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