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William R. Dunn (actor)

January 20, 2023

William R. Dunn (May 23, 1888 – March 24, 1946) was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville.

William R. Dunn
Still from the American drama film The Forbidden Valley (1920) with Warren Chandler, William R. Dunn, Charles Kent, May McAvoy, and Bruce Gordon
Born(1888-05-23)May 23, 1888
Astoria, New York
DiedMarch 24, 1946(1946-03-24) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
SpouseSabel Johnson
Children1

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.[1]

Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn. He went on to perform in vaudeville.[2]

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;[3] and along Evelyn Nesbitt, Russell Thaw, Henry Clive, Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget (1918), directed by James Kirkwood.[4]

Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson, who performed in, and wrote for, vaudeville sketches. They had a son, William Welcome Dunn.[1]

Filmography

  • Sundown (1941) as Kipsang's Victim
  • Stanley and Livingstone (1939) as Chuma
  • Too Hot to Handle (1938) as Native Chief
  • White Hunter (1936) as Minor Role
  • Roberta (1935) as Wabash Indianian
  • Black Moon (1934) as Langa
  • King of the Jungle (1933)
  • Nagana (1933) as Mukovo
  • Painted Ponies (1927) as Pinto Pete
  • Devil's Island (1926) as Guillet
  • Vanishing Hoofs (1926) as Jack Slade
  • The Redeeming Sin (1925) as Gaston
  • The Forbidden Valley (1920) as Dave
  • The House of the Tolling Bell (1920) as Jules La Rocque
  • The Blood Barrier (1920) as Eugene Solari
  • Respectable by Proxy (1920) as Clinton Hale
  • The Undercurrent (1919) as Ivan
  • Woman, Woman! (1919) as Bud Hickson
  • I Want to Forget (1918) as Helgar
  • The Buyer from Cactus City (1918)
  • Social Quicksands (1918) as Jim
  • The Little Runaway (1918) as Peter Dowd
  • Nemesis and the Candy Man (1918)
  • Beyond the Law (1918) as Grat Dalton
  • The Wooing of Princess Pat (1918) as Count Ladislaus
  • His Own People (1917) as Percival Cheltenham
  • I Will Repay (1917) as Steve
  • The Princess of Park Row (1917) as Kronski
  • Mary Jane's Pa (1917) as Barrett Sheridan
  • Clover's Rebellion (1917) as Bucky Raine
  • The Gift of the Magi (1917)
  • Babette (1917) as Guinard
  • The Secret Kingdom (1917) as Juan
  • The Scarlet Runner (1916) as Fitzgerald
  • The Man Behind the Curtain (1916) as Mr. Gardner
  • Artie, the Millionaire Kid (1916) as The detective
  • Beaned by a Beanshooter (1916) as The Villainous Count
  • Mrs. Dane's Danger (1916) as Jasper Dicey
  • The Human Cauldron (1916) as Jack
  • For a Woman's Fair Name (1916) as Bolles
  • The Man He Used to Be (1916) as Robert Landy
  • In Arcadia (1916) as The Clerk
  • The Surprises of an Empty Hotel (1916) as Alfred the Count
  • On Her Wedding Night (1915) as Carlo
  • The Kidnapped Stockbroker (1915) as Alan Oldham – MacLaren's Partner
  • My Lost One (1915) as Henri Durcharme – the Orchestra Conductor
  • The Return of Maurice Donnelly (1915) as Gang Member
  • The Juggernaut (1915) as Phillip Hardin
  • For Another's Crime (1915) as Steve Harney – Deputy Sheriff
  • The Right Girl? (1915) as Mr. Newlywed
  • In the Latin Quarter (1915)
  • Love and Law (1915)
  • Love Will Out (1914)
  • Out of the Past (1914) as Cyril Benton
  • COD (1914) as Wallie Walton
  • The Spirit of the Poppy (1914) as Jack Murray
  • The Locked Door (1914) as Harold Forsythe, Arnold's Son
  • The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
  • The Spitfire (1914) as Beasley
  • The Bar Cross Liar (1914) as The Bar Cross Liar
  • The Caballero's Way (1914) as The Cisco Kid
  • A Modern Jekyll and Hyde (1913) as Bill Hykes – Jethro's Henchman
  • The Wreck (1913) as John Squires – the Secretary's Son
  • The Whimsical Threads of Destiny (1913) as Pietro, Circus Director
  • Why I Am Here (1913)
  • When Glasses Are Not Glasses (1913)
  • The Line-Up (1913) as Harvey Livingston, Edith's Brother
  • An Imp Romance (1913) as 2nd Rival Sculptor
  • Gold Is Not All (1913) as Mr. Rich
  • The New Magdalen (1912) as Horace Holmcroft – a War Correspondent
  • The Old Folks' Christmas (1912) as Frank Dobson
  • The Long Strike (1912) as Richard Readley
  • Lass o' the Light (1912) as The Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
  • No Greater Love (1912) as Paul's Brother
  • Vengeance (1912) as James Ridley
  • Human Hearts (1912)
  • Making Good (1912) as Bert Austin – Billy's Rival
  • The Widow's Claim (1912) as Jack – the Gambler
  • The High Cost of Living (1912) as Mr. Mailman
  • Chamber of Forgetfulness (1912) as The Young Man from the West
  • Saved from the Titanic (1912) as Jack's pal
  • Her Week of Anguish (1912) as The Husband
  • The Red Ink Tragedy (1912) as An Innocent Suspect
  • A Son's Ingratitude (1912) as Robert Gray – the Son
  • The Seventh Son (1912) as One of the Beecham Brothers
  • The Black Wall (1912)
  • A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
  • The Hobo's Redemption (1912) as Jim Donovan – Manager of the Mine
  • For the Honor of the Family (1912) as Maj. Jarvis
  • Love Finds the Way (1912) as Wallace Hardy – Jack's Rival
  • Love Will Find a Way (1912) as The Rival
  • Alma's Champion (1912) as Stephen Bradish
  • Vanity Fair (1911)
  • The Sick Man from the East (1911) as 1st Thief
  • His Wife's Secret (1911) as Jackson
  • Saving the Special (1911) as Pete Black – the False Friend
  • His Last Cent (1911)
  • The Voiceless Message (1911) as The Burglar
  • Her Cowboy Lover (1911) as Harry Brady
  • The Gossip (1911)
  • The Foolishness of Jealousy (1911) as Lou Carson
  • The Mate of the 'John M' (1911) as Jim – the Mate of the John M
  • The Wager (1911) as Masters
  • In the Philippines; or, By the Campfire's Flicker (1911)
  • How Millie Became an Actress (1911) as Dick Graham – Millie's Sweetheart
  • The Thumb Print (1911) as Martini – Case's Partner
  • The Second Honeymoon (1911) as Sadie's Sweetheart
  • Birds of a Feather (1911) as Dick – Agnes's Sweetheart
  • Billy the Kid (1911)
  • The Long Skirt (1911)

References

  1. ^ a b "Harry T. Morey and W. R. Dunn Have Made History in 'Movies'". Tampa Bay Times. February 25, 1917. p. 2J. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Won't let him play nice men". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 7, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fleming, E.J. (October 25, 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9780786477258.
  4. ^ Mavis, Paul (June 8, 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 9781476604275.

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William R Dunn May 23 1888 March 24 1946 was an American actor on film and stage and in vaudeville William R DunnStill from the American drama film The Forbidden Valley 1920 with Warren Chandler William R Dunn Charles Kent May McAvoy and Bruce GordonBorn 1888 05 23 May 23 1888Astoria New YorkDiedMarch 24 1946 1946 03 24 aged 57 Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupationActorSpouseSabel JohnsonChildren1Dunn 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 1 Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn He went on to perform in vaudeville 2 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 3 and along Evelyn Nesbitt Russell Thaw Henry Clive Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget 1918 directed by James Kirkwood 4 Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson who performed in and wrote for vaudeville sketches They had a son William Welcome Dunn 1 Filmography EditSundown 1941 as Kipsang s Victim Stanley and Livingstone 1939 as Chuma Too Hot to Handle 1938 as Native Chief White Hunter 1936 as Minor Role Roberta 1935 as Wabash Indianian Black Moon 1934 as Langa King of the Jungle 1933 Nagana 1933 as Mukovo Painted Ponies 1927 as Pinto Pete Devil s Island 1926 as Guillet Vanishing Hoofs 1926 as Jack Slade The Redeeming Sin 1925 as Gaston The Forbidden Valley 1920 as Dave The House of the Tolling Bell 1920 as Jules La Rocque The Blood Barrier 1920 as Eugene Solari Respectable by Proxy 1920 as Clinton Hale The Undercurrent 1919 as Ivan Woman Woman 1919 as Bud Hickson I Want to Forget 1918 as Helgar The Buyer from Cactus City 1918 Social Quicksands 1918 as Jim The Little Runaway 1918 as Peter Dowd Nemesis and the Candy Man 1918 Beyond the Law 1918 as Grat Dalton The Wooing of Princess Pat 1918 as Count Ladislaus His Own People 1917 as Percival Cheltenham I Will Repay 1917 as Steve The Princess of Park Row 1917 as Kronski Mary Jane s Pa 1917 as Barrett Sheridan Clover s Rebellion 1917 as Bucky Raine The Gift of the Magi 1917 Babette 1917 as Guinard The Secret Kingdom 1917 as Juan The Scarlet Runner 1916 as Fitzgerald The Man Behind the Curtain 1916 as Mr Gardner Artie the Millionaire Kid 1916 as The detective Beaned by a Beanshooter 1916 as The Villainous Count Mrs Dane s Danger 1916 as Jasper Dicey The Human Cauldron 1916 as Jack For a Woman s Fair Name 1916 as Bolles The Man He Used to Be 1916 as Robert Landy In Arcadia 1916 as The Clerk The Surprises of an Empty Hotel 1916 as Alfred the Count On Her Wedding Night 1915 as Carlo The Kidnapped Stockbroker 1915 as Alan Oldham MacLaren s Partner My Lost One 1915 as Henri Durcharme the Orchestra Conductor The Return of Maurice Donnelly 1915 as Gang Member The Juggernaut 1915 as Phillip Hardin For Another s Crime 1915 as Steve Harney Deputy Sheriff The Right Girl 1915 as Mr Newlywed In the Latin Quarter 1915 Love and Law 1915 Love Will Out 1914 Out of the Past 1914 as Cyril Benton COD 1914 as Wallie Walton The Spirit of the Poppy 1914 as Jack Murray The Locked Door 1914 as Harold Forsythe Arnold s Son The Heart of Sonny Jim 1914 The Spitfire 1914 as Beasley The Bar Cross Liar 1914 as The Bar Cross Liar The Caballero s Way 1914 as The Cisco Kid A Modern Jekyll and Hyde 1913 as Bill Hykes Jethro s Henchman The Wreck 1913 as John Squires the Secretary s Son The Whimsical Threads of Destiny 1913 as Pietro Circus Director Why I Am Here 1913 When Glasses Are Not Glasses 1913 The Line Up 1913 as Harvey Livingston Edith s Brother An Imp Romance 1913 as 2nd Rival Sculptor Gold Is Not All 1913 as Mr Rich The New Magdalen 1912 as Horace Holmcroft a War Correspondent The Old Folks Christmas 1912 as Frank Dobson The Long Strike 1912 as Richard Readley Lass o the Light 1912 as The Assistant Lighthouse Keeper No Greater Love 1912 as Paul s Brother Vengeance 1912 as James Ridley Human Hearts 1912 Making Good 1912 as Bert Austin Billy s Rival The Widow s Claim 1912 as Jack the Gambler The High Cost of Living 1912 as Mr Mailman Chamber of Forgetfulness 1912 as The Young Man from the West Saved from the Titanic 1912 as Jack s pal Her Week of Anguish 1912 as The Husband The Red Ink Tragedy 1912 as An Innocent Suspect A Son s Ingratitude 1912 as Robert Gray the Son The Seventh Son 1912 as One of the Beecham Brothers The Black Wall 1912 A Cure for Pokeritis 1912 The Hobo s Redemption 1912 as Jim Donovan Manager of the Mine For the Honor of the Family 1912 as Maj Jarvis Love Finds the Way 1912 as Wallace Hardy Jack s Rival Love Will Find a Way 1912 as The Rival Alma s Champion 1912 as Stephen Bradish Vanity Fair 1911 The Sick Man from the East 1911 as 1st Thief His Wife s Secret 1911 as Jackson Saving the Special 1911 as Pete Black the False Friend His Last Cent 1911 The Voiceless Message 1911 as The Burglar Her Cowboy Lover 1911 as Harry Brady The Gossip 1911 The Foolishness of Jealousy 1911 as Lou Carson The Mate of the John M 1911 as Jim the Mate of the John M The Wager 1911 as Masters In the Philippines or By the Campfire s Flicker 1911 How Millie Became an Actress 1911 as Dick Graham Millie s Sweetheart The Thumb Print 1911 as Martini Case s Partner The Second Honeymoon 1911 as Sadie s Sweetheart Birds of a Feather 1911 as Dick Agnes s Sweetheart Billy the Kid 1911 The Long Skirt 1911 References Edit a b Harry T Morey and W R Dunn Have Made History in Movies Tampa Bay Times February 25 1917 p 2J Retrieved July 2 2022 via Newspapers com Won t let him play nice men The Tacoma Daily Ledger November 7 1920 p 58 Retrieved July 2 2022 via Newspapers com Fleming E J October 25 2013 Wallace Reid The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol McFarland Publishing p 32 ISBN 9780786477258 Mavis Paul June 8 2015 The Espionage Filmography United States Releases 1898 through 1999 McFarland Publishing p 150 ISBN 9781476604275 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to William R Dunn actor William R Dunn at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William R Dunn actor amp oldid 1096191368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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