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Edward Frank Dunn (March 31, 1896 – May 5, 1951) was an American actor best known for his roles in comedy films, supporting many comedians such as Charley Chase (with whom he co-directed several short films), Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, and Laurel and Hardy. Dunn also appeared as Detective Grimes in several of The Falcon series of films in the 1940s which starred George Sanders and later on Sanders' brother Tom Conway, and in many small and uncredited parts in many feature films until his death in 1951 aged 55.
Known For
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Whitewashed Storm Trooper
Gun Crazy
(1950)
State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
(1948)
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
'G' Men
(1935)
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder
(1946)
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Boom Town
(1940)
Wildcatter (uncredited)
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Detective (uncredited)
Another Fine Mess
(1930)
Meadows the Butler (uncredited)
Whirlpool
(1950)
Watchman (uncredited)
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Marty (uncredited)
The Big Street
(1942)
Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
The Gay Falcon
(1941)
Detective Grimes
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
Private Detective 62
(1933)
Club Doorman (Uncredited)
Black Friday
(1940)
Det. Farnow
Full Filmography
Acting
Boobley's Baby
(1915)
The Vanishing Vault
(1915)
There and Back
(1916)
Hash and Havoc
(1916)
Losing Weight
(1916)
Walls and Wallops
(1916)
The Villain
A Villainous Villain
(1916)
Gentleman Joe
Rips and Rushes
(1917)
Plagues And Puppy Love
(1917)
Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies
(1917)
Flatheads and Flivvers
(1917)
The Sorrows of Satan
(1926)
The Fleet's In
(1928)
Al Pearce
The Road to Ruin
(1928)
Strip Poker Player (as Ed Dunn)
Say Ah-h!
(1928)
The Saturday Night Kid
(1929)
Jim (uncredited)
Bouncing Babies
(1929)
Eddie - Father (uncredited)
Dad's Day
(1929)
Jimmie
Hotter Than Hot
(1929)
Crazy Feet
(1929)
Thelma's Dancing Partner
Sky Boy
(1929)
Pilot
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
(1929)
Himself
Madame Q
(1929)
Defense Lawyer
The Unkissed Man
(1929)
Why Is a Plumber?
(1929)
The Land of Missing Men
(1930)
Sheriff Bower
The Real McCoy
(1930)
Mountain Man (uncredited)
The Fighting Parson
(1930)
The Piano Player
The Head Guy
(1930)
Mr. Dunn, the Producer
True to the Navy
(1930)
Albert
Looser Than Loose
(1930)
Night Club Waiter
Whispering Whoopee
(1930)
Ricketts, the Butler
Another Fine Mess
(1930)
Meadows the Butler (uncredited)
Headin' North
(1930)
Palace Master of Ceremonies
Finn and Hattie
(1931)
N. Y. Taxi Driver
Love Fever
(1931)
Theatrical Agent
The Sunrise Trail
(1931)
Rand Kennedy
The Pajama Party
(1931)
Eddie
Hasty Marriage
(1931)
Eddie Jenkins
Riders of the North
(1931)
Tim 'Mac' McGuire
In Walked Charley
(1932)
Million Dollar Legs
(1932)
Coachman / Guard (uncredited)
South of Santa Fe
(1932)
Lankey
Always Kickin'
(1932)
Off His Base
(1932)
Gallagher - Reporter
The Midnight Patrol
(1933)
Sergeant
Asleep in the Feet
(1933)
Sailor
Fallen Arches
(1933)
The Thief
Private Detective 62
(1933)
Club Doorman (Uncredited)
Cardinal Richelieu
(1935)
Tradesman
Stolen Harmony
(1935)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Rainmakers
(1935)
Dispatcher
Powdersmoke Range
(1935)
Elliott
'G' Men
(1935)
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Alibi Racket
(1935)
Detective
Car 99
(1935)
Mack
The Princess Comes Across
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
(1936)
Tub Wilson (Uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Grip (uncredited)
To Mary - with Love
(1936)
Politician
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Cowboy
And Sudden Death
(1936)
Gas Station Attendant
Border Flight
(1936)
Mechanic
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
Sergeant at Arms
Let's Make a Million
(1936)
Taggert
A Face in the Fog
(1936)
Policeman Kelly (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures
(1936)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Tramp Trouble
(1937)
Dumb's the Word
(1937)
Neighbor
Man Of The People
(1937)
Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Ed Slocum - Stagecoach Driver
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Detective
Slave Ship
(1937)
Ostler
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Detective
Many Unhappy Returns
(1937)
Jones - Mr. Morgan's Secretary
Change of Heart
(1938)
Dog Owner
His Pest Friend
(1938)
Beaux and Errors
(1938)
Jimmy Dugan, Old Beaux
Men with Wings
(1938)
Field Employee
While New York Sleeps
(1938)
1st Cop
Kentucky
(1938)
Moving Man
Love on a Budget
(1938)
Expressman
A Clean Sweep
(1938)
Salesman Crew Boss
The Chaser
(1938)
Eddie
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Norman - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Arkansas Traveler
(1938)
Hobo
The Amazing Mr. Williams
(1939)
Race Track Spectator (uncredited)
The Phantom Creeps
(1939)
Policeman
Chicken Wagon Family
(1939)
Stu
Fast and Loose
(1939)
Undetermined Role
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Cop (uncredited)
Let Freedom Ring
(1939)
Curly
Tail Spin
(1939)
Eddie, Mechanic (Uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
(1939)
Decorator
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Road Construction Workman
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
(1939)
Officer Walsh
Of Mice and Men
(1939)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Jailer
Henry Goes Arizona
(1939)
Slim Pickins (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Racetrack Detective (uncredited)
Cafe Society
(1939)
Newsreel Reporter
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Trucking Superintendent
Dog-Gone
(1939)
Dr. Kittle
Too Busy to Work
(1939)
Truck Driver
The Wrong Room
(1939)
The Attorney
The Big Guy
(1939)
Dawes (uncredited)
The Great Profile
(1940)
Furniture Man
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
Jim
Mexican Spitfire Out West
(1940)
Mr. Skinner
The Villain Still Pursued Her
(1940)
Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Great Dictator
(1940)
Whitewashed Storm Trooper
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
(1940)
Foley - Racketeer
The Green Hornet
(1940)
D.H. Sligby
He Married His Wife
(1940)
The Jailer
Black Friday
(1940)
Det. Farnow
Boom Town
(1940)
Wildcatter (uncredited)
The Bank Dick
(1940)
James the Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
(1940)
Dunkel
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
McGurk (uncredited)
Men Against the Sky
(1940)
Plainclothesman
Love Thy Neighbor
(1940)
Driver
Pop Always Pays
(1940)
Detective Winton
Double Alibi
(1940)
Policeman
The Gay Falcon
(1941)
Detective Grimes
The Saint In Palm Springs
(1941)
Det. Barker
Sea Raiders
(1941)
Whaler Captain
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Policeman Eddie
At the Stroke of Twelve
(1941)
Policeman
Billy the Kid
(1941)
Pat Shanahan
I Wake Up Screaming
(1941)
Detective (uncredited)
In the Navy
(1941)
Dance Hall Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Appointment for Love
(1941)
Reporter (uncredited)
Parachute Battalion
(1941)
Recruiting Sergeant
My Sister Eileen
(1942)
Policeman (uncredited)
The Falcon's Brother
(1942)
Detective Grimes
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
(1942)
George Skinner
Jackass Mail
(1942)
Man
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Railroad Detective #1 (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(1942)
O'Toole
The Secret Code
(1942)
Weather Bureau Man
A Date with the Falcon
(1942)
Det. Grimes (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
(1942)
Matthews
Fly-By-Night
(1942)
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
The Big Street
(1942)
Police Officer Mulvaney (Uncredited)
Invisible Agent
(1942)
S.S. Prison Guard (uncredited)
Mississippi Gambler
(1942)
Police Detective Sergeant Dexter
The Falcon in Danger
(1943)
Det. Grimes
A Stranger in Town
(1943)
Henry
Dixie Dugan
(1943)
Policeman
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Propietor
Fired Wife
(1943)
Stagehand
Margin for Error
(1943)
Desk Sergeant
Hit the Ice
(1943)
Officer Murphy (uncredited)
Hello, Frisco, Hello
(1943)
Forman of Renovation Crew
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
(1943)
Dead Man's Eyes
(1944)
Police Guard Moriarty
A Fig Leaf for Eve
(1944)
Gus Hoffman
Moon Over Las Vegas
(1944)
Conductor
Lost in a Harem
(1944)
Sentry (uncredited)
Greenwich Village
(1944)
Set designer
Christmas Holiday
(1944)
Detective
Patrick the Great
(1945)
Plumber
Circumstantial Evidence
(1945)
Guard
Here Come the Co-eds
(1945)
Officer Flannigan (uncredited)
Bewitched
(1945)
Prison Janitor (uncredited)
Lady on a Train
(1945)
Angel on My Shoulder
(1946)
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Bowery Bombshell
(1946)
Police Officer O'Hara
The Flame
(1947)
Police Officer
Deep Valley
(1947)
Posseman
Buck Privates Come Home
(1947)
Mulroney - Garage Man (uncredited)
Philo Vance Returns
(1947)
Police Lieutenant Mullard (Uncredited)
Key Witness
(1947)
Detective Lt. Dillon (uncredited)
Homicide for Three
(1948)
Circus Doorman
The Man from Texas
(1948)
Deputy (uncredited)
Incident
(1948)
Police Lt. Madigan
Hollow Triumph
(1948)
Marty (uncredited)
Shed No Tears
(1948)
Loan Company Representative (Uncredited)
Call Northside 777
(1948)
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Here Comes Trouble
(1948)
Pit Violinist (uncredited)
I Shot Jesse James
(1949)
Joe, Silver King Bartender
Lonely Heart Bandits
(1950)
Sheriff York
The Secret Fury
(1950)
Eddie (uncredited)
Whirlpool
(1950)
Watchman (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
(1950)
State Policeman on Phone (uncredited)
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
(1951)
Stage Driver
The Velveteen Rabbit
(1985)
Doctor (voice) (uncredited)
Directing