Biography
James Howard Dunn, billed as Jimmy Dunn in his early career, was an American actor and vaudeville performer. The son of a New York stockbroker, he initially worked in his father's firm but was more interested in theater. He landed jobs as an extra in short films produced by Paramount Pictures in its Long Island studio, and also performed with several stock theater companies, culminating with playing the male lead in the 1929 Broadway musical Sweet Adeline. This performance attracted the attention of film studio executives, and in 1931, Fox Film signed him to a Hollywood contract.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1946
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1946 · nominated
Filmography25 titles
Hollywood’s Children
365 Nights in Hollywood
Bonanza
The Fugitive
Rawhide
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hold That Woman!
Route 66
Lux Video Theatre
Bright Eyes
The Virginian
Son of the Navy
Hello, Sister!
Sailor's Luck
Bad Girl
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Naked City
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
That Brennan Girl
The Ghost and the Guest
Shadows Over Shanghai
Stand Up and Cheer!
The Oscar
Hearts in Bondage
The Living Ghost