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Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Born on March 29th, 1896

Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Died on May 5th, 1951

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)

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Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

1951

Stage Driver

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Summer Stock

1950

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Lonely Heart Bandits

1950

Sheriff York

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The Secret Fury

1950

Eddie (uncredited)

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Gun Crazy

1950

State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)

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Whirlpool

1950

Watchman (uncredited)

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The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

Train Engineer (uncredited)

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I Shot Jesse James

1949

Joe, Silver King Bartender

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Homicide for Three

1948

Circus Doorman

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Incident

1948

Police Lt. Madigan

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Hollow Triumph

1948

Marty (uncredited)

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Shed No Tears

1948

Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)

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Here Comes Trouble

1948

Pit Violinist (uncredited)

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The Man from Texas

1948

Deputy (uncredited)

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Call Northside 777

1948

Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)

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The Flame

1947

Police Officer

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Key Witness

1947

Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)

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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

1947

Stagehand (uncredited)

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Deep Valley

1947

Posseman

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Philo Vance Returns

1947

Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)

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Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)

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Angel on My Shoulder

1946

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

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Bowery Bombshell

1946

Police Officer O'Hara

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Lady on a Train

1945

Character TBA

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Bewitched

1945

Prison Janitor (uncredited)

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Dangerous Partners

1945

Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)

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Patrick the Great

1945

Plumber

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Circumstantial Evidence

1945

Guard

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Two O'Clock Courage

1945

Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)

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Here Come the Co-Eds

1945

Officer Flannigan (uncredited)

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Lost in a Harem

1944

Sentry (uncredited)

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Dead Man's Eyes

1944

Police Guard Moriarty

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Greenwich Village

1944

Set designer

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Christmas Holiday

1944

Detective

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A Fig Leaf for Eve

1944

Gus Hoffman

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Moon Over Las Vegas

1944

Conductor

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Fired Wife

1943

Stagehand

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So's Your Uncle

1943

Propietor

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The Falcon in Danger

1943

Det. Grimes

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Hit the Ice

1943

Officer Murphy (uncredited)

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A Stranger in Town

1943

Henry

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Hello, Frisco, Hello

1943

Forman of Renovation Crew

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Dixie Dugan

1943

Policeman

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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Character TBA

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Margin for Error

1943

Desk Sergeant

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A Night to Remember

1942

Matthews (uncredited)

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The Falcon's Brother

1942

Detective Grimes

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My Sister Eileen

1942

Policeman (uncredited)

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The Secret Code

1942

Weather Bureau Man

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The Big Street

1942

Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)

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Invisible Agent

1942

S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Jackass Mail

1942

Man

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Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

O'Toole

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Lady in a Jam

1942

Bartender (uncredited)

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Mississippi Gambler

1942

Police Detective Sergeant Dexter

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Mexican Spitfire at Sea

1942

George Skinner

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Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)

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Fly By Night

1942

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

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A Date with the Falcon

1942

Det. Grimes (uncredited)

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At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

Policeman

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I Wake Up Screaming

1941

Detective (uncredited)

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Appointment for Love

1941

Reporter (uncredited)

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The Gay Falcon

1941

Detective Grimes

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Three Girls About Town

1941

Policeman Eddie

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Sea Raiders

1941

Whaler Captain

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Parachute Battalion

1941

Recruiting Sergeant

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Billy the Kid

1941

Pat Shanahan

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In the Navy

1941

Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)

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The Saint In Palm Springs

1941

Det. Barker

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Love Thy Neighbor

1940

Driver

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The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

1940

Foley - Racketeer

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The Bank Dick

1940

James the Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

Mr. Skinner

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The Great Dictator

1940

Whitewashed Storm Trooper

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The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940

Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)

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The Howards of Virginia

1940

Dunkel

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Men Against the Sky

1940

Plainclothesman

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Boom Town

1940

Wildcatter (uncredited)

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The Great Profile

1940

Furniture Man

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The Golden Fleecing

1940

McGurk (uncredited)

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Pop Always Pays

1940

Detective Winton

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Double Alibi

1940

Policeman

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Black Friday

1940

Det. Farnow

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He Married His Wife

1940

The Jailer

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Jim

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The Green Hornet

1940

D.H. Sligby

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The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939

Jailer

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Of Mice and Men

1939

Bus Driver (uncredited)

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The Big Guy

1939

Dawes (uncredited)

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Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939

Officer Walsh

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Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Slim Pickins (uncredited)

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The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

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Too Busy to Work

1939

Truck Driver

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Dog-Gone

1939

Dr. Kittle

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The Wrong Room

1939

The Attorney

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The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

Racetrack Detective (uncredited)

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Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Stu

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I Stole a Million

1939

Trucking Superintendent

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Second Fiddle

1939

Road Construction Workman

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Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

Decorator

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Cafe Society

1939

Newsreel Reporter

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Let Freedom Ring

1939

Curly

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Tail Spin

1939

Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Cop (uncredited)

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The Phantom Creeps

1939

Policeman

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Kentucky

1938

Moving Man

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While New York Sleeps

1938

1st Cop

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A Clean Sweep

1938

Salesman Crew Boss

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The Arkansas Traveler

1938

Hobo

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There Goes My Heart

1938

Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

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Beaux and Errors

1938

Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux

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The Chaser

1938

Eddie

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Men with Wings

1938

Field Employee

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His Pest Friend

1938

Character TBA

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Love on a Budget

1938

Expressman

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Change of Heart

1938

Dog Owner

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Wells Fargo

1937

Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver

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Many Unhappy Returns

1937

Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary

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One Mile from Heaven

1937

Detective

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Tramp Trouble

1937

Character TBA

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Slave Ship

1937

Ostler

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Dumb's the Word

1937

Neighbor

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Angel's Holiday

1937

Detective

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Man Of The People

1937

Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)

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The Accusing Finger

1936

Sergeant at Arms

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Murder with Pictures

1936

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Let's Make a Million

1936

Taggert

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Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Grip (uncredited)

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To Mary - with Love

1936

Politician

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Rhythm on the Range

1936

Cowboy

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And Sudden Death

1936

Gas Station Attendant

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Border Flight

1936

Mechanic

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The Princess Comes Across

1936

Reporter (uncredited)

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The Preview Murder Mystery

1936

Tub Wilson (Uncredited)

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A Face in the Fog

1936

Policeman Kelly (uncredited)

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The Rainmakers

1935

Dispatcher

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Powdersmoke Range

1935

Elliott

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Alibi Racket

1935

Detective

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'G' Men

1935

Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

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Stolen Harmony

1935

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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Cardinal Richelieu

1935

Tradesman

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Car 99

1935

Mack

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The Midnight Patrol

1933

Sergeant

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Private Detective 62

1933

Club Doorman (Uncredited)

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Fallen Arches

1933

The Thief

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Asleep in the Feet

1933

Sailor

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Always Kickin'

1932

Character TBA

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Off His Base

1932

Gallagher - Reporter

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Million Dollar Legs

1932

Coachman / Guard (uncredited)

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What Price Hollywood?

1932

Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)

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In Walked Charley

1932

Character TBA

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South of Santa Fe

1932

Lankey

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Hasty Marriage

1931

Eddie Jenkins

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The Pajama Party

1931

Eddie

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Love Fever

1931

Theatrical Agent

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Riders of the North

1931

Tim 'Mac' McGuire

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The Sunrise Trail

1931

Rand Kennedy

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Finn and Hattie

1931

N. Y. Taxi Driver

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Another Fine Mess

1930

Meadows the Butler (uncredited)

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Looser Than Loose

1930

Night Club Waiter

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Headin' North

1930

Palace Master of Ceremonies

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The Land of Missing Men

1930

Sheriff Bower

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True to the Navy

1930

Albert

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Whispering Whoopee

1930

Ricketts, the Butler

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The Fighting Parson

1930

The Piano Player

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The Real McCoy

1930

Mountain Man (uncredited)

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The Head Guy

1930

Mr. Dunn, the Producer

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The Saturday Night Kid

1929

Jim (uncredited)

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Bouncing Babies

1929

Eddie - Father (uncredited)

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Sky Boy

1929

Pilot

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Crazy Feet

1929

Thelma's Dancing Partner

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Hotter Than Hot

1929

Character TBA

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Dad's Day

1929

Jimmie

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Madame Q

1929

Defense Lawyer

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Thundering Toupees

1929

Character TBA

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The Unkissed Man

1929

Character TBA

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Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon

1929

Himself

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Why Is a Plumber?

1929

Character TBA

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The Fleet's In

1928

Al Pearce

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The Road to Ruin

1928

Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)

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Say Ah-h!

1928

Character TBA

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The Sorrows of Satan

1926

Character TBA

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His Home Sweet Home

1919

A Crook

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My Own United States

1918

Gen. Wilkinson

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Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies

1917

Character TBA

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Plagues And Puppy Love

1917

Character TBA

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Turks and Troubles

1917

Haffed - The Terrible Turk

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Footlights and Fakers

1917

Ed - Grips

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Rips and Rushes

1917

Character TBA

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Bullies and Bullets

1917

Soldier

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Flatheads and Flivvers

1917

Character TBA

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Hash and Havoc

1916

Character TBA

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Walls and Wallops

1916

The Villain

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A Villainous Villain

1916

Gentleman Joe

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There and Back

1916

John Dubo

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Losing Weight

1916

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The Vanishing Vault

1915

Character TBA

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Boobley's Baby

1915

Character TBA

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