
Vanity Fair
1911
Acting
William R. Dunn (May 23, 1888 – March 24, 1946) was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville. Dunn was born in Astoria, Long Island, the son of William R. Dunn, a ferry captain, and Martha Wentz. He had two brothers, Eddie and Stanley, who were also actors. He graduated from public schools there. Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn. He went on to perform in vaudeville. He appeared along Mary Maurice, Earle Williams, James Morrison, Robert Gaillard, Tefft Johnson, Ralph Ince and Wallace Reid in The Seventh Son (1912), directed by Hal Reid; and along Evelyn Nesbitt, Russell Thaw, Henry Clive, Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget (1918), directed by James Kirkwood. Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson, who performed in, and wrote for, vaudeville sketches. They had a son, William Welcome Dunn.

1911

1934

1933
as Bit Role (uncredited)

1912

1912
as Jack's pal

1912
as The Young Man from the West

1912
as Wallace Hardy - Jack's Rival

1912
as Stephen Bradish

1927
as Pinto Pete

1918
as Grat Dalton

1914
as The Cisco Kid

1917
as Juan
1912
as Maj. Jarvis
1911
as Jim - the Mate of the John M

1917
as Kronski (as William Dunn)

1919
as Ivan

1918
as Helgar

1932
as Native

1913
as Bill Hykes - Jethro's Henchman

1918
as Count Ladislaus

1917
as Bucky Raine
1916
as The Villainous Count

1916
as The Clerk
1916
as Alfred the Count

1915
as Wallie Walton

1919
as bud hickson

1914
as Jack Murray

1916
as Bolles (as William Dunn)

1926
as Guillet (as William Dunn)

1915
as Phillip Hardin

1912
as One of the Beecham Brothers
1912
as Bert Austin - Billy's Rival

1925
as Gaston
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