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 ...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
As Johnny Nolan
Baby Take a Bow
As Eddie Ellison
Welcome Home
As Richard Foster
The Living Ghost
As Nick Trayne
Bright Eyes
As Loop Merritt
Stand Up and Cheer!
As Jimmy Dugan
The Ghost and the Guest
As Webster Frye
Government Girl
As Sergeant Joe Blake
Bad Girl
As Eddie Collins
The Oscar
As TV executive
Killer McCoy
As Brian McCoy
Hearts in Bondage
As Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
As Telegrapher
The Caribbean Mystery
As Mr. Smith
Two-Fisted Gentleman
As Mickey
The Girl in 419
As Dr. Daniel French
Arizona to Broadway
As Smiley Wells
Mr. Broadway
George White's 1935 Scandals
As Eddie
The Payoff
As Joe McCoy
Hold That Woman!
As Jimmy Parker
Have a Heart
As James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
That Brennan Girl
As Denny Reagan
Leave It to the Irish
As Terry Moran
We Have Our Moments
As John Wade
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
As Mike
Change of Heart
As Mark McGowan
Hello, Sister!
As Jimmy
Society Girl
As Johnny Malone
Sailor's Luck
As Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
Over the Hill
As Johnny Shelby as an Adult
Shadows Over Shanghai
As Johnny McGinty
365 Nights in Hollywood
As James 'Jimmy' Dale
Bad Boy
As Eddie Nolan
Mysterious Crossing
As Addison Francis Murphy
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
As Self(archive footage)
A Wonderful Life
As Henry Wood
Living on Love
As Gary Martin
Shadow Over Elveron
As Luke Travers
The Daring Young Man
As Don McLane
Pride of the Navy
As Speed Brennan
Hold That Girl
As Barney Sullivan
Mercy Plane
As 'Speed' Leslie
The Golden Gloves Story
As Joe Riley
The Bramble Bush
As Stew Schaffer
The Ninth Day
Dance Team
As Jimmy Mulligan
Son of the Navy
As Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
Take a Chance
As Duke Stanley
The Song Plugger
As Man in Record Shop
Come Closer, Folks
As Jim Keene
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
Jimmy and Sally
As Jimmy O'Connor
Venus Makes Trouble
As Buzz Martin
Take It or Leave It
As (archive footage) (uncredited)
Handle with Care
As Bill Gordon
Hollywood’s Children
As Self (archive footage)
Hold Me Tight
As Chuck Evans
Sob Sister
As Garry Webster
In the Nick of Time
The Great Adventure
As Indian Agent McLean
Route 66
Naked City
As Peter Wilkin
Studio One
General Electric Theater
Going My Way
Rawhide
The Fugitive
As Lou Bragan
The Virginian
As Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove
Lux Video Theatre
As Joey
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Climax!
As Eldon Abernathy
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Matinee Theater
Branded
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As Gabe Henshaw
Ben Casey
Robert Montgomery Presents
Vacation Playhouse
As P.J. Cunningham
It's a Great Life
As Earl Morgan
Screen Director's Playhouse
As Sheriff Garrett