6 Best Ralph Dunn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 19, 2026

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Ralph Dunn was one of Hollywood’s most prolific uncredited character actors and appeared in hundreds of films across five decades, often as a cop or cabbie. Nobody Lives Forever falls a con man for his intended widow victim, Deep Valley hides an escaped convict with a shy farm girl, Little Giant swept a naive vacuum salesman into corporate sales culture, and The Pajama Game falls a superintendent for a union rep. Buck Privates Come Home and Moontide round out the list.

The Pajama Game (1957) 01

The Pajama Game (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ralph Dunn appears in this Doris Day musical about a factory superintendent who falls for the union grievance representative during a heated wage dispute.

Directed by Stanley Donen & George Abbott · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Little Giant (1946) 02

Little Giant (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Ralph Dunn is in this Abbott and Costello comedy about a naive door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman who gets swept up in a corrupt corporate sales culture.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Deep Valley (1947) 03

Deep Valley (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Ralph Dunn features in this drama about a shy, sheltered farm girl who helps an escaped convict hide from the law in an isolated rural area.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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Nobody Lives Forever (1946) 04

Nobody Lives Forever (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ralph Dunn appears in this noir about a con man planning to swindle a wealthy widow who finds himself unexpectedly falling in love with her.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Buck Privates Come Home (1947) 05

Buck Privates Come Home (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Ralph Dunn features in this Abbott and Costello comedy about two bumbling ex-soldiers who return from war and adopt a French orphan girl they smuggled home.

Directed by Charles Barton · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Moontide (1942) 06

Moontide (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Ralph Dunn features in this drama about a drifting dockworker with a violent past who falls for a woman he rescues from a suicide attempt.

Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 34m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.