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