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James Howard Dunn was an American actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the romantic drama film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1946) and received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Early in his career, he was billed as Jimmy Dunn.
Birth Name
James Howard Dunn
Born
Saturday, 02 November 1901
Died
Friday, 01 September 1967
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Lt. Kenneth Reynolds (clip from Hearts in Bondage (1936)) | 1991 |
| Frontline | Young Marlowe | 1983 |
| Hollywood's Children | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1982 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Shadow Over Elveron | Luke Travers | 1968 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Milo | 1967 |
| T.H.E. Cat | Joey Crato | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Network Executive / TV executive | 1966 |
| Branded | Sam Manning | 1965 |
| Slattery's People | Samuel Walton | 1964 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Republic Pictures Story | Lt. Kenneth Reynolds (clip from Hearts in Bondage (1936)) | 1991 |
| Frontline | Young Marlowe | 1983 |
| Hollywood's Children | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1982 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Shadow Over Elveron | Luke Travers | 1968 |
| Dundee and the Culhane | Milo | 1967 |
| T.H.E. Cat | Joey Crato | 1966 |
| The Oscar | Network Executive / TV executive | 1966 |
| Branded | Sam Manning | 1965 |
| Slattery's People | Samuel Walton | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Russ Landers | 1963 |
| The Great Adventure | Indian Agent McLean | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Lou Bragan | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | P.J. Cunningham | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Honus Shamroy | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Congressman Matthew J. Cosgrove | 1962 |
| Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Telegrapher | 1962 |
| The Investigators | Chief Reynolds | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Stanley Schultz / Eric Bender | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Tippy the Clown | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Van Carter / Mexia | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Jethrow Burke | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Bramble Bush | Stew Schaeffer / Stew Schaffer | 1960 |
| Bonanza | Danny Lynch | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Dr. Soloman Flood | 1959 |
| Naked City | Peter Wilkin | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gabe Henshaw | 1958 |
| Wagon Train | Clyde Winslow | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Jackson / Melvin Cooper | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Sheriff Allan Garrett | 1955 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Dan | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | J. Henry Newman | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Jerry Cohan | 1954 |
| Climax! | Warren / Eldon Abernathy | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Self | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Earl Morgan / Earl | 1954 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Dan McLain | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | McPugg's Manager / Curley | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | William O. Dapping | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Actor | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Joey | 1950 |
| The Golden Gloves Story | Joe Riley | 1950 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Actor / Self | 1950 |
| Studio One | Frank Gabriel | 1948 |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | Tommy Malone | 1948 |
| Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven | Mike | 1948 |
| Killer McCoy | Brian McCoy | 1947 |
| That Brennan Girl | Denny Reagan | 1946 |
| The Caribbean Mystery | Mr. Smith | 1945 |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Johnny Nolan | 1945 |
| Leave It to the Irish | Terry Moran | 1944 |
| Take It or Leave It | Jimmy Dugan: Clip from 'Stand Up and Cheer' / Himself | 1944 |
| Government Girl | Sergeant Joe Blake | 1943 |
| The Ghost and the Guest | Webster Frye | 1943 |
| The Living Ghost | Nick Trayne | 1942 |
| Hold That Woman! | Jimmy Parker | 1940 |
| Son of the Navy | Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone | 1940 |
| Mercy Plane | 'Speed' Leslie | 1939 |
| Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Self | 1939 |
| Pride of the Navy | Speed Brennan | 1939 |
| Shadows Over Shanghai | Johnny McGinty | 1938 |
| Living on Love | Gary Martin | 1937 |
| Venus Makes Trouble | Buzz Martin | 1937 |
| We Have Our Moments | John Wade | 1937 |
| Mysterious Crossing | Addison Francis Murphy | 1936 |
| Come Closer, Folks | Jim Keene | 1936 |
| Two-Fisted Gentleman | Mickey | 1936 |
| Hearts in Bondage | Lt. Kenneth Reynolds | 1936 |
| Don't Get Personal | Bob McDonald | 1936 |
| Bad Boy | Eddie Nolan | 1935 |
| The Payoff | Joe McCoy | 1935 |
| Welcome Home | Richard Foster | 1935 |
| The Daring Young Man | Don McLane | 1935 |
| George White's 1935 Scandals | Eddie | 1935 |
| Bright Eyes | Loop Merritt | 1934 |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | James 'Jimmy' Dale | 1934 |
| Have a Heart | James 'Jimmie' Flaherty | 1934 |
| Baby, Take a Bow | Eddie Ellison | 1934 |
| Change of Heart | Mack McGowan / Mark McGowan | 1934 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Jimmy Dugan | 1934 |
| Hold That Girl | Barney Sullivan | 1934 |
| Take a Chance | Duke Stanley | 1933 |
| Jimmy and Sally | Jimmy O'Connor | 1933 |
| Arizona to Broadway | Smiley Wells | 1933 |
| The Girl in 419 | Dr. Daniel French | 1933 |
| Hold Me Tight | Chuck | 1933 |
| Hello, Sister! | Jimmy | 1933 |
| Sailor's Luck | Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan | 1933 |
| Handle with Care | Bill Gordon | 1932 |
| Society Girl | Johnny Malone | 1932 |
| Dance Team | Jimmy Mulligan | 1932 |
| Over the Hill | Johnny Shelby as an Adult | 1931 |
| Bad Girl | Eddie Collins | 1931 |
| Believe It or Not #3 | Reporter | 1930 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
