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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.
Filmography
all 219
Movies 218
Director 5
self 2
Voice 1
TV Shows 1
Producer 1
Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
The Velveteen Rabbit (1985)
Movie
Stage Driver
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951)
Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
Summer Stock (1950)
Movie
Sheriff York
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
Movie
Eddie (uncredited)
The Secret Fury (1950)
Movie
State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Movie
4.33
Watchman (uncredited)
Whirlpool (1950)
Movie
Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949)
Movie
Joe - Silver King Bartender
I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Movie
Circus Doorman
Homicide for Three (1948)
Movie
Police Lt. Madigan
Incident (1948)
Movie
6
Marty (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Movie
Loan Company Representative
Shed No Tears (1948)
Movie
Pit Violinist (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Movie
Deputy (uncredited)
The Man from Texas (1948)
Movie
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Movie
Police Officer
The Flame (1947)
Movie
Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)
Key Witness (1947)
Movie
Stagehand (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
Movie
Posseman
Deep Valley (1947)
Movie
Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Movie
Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Movie
Mr. Wright - Agency Boss
Honeymoon Blues (1946)
Movie
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Movie
Police Officer O'Hara
Bowery Bombshell (1946)
Movie
Self - Interviewer
Face to Face (1946)
TV
Hugh's boss
Get Along, Little Zombie (1946)
Movie
First Prison Guard
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)
Movie
Prison Janitor (uncredited)
Bewitched (1945)
Movie
Bank Guard
Ten Cents a Dance (1945)
Movie
Lunch Counter Operator (uncredited)
Dangerous Partners (1945)
Movie
Policeman at Clothing Store (uncredited)
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Movie
Officer Flannigan (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
Movie
6
Sgt. Shannahan
Army Wives (1945)
Movie
Sentry (uncredited)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Movie
Police Guard Moriarty
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
Movie
4
Set designer
Greenwich Village (1944)
Movie
Detective
Christmas Holiday (1944)
Movie
Gus Hoffman - Bail-Bondsman
A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
Movie
Conductor
Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
Movie
Stagehand
Fired Wife (1943)
Movie
Propietor
So's Your Uncle (1943)
Movie
Det. Grimes
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
Movie
3.86
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Hit the Ice (1943)
Movie
Forman of Renovation Crew
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Movie
Policeman
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Margin for Error (1943)
Movie
Matthews (uncredited)
A Night to Remember (1942)
Movie
Detective Grimes
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
Movie
2.67
Policeman (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen (1942)
Movie
Weather Bureau Man
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
The Big Street (1942)
Movie
S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)
Invisible Agent (1942)
Movie
4.8
Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
Movie
Mr. George Skinner
Mexican Spitfire at Sea (1942)
Movie
Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Movie
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Fly By Night (1942)
Movie
Det. Grimes (uncredited)
A Date with the Falcon (1942)
Movie
3.2
Policeman
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Appointment for Love (1941)
Movie
Detective (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Movie
Detective Grimes
The Gay Falcon (1941)
Movie
3.17
Policeman Eddie
Three Girls About Town (1941)
Movie
Whaler Captain
Sea Raiders (1941)
Movie
Recruiting Sergeant
Parachute Battalion (1941)
Movie
Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)
In the Navy (1941)
Movie
3.5
Pat Shanahan
Billy the Kid (1941)
Movie
Det. Barker
The Saint In Palm Springs (1941)
Movie
4.44
Foley - Racketeer
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Movie
James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Bank Dick (1940)
Movie
Mr. Skinner
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
Movie
Whitewashed Storm Trooper
The Great Dictator (1940)
Movie
5
Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
Movie
Plainclothesman
Men Against the Sky (1940)
Movie
Wildcatter (uncredited)
Boom Town (1940)
Movie
Furniture Man
The Great Profile (1940)
Movie
McGurk (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
Movie
Detective Winton
Pop Always Pays (1940)
Movie
Policeman
Double Alibi (1940)
Movie
Det. Farnow
Black Friday (1940)
Movie
6
The Jailer
He Married His Wife (1940)
Movie
D.H. Sligby
The Green Hornet (1940)
Movie
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Movie
Dawes (uncredited)
The Big Guy (1939)
Movie
Officer Walsh
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Movie
Slim Pickins (uncredited)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Movie
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
Movie
Truck Driver
Too Busy to Work (1939)
Movie
Dr. Kittle
Dog-Gone (1939)
Movie
The Attorney
The Wrong Room (1939)
Movie
Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept (1939)
Movie
Trucking Superintendent
I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Road Construction Workman
Second Fiddle (1939)
Movie
Newsreel Reporter
Cafe Society (1939)
Movie
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Tail Spin (1939)
Movie
Undetermined Role
Fast and Loose (1939)
Movie
Cop (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Movie
Policeman
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Movie
Moving Man
Kentucky (1938)
Movie
Salesman Crew Boss
A Clean Sweep (1938)
Movie
Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart (1938)
Movie
Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux
Beaux and Errors (1938)
Movie
Field Employee
Men with Wings (1938)
Movie
Expressman
Love on a Budget (1938)
Movie
Dog Owner
Change of Heart (1938)
Movie
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
Wells Fargo (1937)
Movie
Ed the Cop
A Rented Riot (1937)
Movie
Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary
Many Unhappy Returns (1937)
Movie
Detective
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Movie
Railroad Detective
Tramp Trouble (1937)
Movie
Ostler
Slave Ship (1937)
Movie
Jones, Neighbor
Dumb's the Word (1937)
Movie
Detective
Angel's Holiday (1937)
Movie
Kitty 'The Horse' Schwartz (uncredited)
Man Of The People (1937)
Movie
Sergeant at Arms
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Movie
Bailiff (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures (1936)
Movie
Grip (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Movie
Politician
To Mary - with Love (1936)
Movie
Gas Station Attendant
And Sudden Death (1936)
Movie
Mechanic
Border Flight (1936)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
Movie
6
Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Movie
Policeman Kelly (uncredited)
A Face in the Fog (1936)
Movie
Dispatcher
The Rainmakers (1935)
Movie
Detective
Alibi Racket (1935)
Movie
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
'G' Men (1935)
Movie
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Stolen Harmony (1935)
Movie
Tradesman
Cardinal Richelieu (1935)
Movie
Director
It Happened One Day (1934)
Movie
Director
Another Wild Idea (1934)
Movie
Director
I'll Take Vanilla (1934)
Movie
Director
Four Parts (1934)
Movie
Director
The Cracked Ice Man (1934)
Movie
Sergeant
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Movie
9
Club Doorman (Uncredited)
Private Detective 62 (1933)
Movie
Cabdriver
Me and My Pal (1933)
Movie
8
The Thief
Fallen Arches (1933)
Movie
Gallagher - Reporter
Off His Base (1932)
Movie
Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
Movie
The Milkman
In Walked Charley (1932)
Movie
Eddie Jenkins
Hasty Marriage (1931)
Movie
Theatrical Agent
Love Fever (1931)
Movie
Tim 'Mac' McGuire
Riders of the North (1931)
Movie
Rand Kennedy
The Sunrise Trail (1931)
Movie
N. Y. Taxi Driver
Finn and Hattie (1931)
Movie
Cab Driver
The Gang Buster (1931)
Movie
Night Club Waiter
Looser Than Loose (1930)
Movie
Palace Master of Ceremonies
Headin' North (1930)
Movie
Sheriff Bower
The Land of Missing Men (1930)
Movie
Ricketts, the Butler
Whispering Whoopee (1930)
Movie
The Piano Player
The Fighting Parson (1930)
Movie
Mountain Man
The Real McCoy (1930)
Movie
Mr. Dunn, the Producer
The Head Guy (1930)
Movie
Fighting Sailor
Great Gobs! (1929)
Movie
Jim (uncredited)
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
Movie
Eddie - Father (uncredited)
Bouncing Babies (1929)
Movie
Pilot
Sky Boy (1929)
Movie
Thelma's Dancing Partner
Crazy Feet (1929)
Movie
Jack - the Ditch Digger
Snappy Sneezer (1929)
Movie
Jimmie
Dad's Day (1929)
Movie
Defense Lawyer
Madame Q (1929)
Movie
Ice Man
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Movie
Al Pearce
The Fleet's In (1928)
Movie
Strip Poker Player
The Road to Ruin (1928)
Movie
Postman
It's a Gift (1923)
Movie
Gen. Wilkinson
My Own United States (1918)
Movie
First Waiter
Hash and Havoc (1916)
Movie
The Villain
Walls and Wallops (1916)
Movie
Gentleman Joe
A Villainous Villain (1916)
Movie
John Dubo
There and Back (1916)
Movie
Minor Role
Losing Weight (1916)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1896-03-31
Deathday1951-05-05 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdward Frank Dunn, Edward Dunn, Ed Dunn
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