--- name: "James Dunn" canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-dunn" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 November 1901" died: "3 September 1967" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-19T21:53:26.495350+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # James Dunn Actor. Born 2 November 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 3 September 1967. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 3 September 1967 - **Active:** 1931–1963 - **Also known as:** James Howard Dunn, Jimmy Dunn - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 64 (1), 1960s 84 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dunn_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471281, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007223/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/131618 ## Biography James Dunn was an American actor. He worked on the stage and in vaudeville before appearing as an extra in silent films. In 1931 he was signed by Fox and made his screen debut as Eddie Collins in *Bad Girl*. Dunn appeared opposite Shirley Temple in her first three features: *Stand Up and Cheer!* (1934), *Baby Take a Bow* (1934) and *Bright Eyes* (1934). In 1945 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Johnny Nolan in *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn*. He later appeared in television series including *It's a Great Life* (1954). Dunn was born on 2 November 1901 in New York City and died on 1 September 1967 in Santa Monica, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Lou Bragan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *Bad Girl* (1931), Fi1m 64, as Eddie Collins — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-girl.md) ## Complete filmography (84) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Shadow Over Elveron* (1968), as Luke Travers - *The Oscar* (1966), as TV executive - *Branded* (1965), series, Actor - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Indian Agent McLean - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Lou Bragan — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as P.J. Cunningham - *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove - *Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man* (1962), as Telegrapher - *The Investigators* (1961), series, as Chief Reynolds - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor - *Journey to the Day* (1960), as Melville Cooper - *The Bramble Bush* (1960), as Stew Schaffer - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Danny Lynch - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Dr. Soloman Flood - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Peter Wilkin - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Gabe Henshaw - *Mr. Broadway* (1957), Actor - *The Ninth Day* (1957), Actor - *The Last Stop* (1956), as Yigal - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Screen Director's Playhouse* (1955), series, as Sheriff Garrett - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as J. Henry Newman - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Eldon Abernathy, Warren - *It's a Great Life* (1954), series, as Earl Morgan - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, Actor - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Dan McLain - *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Joey - *A Wonderful Life* (1950), as Henry Wood - *The Golden Gloves Story* (1950), as Joe Riley - *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Frank Gabriel - *Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven* (1948), as Mike - *Killer McCoy* (1947), as Brian McCoy - *That Brennan Girl* (1946), as Denny Reagan - *The Caribbean Mystery* (1945), as Mr. Smith - *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1945), as Johnny Nolan - *Leave It to the Irish* (1944), as Terry Moran - *Take It or Leave It* (1944), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Government Girl* (1943), as Sergeant Joe Blake - *The Ghost and the Guest* (1943), as Webster Frye - *The Living Ghost* (1942), as Nick Trayne - *Hold That Woman!* (1940), as Jimmy Parker - *Son of the Navy* (1940), as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone - *Mercy Plane* (1939), as 'Speed' Leslie - *Pride of the Navy* (1939), as Speed Brennan - *Shadows Over Shanghai* (1938), as Johnny McGinty - *Living on Love* (1937), as Gary Martin - *Venus Makes Trouble* (1937), as Buzz Martin - *We Have Our Moments* (1937), as John Wade - *Mysterious Crossing* (1936), as Addison Francis Murphy - *Come Closer, Folks* (1936), as Jim Keene - *Two-Fisted Gentleman* (1936), as Mickey - *Hearts in Bondage* (1936), as Lt. Kenneth Reynolds - *Don’t Get Personal* (1936), as Bob McDonald - *Bad Boy* (1935), as Eddie Nolan - *Welcome Home* (1935), as Richard Foster - *The Daring Young Man* (1935), as Don McLane - *George White's 1935 Scandals* (1935), as Eddie - *The Payoff* (1935), as Joe McCoy - *Bright Eyes* (1934), as Loop Merritt - *365 Nights in Hollywood* (1934), as James 'Jimmy' Dale - *Have a Heart* (1934), as James 'Jimmie' Flaherty - *Baby Take a Bow* (1934), as Eddie Ellison - *Change of Heart* (1934), as Mark McGowan - *Stand Up and Cheer!* (1934), as Jimmy Dugan - *Hold That Girl* (1934), as Barney Sullivan - *Take a Chance* (1933), as Duke Stanley - *Jimmy and Sally* (1933), as Jimmy O'Connor - *Arizona to Broadway* (1933), as Smiley Wells - *The Girl in 419* (1933), as Dr. Daniel French - *Hold Me Tight* (1933), as Chuck Evans - *Hello, Sister!* (1933), as Jimmy - *Sailor's Luck* (1933), as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan - *Handle with Care* (1932), as Bill Gordon - *Society Girl* (1932), as Johnny Malone - *Dance Team* (1932), as Jimmy Mulligan - *Over the Hill* (1931), as Johnny Shelby as an Adult - *Sob Sister* (1931), as Garry Webster - *Bad Girl* (1931), as Eddie Collins — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-girl.md) - *The Song Plugger* (1930), as Man in Record Shop - *In the Nick of Time* (1929), Actor - *Deliverance* (1919), as Life Saver ## Gallery - ![James Dunn](https://film.one/media/person/467675/gallery-46255b36cbb7.jpg) James Dunn — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/James_Dunn.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Claire Trevor and James Dunn in Jimmy and Sally (1933 film)](https://film.one/media/person/467675/gallery-8df12c2321f0.jpg) Claire Trevor and James Dunn in Jimmy and Sally (1933 film) — Fox Film Corporation press photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Claire_Trevor_and_James_Dunn_in_Jimmy_and_Sally.jpg/1280px-Claire_Trevor_and_James_Dunn_in_Jimmy_and_Sally.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dorothy Wilson and James Dunn in the American film Bad Boy (1935).](https://film.one/media/person/467675/gallery-6430f8c24c94.jpg) Dorothy Wilson and James Dunn in the American film Bad Boy (1935). — Fox Film Corp. press photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Dorothy_Wilson_and_James_Dunn_in_Bad_Boy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Articolo per la rivista "Cinema", n.1, ottobre 1948. Panorama del cinema USA durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale](https://film.one/media/person/467675/gallery-4feb1ebbcf68.jpg) Articolo per la rivista "Cinema", n.1, ottobre 1948. Panorama del cinema USA durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale — Francesco Pasinetti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/CinemaNordAmericano1939-46_%28page_4-3_crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![James Dunn](https://film.one/media/person/467675/gallery-a4ad74d6f29b.jpg) James Dunn — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won - 1946: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/james-dunn