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Bobby Dunn
Bobby Dunn
	Dunn in 1921
Born	Robert P. Dunn; August 28, 1890; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	March 24, 1937 (aged 46); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1912–1937

Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Cops in Hoffmeyer's Legacy.^[1]

Early years edit

Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,^[2] to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn,^{[citation needed]} and attended St. Johns Military Academy. He was a world-champion high-diver with Dr. Carver's diving horses.^[2]

Career edit

Dunn started his film career at Keystone Studios with Mack Sennett and worked as a comedian and stuntman for a variety of other film studios as well. He lost many of his teeth and suffered other injuries performing stunts as well, including the loss of one of his eyes when he fell into a barrel of water and his eye was irreparably damaged by a floating matchstick.^[3] The glass eye he wore after that accident gave him a somewhat "cross-eyed" appearance, although that effect "served only to empower his comedic career."^[3] Later, during the 1920s and 1930s, he performed as a supporting player for many of the film industry's leading comedians, such as Harold Lloyd, W. C. Fields, Charley Chase, the Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy.

Death edit

Dunn died of a heart attack on March 24, 1937, in Hollywood, California,^[2] at the age of 46. His grave site is at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography edit

A Hash House Fraud (1915)

Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912, Short) - Keystone Kop (uncredited)
In and Out (1914, Short)
A Hash House Fraud (1915, Short)
Hogan, the Porter (1915, Short) - Desk Clerk
Hogan's Mussy Job (1915, Short) - Apartment House Manager
Fatty's New Role (1915, Short) - Grocer (uncredited)
Hogan's Romance Upset (1915, Short) - Weary Willie
Hogan's Aristocratic Dream (1915, Short) - Hogan's Valet
Hogan Out West (1915, Short) - Hogan's Rival
A Versatile Villain (1915, Short)
The Little Teacher (1915, Short) - 3rd Unruly Student
Those Bitter Sweets (1915, Short)
Fatty's Tintype Tangle (1915, Short) - Laughing Man (uncredited)
A Game Old Knight (1915, Short)
Fickle Fatty's Fall (1915, Short) - Man in Shower
Hogan's Wild Oats (1915, Short) - Theatre Patron (uncredited)
His Auto Ruination (1916, Short) - The Janitor
His Pride and Shame (1916, Short) - Red Dugan
By Stork Delivery (1916, Short) - The Janitor
His Last Laugh (1916, Short) - The Holdup Man
His Bread and Butter (1916, Short) - The Head Waiter
Bath Tub Perils (1916, Short) - Bathing Suited Guest in Room (uncredited)
Bubbles of Trouble (1916, Short) - The True Love's Pal
The Winning Punch (1916, Short) - Slim's Rival
His Busted Trust (1916, Short) - The Sculptor
Villa of the Movies (1917, Short) - The Landlord
Secrets of a Beauty Parlor (1917, Short)
A Maiden's Trust (1917, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Two Crooks (1917, Short) - 2nd Crook
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917, Short) - Party Guest (uncredited)
Hero for a Minute (1917, Short) - Kid Cameraflage
Barbarous Plots (1918, Short)
A Flyer in Folly (1918, Short) - Jasper Junk
A High Diver's Last Kiss (1918, Short)
East Lynne with Variations (1919, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Lions and Ladies (1919, Short)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) - Minor Role (uncredited)
His Naughty Wife (1919, Short)
Skirts (1921)
His Fiery Beat (1921, Short)
Be Reasonable (1921, Short) - The Girl's Father
Oh, Mabel Behave (1922) - Inn Patron (uncredited)
Fresh Paint (1922, Short)
Hands Up (1922, Short)
All Wrong (1922, Short) - The Boob
Give Me Air (1922, Short)
The Fast Mailman (1922)
Our Alley (1923)
Ain't Love Awful? (1923, Short)
Hot Foot (1923, Short)
Oh! Shoot (1923, Short)
No Danger (1923, Short)
My Error (1923, Short)
All Is Lost (1923, Short)
The Rivals (1923, Short) - Bobby
Why Wait? (1924, Short)
This Way Out (1924, Short)
Easy Work (1924, Short)
Easy Money (1924, Short)
A Fake Alarm (1924, Short)
Unmounted Policemen (1924, Short)
Keep Healthy (1924, Short)
Ship Ahoy! (1924, Short)
Green Grocers (1924, Short)
Politics (1924, Short)
Flapper Fever (1924, Short)
My Little Brother (1924, Short)
Case Dismissed (1924, Short)
Miners Over 21 (1924, Short)
The Cry Baby (1924, Short)
I'm Cured (1924, Short)
Hello, 'Frisco (1924, Short) - Bobby
The Plumber's Helper (1924, Short)
The General Store (1924, Short)
Tee for Two (1925, Short) - Subway Guard
Whispering Whiskers (1926, Short) - Minor Role (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter (1926) - Ferdie
Wandering Willies (1926, Short) - Waiter
Alice Be Good (1926, Short) - Flirty Dancer
When the Wife's Away (1926)
Masked Mamas (1926, Short) - Guest in Lobby / Drunk on Street (uncredited)
The Divorce Dodger (1926, Short) - Apartment Tenant
A Dozen Socks (1927, Short) - Trainer
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927, Short) - Bemused Sailor (uncredited)
Love in a Police Station (1927, Short) - Cop
The Upland Rider (1928) - Shorty
Speedy (1928) - Tough (uncredited)
The Barker (1928) - Hamburger Concessionaire (uncredited)
The Power of the Press (1928) - Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Taxi Spooks (1929, Short)
The Royal Rider (1929) - Wild West Show Member
An Oklahoma Cowboy (1929)
Captain Cowboy (1929)
The Wagon Master (1929) - Buckeye Pete
Riders of the Storm (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929, Short)
Oh, Yeah! (1929) - Railroad Man at Bonfire (uncredited)
The Racketeer (1929) - The Rat
The Trespasser (1929) - Milkman (uncredited)
Code of the West (1929) - Shorty Gordon
Neath Western Skies (1929) - Percival Givens
The Parting of the Trails (1930) - 'Restless' Roberts
Parade of the West (1930) - Shorty
Loose Ankles (1930) - Butler (uncredited)
Call of the Desert (1930) - Hardrock
The Fighting Legion (1930) - Waiter (uncredited)
Le joueur de golf (1930) - (uncredited)
Half-Pint Polly (1930, Short) - Spud
The Canyon of Missing Men (1930) - Gimpy Lamb
America or Bust (1930, Short)
Canyon Hawks (1930) - Shorty
Trails of Danger (1930) - Deputy Shorty
The Lottery Bride (1930) - Miner (uncredited)
Phantom of the Desert (1930) - Short Cowhand (uncredited)
Breed of the West (1930) - Shorty
Reducing (1931) - Train Station Extra (uncredited)
Hell's Valley (1931) - Shorty, Texas Ranger
Sweepstakes (1931) - Bidder at Horse Auction (uncredited)
Pardon Us (1931) - Insurgent Convict (uncredited)
Monkey Business (1931) - Gangster (uncredited)
Side Show (1931) - Little Man (uncredited)
The Phantom (1931) - Shorty - the Chauffeur
Bad Company (1931) - Hood Shot on Balcony (uncredited)
Half Holiday (1931, Short) - Ice Cream Man (uncredited)
The Last Ride (1931) - Dink
Taxi! (1932) - Cab Driver at Meeting (uncredited)
Lady! Please! (1932, Short) - Janitor (uncredited)
The Flirty Sleepwalker (1932, Short) - Caddy Master
Million Dollar Legs (1932) - Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Honeymoon Beach (1932, Short) - Billy's Butler
The Dentist (1932, Short) - Dentist's Caddy (uncredited)
Hypnotized (1932) - Sailor (uncredited)
Terror Aboard (1933) - Cross-eyed Sailor
Me and My Pal (1933, Short) - Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Don't Bet on Love (1933) - Cross-Eyed Bettor (uncredited)
The Bowery (1933) - Cockeyed Violinist (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor (1933) - Sailor (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Everything (1934) - News Vendor (uncredited)
Wheels of Destiny (1934) - Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Twisted Rails (1934) - Bolivar's Henchman (uncredited)
Broadway Bill (1934) - (uncredited)
Tit for Tat (1935, Short) - Customer (uncredited)
One More Spring (1935) - Bum (uncredited)
One Run Elmer (1935, Short) - Pitcher (uncredited)
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) - Cross-Eyed Man (uncredited)
The Roaring West (1935) - Freighter (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland (1935) - Native Henchman / Man Dispensing Flyers (uncredited)
Redheads on Parade (1935) - Grip (uncredited)
Here Comes Cookie (1935) - Old Crony (uncredited)
The Bohemian Girl (1936) - Cockeyed Bartender (uncredited)
The Lucky Corner (1936, Short) - 'Poisoned' customer
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Arbor Day (1936, Short) - Crowd Extra
Neighborhood House (1936) - Irate Moviegoer (uncredited)
Our Relations (1936) - Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Way Out West (1937) - Barfly (uncredited)
Slave Ship (1937) - Crew Member (uncredited)
Religious Racketeers (1938) - Holy Man (uncredited) (final film role)

References edit

^ Lahue, Kalton C. (1971). Mack Sennett's Keystone: The man, the myth and the comedies. New York: Barnes. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-498-07461-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Goldhammer, Harvey (2014). "Meet the Keystone Kops", Silent-ology, 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

External links edit

Bobby Dunn at IMDb
F.V.H. (film virtual history person) B. Dunn

[1] Lahue, Kalton C. (1971). Mack Sennett's Keystone: The man, the myth and the comedies. New York: Barnes. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-498-07461-5.

[bd-2] Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[Keystone-3] Goldhammer, Harvey (2014). "Meet the Keystone Kops", Silent-ology, 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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