James Dunn

Personal Info

Birthday

November 2, 1901

Day of Death

1967-09-03

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

James Howard Dunn

Jimmy Dunn

James Dunn

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 would never return.

Known For

Bonanza

Climax!

The Fugitive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Virginian

Rawhide

Studio One

Naked City

Filmography

1982
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
1976
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
as Self(archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1968
Shadow Over Elveron
as Luke Travers
1966
The Oscar
as TV executive
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Telegrapher
1960
The Bramble Bush
as Stew Schaffer
1950
A Wonderful Life
as Henry Wood
The Golden Gloves Story
as Joe Riley
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
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Johnny Nolan
1944
Leave It to the Irish
as Terry Moran
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
Government Girl
as Sergeant Joe Blake
The Ghost and the Guest
as Webster Frye
1942
The Living Ghost
as Nick Trayne
1940
Hold That Woman!
as Jimmy Parker
Son of the Navy
as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
1939
Mercy Plane
as 'Speed' Leslie
Pride of the Navy
as Speed Brennan
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai
as Johnny McGinty
1937
Living on Love
as Gary Martin
Venus Makes Trouble
as Buzz Martin
We Have Our Moments
as John Wade
1936
Mysterious Crossing
as Addison Francis Murphy
Come Closer, Folks
as Jim Keene
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Mickey
Hearts in Bondage
as Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
1935
Bad Boy
as Eddie Nolan
Welcome Home
as Richard Foster
The Daring Young Man
as Don McLane
George White's 1935 Scandals
as Eddie
The Payoff
as Joe McCoy
1934
Bright Eyes
as Loop Merritt
365 Nights in Hollywood
as James 'Jimmy' Dale
Have a Heart
as James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
Baby Take a Bow
as Eddie Ellison
Change of Heart
as Mark McGowan
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Jimmy Dugan
Hold That Girl
as Barney Sullivan
1933
Take a Chance
as Duke Stanley
Jimmy and Sally
as Jimmy O'Connor
Arizona to Broadway
as Smiley Wells
The Girl in 419
as Dr. Daniel French
Hold Me Tight
as Chuck Evans
Hello, Sister!
as Jimmy
Sailor's Luck
as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
1932
Handle with Care
as Bill Gordon
Society Girl
as Johnny Malone
Dance Team
as Jimmy Mulligan
1931
Over the Hill
as Johnny Shelby as an Adult
Sob Sister
as Garry Webster
Bad Girl
as Eddie Collins
1930
The Song Plugger
as Man in Record Shop