-02-19 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | Third Policeman (uncredited) | 1938-02-26 |
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Gateway | Guard | 1938-08-05 |
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Garden of the Moon | Fred - Hotel Detective (uncredited) | 1938-09-23 |
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Straight, Place and Show | Bartender | 1938-09-30 |
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Over the Wall | Prison Guard | 1938-04-02 |
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Storm Over Bengal | Soldier | 1938-11-14 |
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Next Time I Marry | Kennel Guard | 1938-12-09 |
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The Patient in Room 18 | Eldar Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1938-01-08 |
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Tenth Avenue Kid | Detective Egan | 1938-08-22 |
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Numbered Woman | Ralph | 1938-05-22 |
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Alcatraz Island | Metal Detector Guard (uncredited) | 1937-10-13 |
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The Great O'Malley | Police Stenographer in Hospital (uncredited) | 1937-02-13 |
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Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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The Game That Kills | Detective | 1937-09-21 |
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Dangerously Yours | Detective | 1937-09-21 |
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Melody for Two | Radio Station Official | 1937-05-01 |
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White Bondage | Defense Attorney | 1937-08-05 |
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Borrowing Trouble | Cop | 1937-12-10 |
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Penrod and Sam | Joe (uncredited) | 1937-02-28 |
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The Wrong Road | Convict (uncredited) | 1937-10-11 |
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Marked Woman | Court Clerk #1 (uncredited) | 1937-04-10 |
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Hot Water | Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-09-24 |
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The Go-Getter | Officer on the Macon (uncredited) | 1937-05-22 |
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Big Town Girl | Trooper | 1937-12-03 |
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One Mile from Heaven | Doorman | 1937-08-18 |
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | G-Man | 1936-10-06 |
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Bullets or Ballots | Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited) | 1936-06-06 |
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China Clipper | Plane Announcer at Miami Airport (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
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Fugitive in the Sky | First Radio Announcer | 1936-11-28 |
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Stranded | Bridge Worker (uncredited) | 1935-06-29 |
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Lady Killer | Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited) | 1933-12-09 |
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The Crowd Roars | Racetrack Official | 1932-04-16 |
