William R. Dunn (actor)

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William R. Dunn (actor) - Wikipedia

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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
Died	March 24, 1946(1946-03-24) (aged 57) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Sabel Johnson Dunn^[1]
Children	1

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

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

^ "Affidavit of Sabel Johnson Dunn, Read in Opposition to Motion". Supreme Court. 1916.
^ ^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.

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