James Dunn

Actor Nov 2 (died age 65) New York City, New York, USA 1919–1982 (63 year career)

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Biography

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 wou…

Known For

Film

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Johnny Nolan

Film

Bright Eyes

Loop Merritt

Film

Bad Girl

Eddie Collins

Film

Baby Take a Bow

Eddie Ellison

Film

Hello, Sister!

Jimmy

Film

Over the Hill

Johnny Shelby as an Adult

Film

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

Telegrapher

Film

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (86)

Movies (63)

Hollywood’s Children

1982

as Self (archive footage)

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

1976

as Self(archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Shadow Over Elveron

as Luke Travers

The Oscar

as TV executive

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man

as Telegrapher

The Bramble Bush

as Stew Schaffer

Journey to the Day

as Melville Cooper

Mr. Broadway

1957

The Ninth Day

1957

A Wonderful Life

1950

as Henry Wood

The Golden Gloves Story

1950

as Joe Riley

6.0

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

as Mike

Killer McCoy

as Brian McCoy

That Brennan Girl

as Denny Reagan

The Caribbean Mystery

1945

as Mr. Smith

5.0

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

as Johnny Nolan

7.5

Take It or Leave It

1944

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.0

Leave It to the Irish

1944

as Terry Moran

3.1

The Ghost and the Guest

1943

as Webster Frye

5.2

Government Girl

1943

as Sergeant Joe Blake

The Living Ghost

as Nick Trayne

Son of the Navy

as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone

Hold That Woman!

as Jimmy Parker

Pride of the Navy

as Speed Brennan

Mercy Plane

1939

as 'Speed' Leslie

Shadows Over Shanghai

as Johnny McGinty

Living on Love

as Gary Martin

Venus Makes Trouble

as Buzz Martin

We Have Our Moments

as John Wade

Hearts in Bondage

as Lt. Kenneth Reynolds

4.4

Come Closer, Folks

1936

as Jim Keene

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936

as Mickey

Mysterious Crossing

1936

as Addison Francis Murphy

Don’t Get Personal

1936

as Bob McDonald

George White's 1935 Scandals

as Eddie

Bad Boy

as Eddie Nolan

The Payoff

as Joe McCoy

The Daring Young Man

as Don McLane

Welcome Home

1935

as Richard Foster

Have a Heart

1934

as James 'Jimmie' Flaherty

Stand Up and Cheer!

as Jimmy Dugan

Bright Eyes

as Loop Merritt

Change of Heart

as Mark McGowan

Baby Take a Bow

as Eddie Ellison

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934

as James 'Jimmy' Dale

Hold That Girl

1934

as Barney Sullivan

Hello, Sister!

1933

as Jimmy

5.8

Sailor's Luck

1933

as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan

Jimmy and Sally

as Jimmy O'Connor

Take a Chance

as Duke Stanley

The Girl in 419

as Dr. Daniel French

Arizona to Broadway

as Smiley Wells

Hold Me Tight

as Chuck Evans

Handle with Care

1932

as Bill Gordon

Society Girl

1932

as Johnny Malone

6.0

Dance Team

1932

as Jimmy Mulligan

Bad Girl

1931

as Eddie Collins

5.9

Sob Sister

1931

as Garry Webster

Over the Hill

1931

as Johnny Shelby as an Adult

8.2

The Song Plugger

1930

as Man in Record Shop

In the Nick of Time

Deliverance

as Life Saver

Television (23)

Branded

The Fugitive

as Lou Bragan

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.7

The Great Adventure

1963

as Indian Agent McLean

Vacation Playhouse

1963

as P.J. Cunningham

7.0

The Virginian

1962

as Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove

Going My Way

Ben Casey

The Investigators

as Chief Reynolds

Route 66

Rawhide

as Dr. Soloman Flood

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Gabe Henshaw

Naked City

as Peter Wilkin

Matinee Theater

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Sheriff Garrett

Climax!

as Eldon Abernathy

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as J. Henry Newman

7.8

It's a Great Life

1954

as Earl Morgan

General Electric Theater

1953

6.4

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.2

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lux Video Theatre

as Joey

Studio One