Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 29, 1896
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
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Eddie Dunn
Biography
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Edward Frank Dunn (March 31, 1896 – May 5, 1951) was an American actor best known for his roles in comedy films, supporting many comedians such as Charley Chase (with whom he co-directed several short films), Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and Laurel and Hardy. Dunn also appeared as Detective Grimes in several of The Falcon series of films in the 1940s which starred George Sanders and later on Sanders' brother Tom Conway, and in many small and uncredited parts in many feature films until his death in 1951 aged 55.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Doctor (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Stage Driver |
| 1950 | Lonely Heart Bandits | Sheriff York |
| 1950 | Summer Stock | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Eddie (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | State Policeman on Phone (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Whirlpool | Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | I Shot Jesse James | Joe, Silver King Bartender |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Engineer (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Shed No Tears | Loan Company Representative (Uncredited) |
| 1948 | Here Comes Trouble | Pit Violinist (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Homicide for Three | Circus Doorman |
| 1948 | The Man from Texas | Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Incident | Police Lt. Madigan |
| 1948 | Hollow Triumph | Marty (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Flame | Police Officer |
| 1947 | Key Witness | Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited) |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Posseman |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Philo Vance Returns | Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | Bowery Bombshell | Police Officer O'Hara |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Prison Janitor (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Patrick the Great | Plumber |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | |
| 1945 | Dangerous Partners | Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Two O'Clock Courage | Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Guard |
| 1945 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Officer Flannigan (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | Police Guard Moriarty |
| 1944 | A Fig Leaf for Eve | Gus Hoffman |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village | Set designer |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Detective |
| 1944 | Moon Over Las Vegas | Conductor |
| 1944 | Lost in a Harem | Sentry (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Grimes |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town | Henry |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Policeman |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Propietor |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Stagehand |
| 1943 | Margin for Error | Desk Sergeant |
| 1943 | Hit the Ice | Officer Murphy (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Forman of Renovation Crew |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen | Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Falcon's Brother | Detective Grimes |
| 1942 | Mississippi Gambler | Police Detective Sergeant Dexter |
| 1942 | Mexican Spitfire at Sea | George Skinner |
| 1942 | Jackass Mail | Man |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | O'Toole |
| 1942 | A Date with the Falcon | Det. Grimes (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Secret Code | Weather Bureau Man |
| 1942 | A Night to Remember | Matthews (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Fly By Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Big Street | Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Parachute Battalion | Recruiting Sergeant |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Grimes |
| 1941 | The Saint In Palm Springs | Det. Barker |
| 1941 | Sea Raiders | Whaler Captain |
| 1941 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Policeman |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Policeman Eddie |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Pat Shanahan |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1941 | In the Navy | Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Mr. Skinner |
| 1940 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Jim |
| 1940 | The Great Dictator | Whitewashed Storm Trooper |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Foley - Racketeer |
| 1940 | He Married His Wife | The Jailer |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet | D.H. Sligby |
| 1940 | Black Friday | Det. Farnow |
| 1940 | Boom Town | Wildcatter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick | James the Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Dunkel |
| 1940 | Men Against the Sky | Plainclothesman |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | McGurk (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor | Driver |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Furniture Man |
| 1940 | Pop Always Pays | Detective Winton |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Policeman |
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Dawes (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Race Track Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Phantom Creeps | Policeman |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Cop (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited) |
| 1939 | Let Freedom Ring | Curly |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Decorator |
| 1939 | Second Fiddle | Road Construction Workman |
| 1939 | Chicken Wagon Family | Stu |
| 1939 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Officer Walsh |
| 1939 | Of Mice and Men | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Jailer |
| 1939 | Henry Goes Arizona | Slim Pickins (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Racetrack Detective (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Cafe Society | Newsreel Reporter |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Trucking Superintendent |
| 1939 | Dog-Gone | Dr. Kittle |
| 1939 | Too Busy to Work | Truck Driver |
| 1939 | The Wrong Room | The Attorney |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | Hobo |
| 1938 | Change of Heart | Dog Owner |
| 1938 | Beaux and Errors | Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux |
| 1938 | His Pest Friend | |
| 1938 | While New York Sleeps | 1st Cop |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Field Employee |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Kentucky | Moving Man |
| 1938 | Love on a Budget | Expressman |
| 1938 | A Clean Sweep | Salesman Crew Boss |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Eddie |
| 1937 | Many Unhappy Returns | Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary |
| 1937 | Tramp Trouble | Railroad Detective |
| 1937 | Dumb's the Word | Neighbor |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Detective |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Ostler |
| 1937 | Angel's Holiday | Detective |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | A Face in the Fog | Policeman Kelly (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Tub Wilson (Uncredited) |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Grip (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures | Bailiff (uncredited) |
| 1936 | To Mary - with Love | Politician |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range | Cowboy |
| 1936 | And Sudden Death | Gas Station Attendant |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Mechanic |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | Sergeant at Arms |
| 1936 | Let's Make a Million | Taggert |
| 1935 | Cardinal Richelieu | Tradesman |
| 1935 | Stolen Harmony | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Car 99 | Mack |
| 1935 | Powdersmoke Range | Elliott |
| 1935 | The Rainmakers | Dispatcher |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Police Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Alibi Racket | Detective |
| 1935 | Here Comes Cookie | Gracie’s Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Midnight Patrol | Sergeant |
| 1933 | Asleep in the Feet | Sailor |
| 1933 | Fallen Arches | The Thief |
| 1933 | Private Detective 62 | Club Doorman (Uncredited) |
| 1932 | Off His Base | Gallagher - Reporter |
| 1932 | In Walked Charley | |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs | Coachman / Guard (uncredited) |
| 1932 | South of Santa Fe | Lankey |
| 1932 | Always Kickin' | |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? | Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Finn and Hattie | N. Y. Taxi Driver |
| 1931 | Love Fever | Theatrical Agent |
| 1931 | The Sunrise Trail | Rand Kennedy |
| 1931 | The Pajama Party | Eddie |
| 1931 | Hasty Marriage | Eddie Jenkins |
| 1931 | Riders of the North | Tim 'Mac' McGuire |
| 1930 | Headin' North | Palace Master of Ceremonies |
| 1930 | The Land of Missing Men | Sheriff Bower |
| 1930 | The Real McCoy | Mountain Man (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Fighting Parson | The Piano Player |
| 1930 | The Head Guy | Mr. Dunn, the Producer |
| 1930 | True to the Navy | Albert |
| 1930 | Looser Than Loose | Night Club Waiter |
| 1930 | Whispering Whoopee | Ricketts, the Butler |
| 1930 | Another Fine Mess | Meadows the Butler (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Madame Q | Defense Lawyer |
| 1929 | The Unkissed Man | |
| 1929 | Why Is a Plumber? | |
| 1929 | The Saturday Night Kid | Jim (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Bouncing Babies | Eddie - Father (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Dad's Day | Jimmie |
| 1929 | Hotter Than Hot | |
| 1929 | Crazy Feet | Thelma's Dancing Partner |
| 1929 | Sky Boy | Pilot |
| 1929 | Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon | Himself |
| 1929 | Thundering Toupees | |
| 1928 | The Road to Ruin | Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn) |
| 1928 | Say Ah-h! | |
| 1928 | The Fleet's In | Al Pearce |
| 1926 | The Sorrows of Satan | Marriage Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1919 | His Home Sweet Home | A Crook |
| 1918 | My Own United States | Gen. Wilkinson |
| 1917 | Rips and Rushes | |
| 1917 | Plagues And Puppy Love | |
| 1917 | Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies | |
| 1917 | Flatheads and Flivvers | |
| 1917 | Turks and Troubles | Haffed - The Terrible Turk |
| 1917 | Footlights and Fakers | Ed - Grips |
| 1917 | Bullies and Bullets | Soldier |
| 1916 | Walls and Wallops | The Villain |
| 1916 | A Villainous Villain | Gentleman Joe |
| 1916 | There and Back | John Dubo |
| 1916 | Hash and Havoc | |
| 1916 | Losing Weight | |
| 1915 | The Vanishing Vault | |
| 1915 | Boobley's Baby |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Face to Face | Host |