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)
Known For Acting
Popularity 11.659
Birthday 1901-11-02
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As James Howard Dunn, Jimmy Dunn,
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Baby Take a Bow
1934

Baby Take a Bow

The Living Ghost
1942

The Living Ghost

Bright Eyes
1934

Bright Eyes

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

The Ghost and the Guest
1943

The Ghost and the Guest

Government Girl
1943

Government Girl

Bad Girl
1931

Bad Girl

The Oscar
1966

The Oscar

Killer McCoy
1947

Killer McCoy

Sailor's Luck
1933

Sailor's Luck

Hearts in Bondage
1936

Hearts in Bondage

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
1962

Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man

The Caribbean Mystery
1945

The Caribbean Mystery

The Girl in 419
1933

The Girl in 419

Arizona to Broadway
1933

Arizona to Broadway

George White's 1935 Scandals
1935

George White's 1935 Scandals

The Payoff
1935

The Payoff

Hold That Woman!
1940

Hold That Woman!

Have a Heart
1934

Have a Heart

That Brennan Girl
1946

That Brennan Girl

Leave It to the Irish
1944

Leave It to the Irish

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

We Have Our Moments
1937

We Have Our Moments

Change of Heart
1934

Change of Heart

Hello, Sister!
1933

Hello, Sister!

Society Girl
1932

Society Girl

Over the Hill
1931

Over the Hill

Shadows Over Shanghai
1938

Shadows Over Shanghai

365 Nights in Hollywood
1934

365 Nights in Hollywood

Bad Boy
1935

Bad Boy

Mysterious Crossing
1936

Mysterious Crossing

Living on Love
1937

Living on Love

Shadow Over Elveron
1968

Shadow Over Elveron

The Daring Young Man
1935

The Daring Young Man

Pride of the Navy
1939

Pride of the Navy

Hold That Girl
1934

Hold That Girl

Mercy Plane
1939

Mercy Plane

The Bramble Bush
1960

The Bramble Bush

The Golden Gloves Story
1950

The Golden Gloves Story

Dance Team
1932

Dance Team

Son of the Navy
1940

Son of the Navy

Take a Chance
1933

Take a Chance

The Song Plugger
1930

The Song Plugger

Come Closer, Folks
1936

Come Closer, Folks

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Jimmy and Sally
1933

Jimmy and Sally

Venus Makes Trouble
1937

Venus Makes Trouble

Take It or Leave It
1944

Take It or Leave It

Handle with Care
1932

Handle with Care

Hollywood’s Children
1982

Hollywood’s Children

Hold Me Tight
1933

Hold Me Tight

Sob Sister
1931

Sob Sister

Welcome Home
1935

Welcome Home

Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936

Two-Fisted Gentleman

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

A Wonderful Life
1950

A Wonderful Life

Mr. Broadway
1957

Mr. Broadway

The Ninth Day
1957

The Ninth Day

The Great Adventure
1963

The Great Adventure

Route 66
1960

Route 66

Naked City
1958

Naked City

The Virginian
1962

The Virginian

Lux Video Theatre
1950

Lux Video Theatre

Climax!
1954

Climax!

Matinee Theater
1955

Matinee Theater

Branded
1965

Branded

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Ben Casey
1961

Ben Casey

It's a Great Life
1954

It's a Great Life

Studio One
1948

Studio One

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

Going My Way
1962

Going My Way

The Fugitive
1963

The Fugitive

Rawhide
1959

Rawhide

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Vacation Playhouse
1963

Vacation Playhouse

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Studio One
1948

Studio One

Climax!
1954

Climax!