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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 Dunn[1]
Children1

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

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.[2]

Dunn debuted as an actor in 1900 with the Corse Payton Stock Company in Brooklyn. He went on to perform in vaudeville.[3]

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;[4] and along Evelyn Nesbitt, Russell Thaw, Henry Clive, Alphonse Ethier and Jane Jennings in I Want to Forget (1918), directed by James Kirkwood.[5]

Dunn was married to Sabel Johnson, who performed in, and wrote for, vaudeville sketches. They had a son, William Welcome Dunn.[2]

Filmography[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Affidavit of Sabel Johnson Dunn, Read in Opposition to Motion". Supreme Court. 1916.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Won't let him play nice men". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 7, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fleming, E.J. (October 25, 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9780786477258.
  5. ^ Mavis, Paul (June 8, 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 9781476604275.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Dunn_(actor)

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