Portrait of Ralph Dunn

Acting

Ralph Dunn

Career

Active from 1939 to 1960, busiest in 1946 and 1949 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Who Done It?
Who Done It?
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 91 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ralph Dunn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

188
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 67
Arsenic & Old Lace
Arsenic & Old Lace (1962)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lieutenant Rooney

The Devil to Pay
The Devil to Pay (1960)

as The Furnace Man

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 72
The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Myron Hasler

For Crimin' Out Loud
For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

as Baddie (archive footage)

Norby
Norby (1955)

TV show ยท as Mr. Rudge

Sentence of Death
Sentence of Death (1953)

as Sergeant MacReynolds

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Lieutenant Rooney

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
GoodWatch score 71

as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Policeman (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Mitch

No Way Out
No Way Out (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

as Sam (uncredited)

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Police Sergeant McCafferty (uncredited)

Singing Guns
Singing Guns (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Traveler

1940s

122 titles ยท average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Sergeant MacReynolds

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
GoodWatch score 91

as Flophouse Bum (uncredited)

Too Many Winners
Too Many Winners (1947)

as Detective Peter Rafferty

Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket (1947)

as Inspector Pete Rafferty

Larceny in Her Heart
Larceny in Her Heart (1946)

as Det. Sgt. Pete Rafferty

Lady Chaser
Lady Chaser (1946)

as Brady

Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc. (1945)

as Detective Lester

Dark Mountain
Dark Mountain (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Chief Sanford

Laura
Laura (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Fred Callahan (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Sailing
Keep 'Em Sailing (1942)

as Vic, Stregel's Thug (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Deputy (uncredited)

His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940)
GoodWatch score 88

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

1930s

49 titles ยท average score 62
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)

as Bart Dolan

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Soldier (uncredited)

Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue (1939)

as Henchman Pug O'Toole

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Baggage Man (uncredited)

Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Officer (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes (1939)
GoodWatch score 60

as Doorman (uncredited)

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Police Guard (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Third Policeman (uncredited)

Marked Woman
Marked Woman (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as Court Clerk #1 (uncredited)

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Reporter at Banquet (uncredited)

Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
GoodWatch score 67

as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

Lady Killer
Lady Killer (1933)
GoodWatch score 70

as Monkey Delivery Man (uncredited)