Ralph Dunn (May 23, 1900 – February 19, 1968) was an American film, television, and stage actor.
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Early years
Dunn was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 1900. His father was a veterinarian for the U.S. Army during World War I, and his mother was an actress. Dunn was enrolled briefly at the University of Pennsylvania, but left after a short time to join a vaudeville troupe.
Career
Dunn's career began when he was a member of a minstrel show touring the southern United States. He performed on stage from 1920 to 1935, made more than 120 films in Hollywood from 1935 to 1950, and then returned to Broadway.
Dunn's Broadway credits included Once for the Asking (1963), Tenderloin (1960), Happy Town (1959), Make a Million (1958), The Pajama Game (1954), Room Service (1953), The Moon Is Blue (1951), An Enemy of the People (1950), and The Seventh Heart (1927).
Dunn acted in hundreds of minor feature-film roles and supporting appearances in two-reel comedies. He came to Hollywood during the early talkie era, beginning his film career with 1932's The Crowd Roars. He appeared in the Three Stooges comedy Mummy's Dummies, as well as Who Done It? and its remake, For Crimin' Out Loud.
Dunn kept busy into the 1960s, appearing in TV series such as Kitty Foyle, The Edge of Night and Norby, and films such as Black Like Me.
Personal life
Dunn was married to actress Pat West. They divorced on May 12, 1944.
Death
On February 19, 1968, Dunn died in Flushing, New York.