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Edward Frank Dunn (March 31, 1896 β 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 199
Movies 198
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 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
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 (Uncredited)
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
Posseman
Deep Valley (1947)
Movie
Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Movie
Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
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
Lady on a Train (1945)
Movie
Prison Janitor (uncredited)
Bewitched (1945)
Movie
Plumber
Patrick the Great (1945)
Movie
Guard
Circumstantial Evidence (1945)
Movie
Officer Flannigan (uncredited)
Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
Movie
6
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
Henry
A Stranger in Town (1943)
Movie
Forman of Renovation Crew
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
Movie
Policeman
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Movie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Movie
6
Desk Sergeant
Margin for Error (1943)
Movie
Matthews
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
Man
Jackass Mail (1942)
Movie
O'Toole
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
Movie
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
Driver
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Movie
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
Dunkel
The Howards of Virginia (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
Jim
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Movie
D.H. Sligby
The Green Hornet (1940)
Movie
Jailer
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939)
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
Stu
Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
Movie
Trucking Superintendent
I Stole a Million (1939)
Movie
Road Construction Workman
Second Fiddle (1939)
Movie
Decorator
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Movie
Newsreel Reporter
Cafe Society (1939)
Movie
Curly
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
Movie
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Tail Spin (1939)
Movie
Undetermined Role
Fast and Loose (1939)
Movie
Cop
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Movie
Policeman
The Phantom Creeps (1939)
Movie
Moving Man
Kentucky (1938)
Movie
1st Cop
While New York Sleeps (1938)
Movie
Salesman Crew Boss
A Clean Sweep (1938)
Movie
Hobo
The Arkansas Traveler (1938)
Movie
Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart (1938)
Movie
Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux
Beaux and Errors (1938)
Movie
Eddie
The Chaser (1938)
Movie
Field Employee
Men with Wings (1938)
Movie
Actor
His Pest Friend (1938)
Movie
Expressman
Love on a Budget (1938)
Movie
Dog Owner
Change of Heart (1938)
Movie
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
Wells Fargo (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
Taggert
Let's Make a Million (1936)
Movie
Grip (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Movie
Politician
To Mary - with Love (1936)
Movie
Cowboy
Rhythm on the Range (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
Elliott
Powdersmoke Range (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
The Thief
Fallen Arches (1933)
Movie
Sailor
Asleep in the Feet (1933)
Movie
Actor
Always Kickin' (1932)
Movie
Gallagher - Reporter
Off His Base (1932)
Movie
Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
Movie
In Walked Charley (1932)
Movie
Lankey
South of Santa Fe (1932)
Movie
Eddie Jenkins
Hasty Marriage (1931)
Movie
Jim
False Roomers (1931)
Movie
Eddie
The Pajama Party (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
Meadows the Butler (uncredited)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Movie
6.33
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
Albert
True to the Navy (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
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
Actor
Hotter Than Hot (1929)
Movie
Jimmie
Dad's Day (1929)
Movie
Defense Lawyer
Madame Q (1929)
Movie
Actor
Thundering Toupees (1929)
Movie
Ice Man
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Movie
Actor
The Unkissed Man (1929)
Movie
Himself
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon (1929)
Movie
Actor
Why Is a Plumber? (1929)
Movie
Al Pearce
The Fleet's In (1928)
Movie
Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
The Road to Ruin (1928)
Movie
Actor
Say Ah-h! (1928)
Movie
Actor
Many a Slip (1927)
Movie
Actor
Fatal Footsteps (1926)
Movie
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Movie
Postman
It's a Gift (1923)
Movie
A Crook
His Home Sweet Home (1919)
Movie
Actor
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies (1917)
Movie
Actor
Plagues And Puppy Love (1917)
Movie
Actor
Worries and Wobbles (1917)
Movie
Actor
Rips and Rushes (1917)
Movie
A Boob
Flatheads and Flivvers (1917)
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
Actor
The Vanishing Vault (1915)
Movie
Actor
Boobley's Baby (1915)
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1896-03-31
Deathday1951-05-05 (55 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdward Frank Dunn, Edward Dunn, Ed Dunn
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