Harvey B. Dunn
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Harvey B. Dunn was an American television and film actor. Dunn was best known for his appearances in several 1950s B movie
s including three Ed Wood films, Bride of the Monster
(1955), Night of the Ghouls
(1959), and The Sinister Urge
(1961).
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s including three Ed Wood films, Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster
Bride of the Monster is a 1955 sci-fi horror film starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy and Loretta King Hadler. It was produced, directed and co-written by Edward D. Wood, Jr....
(1955), Night of the Ghouls
Night of the Ghouls
Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 horror film written and directed by Ed Wood. It is a sequel of sorts to the 1955 film Bride of the Monster...
(1959), and The Sinister Urge
The Sinister Urge (film)
The Sinister Urge is a 1961 crime drama film that was written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film was featured in episode 613 of the cult television show, Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Synopsis :...
(1961).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley Vengeance Valley Vengeance Valley is a Western film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel by Luke Short. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer failed to renew the copyright on this film in 1978, so it is now in the public domain in the United States.-Plot:... |
Poker Dealer | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Racket Squad Racket Squad Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock, a fictional detective working for the San Francisco, California Police Department.... |
1st Man - Ed | Episode: "The Case of the Miracle Mud" |
| 1951 | Bannerline | Grand Jury Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Reunion in Reno | Court Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Fireside Theater Fireside Theater Fireside Theater is an American anthology drama series that ran from on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Stories were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling. While it was panned... |
Episode: "Another Harvest" | |
| 1953 | Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid | Zeke | Television movie |
| 1953 | The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid (TV series) The Cisco Kid is a half-hour American Western television series starring Duncan Renaldo in the title role, The Cisco Kid, and Leo Carrillo as the jovial sidekick, Pancho... |
Cookie | Episode: "Smuggled Silver" |
| 1954 | I Led Three Lives I Led Three Lives I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs from October 1, 1953 to January 1, 1956. The series stars Richard Carlson... |
Photography clerk | Episode: "Asylum" |
| 1954 | Dragon's Gold | Board Member | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Sabrina Sabrina (1954 film) Sabrina is a 1954 comedy-romance film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylor's play Sabrina Fair... |
Party Guest with Tray | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The Whistler The Whistler The Whistler was an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. It was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." The program was adapted into a film noir series by Columbia Pictures in... |
Episode: "The First Year" | |
| 1955 | Bride of the Monster Bride of the Monster Bride of the Monster is a 1955 sci-fi horror film starring Bela Lugosi, along with Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy and Loretta King Hadler. It was produced, directed and co-written by Edward D. Wood, Jr.... |
Captain Tom Robbins | Alternative title: Bride of the Atom |
| 1955 | One Desire | Lamplighter | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Tales of the Texas Rangers Tales of the Texas Rangers Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952... |
Bert Haskins | Episode: "Carnival Criss-Cross" |
| 1955 | Producers' Showcase Producers' Showcase Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth Monday at 8 p.m. ET for three seasons, beginning October... |
Episode: "Out Town" | |
| 1955 | It's a Dog's Life | Pawnbroker | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Medic Medic (TV series) Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures, establishing the style for later medical series.Created by its principal writer James E... |
Harvy | Episode: "Just Like Your Father" |
| 1956 | Ransom! Ransom! Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama examining the reactions of parents, police, and the public to a kidnapping. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film was based on a popular episode of "The United States Steel Hour" titled "Fearful Decision," which aired in 1954... |
Elderly Man | Uncredited |
| 1956 | I Killed Wild Bill Hickok I Killed Wild Bill Hickok - Cast :*Johnny Carpenter as 'Johnny Rebel' Savage*Denver Pyle as Jim Bailey*Virginia Gibson as Anne James*Tom Brown as Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok*Helen Westcott as Bella Longtree*I. Stanford Jolley as Henry Longtree*Frank 'Red' Carpenter as Ring Pardo... |
Dr. Reed | |
| 1956 | Highway Patrol Highway Patrol (TV series) Highway Patrol is a syndicated action crime drama series produced 1955-1959.-Overview:Highway Patrol stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state... |
Charlie Webster | Episode: "Prospector" |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive The Fastest Gun Alive The Fastest Gun Alive is a 1956 western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain and Broderick Crawford.-Plot:Notorious gunslinger George Kelby Jr. and his wife Dora settle down in a peaceful little town of Cross Creek under assumed identities to avoid having to continually face men out to become... |
Teller | Uncredited |
| 1956 to 1958 | Sky King Sky King Sky King is a 1940s and 1950s American radio and television adventure series. The title character is Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King... |
Appleby Bailey |
2 episodes |
| 1957 | Last of the Badmen | Gallatin telegraph operator | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm | Judge | |
| 1958 | Desire Under the Elms Desire Under the Elms (film) Desire Under the Elms is a 1958 American film version of the 1924 play Desire Under the Elms written by Eugene O'Neill. The film was directed by Delbert Mann from a screenplay by O'Neill and Irwin Shaw. The cast included Sophia Loren as Abbie , Anthony Perkins as Eben, Burl Ives as Ephraim, Frank... |
Farmer | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson Bat Masterson (TV series) Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black and white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961... |
Mayor | Episode: "General Sherman's March Through Dodge City" |
| 1959 | Night of the Ghouls Night of the Ghouls Night of the Ghouls is a 1959 horror film written and directed by Ed Wood. It is a sequel of sorts to the 1955 film Bride of the Monster... |
Henry | Alternative title: Revenge of the Dead |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | The Verger | Uncredited |
| 1959 | Teenagers from Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space is a 1959 science-fiction film about an extraterrestrial space ship landing on Earth to use it as a farm for its food supply. The crew of the ship includes teenagers, two of whom oppose each other in their activities. The independent film was originally distributed by... |
Gramps Morgan | Alternative title: The Gargon Terror |
| 1960 | The Deputy The Deputy (TV series) The Deputy is a 1959-1961 half-hour NBC western series featuring Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord, a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun.-Production:... |
Sleepy Man | Episode: "Passage to New Orleans" |
| 1960 | The Untouchables The Untouchables (1959 TV series) The Untouchables is an American crime drama that ran from 1959 to 1963 on ABC. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalized the experiences of Eliot Ness, a real-life Prohibition agent, as he fought crime in Chicago during the 1930s with the help of a... |
Apartment Superintendent | Episode: "The Purple Gang" |
| 1961 | The Sinister Urge The Sinister Urge (film) The Sinister Urge is a 1961 crime drama film that was written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film was featured in episode 613 of the cult television show, Mystery Science Theater 3000.- Synopsis :... |
Mr. Romaine | |
| 1961 | Ada Ada (film) Ada is a 1961 political drama film made by Avon Productions and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by... |
Politician | Uncredited |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, of the same name, based on the 1938 film adaptation of the original stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. The ballroom scene and the ending were taken from the previous film adaptation , rather than from... |
Ascot extra | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Long, Hot Summer | Barlett | Episode: "Home Is a Nameless Place" |
| 1965 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an anthology television series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967... |
Episode: "The Admiral" |