Eddie Dunn

Born: 1896-03-29 in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Died: 1951-05-05

Known For: 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.

Filmography

1985

The Velveteen Rabbit as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)

1951

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas as Stage Driver

1950

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

1949

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

1948

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

1947

The Flame as Police Officer
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Stagehand (uncredited)
Deep Valley as Posseman
High Wall
The Romance of Rosy Ridge as Northerner (uncredited)
Key Witness as Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns as Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)

1946

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

1945

Lady on a Train
Bewitched as Prison Janitor (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage as Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-Eds as Officer Flannigan (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence as Guard
Patrick the Great as Plumber
Dangerous Partners as Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)

1944

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

1943

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

1942

Invisible Agent as S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)
The Big Street as Officer Mulvaney (uncredited)
Mississippi Gambler as Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
My Sister Eileen as Policeman (uncredited)
The Falcon's Brother as Detective Grimes
Lady in a Jam as Bartender (uncredited)
A Night to Remember as Matthews (uncredited)
Fly By Night as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon as Det. Grimes (uncredited)
The Secret Code as Weather Bureau Man
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as O'Toole
Mexican Spitfire at Sea as George Skinner
Jackass Mail as Man

1941

The Gay Falcon as Detective Grimes
Billy the Kid as Pat Shanahan
Appointment for Love as Reporter (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
In the Navy as Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)
The Saint In Palm Springs as Det. Barker
I Wake Up Screaming as Detective (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town as Policeman Eddie
Parachute Battalion as Recruiting Sergeant
Sea Raiders as Whaler Captain
At the Stroke of Twelve as Policeman

1940

The Great Dictator as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
A Volta do Besouro Verde as Foley - Racketeer
Black Friday as Det. Farnow
The Bank Dick as James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Boom Town as Wildcatter (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia as Dunkel
The Villain Still Pursued Her as Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Great Profile as Furniture Man
He Married His Wife as The Jailer
The Green Hornet as D.H. Sligby
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Jim
Love Thy Neighbor as Driver
Pop Always Pays as Detective Winton
Men Against the Sky as Plainclothesman
The Golden Fleecing as McGurk (uncredited)
Double Alibi as Policeman
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Mr. Skinner

1939

Of Mice and Men as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps as Policeman
The Amazing Mr. Williams as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Cop (uncredited)
Second Fiddle as Road Construction Workman
I Stole a Million as Trucking Superintendent
Tail Spin as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Cafe Society as Newsreel Reporter
The Day the Bookies Wept as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring as Curly
The Wrong Room as The Attorney
Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Decorator
Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Officer Walsh
The Big Guy as Dawes (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona as Slim Pickins (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady as Jailer
Chicken Wagon Family as Stu
Too Busy to Work as Truck Driver
Dog-Gone as Dr. Kittle

1938

Men with Wings as Field Employee
Too Hot to Handle as Newsreel Man (uncredited)
The Chaser as Eddie
The Arkansas Traveler as Hobo
There Goes My Heart as Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Give Me a Sailor as Newsreel Director (uncredited)
Love on a Budget as Expressman
While New York Sleeps as 1st Cop
Change of Heart as Dog Owner
Kentucky as Moving Man
His Pest Friend
A Clean Sweep as Salesman Crew Boss
Beaux and Errors as Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux

1937

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

1936

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

1935

'G' Men as Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
The Gilded Lily as Reporter (uncredited)
The Rainmakers as Dispatcher
Stolen Harmony as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu as Tradesman
Powdersmoke Range as Elliott
Car 99 as Mack
Here Comes Cookie as Gracie’s Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Alibi Racket as Detective

1934

Four Parts ... (Director)
Next Week-End
I'll Take Vanilla ... (Director)
Another Wild Idea ... (Director)
The Cracked Ice Man ... (Director)
It Happened One Day ... (Director)

1933

The Midnight Patrol as Sergeant
Private Detective 62 as Club Doorman (Uncredited)
Fallen Arches as The Thief
Asleep in the Feet as Sailor

1932

What Price Hollywood? as Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
In Walked Charley
Million Dollar Legs as Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
Off His Base as Gallagher - Reporter
South of Santa Fe as Lankey
Always Kickin'

1931

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

1930

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

1929

Madame Q as Defense Lawyer
The Unkissed Man
Dad's Day as Jimmie
The Saturday Night Kid as Jim (uncredited)
Hotter Than Hot
Bouncing Babies as Eddie - Father (uncredited)
Why Is a Plumber?
Crazy Feet as Thelma's Dancing Partner
Sky Boy as Pilot
Thundering Toupees
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon as Himself

1928

The Road to Ruin as Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
The Fleet's In as Al Pearce
Say Ah-h!

1926

The Sorrows of Satan as Marriage Clerk (uncredited)

1920

The Blood Barrier as Eddie Brown

1919

Dawn as John McGuire
The Moonshine Trail as Eddie Cassidy
His Home Sweet Home as A Crook