Stephen Dunne (actor)
Stephen Dunne | |
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Stephen Dunne in the 1945 film Doll Face | |
Born |
Stephen Michael Dunne January 13, 1918 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died |
September 2, 1977 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Other names | Stephen Dunn, Steve Dunn, Steve Dunne |
Years active | 1936–1977 |
Stephen Michael Dunne (January 13, 1918,[1] – September 2, 1977) was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey.
Professional career
He was active on television and in films from 1945 to 1973 and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michael Dunne, Stephan Dunne, and Steve Dunne.
He also had roles on radio at several times, including as the voice of private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade from 1950 to 1951. In the 1960-1961 season, he and Mark Roberts (1921–2006) played private detective brothers in the syndicated television series The Brothers Brannagan.
Dunne appeared in several television shows, including Professional Father, The Millionaire, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Petticoat Junction, Batman (episodes 47 and 48), Dragnet 1967, Nanny and the Professor, and The Brady Bunch. He also hosted or guest-hosted four game shows including Truth or Consequences, Queen for a Day and Double Exposure.
Partial filmography
- Junior Miss (1945) - Uncle Willis Reynolds
- Doll Face (1945) - Frederick Manly Gerard
- Shock (1946) - Dr. Stevens
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) - Prof. Edward 'Ed' Bland
- The Son of Rusty (1947) - Jed Barlow
- Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Roy Bivins
- When a Girl's Beautiful (1947) - Marshall Forrest
- The Woman from Tangier (1948) - Ray Shapley
- The Return of October (1948) - Prof. Stewart
- The Dark Past (1948) - Owen Talbot
- The Big Sombrero (1949) - Jimmy Garland
- Rusty Saves a Life (1949) - Fred Gibson
- Law of the Barbary Coast (1949) - Phil Morton
- The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949) - Steve Carter
- Kazam (1949) - Thomas Weyman
- Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Ralph Winton
- The Underdown Story (1950) - Chuck Lee
- Lady Possessed (1952) - Tom Wilson
- The WAC from Walla Walla (1952) - Lt. Tom Mayfield
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) - Brennan (uncredited)
- Above and Beyond (1952) - Maj. Harry Bratton, Co-Pilot B-29 Tests
- Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! (1956) - Bill Haven
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) - Tom Crandall
- I Married a Woman (1958) - Bob Sanders
- Home Before Dark (1958) - Hamilton Gregory
- The Explosive Generation (1961) - Bobby Herman Sr.
- Hand of Death (1962) - Tom Holland
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) - Stanley Kael - Second Newscaster (uncredited)
- The Late Liz (1971) - Si Addams
- Superdad (1973) - TV Moderator (Last appearance)
References
- ↑ "Stephen Dunne". IMDb. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
External links
- Stephen Dunne at the Internet Movie Database
- Stephen Dunne at AllMovie
- His radiography: his career on the radio, as a radio jockey, etc.