James Dunn
Acting
Born November 2, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA
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. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his…
Known For · 40 titles
The Fugitive
Bonanza
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Virginian
Matinee Theater
Rawhide
Climax!
Studio One
Naked City
Ben Casey
Route 66
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Branded
Screen Director's Playhouse
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lux Video Theatre
Vacation Playhouse
The Great Adventure
Going My Way
It's a Great Life
The Investigators
General Electric Theater
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Oscar
Bad Girl
Stand Up and Cheer!
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Sob Sister
Hello, Sister!
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Deliverance
Government Girl
We Have Our Moments
Mercy Plane
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Society Girl
George White's 1935 Scandals
Leave It to the Irish
The Bramble Bush