Portrait of Phil Dunham

Acting

Phil Dunham

Career

Active from 1914 to 1940, busiest in 1936 with 10 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Duke Is Tops
The Duke Is Tops
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Phil Dunham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.2, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Film 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 80
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 92

as Audience Member (uncredited)

The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Cynical Man (uncredited)

1940s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Act of Violence
Act of Violence (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

The Hucksters
The Hucksters (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

California
California (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Barber (uncredited)

The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Man (uncredited)

High Barbaree
High Barbaree (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vendor (uncredited)

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Sudan
Sudan (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as Man (uncredited)

Code of the Outlaw
Code of the Outlaw (1942)

as Boyle

Thundering Hoofs
Thundering Hoofs (1942)

as Clem (uncredited)

Ridin' the Trail
Ridin' the Trail (1940)

Story, Screenplay

One Big Mistake
One Big Mistake (1940)

Writer

West of Pinto Basin
West of Pinto Basin (1940)

as Bank Cashier Summers

1930s

47 titles ยท average score 53
Two Gun Troubador
Two Gun Troubador (1939)

Story, Screenplay

The Duke Is Tops
The Duke Is Tops (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Gang Smashers
Gang Smashers (1938)

Screenplay

Life Goes On
Life Goes On (1938)

Screenplay, Story

Fury Below
Fury Below (1936)

as Cole, Sr.

I'll Name the Murderer
I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ed, Newspaper Editor (Uncredited)

Feud of the West
Feud of the West (1936)

Screenplay

Special Agent K-7
Special Agent K-7 (1936)

Screenplay

Stormy Trails
Stormy Trails (1936)

Screenplay

Cavalcade of the West
Cavalcade of the West (1936)

as St. Joseph Reporter

The Reckless Way
The Reckless Way (1936)

Writer

My Grandfather's Clock
My Grandfather's Clock (1934)

as Night Club Reveller (uncredited)

1920s

33 titles
Hot Lightning
Hot Lightning (1927)

as The Reformer

Eats for Two
Eats for Two (1927)

as 1st Husband

Running Wild
Running Wild (1927)

Scenario Writer

The Dazzling Co-Eds
The Dazzling Co-Eds (1927)

Scenario Writer

The Radio Bug
The Radio Bug (1926)

as Horace Wimpus

Who Hit Me?
Who Hit Me? (1926)

as Phil

His Off Day
His Off Day (1926)

as Phil

Scrambled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs (1925)

as Phil Shill

Alias Julius Caesar
Alias Julius Caesar (1922)

as Billy's Valet

The Deuce of Spades
The Deuce of Spades (1922)

as Edwin Dobbs (as Phillip Dunham)

A Game Lady
A Game Lady (1921)

as 2nd Game Hunter

The Punch of the Irish
The Punch of the Irish (1920)

as 2nd Suitor

1910s

6 titles
All Jazzed Up
All Jazzed Up (1919)

as Wilbur the Waiter

The Romance of Tarzan
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)

as Englishman

Playthings
Playthings (1918)

as Jerry Thompson

Gertie's Gasoline Glide
Gertie's Gasoline Glide (1916)

as Phil

The Heart of the Hills
The Heart of the Hills (1914)

as Dave's Brother

The Mountaineer
The Mountaineer (1914)

as The Artist