8.2
8.2
Over the Hill
1931
as Johnny Shelby as an Adult
James Dunn
Also known as: Jimmy Dunn
Acting
Born:November 2, 1901
Died:September 3, 1967(aged 65)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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)
Filmography (60 movies)
7.5
7.5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Johnny Nolan
7.0
7.0
Arizona to Broadway
1933
as Smiley Wells
7.0
7.0
Have a Heart
1934
as James 'Jimmie' Flaherty
6.7
6.7
Bright Eyes
1934
as Loop Merritt
6.5
6.5
Shadow Over Elveron
1968
as Luke Travers
6.2
6.2
Change of Heart
1934
as Mark McGowan
6.0
6.0
Killer McCoy
1947
as Brian McCoy
6.0
6.0
The Golden Gloves Story
1950
as Joe Riley
6.0
6.0
Living on Love
1937
as Gary Martin
6.0
6.0
Society Girl
1932
as Johnny Malone
5.9
5.9
Bad Girl
1931
as Eddie Collins
5.8
5.8
We Have Our Moments
1937
as John Wade
5.8
5.8
Hello, Sister!
1933
as Jimmy
5.6
5.6
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Eddie Ellison
5.5
5.5
Son of the Navy
1940
as Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone
5.3
5.3
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
as Mike
5.2
5.2
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Telegrapher
5.2
5.2
The Ghost and the Guest
1943
as Webster Frye
5.2
5.2
Government Girl
1943
as Sergeant Joe Blake
5.1
5.1
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Denny Reagan
5.0
5.0
The Caribbean Mystery
1945
as Mr. Smith
5.0
5.0
Hold That Woman!
1940
as Jimmy Parker
5.0
5.0
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan
5.0
5.0
Bad Boy
1935
as Eddie Nolan
4.9
4.9
The Payoff
1935
as Joe McCoy
4.9
4.9
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Jimmy Dugan
4.8
4.8
The Oscar
1966
as TV executive
4.8
4.8
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938
as Johnny McGinty
4.6
4.6
The Bramble Bush
1960
as Stew Schaffer
4.4
4.4
Hearts in Bondage
1936
as Lt. Kenneth Reynolds
4.2
4.2
The Living Ghost
1942
as Nick Trayne
4.0
4.0
Jimmy and Sally
1933
as Jimmy O'Connor
4.0
4.0
Take a Chance
1933
as Duke Stanley
4.0
4.0
Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
The Song Plugger
1930
as Man in Record Shop
4.0
4.0
George White's 1935 Scandals
1935
as Eddie
3.5
3.5
The Girl in 419
1933
as Dr. Daniel French
3.5
3.5
Venus Makes Trouble
1937
as Buzz Martin
3.1
3.1
Leave It to the Irish
1944
as Terry Moran
Journey to the Day
1960
as Melville Cooper
365 Nights in Hollywood
1934
as James 'Jimmy' Dale
Come Closer, Folks
1936
as Jim Keene
Mysterious Crossing
1936
as Addison Francis Murphy
Pride of the Navy
1939
as Speed Brennan
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Don McLane
Hold That Girl
1934
as Barney Sullivan
Mercy Plane
1939
as 'Speed' Leslie
Dance Team
1932
as Jimmy Mulligan
Handle with Care
1932
as Bill Gordon
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936
as Mickey
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Hold Me Tight
1933
as Chuck Evans
Sob Sister
1931
as Garry Webster
Welcome Home
1935
as Richard Foster
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
as Self(archive footage)
A Wonderful Life
1950
as Henry Wood
Mr. Broadway
1957
The Ninth Day
1957
In the Nick of Time
1929
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