Eddie Dunn

Mar 29, 1896 - May 05, 1951 (55 years old) in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

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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

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Hollow Triumph

Marty (uncredited)

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Give Me a Sailor

Newsreel Director (uncredited)

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Man Of The People

Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)

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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Jim

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Hollywood Boulevard

Grip (uncredited)

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The Midnight Patrol

Sergeant

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Cop (uncredited)

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The Princess Comes Across

Reporter (uncredited)

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Christmas Holiday

Detective

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Sea Raiders

Whaler Captain

Credits

The Velveteen Rabbit 1985

Doctor (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas 1951

Stage Driver

★ 5
Summer Stock 1950

Sheriff (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Lonely Heart Bandits 1950

Sheriff York

★ 6.5
The Secret Fury 1950

Eddie (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Gun Crazy 1950

State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Whirlpool 1950

Watchman (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949

Train Engineer (uncredited)

★ 6.8
I Shot Jesse James 1949

Joe, Silver King Bartender

★ 6.2
Homicide for Three 1948

Circus Doorman

★ 5
Incident 1948

Police Lt. Madigan

★ 5.1
Hollow Triumph 1948

Marty (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Shed No Tears 1948

Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)

★ 4.8
Here Comes Trouble 1948

Pit Violinist (uncredited)

★ 4.6
The Man from Texas 1948

Deputy (uncredited)

★ 6
Call Northside 777 1948

Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)

★ 6.7
The Flame 1947

Police Officer

★ 5.7
Key Witness 1947

Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)

★ 4.5
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947

Stagehand (uncredited)

★ 5
Deep Valley 1947

Posseman

★ 5.6
Philo Vance Returns 1947

Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)

★ 5
Buck Privates Come Home 1947

Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Angel on My Shoulder 1946

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Bowery Bombshell 1946

Police Officer O'Hara

★ 6
Face to Face 1946

Host

★ NR
Lady on a Train 1945

★ 6.6
Bewitched 1945

Prison Janitor (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Dangerous Partners 1945

Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Patrick the Great 1945

Plumber

★ 4
Circumstantial Evidence 1945

Guard

★ 4.8
Two O'Clock Courage 1945

Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Here Come the Co-Eds 1945

Officer Flannigan (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Dead Man's Eyes 1944

Police Guard Moriarty

★ 6.6
Lost in a Harem 1944

Sentry (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Greenwich Village 1944

Set designer

★ 6
Christmas Holiday 1944

Detective

★ 6.4
A Fig Leaf for Eve 1944

Gus Hoffman

★ 4.6
Moon Over Las Vegas 1944

Conductor

★ NR
Fired Wife 1943

Stagehand

★ 4.2
So's Your Uncle 1943

Propietor

★ 5
The Falcon in Danger 1943

Det. Grimes

★ 5.6
Hit the Ice 1943

Officer Murphy (uncredited)

★ 5.9
A Stranger in Town 1943

Henry

★ 6.1
Hello, Frisco, Hello 1943

Forman of Renovation Crew

★ 6.3
Dixie Dugan 1943

Policeman

★ 5
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943

★ 6.7
Margin for Error 1943

Desk Sergeant

★ 5.7
A Night to Remember 1942

Matthews (uncredited)

★ 6.6
The Falcon's Brother 1942

Detective Grimes

★ 6.3
My Sister Eileen 1942

Policeman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Secret Code 1942

Weather Bureau Man

★ 5.1
The Big Street 1942

Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)

★ 5.6
Invisible Agent 1942

S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Jackass Mail 1942

Man

★ 7
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942

O'Toole

★ 5.8
Lady in a Jam 1942

Bartender (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Mississippi Gambler 1942

Police Detective Sergeant Dexter

★ 6
Mexican Spitfire at Sea 1942

George Skinner

★ 3
Fly By Night 1942

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

★ 6.4
A Date with the Falcon 1942

Det. Grimes (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Ride 'Em Cowboy 1941

Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)

★ 5.9
At the Stroke of Twelve 1941

Policeman

★ 5
I Wake Up Screaming 1941

Detective (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Appointment for Love 1941

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 5.4
The Gay Falcon 1941

Detective Grimes

★ 6.3
Three Girls About Town 1941

Policeman Eddie

★ 5.3
Sea Raiders 1941

Whaler Captain

★ 6
Parachute Battalion 1941

Recruiting Sergeant

★ 5.5
Billy the Kid 1941

Pat Shanahan

★ 5
In the Navy 1941

Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)

★ 6.4
The Saint In Palm Springs 1941

Det. Barker

★ 5.8
Love Thy Neighbor 1940

Driver

★ 6.5
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! 1940

Foley - Racketeer

★ 6.2
The Bank Dick 1940

James the Chauffeur (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Mexican Spitfire Out West 1940

Mr. Skinner

★ 4.6
The Great Dictator 1940

Whitewashed Storm Trooper

★ 8.3
The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940

Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)

★ 4.8
The Howards of Virginia 1940

Dunkel

★ 6.5
Men Against the Sky 1940

Plainclothesman

★ 3.8
Boom Town 1940

Wildcatter (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Great Profile 1940

Furniture Man

★ 6.3
The Golden Fleecing 1940

McGurk (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Pop Always Pays 1940

Detective Winton

★ NR
Double Alibi 1940

Policeman

★ 4
Black Friday 1940

Det. Farnow

★ 6
He Married His Wife 1940

The Jailer

★ 5.1
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk 1940

Jim

★ 4
The Green Hornet 1940

D.H. Sligby

★ 5.7
The Cisco Kid and the Lady 1939

Jailer

★ 4.9
Of Mice and Men 1939

Bus Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.3
The Big Guy 1939

Dawes (uncredited)

★ NR
Charlie McCarthy, Detective 1939

Officer Walsh

★ 6
Henry Goes Arizona 1939

Slim Pickins (uncredited)

★ 6
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939

Race Track Spectator (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Too Busy to Work 1939

Truck Driver

★ NR
Dog-Gone 1939

Dr. Kittle

★ NR
The Wrong Room 1939

The Attorney

★ NR
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939

Racetrack Detective (uncredited)

★ 5
Chicken Wagon Family 1939

Stu

★ NR
I Stole a Million 1939

Trucking Superintendent

★ 6
Second Fiddle 1939

Road Construction Workman

★ 4.9
Three Smart Girls Grow Up 1939

Decorator

★ 7.1
Cafe Society 1939

Newsreel Reporter

★ 6
Let Freedom Ring 1939

Curly

★ 6
Tail Spin 1939

Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)

★ 5.8
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939

Cop (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Phantom Creeps 1939

Policeman

★ 4.2
Kentucky 1938

Moving Man

★ 5.8
While New York Sleeps 1938

1st Cop

★ NR
A Clean Sweep 1938

Salesman Crew Boss

★ NR
The Arkansas Traveler 1938

Hobo

★ 6
There Goes My Heart 1938

Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.1
Beaux and Errors 1938

Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux

★ NR
Too Hot to Handle 1938

Newsreel Man (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Give Me a Sailor 1938

Newsreel Director (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Chaser 1938

Eddie

★ 6
Men with Wings 1938

Field Employee

★ 5
His Pest Friend 1938

★ NR
Love on a Budget 1938

Expressman

★ NR
Change of Heart 1938

Dog Owner

★ 5
Wells Fargo 1937

Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver

★ 5.2
Many Unhappy Returns 1937

Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary

★ NR
One Mile from Heaven 1937

Detective

★ 6.7
Tramp Trouble 1937

Railroad Detective

★ NR
Slave Ship 1937

Ostler

★ 4.5
Dumb's the Word 1937

Neighbor

★ NR
Angel's Holiday 1937

Detective

★ 5.5
Man Of The People 1937

Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)

★ 7
The Accusing Finger 1936

Sergeant at Arms

★ 4.7
Murder with Pictures 1936

Bailiff (uncredited)

★ 5.1
Let's Make a Million 1936

Taggert

★ NR
Hollywood Boulevard 1936

Grip (uncredited)

★ 2.7
To Mary - with Love 1936

Politician

★ 4.5
Rhythm on the Range 1936

Cowboy

★ 4
And Sudden Death 1936

Gas Station Attendant

★ NR
Border Flight 1936

Mechanic

★ 6
The Princess Comes Across 1936

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 6.1
The Preview Murder Mystery 1936

Tub Wilson (Uncredited)

★ 5.6
A Face in the Fog 1936

Policeman Kelly (uncredited)

★ 5.3
The Rainmakers 1935

Dispatcher

★ 6
Powdersmoke Range 1935

Elliott

★ NR
Alibi Racket 1935

Detective

★ 6
Here Comes Cookie 1935

Gracie’s Taxi Driver (uncredited)

★ 7.3
'G' Men 1935

Police Broadcaster (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Stolen Harmony 1935

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6
Cardinal Richelieu 1935

Tradesman

★ 7.4
Car 99 1935

Mack

★ 5
The Gilded Lily 1935

Reporter (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Midnight Patrol 1933

Sergeant

★ 6.5
Private Detective 62 1933

Club Doorman (Uncredited)

★ 5.9
Fallen Arches 1933

The Thief

★ NR
Asleep in the Feet 1933

Sailor

★ 1
Always Kickin' 1932

★ NR
Off His Base 1932

Gallagher - Reporter

★ NR
Million Dollar Legs 1932

Coachman / Guard (uncredited)

★ 6.6
What Price Hollywood? 1932

Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)

★ 6.8
In Walked Charley 1932

★ NR
South of Santa Fe 1932

Lankey

★ 3
Hasty Marriage 1931

Eddie Jenkins

★ 6.5
The Pajama Party 1931

Eddie

★ 7
Love Fever 1931

Theatrical Agent

★ 3.3
Riders of the North 1931

Tim 'Mac' McGuire

★ 5
The Sunrise Trail 1931

Rand Kennedy

★ 3
Finn and Hattie 1931

N. Y. Taxi Driver

★ 5.3
Another Fine Mess 1930

Meadows the Butler (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Looser Than Loose 1930

Night Club Waiter

★ 4
Headin' North 1930

Palace Master of Ceremonies

★ 2
The Land of Missing Men 1930

Sheriff Bower

★ 4
True to the Navy 1930

Albert

★ 7
Whispering Whoopee 1930

Ricketts, the Butler

★ 5.9
The Fighting Parson 1930

The Piano Player

★ NR
The Real McCoy 1930

Mountain Man (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Head Guy 1930

Mr. Dunn, the Producer

★ 3.3
The Saturday Night Kid 1929

Jim (uncredited)

★ 4.4
Bouncing Babies 1929

Eddie - Father (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Sky Boy 1929

Pilot

★ NR
Crazy Feet 1929

Thelma's Dancing Partner

★ 5.5
Hotter Than Hot 1929

★ NR
Dad's Day 1929

Jimmie

★ NR
Madame Q 1929

Defense Lawyer

★ 6.2
Thundering Toupees 1929

★ NR
The Unkissed Man 1929

★ NR
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon 1929

Himself

★ NR
Why Is a Plumber? 1929

★ NR
The Fleet's In 1928

Al Pearce

★ NR
The Road to Ruin 1928

Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)

★ 6
Say Ah-h! 1928

★ 7
The Sorrows of Satan 1926

Marriage Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.7
His Home Sweet Home 1919

A Crook

★ 4
My Own United States 1918

Gen. Wilkinson

★ NR
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies 1917

★ 4.8
Plagues And Puppy Love 1917

★ 5.6
Turks and Troubles 1917

Haffed - The Terrible Turk

★ NR
Footlights and Fakers 1917

Ed - Grips

★ NR
Rips and Rushes 1917

★ 5
Bullies and Bullets 1917

Soldier

★ NR
Flatheads and Flivvers 1917

★ NR
Hash and Havoc 1916

★ 5
Walls and Wallops 1916

The Villain

★ 5
A Villainous Villain 1916

Gentleman Joe

★ NR
There and Back 1916

John Dubo

★ NR
Losing Weight 1916

★ NR
The Vanishing Vault 1915

★ NR
Boobley's Baby 1915

★ 5