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James Dunn
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James Dunn
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1901-11-02,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 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)

Filmography

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

7.6

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945-02-28

Baby Take a Bow

5.6

Baby Take a Bow
1934-06-30

0

Welcome Home
1935-08-09

The Living Ghost

4.3

The Living Ghost
1942-08-11

6.7

Bright Eyes
1934-12-28

Stand Up and Cheer!

4.8

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934-05-04

The Ghost and the Guest

5.2

The Ghost and the Guest
1943-04-19

Government Girl

5.2

Government Girl
1943-11-05

5.9

Bad Girl
1931-08-13

5.1

The Oscar
1966-03-04

6

Killer McCoy
1947-12-01

Hearts in Bondage

4.9

Hearts in Bondage
1936-05-26

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

4.8

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962-07-25

The Caribbean Mystery

5

The Caribbean Mystery
1945-06-01

Two-Fisted Gentleman

0

Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936-08-15

The Girl in 419

4.3

The Girl in 419
1933-05-26

Arizona to Broadway

7

Arizona to Broadway
1933-07-22

0

Mr. Broadway
1957-05-11

George White's 1935 Scandals

4

George White's 1935 Scandals
1935-03-29

4.9

The Payoff
1935-01-09

Hold That Woman!

5

Hold That Woman!
1940-06-28

7

Have a Heart
1934-09-07

That Brennan Girl

5.3

That Brennan Girl
1946-12-23

Leave It to the Irish

3.5

Leave It to the Irish
1944-08-26

We Have Our Moments

5.8

We Have Our Moments
1937-03-28

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

6

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948-07-16

Change of Heart

6.2

Change of Heart
1934-05-18

6

Hello, Sister!
1933-04-14

6

Society Girl
1932-05-29

8.2

Over the Hill
1931-11-29

5

Sailor's Luck
1933-03-17

Shadows Over Shanghai

5.7

Shadows Over Shanghai
1938-10-14

365 Nights in Hollywood

0

365 Nights in Hollywood
1934-12-11

5

Bad Boy
1935-10-25

Mysterious Crossing

0

Mysterious Crossing
1936-12-27

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

0

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976-01-01

A Wonderful Life

0

A Wonderful Life
1950-08-10

5.8

Living on Love
1937-11-12

Shadow Over Elveron

8.3

Shadow Over Elveron
1968-03-05

The Daring Young Man

0

The Daring Young Man
1935-07-17

Pride of the Navy

0

Pride of the Navy
1939-01-23

0

Hold That Girl
1934-03-23

0

Mercy Plane
1939-12-04

The Golden Gloves Story

6

The Golden Gloves Story
1950-03-22

The Bramble Bush

5.5

The Bramble Bush
1960-02-24

0

The Ninth Day
1957-01-10

0

Dance Team
1932-01-17

Son of the Navy

5.5

Son of the Navy
1940-03-30

4

Take a Chance
1933-11-25

The Song Plugger

4

The Song Plugger
1930-06-08

Come Closer, Folks

0

Come Closer, Folks
1936-11-07

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

5.7

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06

Jimmy and Sally

4

Jimmy and Sally
1933-11-04

Venus Makes Trouble

3.5

Venus Makes Trouble
1937-05-14

Take It or Leave It

4

Take It or Leave It
1944-07-17

Handle with Care

0

Handle with Care
1932-12-25

Hollywood’s Children

0

Hollywood’s Children
1982-02-24

0

Hold Me Tight
1933-05-20

0

Sob Sister
1931-10-25

In the Nick of Time

0

In the Nick of Time
1929-10-01

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

6.3

Route 66
1960-10-07

5.5

Naked City
1958-09-30

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

General Electric Theater

6

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

5.667

Going My Way
1962-10-03

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09

7.2

The Fugitive
1963-09-17

6.4

The Virginian
1962-09-19

Lux Video Theatre

6

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

3

Climax!
1954-10-07

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

Matinee Theater

4.6

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

6.4

Branded
1965-01-24

Wanted: Dead or Alive

6.9

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

5.6

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

Robert Montgomery Presents

5.2

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Vacation Playhouse

0

Vacation Playhouse
1963-07-22

It's a Great Life

0

It's a Great Life
1954-09-07

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

3

Climax!
1954-10-07

Screen Director's Playhouse

6.5

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955-10-05

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.6

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

The Investigators

5

The Investigators
1961-10-05