Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn
Born (1900-05-23)May 23, 1900
Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died February 19, 1968(1968-02-19) (aged 67)
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
Years active 1932 — 1967[1]

Ralph Dunn (May 23, 1900 – February 19, 1968) was an American film, television, and stage actor.

Career

Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Dunn's father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during World War I, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after a short time to join a Vaudeville troupe. His Broadway debut was in 1927 in the show Chicago, as replacement for original cast member Arthur Vinton.

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 returned to New York in the 1950s, appearing on Broadway in shows such as The Moon is Blue, Tenderloin, An Enemy of the People and The Pajama Game.

Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in TV series such as Kitty Foyle, and Norby and such films as Black Like Me.

Partial filmography

References

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