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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-03-29 (129 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Eddie Dunn

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.

Known For

Acting

1985

The Velveteen Rabbit as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)

1951

1950

Lonely Heart Bandits as Sheriff York
Summer Stock as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Secret Fury as Eddie (uncredited)
Gun Crazy as State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
Whirlpool as Watchman (uncredited)

1949

I Shot Jesse James as Joe, Silver King Bartender
The Doolins of Oklahoma as Train Engineer (uncredited)

1948

Call Northside 777 as Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Shed No Tears as Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble as Pit Violinist (uncredited)
Homicide for Three as Circus Doorman
The Man from Texas as Deputy (uncredited)
Incident as Police Lt. Madigan
Hollow Triumph as Marty (uncredited)

1947

The Flame as Police Officer
Key Witness as Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Stagehand (uncredited)
Deep Valley as Posseman
Buck Privates Come Home as Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns as Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)

1946

Bowery Bombshell as Police Officer O'Hara
Angel on My Shoulder as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Face to Face as Host

1945

Bewitched as Prison Janitor (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners as Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage as Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-Eds as Officer Flannigan (uncredited)

1944

Dead Man's Eyes as Police Guard Moriarty
A Fig Leaf for Eve as Gus Hoffman
Greenwich Village as Set designer
Christmas Holiday as Detective
Moon Over Las Vegas as Conductor
Lost in a Harem as Sentry (uncredited)

1943

The Falcon in Danger as Det. Grimes
Dixie Dugan as Policeman
So's Your Uncle as Propietor
Fired Wife as Stagehand
Margin for Error as Desk Sergeant
Hit the Ice as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello as Forman of Renovation Crew

1942

My Sister Eileen as Policeman (uncredited)
Invisible Agent as S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Falcon's Brother as Detective Grimes
Mississippi Gambler as Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
Mexican Spitfire at Sea as George Skinner
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon as Det. Grimes (uncredited)
The Secret Code as Weather Bureau Man
A Night to Remember as Matthews (uncredited)
Fly By Night as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Big Street as Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
Lady in a Jam as Bartender (uncredited)

1941

Parachute Battalion as Recruiting Sergeant
The Gay Falcon as Detective Grimes
Sea Raiders as Whaler Captain
Three Girls About Town as Policeman Eddie
Billy the Kid as Pat Shanahan
I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
In the Navy as Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love as Reporter (uncredited)

1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her as Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Great Dictator as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! as Foley - Racketeer
He Married His Wife as The Jailer
The Green Hornet as D.H. Sligby
Black Friday as Det. Farnow
Boom Town as Wildcatter (uncredited)
The Bank Dick as James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky as Plainclothesman
The Golden Fleecing as McGurk (uncredited)
The Great Profile as Furniture Man
Pop Always Pays as Detective Winton
Double Alibi as Policeman

1939

The Big Guy as Dawes (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps as Policeman
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Cop (uncredited)
Tail Spin as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Second Fiddle as Road Construction Workman
Of Mice and Men as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona as Slim Pickins (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
Cafe Society as Newsreel Reporter
I Stole a Million as Trucking Superintendent
Dog-Gone as Dr. Kittle
Too Busy to Work as Truck Driver
The Wrong Room as The Attorney

1938

Change of Heart as Dog Owner
Beaux and Errors as Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux
Men with Wings as Field Employee
There Goes My Heart as Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Kentucky as Moving Man
Love on a Budget as Expressman
A Clean Sweep as Salesman Crew Boss
The Chaser as Eddie

1937

Many Unhappy Returns as Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary
Dumb's the Word as Neighbor
Man Of The People as Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)
Wells Fargo as Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
Slave Ship as Ostler
Angel's Holiday as Detective

1936

The Princess Comes Across as Reporter (uncredited)
A Face in the Fog as Policeman Kelly (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery as Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard as Grip (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures as Bailiff (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love as Politician
And Sudden Death as Gas Station Attendant
Border Flight as Mechanic
The Accusing Finger as Sergeant at Arms

1935

Cardinal Richelieu as Tradesman
Stolen Harmony as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Car 99 as Mack
The Rainmakers as Dispatcher
'G' Men as Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Alibi Racket as Detective

1933

Fallen Arches as The Thief
Private Detective 62 as Club Doorman (Uncredited)

1932

Off His Base as Gallagher - Reporter
Million Dollar Legs as Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood? as Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)

1931

Finn and Hattie as N. Y. Taxi Driver
Love Fever as Theatrical Agent
The Sunrise Trail as Rand Kennedy
Hasty Marriage as Eddie Jenkins
Riders of the North as Tim 'Mac' McGuire

1930

Headin' North as Palace Master of Ceremonies
The Land of Missing Men as Sheriff Bower
The Real McCoy as Mountain Man (uncredited)
The Fighting Parson as The Piano Player
The Head Guy as Mr. Dunn, the Producer
Looser Than Loose as Night Club Waiter
Whispering Whoopee as Ricketts, the Butler
Another Fine Mess as Meadows the Butler (uncredited)

1929

Madame Q as Defense Lawyer
The Saturday Night Kid as Jim (uncredited)
Bouncing Babies as Eddie - Father (uncredited)
Dad's Day as Jimmie
Crazy Feet as Thelma's Dancing Partner
Sky Boy as Pilot

1928

The Road to Ruin as Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
The Fleet's In as Al Pearce

1926

1919

1918

My Own United States as Gen. Wilkinson

1917

Turks and Troubles as Haffed - The Terrible Turk
Footlights and Fakers as Ed - Grips

1916

Walls and Wallops as The Villain
A Villainous Villain as Gentleman Joe
There and Back as John Dubo

1915

Directing

1934

I'll Take Vanilla as Director
Another Wild Idea as Director
Four Parts as Director