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James Dunn
Actor
Born November 2, 1901Died September 3, 1967 (65 years)
James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954).
Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA (following abdominal surgery)
Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA (following abdominal surgery)
Known For
Filmography
| 1968 | Shadow Over Elveron · as Luke Travers |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as Joey Crato |
| 1966 | The Oscar · as Tv Executive |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Samuel Walton |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Indian Agent Mclean |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Lou Bragan |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as P.j. Cunningham |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man · as Telegrapher |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Tippy The Clown |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Jethrow Burke |
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush · as Stew Schaffer |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Dr. Soloman Flood |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Peter Wilkin |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Gabe Henshaw |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Clyde Winslow |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Jackson |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sheriff Garrett |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as J. Henry Newman |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Jerry Cohan |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Eldon Abernathy |
| 1954 | It's a Great Life (TV Series) · as Earl Morgan |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Dan Mclain |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Curley The Hobo |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as William O. Dapping |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Joey |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | The Golden Gloves Story · as Joe Riley |
| 1950 | |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Frank Gabriel |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Tommy Malone |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven · as Mike |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy · as Brian Mccoy |
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl · as Denny Reagan |
| 1945 | The Caribbean Mystery · as Mr. Smith |
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Johnny Nolan |
| 1944 | Leave It to the Irish · as Terry Moran |
| 1943 | Government Girl · as Sergeant Joe Blake |
| 1943 | The Ghost and the Guest · as Webster Frye |
| 1942 | The Living Ghost · as Nick Trayne |
| 1940 | Hold That Woman! · as Jimmy Parker |
| 1940 | Son of the Navy · as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone |
| 1938 | Shadows Over Shanghai · as Johnny Mcginty |
| 1937 | Living on Love · as Gary Martin |
| 1937 | We Have Our Moments · as John Wade |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage · as Lt. Kenneth Reynolds |
| 1935 | The Payoff · as Joe Mccoy |
| 1935 | Bad Boy · as Eddie Nolan |
| 1935 | The Daring Young Man · as Don Mclane |
| 1935 | George White's 1935 Scandals · as Eddie |
| 1934 | Bright Eyes · as Loop Merritt |
| 1934 | 365 Nights in Hollywood · as James 'jimmy' Dale |
| 1934 | Have a Heart · as James 'jimmie' Flaherty |
| 1934 | Baby, Take a Bow · as Eddie Ellison |
| 1934 | Change of Heart · as Mark Mcgowan |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! · as Jimmy Dugan |
| 1933 | Take a Chance · as Duke Stanley |
| 1933 | Jimmy and Sally · as Jimmy O'connor |
| 1933 | Arizona to Broadway · as Smiley Wells |
| 1933 | The Girl in 419 · as Dr. Daniel French |
| 1933 | Hello, Sister! · as Jimmy |
| 1933 | Sailor's Luck · as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan |
| 1932 | Society Girl · as Johnny Malone |
| 1931 | Over the Hill · as Johnny Shelby As An Adult |
| 1931 | Retire Inn · as Cast |
| 1931 | Bad Girl · as Eddie Collins |
| 1930 | Barefoot Days · as Cast |
| 1919 | Deliverance · as Life Saver |