Birthday
1896/03/29
Day of death
1951/05/05 (55 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Also know as
Edward Frank Dunn, Edward Dunn, Ed Dunn
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.
(1948) Call Northside 777
as Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
(1936) The Princess Comes Across
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932) Off His Base
as Gallagher - Reporter
(1942) My Sister Eileen
as Policeman (uncredited)
(1949) I Shot Jesse James
as Joe, Silver King Bartender
(1928) The Road to Ruin
as Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
(1930) Headin' North
as Palace Master of Ceremonies
(1941) Parachute Battalion
as Recruiting Sergeant
(1945) Bewitched
as Prison Janitor (uncredited)
(1942) Invisible Agent
as S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1943) The Falcon in Danger
as Det. Grimes
(1941) The Gay Falcon
as Detective Grimes
(1942) The Falcon's Brother
as Detective Grimes
(1929) Madame Q
as Defense Lawyer
(1944) Dead Man's Eyes
as Police Guard Moriarty
(1947) The Flame
as Police Officer
(1946) Bowery Bombshell
as Police Officer O'Hara
(1948) Shed No Tears
as Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)
(1933) The Midnight Patrol
as Sergeant
(1928) Say Ah-h!
as ---
(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as ---
(1941) The Saint In Palm Springs
as Det. Barker
(1942) Mississippi Gambler
as Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
(1939) The Big Guy
as Dawes (uncredited)
(1948) Here Comes Trouble
as Pit Violinist (uncredited)
(1938) The Arkansas Traveler
as Hobo
(1929) Why Is a Plumber?
as ---
(1929) The Unkissed Man
as ---
(1948) Homicide for Three
as Circus Doorman
(1937) Many Unhappy Returns
as Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary
(1938) Change of Heart
as Dog Owner
(1948) The Man from Texas
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1929) The Saturday Night Kid
as Jim (uncredited)
(1915) The Vanishing Vault
as ---
(1950) Lonely Heart Bandits
as Sheriff York
(1930) The Land of Missing Men
as Sheriff Bower
(1943) A Stranger in Town
as Henry
(1945) Patrick the Great
as Plumber
(1945) Lady on a Train
as ---
(1944) A Fig Leaf for Eve
as Gus Hoffman
(1942) Mexican Spitfire at Sea
as George Skinner
(1937) Tramp Trouble
as ---
(1938) Beaux and Errors
as Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux
(1938) His Pest Friend
as ---
(1937) Dumb's the Word
as Neighbor
(1941) Sea Raiders
as Whaler Captain
(1931) Finn and Hattie
as N. Y. Taxi Driver
(1929) Bouncing Babies
as Eddie - Father (uncredited)
(1916) Walls and Wallops
as The Villain
(1933) Asleep in the Feet
as Sailor
(1938) While New York Sleeps
as 1st Cop
(1940) Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Mr. Skinner
(1930) The Real McCoy
as Mountain Man (uncredited)
(1917) Rips and Rushes
as ---
(1933) Fallen Arches
as The Thief
(1932) In Walked Charley
as ---
(1931) Love Fever
as Theatrical Agent
(1930) The Fighting Parson
as The Piano Player
(1930) The Head Guy
as Mr. Dunn, the Producer
(1931) The Sunrise Trail
as Rand Kennedy
(1931) The Pajama Party
as Eddie
(1937) Man Of The People
as Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)
(1937) Wells Fargo
as Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
(1935) Cardinal Richelieu
as Tradesman
(1939) The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
(1939) The Phantom Creeps
as Policeman
(1916) A Villainous Villain
as Gentleman Joe
(1947) Key Witness
as Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)
(1930) True to the Navy
as Albert
(1940) The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
(1944) Greenwich Village
as Set designer
(1935) Stolen Harmony
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1938) Men with Wings
as Field Employee
(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Cop (uncredited)
(1939) Tail Spin
as Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
(1939) Let Freedom Ring
as Curly
(1939) Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Decorator
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Road Construction Workman
(1939) Chicken Wagon Family
as Stu
(1944) Christmas Holiday
as Detective
(1944) Moon Over Las Vegas
as Conductor
(1939) Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Officer Walsh
(1939) Of Mice and Men
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
(1930) Looser Than Loose
as Night Club Waiter
(1939) The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as Jailer
(1939) Henry Goes Arizona
as Slim Pickins (uncredited)
(1948) Incident
as Police Lt. Madigan
(1938) There Goes My Heart
as Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
(1916) There and Back
as ---
(1916) Hash and Havoc
as ---
(1936) A Face in the Fog
as Policeman Kelly (uncredited)
(1938) Kentucky
as Moving Man
(1936) The Preview Murder Mystery
as Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
(1939) The Day the Bookies Wept
as Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Jim
(1935) Car 99
as Mack
(1936) Hollywood Boulevard
as Grip (uncredited)
(1940) The Great Dictator
as Whitewashed Storm Trooper
(1943) Dixie Dugan
as Policeman
(1985) The Velveteen Rabbit
as Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
(1917) Plagues And Puppy Love
as ---
(1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Foley - Racketeer
(1940) He Married His Wife
as The Jailer
(1938) Love on a Budget
as Expressman
(1940) The Green Hornet
as D.H. Sligby
(1936) Murder with Pictures
as Bailiff (uncredited)
(1945) Dangerous Partners
as Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)
(1945) Two O'Clock Courage
as Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)
(1931) Hasty Marriage
as Eddie Jenkins
(1950) Summer Stock
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1940) Black Friday
as Det. Farnow
(1940) Boom Town
as Wildcatter (uncredited)
(1929) Dad's Day
as Jimmie
(1919) His Home Sweet Home
as A Crook
(1936) To Mary - with Love
as Politician
(1937) One Mile from Heaven
as Detective
(1940) The Bank Dick
as James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1940) The Howards of Virginia
as Dunkel
(1940) Men Against the Sky
as Plainclothesman
(1940) The Golden Fleecing
as McGurk (uncredited)
(1940) Love Thy Neighbor
as Driver
(1940) The Great Profile
as Furniture Man
(1941) At the Stroke of Twelve
as Policeman
(1936) Rhythm on the Range
as Cowboy
(1929) Hotter Than Hot
as ---
(1936) And Sudden Death
as Gas Station Attendant
(1916) Losing Weight
as ---
(1942) Jackass Mail
as Man
(1951) Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
as Stage Driver
(1947) I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Stagehand (uncredited)
(1939) Cafe Society
as Newsreel Reporter
(1941) Three Girls About Town
as Policeman Eddie
(1940) Pop Always Pays
as Detective Winton
(1942) Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
(1941) Billy the Kid
as Pat Shanahan
(1942) Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as O'Toole
(1933) Private Detective 62
as Club Doorman (Uncredited)
(1936) Border Flight
as Mechanic
(1917) Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
as ---
(1937) Slave Ship
as Ostler
(1939) I Stole a Million
as Trucking Superintendent
(1940) Double Alibi
as Policeman
(1937) Angel's Holiday
as Detective
(1942) A Date with the Falcon
as Det. Grimes (uncredited)
(1942) The Secret Code
as Weather Bureau Man
(1932) Million Dollar Legs
as Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
(1926) The Sorrows of Satan
as ---
(1941) I Wake Up Screaming
as Detective (uncredited)
(1928) The Fleet's In
as Al Pearce
(1929) Crazy Feet
as Thelma's Dancing Partner
(1930) Whispering Whoopee
as Ricketts, the Butler
(1915) Boobley's Baby
as ---
(1938) A Clean Sweep
as Salesman Crew Boss
(1939) Dog-Gone
as Dr. Kittle
(1947) Deep Valley
as Posseman
(1935) Powdersmoke Range
as Elliott
(1935) The Rainmakers
as Dispatcher
(1945) Circumstantial Evidence
as Guard
(1939) Too Busy to Work
as Truck Driver
(1943) So's Your Uncle
as Propietor
(1943) Fired Wife
as Stagehand
(1943) Margin for Error
as Desk Sergeant
(1936) The Accusing Finger
as Sergeant at Arms
(1950) The Secret Fury
as Eddie (uncredited)
(1942) A Night to Remember
as Matthews (uncredited)
(1938) The Chaser
as Eddie
(1930) Another Fine Mess
as Meadows the Butler (uncredited)
(1935) 'G' Men
as Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
(1939) The Wrong Room
as The Attorney
(1946) Angel on My Shoulder
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
(1941) In the Navy
as Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)
(1943) Hit the Ice
as Officer Murphy (uncredited)
(1944) Lost in a Harem
as Sentry (uncredited)
(1945) Here Come the Co-eds
as Officer Flannigan (uncredited)
(1947) Buck Privates Come Home
as Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
(1950) Gun Crazy
as State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
(1950) Whirlpool
as Watchman (uncredited)
(1929) Sky Boy
as Pilot
(1929) Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
as Himself
(1943) Hello, Frisco, Hello
as Forman of Renovation Crew
(1941) Appointment for Love
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1947) Philo Vance Returns
as Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)
(1935) Alibi Racket
as Detective
(1936) Let's Make a Million
as Taggert
(1932) South of Santa Fe
as Lankey
(1932) Always Kickin'
as ---
(1942) Fly By Night
as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
(1942) The Big Street
as Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
(1917) Flatheads and Flivvers
as ---
(1931) Riders of the North
as Tim 'Mac' McGuire
(1948) Hollow Triumph
as Marty (uncredited)
(1949) The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
(1918) My Own United States
as Gen. Wilkinson
(1929) Thundering Toupees
as ---
(1942) Lady in a Jam
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1932) What Price Hollywood?
as Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
(1946) Face to Face
as Host