Eddie Dunn (actor)

Eddie Dunn (March 31, 1896, Brooklyn, New York – 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, WC Fields and Laurel and Hardy. He appeared in a 1950 episode of the TV series, The Lone Ranger entitled "Man Without a Gun". Dunn also appeared as "Detective Grimes" in several of The Falcon series of films in the 1940s which starred George Sanders and later on his brother Tom Conway, and in many small and uncredited parts in many feature films until his death in 1951 aged 55.

Selected Filmography

• The Vanishing Vault (1915)
• The Fleet's In (1928)
• The Hoose-Gow (1929)
• Another Fine Mess (1930)
• Pardon Us (1931)
• Million Dollar Legs (1932)
• Me and My Pal (1933)
• The Midnight Patrol (1933)
• Let Freedom Ring (1939)
• The Bank Dick (1940)
• The Great Dictator (1940)
• The Falcon in Danger (1943) - Det. Grimes
• San Diego, I Love You (1944)
• Nothing But Trouble (1944)
• Call Northside 777 (1947)
• The Big Punch (1948)
• Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951)

External links

• Eddie Dunn at the Internet Movie Database