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James Dunne(1883-1957)

  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Stunts
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James Dunne was born on 23 July 1883 in New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Womanpower (1926), The Eyes of Mystery (1918) and Footlights and Fools (1929). He died on 20 May 1957 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 23, 1883
DiedMay 20, 1957(73)
BornJuly 23, 1883
DiedMay 20, 1957(73)
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Known for

Ralph Graves and Katherine Perry in Womanpower (1926)
Womanpower
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1926
The Eyes of Mystery (1918)
The Eyes of Mystery
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as James J. Dunne)
  • 1918
Footlights and Fools (1929)
Footlights and Fools
5.7
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1929
John Gilbert in St. Elmo (1923)
St. Elmo
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1923

Credits

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Actor

  • A Maker of Guns (1915)
    A Maker of Guns
    Short
    • (as James J. Dunne)
    • 1915
  • Movie Fans
    Short
    • 1915
  • The Man with the Hoe
    Short
    • A Farmhand
    • 1914
  • The Touch of a Little Hand
    Short
    • 1914
  • The Harvest of Regrets
    Short
    • 1914
  • His Winning Way
    Short
    • 1914
  • A Rural Romance
    Short
    • 1914
  • Riley Chamberlin, Ethyle Cooke, Madeline Fairbanks, Marion Fairbanks, and David Thompson in The Pendulum of Fate (1914)
    The Pendulum of Fate
    Short
    • 1914
  • The Toy Shop
    Short
    • 1914
  • His Enemy
    Short
    • A Clerk
    • 1914
  • A Telephone Strategy
    Short
    • A Robber
    • 1914
  • Their Cousin from England
    Short
    • Jack - May's Sweetheart
    • 1914
  • The Grand Passion
    Short
    • 1914
  • The Skating Master
    Short
    • Roger (as Jim Dunne)
    • 1914
  • The Success of Selfishness
    Short
    • Percy - A Masher
    • 1914

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Billie Dove, Conway Tearle, and Judith Vosselli in The Lady Who Dared (1930)
    The Lady Who Dared
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Footlights and Fools (1929)
    Footlights and Fools
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1929
  • Colleen Moore in Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
    Smiling Irish Eyes
    3.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Lila Lee and Edmund Lowe in One Increasing Purpose (1927)
    One Increasing Purpose
    • assistant director
    • 1927
  • Ralph Graves and Katherine Perry in Womanpower (1926)
    Womanpower
    • assistant director
    • 1926
  • John Gilbert in St. Elmo (1923)
    St. Elmo
    • assistant director
    • 1923
  • The Eyes of Mystery (1918)
    The Eyes of Mystery
    • assistant director (as James J. Dunne)
    • 1918
  • Doris Grey in What Doris Did (1916)
    What Doris Did
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1916

Stunts

  • Oris Erhuero in Europa: Based on a True Story (2019)
    Europa: Based on a True Story
    7.6
    • stunts
    • 2019
  • Bert Delaney in The Net (1916)
    The Net
    6.9
    • stunt double: Ethel Jewett (uncredited)
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • James J. Dunne
  • Born
    • July 23, 1883
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 20, 1957
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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