
James Dunn
Known for ActingBorn 1901-11-02Died 1967-09-03New York City, New York, USA
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. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954). Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA (following abdominal surgery)Read more
Movies & web series
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The Great Adventure
1963 · Series
Mercy Plane
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Mercy Plane
1939 · Movie
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Mysterious Crossing
1936 · Movie
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Don’t Get Personal
1936 · Movie
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The Daring Young Man
1935 · Movie
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Dance Team
1932 · Movie
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Handle with Care
1932 · Movie
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Hollywood’s Children
1982 · Movie
A Wonderful Life
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A Wonderful Life
1950 · Movie
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Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936 · Movie
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Come Closer, Folks
1936 · Movie
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Welcome Home
1935 · Movie
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365 Nights in Hollywood
1934 · Movie
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Hold That Girl
1934 · Movie
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Over the Hill
1931 · Movie
Vacation Playhouse
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Vacation Playhouse
1963 · Series
It's a Great Life
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It's a Great Life
1954 · Series
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The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Movie
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The Fugitive
1963 · Series
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Bad Boy
1935 · Movie
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Arizona to Broadway
1933 · Movie
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Society Girl
1932 · Movie
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Rawhide
1959 · Series
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
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Have a Heart
1934 · Movie
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Series
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Mr. Broadway
1957 · Movie
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Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Series
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We Have Our Moments
1937 · Movie
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Branded
1965 · Series
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Hold That Woman!
1940 · Movie
Pride of the Navy
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Pride of the Navy
1939 · Movie
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General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
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George White's 1935 Scandals
1935 · Movie
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Hold Me Tight
1933 · Movie
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Route 66
1960 · Series
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Sob Sister
1931 · Movie
In the Nick of Time
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In the Nick of Time
1929 · Movie
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Shadow Over Elveron
1968 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
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Deliverance
1919 · Movie
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The Virginian
1962 · Series
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Going My Way
1962 · Series
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The Caribbean Mystery
1945 · Movie
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Movie
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Bright Eyes
1934 · Movie
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The Golden Gloves Story
1950 · Movie