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Phil Dunham(1885-1972)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Phil Dunham
Something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace.
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Reefer Madness (1938)
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Phil Dunham was born on 23 April 1885 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for I'll Name the Murderer (1936), Feud of the West (1936) and Special Agent K-7 (1936). He died on 5 September 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 23, 1885
DiedSeptember 5, 1972(87)
BornApril 23, 1885
DiedSeptember 5, 1972(87)
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Known for

Ralph Forbes and Marion Shilling in I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
I'll Name the Murderer
5.2
  • Ed - Newspaper Editor(uncredited)
  • 1936
Hoot Gibson, Bob Kortman, Nelson McDowell, and Francis Walker in Feud of the West (1936)
Feud of the West
5.2
  • Writer(as Philip Dunham)
  • 1936
Willy Castello, Donald Reed, Fred Kelsey, Walter McGrail, Dick Rich, William Royle, and Jack C. Smith in Special Agent K-7 (1936)
Special Agent K-7
6.0
  • Croupier(uncredited)
  • 1936
Louise Beavers in Life Goes On (1938)
Life Goes On
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Van Johnson, Tony Martin, and Esther Williams in Easy to Love (1953)
    Easy to Love
    6.2
    • Desk Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
    The Bad and the Beautiful
    7.7
    • Pawnbroker (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Singin' in the Rain
    8.3
    • Audience Member (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Leslie Caron, and Louis Calhern in The Man with a Cloak (1951)
    The Man with a Cloak
    6.6
    • Quartet Member (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
    Three Guys Named Mike
    6.2
    • Convair Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Virginia Field and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Dial 1119
    6.8
    • Druggist (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
    Annie Get Your Gun
    6.8
    • Cynical Man (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Act of Violence (1948)
    Act of Violence
    7.5
    • Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Clark Gable, Anne Baxter, Lana Turner, and John Hodiak in Homecoming (1948)
    Homecoming
    6.8
    • Elevator Operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • June Allyson and Van Johnson in The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
    The Bride Goes Wild
    6.2
    • Wedding Guest (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Alexander Knox and Ann Sothern in The Judge Steps Out (1948)
    The Judge Steps Out
    6.8
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Robert Taylor and Audrey Totter in High Wall (1947)
    High Wall
    6.9
    • Patient (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Margaret O'Brien in The Unfinished Dance (1947)
    The Unfinished Dance
    6.5
    • Night Watchman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
    6.9
    • Composing Room Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Clark Gable in The Hucksters (1947)
    The Hucksters
    6.7
    • Man in Elevator (uncredited)
    • 1947

Writer

  • Iris Lancaster and Fred Scott in Ridin' the Trail (1940)
    Ridin' the Trail
    • story and screenplay
    • 1940
  • Claire Rochelle and Fred Scott in Two Gun Troubador (1939)
    Two Gun Troubador
    4.8
    • story and screenplay
    • 1939
  • Laurence Criner, Vernon McCalla, and Nina Mae McKinney in Gang Smashers (1938)
    Gang Smashers
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Lena Horne in The Duke Is Tops (1938)
    The Duke Is Tops
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1938
  • Louise Beavers in Life Goes On (1938)
    Life Goes On
    5.8
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Rex Bell, Murdock MacQuarrie, and Lois Wilde in Stormy Trails (1936)
    Stormy Trails
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Maxine Doyle, Russell Gleason, and Rex Lease in Fury Below (1936)
    Fury Below
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Willy Castello, Donald Reed, Fred Kelsey, Walter McGrail, Dick Rich, William Royle, and Jack C. Smith in Special Agent K-7 (1936)
    Special Agent K-7
    6.0
    • photoplay
    • 1936
  • Hoot Gibson, Bob Kortman, Nelson McDowell, and Francis Walker in Feud of the West (1936)
    Feud of the West
    5.2
    • screenplay (as Philip Dunham)
    • 1936
  • Ralph Forbes and Marion Shilling in I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
    I'll Name the Murderer
    5.2
    • story and screenplay (as Philip Dunham)
    • 1936
  • Rex Bell, Bob Kortman, and Cecilia Parker in Rainbow Ranch (1933)
    Rainbow Ranch
    5.5
    • dialogue
    • 1933
  • Cross Country Run
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • Dorothy Gulliver, George J. Lewis, Eddie Phillips, and Hayden Stevenson in Farewell (1929)
    Farewell
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • Speeding Youth
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1929
  • George J. Lewis, Eddie Phillips, and Hayden Stevenson in The Bookworm Hero (1928)
    The Bookworm Hero
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1928

Director

  • The Judge's Revenge (1917)
    The Judge's Revenge
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Joy Riders (1917)
    The Joy Riders
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Even as Him and Her (1917)
    Even as Him and Her
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Billy Bevan and Lucille Hutton in Counting Out the Count (1917)
    Counting Out the Count
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Backward Sons and Forward Daughters (1917)
    Backward Sons and Forward Daughters
    Short
    • Director
    • 1917

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Reefer Madness - 75th Anniversary Expanded Edition
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Reefer Madness - 75th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Philip Dunham
  • Born
    • April 23, 1885
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 5, 1972
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    British-born, Cambridge-educated, silent screen actor and writer with previous vaudeville and repertory experience. Appeared in silent comedy shorts for Universal, Kalem, Pathe, and Fox. At Educational, starred in his own series of "Cameo Comedies". From the mid-'30s, reduced to playing bit parts in feature films.
  • Nickname
    • Philip Dunham

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