Bobby Dunn
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Bobby Dunn was a comic actor
who appeared in several Laurel & Hardy comedies, beginning with Duck Soup, and notably as the shoplifter in Tit for Tat.
, to Richard P. Dunn and Melissa Dunn.
, Dunn started his career at Keystone
Film Company production. He worked in a number of American motion-picture producer and director Mack Sennett
's comedies, and lost one of his eyes in a stunt that went wrong (while falling into a barrel of water, his eye was caught by a floating matchstick on top) and had to wear a glass eye, which gave him a somewhat cross-eyed appearance. He later supported such comedians as Harold Lloyd
, W.C. Fields and Charley Chase
, before his early death.
, at the age of 46. Died on the 24 March 1937.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared in several Laurel & Hardy comedies, beginning with Duck Soup, and notably as the shoplifter in Tit for Tat.
Biography
Born Robert V. Dunn in Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, to Richard P. Dunn and Melissa Dunn.
Career
A native of Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
, Dunn started his career at Keystone
Keystone Studios
Keystone Studios was an early movie studio founded in Edendale, California in 1912 as the Keystone Pictures Studio by Mack Sennett with backing from Adam Kessel and Charles O. Bauman, owners of the New York Motion Picture Company...
Film Company production. He worked in a number of American motion-picture producer and director Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
's comedies, and lost one of his eyes in a stunt that went wrong (while falling into a barrel of water, his eye was caught by a floating matchstick on top) and had to wear a glass eye, which gave him a somewhat cross-eyed appearance. He later supported such comedians as Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies....
, W.C. Fields and Charley Chase
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
, before his early death.
Filmography
- Neighborhood House (1936)
- The Lucky CornerThe Lucky CornerThe Lucky Corner is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 143rd Our Gang short to be released.-Plot:...
(1936) - The Bohemian GirlThe Bohemian Girl (1936 film)The Bohemian Girl is a 1936 feature film version of the opera The Bohemian Girl by Michael William Balfe. It was produced at the Hal Roach Studios, and stars Laurel and Hardy and Thelma Todd in her last role before her death.-Plot:...
(1936) - One Run ElmerOne Run ElmerOne Run Elmer is a 1935 short comedy film featuring Buster Keaton.-Cast:* Buster Keaton - Elmer* Lona Andre - The Girl* Dewey Robinson - The umpire* Harold Goodwin - Elmer's rival* Bobby Dunn - Ball player...
(1935) (uncredited) - Tit for TatTit for Tat (1935 film)Tit for Tat is a 1935 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was the only direct sequel they made, following the story of the previous year's Them Thar Hills...
(1935) - Me and My Pal (1933)
- The DentistThe Dentist (1932 film)The Dentist is a 1932 American comedy short starring W.C. Fields. The film is one of four short films Fields made with the "king of comedy," Mack Sennett, at Paramount. Although Sennett was near the end of his career, he found good use of the new medium of talking pictures for comedy, as the film...
(1932) - Honeymoon Beach (1932)
- The Flirty Sleepwalker (1932)
- Lady! Please! (1932)
- The Last Ride (1931)
- Half Holiday (1931)
- The Phantom (1931)
- Side Show (1931)
- Pardon Us (1931)
- Breed of the West (1930)
- Trails of Danger (1930)
- Canyon Hawks (1930)
- America or Bust (1930)
- The Canyon of Missing Men (1930)
- Half-Pint Polly (1930)
- Call of the Desert (1930)
- Loose Ankles (1930) (uncredited)
- Parade of the West (1930)
- The Parting of the Trails (1930)
- Neath Western Skies (1929)
- Code of the West (1929)
- The Racketeer (1929)
- Bacon GrabbersBacon GrabbersBacon Grabbers is a 1929 silent comedy short starring Laurel and Hardy as attachment officers trying to repossess Edgar Kennedy's console radio. The title is 1920s slang for what today would be called "repo men." Kennedy's wife is played by Jean Harlow....
(1929) - Riders of the Storm (1929)
- The Wagon Master (1929)
- Captain Cowboy (1929)
- An Oklahoma Cowboy (1929)
- The Royal Rider (1929)
- Taxi Spooks (1929)
- The Upland Rider (1928)
- Speedy (1928) (uncredited)
- Love in a Police Station (1927)
- A Dozen Socks (1927)
- Masked Mamas (1926)
- The Divorce Dodger (1926)
- When the Wife's Away (1926)
- Alice Be Good (1926)
- Wandering Willies (1926)
- The Thrill Hunter (1926)
- Whispering Whiskers (1926)
- Tee for Two (1925)
- Hello, 'Frisco (1924)
- I'm Cured (1924)
- The Cry Baby (1924)
- Miners Over 21 (1924)
- Case Dismissed (1924)
- My Little Brother (1924)
- Green Grocers (1924)
- Politics (1924)
- Flapper Fever (1924)
- Ship Ahoy! (1924)
- Keep Healthy (1924)
- Unmounted Policemen (1924)
- Easy Money (1924)
- A Fake Alarm (1924)
- Easy Work (1924)
- This Way Out (1924)
- Why Wait? (1924)
- The General Store (1924)
- The Plumber's Helper (1924)
- The Rivals (1923)
- All Is Lost (1923)
- Hot Foot (1923)
- Ain't Love Awful? (1923)
- My Error (1923)
- No Danger (1923)
- Oh! Shoot (1923)
- Our Alley (1923)
- Give Me Air (1922)
- Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
- All Wrong (1922)
- Hands Up (1922)
- Fresh Paint (1922)
- The Fast Mailman (1922)
- Be Reasonable (1921)
- His Fiery Beat (1921)
- His Naughty Wife (1919)
- East Lynne with Variations (1919)
- Lions and LadiesLions and LadiesLions and Ladies is a 1919 American comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy....
(1919) - A High Diver's Last Kiss (1918)
- A Flyer in Folly (1918)
- Barbarous Plots (1918)
- Hero for a Minute (1917)
- Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)
- Two Crooks (1917)
- A Maiden's Trust (1917)
- Secrets of a Beauty Parlor (1917)
- Villa of the Movies (1917)
- His Busted Trust (1916)
- The Winning Punch (1916/II)
- Bubbles of Trouble (1916)
- Bath Tub Perils (1916)
- His Bread and Butter (1916)
- His Last Laugh (1916)
- By Stork Delivery (1916)
- His Pride and Shame (1916)
- His Auto Ruination (1916)
- Fickle Fatty's FallFickle Fatty's FallFickle Fatty's Fall is a 1915 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Phyllis Allen* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle* Glen Cavender* Ivy Crosthwaite* Alice Davenport* Bobby Dunn - Man* Minta Durfee* May Emory* Edgar Kennedy...
(1915) - A Game Old Knight (1915)
- Fatty's Tintype TangleFatty's Tintype TangleFatty's Tintype Tangle is a 1915 comedy short film. A man, tired of his mother-in-law's henpecking, leaves home in anger and sits on a park bench, where a photographer takes a picture of him sitting next to a married woman, whose husband is not pleased....
(1915) - Those Bitter Sweets (1915)
- A Versatile Villain (1915)
- Hogan Out West (1915)
- Hogan's Aristocratic Dream (1915)
- Hogan's Romance UpsetHogan's Romance UpsetHogan's Romance Upset is a 1915 short comedy film directed by Charles Avery and featuring both Fatty Arbuckle and Harold Lloyd in uncredited roles as a spectators.-Cast:* Charles Murray - Hogan* Bobby Dunn - Weary Willie* Louise Fazenda* Ben Turpin...
(1915) - Fatty's New RoleFatty's New RoleFatty's New Role is a 1915 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Hobo* Mack Swain - Ambrose Schnitz* Joe Bordeaux* Glen Cavender* Luke the Dog* Bobby Dunn* Billy Gilbert* Frank Hayes...
(1915) - Hogan, the Porter (1915)
- Hogan's Mussy Job (1915)
- Hogan's Wild Oats (1915)
- A Hash House Fraud (1915)
- In and Out (1914)
- Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
Death
Bobby Dunn died in Hollywood, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, at the age of 46. Died on the 24 March 1937.