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James Dunn

Professione
Recitazione
Nascita
2 novembre 1901 · New York City, New York, USA
Morte
3 settembre 1967

Biografia

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)

Noto per

Locandina di Bonanza
Bonanza
Serie · 1959 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di Un albero cresce a Brooklyn
Un albero cresce a Brooklyn
Film · 1945 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di The Fugitive
The Fugitive
Serie · 1963 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di Gli uomini della prateria
Gli uomini della prateria
Serie · 1959 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di Bad Girl
Bad Girl
Film · 1931 · ★ 6,0
Locandina di Ricercato vivo o morto
Ricercato vivo o morto
Serie · 1958 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
Serie · 1954 · ★ 7,9
Locandina di Il virginiano
Il virginiano
Serie · 1962 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di La mascotte dell'aeroporto
La mascotte dell'aeroporto
Film · 1934 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost
Film · 1942 · ★ 4,2
Locandina di Piccola stella
Piccola stella
Film · 1934 · ★ 5,7
Locandina di Route 66
Route 66
Serie · 1960 · ★ 6,7

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