Acting
Eddie Dunn
Born 1896-03-29
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Eddie Dunn
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The Great Dictator
1940
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Gun Crazy
1950
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Call Northside 777
1948
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The Bank Dick
1940
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Of Mice and Men
1939
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Whirlpool
1950
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'G' Men
1935
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I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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Another Fine Mess
1930
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Invisible Agent
1942
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (216 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Doctor (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas | Stage Driver | Movie | 1951 |
 | Summer Stock | Sheriff (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Lonely Heart Bandits | Sheriff York | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Secret Fury | Eddie (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Gun Crazy | State Policeman on Phone (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Whirlpool | Watchman (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Engineer (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | I Shot Jesse James | Joe, Silver King Bartender | Movie | 1949 |
 | Homicide for Three | Circus Doorman | Movie | 1948 |
 | Incident | Police Lt. Madigan | Movie | 1948 |
 | Hollow Triumph | Marty (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Shed No Tears | Loan Company Representative (Uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Here Comes Trouble | Pit Violinist (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Man from Texas | Deputy (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Call Northside 777 | Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | High Wall | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Flame | Police Officer | Movie | 1947 |
 | Key Witness | Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Northerner (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Stagehand (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Deep Valley | Posseman | Movie | 1947 |
 | Philo Vance Returns | Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Buck Privates Come Home | Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Angel on My Shoulder | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Bowery Bombshell | Police Officer O'Hara | Movie | 1946 |
 | Face to Face | Host | TV Series | 1946 |
 | Lady on a Train | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | Bewitched | Prison Janitor (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Dangerous Partners | Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Patrick the Great | Plumber | Movie | 1945 |
 | Circumstantial Evidence | Guard | Movie | 1945 |
 | Two O'Clock Courage | Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Here Come the Co-Eds | Officer Flannigan (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Dead Man's Eyes | Police Guard Moriarty | Movie | 1944 |
 | Lost in a Harem | Sentry (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Greenwich Village | Set designer | Movie | 1944 |
 | A Fig Leaf for Eve | Gus Hoffman | Movie | 1944 |
 | Christmas Holiday | Jim (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Moon Over Las Vegas | Conductor | Movie | 1944 |
 | Fired Wife | Stagehand | Movie | 1943 |
 | So's Your Uncle | Propietor | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Falcon in Danger | Det. Grimes | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hit the Ice | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | A Stranger in Town | Henry | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hello, Frisco, Hello | Forman of Renovation Crew | Movie | 1943 |
 | Dixie Dugan | Policeman | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
 | Margin for Error | Desk Sergeant | Movie | 1943 |
 | A Night to Remember | Matthews (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Falcon's Brother | Detective Grimes | Movie | 1942 |
 | My Sister Eileen | Policeman (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Secret Code | Weather Bureau Man | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Big Street | Officer Mulvaney (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Invisible Agent | S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Jackass Mail | Man | Movie | 1942 |
 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | O'Toole | Movie | 1942 |
 | Lady in a Jam | Bartender (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Mississippi Gambler | Police Detective Sergeant Dexter | Movie | 1942 |
 | Mexican Spitfire at Sea | George Skinner | Movie | 1942 |
 | Fly By Night | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | A Date with the Falcon | Det. Grimes (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | At the Stroke of Twelve | Policeman | Movie | 1941 |
 | I Wake Up Screaming | Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Appointment for Love | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Grimes | Movie | 1941 |
 | Three Girls About Town | Policeman Eddie | Movie | 1941 |
 | Sea Raiders | Whaler Captain | Movie | 1941 |
 | Parachute Battalion | Recruiting Sergeant | Movie | 1941 |
 | Billy the Kid | Pat Shanahan | Movie | 1941 |
 | In the Navy | Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Saint In Palm Springs | Det. Barker | Movie | 1941 |
 | Love Thy Neighbor | Driver | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Foley - Racketeer | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Bank Dick | James the Chauffeur (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Mexican Spitfire Out West | Mr. Skinner | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Great Dictator | Whitewashed Storm Trooper | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Villain Still Pursued Her | Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Howards of Virginia | Dunkel | Movie | 1940 |
 | Men Against the Sky | Plainclothesman | Movie | 1940 |
 | Boom Town | Wildcatter (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Great Profile | Furniture Man | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Golden Fleecing | McGurk (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Pop Always Pays | Detective Winton | Movie | 1940 |
 | Double Alibi | Policeman | Movie | 1940 |
 | Black Friday | Det. Farnow | Movie | 1940 |
 | He Married His Wife | The Jailer | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Jim | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Green Hornet | D.H. Sligby | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Cisco Kid and the Lady | Jailer | Movie | 1939 |
 | Of Mice and Men | Bus Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Big Guy | Dawes (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Officer Walsh | Movie | 1939 |
 | Henry Goes Arizona | Slim Pickins (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Race Track Spectator (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Too Busy to Work | Truck Driver | Movie | 1939 |
| Dog-Gone | Dr. Kittle | Movie | 1939 | |
 | The Wrong Room | The Attorney | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Day the Bookies Wept | Racetrack Detective (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Chicken Wagon Family | Stu | Movie | 1939 |
 | I Stole a Million | Trucking Superintendent | Movie | 1939 |
 | Second Fiddle | Road Construction Workman | Movie | 1939 |
 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Decorator | Movie | 1939 |
 | Cafe Society | Newsreel Reporter | Movie | 1939 |
 | Let Freedom Ring | Curly | Movie | 1939 |
 | Tail Spin | Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Phantom Creeps | Policeman | Movie | 1939 |
 | Kentucky | Moving Man | Movie | 1938 |
 | While New York Sleeps | 1st Cop | Movie | 1938 |
| A Clean Sweep | Salesman Crew Boss | Movie | 1938 | |
 | The Arkansas Traveler | Hobo | Movie | 1938 |
 | There Goes My Heart | Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
| Beaux and Errors | Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux | Movie | 1938 | |
 | Too Hot to Handle | Newsreel Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Give Me a Sailor | Newsreel Director (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Chaser | Eddie | Movie | 1938 |
 | Men with Wings | Field Employee | Movie | 1938 |
 | His Pest Friend | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Love on a Budget | Expressman | Movie | 1938 |
 | Change of Heart | Dog Owner | Movie | 1938 |
 | Wells Fargo | Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver | Movie | 1937 |
 | Many Unhappy Returns | Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary | Movie | 1937 |
 | One Mile from Heaven | Detective | Movie | 1937 |
| Tramp Trouble | Railroad Detective | Movie | 1937 | |
 | Slave Ship | Ostler | Movie | 1937 |
| Dumb's the Word | Neighbor | Movie | 1937 | |
 | Angel's Holiday | Detective | Movie | 1937 |
 | Man Of The People | Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Accusing Finger | Sergeant at Arms | Movie | 1936 |
 | Murder with Pictures | Bailiff (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Let's Make a Million | Taggert | Movie | 1936 |
 | Hollywood Boulevard | Grip (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | To Mary - with Love | Politician | Movie | 1936 |
 | Rhythm on the Range | Cowboy | Movie | 1936 |
 | And Sudden Death | Gas Station Attendant | Movie | 1936 |
 | Border Flight | Mechanic | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Princess Comes Across | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Preview Murder Mystery | Tub Wilson (Uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | A Face in the Fog | Policeman Kelly (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Rainmakers | Dispatcher | Movie | 1935 |
 | Powdersmoke Range | Elliott | Movie | 1935 |
 | Alibi Racket | Detective | Movie | 1935 |
 | Here Comes Cookie | Gracie’s Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | 'G' Men | Police Broadcaster (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Stolen Harmony | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Cardinal Richelieu | Tradesman | Movie | 1935 |
 | Car 99 | Mack | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Gilded Lily | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | It Happened One Day | Director | Movie | 1934 |
 | Another Wild Idea | Director | Movie | 1934 |
 | I'll Take Vanilla | Director | Movie | 1934 |
 | Four Parts | Director | Movie | 1934 |
| Next Week-End | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 | |
| Next Week-End | Director | Movie | 1934 | |
 | The Cracked Ice Man | Director | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Midnight Patrol | Sergeant | Movie | 1933 |
 | Private Detective 62 | Club Doorman (Uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Fallen Arches | The Thief | Movie | 1933 |
 | Asleep in the Feet | Sailor | Movie | 1933 |
 | Always Kickin' | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1932 |
| Off His Base | Gallagher - Reporter | Movie | 1932 | |
 | Million Dollar Legs | Coachman / Guard (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | What Price Hollywood? | Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited) | Movie | 1932 |
 | In Walked Charley | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1932 |
 | South of Santa Fe | Lankey | Movie | 1932 |
 | Hasty Marriage | Eddie Jenkins | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Pajama Party | Eddie | Movie | 1931 |
 | Love Fever | Theatrical Agent | Movie | 1931 |
 | Riders of the North | Tim 'Mac' McGuire | Movie | 1931 |
 | The Sunrise Trail | Rand Kennedy | Movie | 1931 |
 | Finn and Hattie | N. Y. Taxi Driver | Movie | 1931 |
 | Another Fine Mess | Meadows the Butler (uncredited) | Movie | 1930 |
 | Looser Than Loose | Night Club Waiter | Movie | 1930 |
 | Headin' North | Palace Master of Ceremonies | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Land of Missing Men | Sheriff Bower | Movie | 1930 |
 | True to the Navy | Albert | Movie | 1930 |
 | Whispering Whoopee | Ricketts, the Butler | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Fighting Parson | The Piano Player | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Real McCoy | Mountain Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Head Guy | Mr. Dunn, the Producer | Movie | 1930 |
 | The Saturday Night Kid | Jim (uncredited) | Movie | 1929 |
 | Bouncing Babies | Eddie - Father (uncredited) | Movie | 1929 |
 | Sky Boy | Pilot | Movie | 1929 |
 | Crazy Feet | Thelma's Dancing Partner | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hotter Than Hot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
| Dad's Day | Jimmie | Movie | 1929 | |
| Madame Q | Defense Lawyer | Movie | 1929 | |
 | Thundering Toupees | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Unkissed Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
 | Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon | Himself | Movie | 1929 |
 | Why Is a Plumber? | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 |
 | The Fleet's In | Al Pearce | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Road to Ruin | Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn) | Movie | 1928 |
 | Say Ah-h! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
 | The Sorrows of Satan | Marriage Clerk (uncredited) | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Blood Barrier | Eddie Brown | Movie | 1920 |
 | Dawn | John McGuire | Movie | 1919 |
 | The Moonshine Trail | Eddie Cassidy | Movie | 1919 |
 | His Home Sweet Home | A Crook | Movie | 1919 |
 | My Own United States | Gen. Wilkinson | Movie | 1918 |
 | Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
| Plagues And Puppy Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 | |
| Turks and Troubles | Haffed - The Terrible Turk | Movie | 1917 | |
| Footlights and Fakers | Ed - Grips | Movie | 1917 | |
 | Rips and Rushes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
 | Bullies and Bullets | Soldier | Movie | 1917 |
| Flatheads and Flivvers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 | |
| Hash and Havoc | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1916 | |
| Walls and Wallops | The Villain | Movie | 1916 | |
| A Villainous Villain | Gentleman Joe | Movie | 1916 | |
| There and Back | John Dubo | Movie | 1916 | |
| Losing Weight | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1916 | |
| The Vanishing Vault | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1915 | |
 | Boobley's Baby | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1915 |