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James Dunn

James Dunn

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)

Personal information

Birthday

1901-11-02

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

365 Nights in Hollywood

365 Nights in Hollywood

1934

0.0

Movie
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

7.6

Movie
A Wonderful Life

A Wonderful Life

1950

0.0

Movie
Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

1933

7.0

Movie
Baby Take a Bow

Baby Take a Bow

1934

5.5

Movie
Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1935

5.0

Movie
Bad Girl

Bad Girl

1931

5.9

Movie
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
poster

Branded

1965

6.4

TV
Bright Eyes

Bright Eyes

1934

6.6

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Change of Heart

Change of Heart

1934

6.3

Movie
poster

Climax!

1954

3.0

TV
Come Closer, Folks

Come Closer, Folks

1936

0.0

Movie
Dance Team

Dance Team

1932

0.0

Movie
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
George White's 1935 Scandals

George White's 1935 Scandals

1935

4.0

Movie
poster

Going My Way

1962

5.7

TV
Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

5.2

Movie
Handle with Care

Handle with Care

1932

0.0

Movie
Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934

7.0

Movie
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

1936

4.5

Movie
Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

1933

6.0

Movie
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

1962

4.8

Movie
Hold Me Tight

Hold Me Tight

1933

0.0

Movie
Hold That Girl

Hold That Girl

1934

0.0

Movie
Hold That Woman!

Hold That Woman!

1940

5.0

Movie
Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982

0.0

Movie
In the Nick of Time

In the Nick of Time

1929

0.0

Movie
poster

It's a Great Life

1954

0.0

TV
Jimmy and Sally

Jimmy and Sally

1933

4.0

Movie
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

1947

6.0

Movie
Leave It to the Irish

Leave It to the Irish

1944

3.5

Movie
Living on Love

Living on Love

1937

5.8

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
Mercy Plane

Mercy Plane

1939

0.0

Movie
Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

1957

0.0

Movie
Mysterious Crossing

Mysterious Crossing

1936

0.0

Movie
poster

Naked City

1958

5.3

TV
Over the Hill

Over the Hill

1931

8.2

Movie
Pride of the Navy

Pride of the Navy

1939

0.0

Movie
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

5.2

TV
poster

Route 66

1960

6.4

TV
Sailor's Luck

Sailor's Luck

1933

5.0

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

6.5

TV
Shadow Over Elveron

Shadow Over Elveron

1968

8.3

Movie
Shadows Over Shanghai

Shadows Over Shanghai

1938

5.7

Movie
Sob Sister

Sob Sister

1931

0.0

Movie
Society Girl

Society Girl

1932

6.0

Movie
Son of the Navy

Son of the Navy

1940

5.5

Movie
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

4.8

Movie
poster

Studio One

1948

4.7

TV
Take a Chance

Take a Chance

1933

4.0

Movie
Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

1944

4.0

Movie
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948

6.0

Movie
That Brennan Girl

That Brennan Girl

1946

5.3

Movie
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

1976

0.0

Movie
The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960

5.5

Movie
The Caribbean Mystery

The Caribbean Mystery

1945

4.0

Movie
The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935

0.0

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
The Ghost and the Guest

The Ghost and the Guest

1943

5.2

Movie
The Girl in 419

The Girl in 419

1933

4.3

Movie
The Golden Gloves Story

The Golden Gloves Story

1950

6.0

Movie
poster

The Great Adventure

1963

0.0

TV
The Living Ghost

The Living Ghost

1942

4.3

Movie
The Ninth Day

The Ninth Day

1957

0.0

Movie
The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

5.1

Movie
The Payoff

The Payoff

1935

4.9

Movie
The Song Plugger

The Song Plugger

1930

4.0

Movie
poster

The Virginian

1962

6.4

TV
Two-Fisted Gentleman

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936

0.0

Movie
poster

Vacation Playhouse

1963

0.0

TV
Venus Makes Trouble

Venus Makes Trouble

1937

3.5

Movie
poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

6.9

TV
We Have Our Moments

We Have Our Moments

1937

5.8

Movie
Welcome Home

Welcome Home

1935

0.0

Movie