Harvey B. Dunn Explained

Harvey B. Dunn
Birth Date:August 19, 1894
Birth Place:Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
Death Place:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other Names:Harvey Dunn
Occupation:Actor

Harvey B. Dunn (August 19, 1894  - February 21, 1968) was an American television and film actor. Dunn was best known for his appearances in several 1950s B movies including three Ed Wood films, Bride of the Monster (1955), Night of the Ghouls (1959), and The Sinister Urge (1961). He also appeared in Wood's television pilot, Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid. He co-starred in the 1959 cult film Teenagers from Outer Space. Dunn additionally performed in a USO show Three Men or a Horse, singing as part of a male quartet.[1]

Trademark

Dunn is often identified by his missing index finger on his right hand. Called "the man with the missing finger" by such periodicals as The Times Record, Dunn lost his finger at the age of 13. Dunn became so tired of explaining how he lost his finger, initially he would lie and say it was runover by a steamer or it had been nipped off by a woodpecker. Finally, he had a printed card that explained its loss:[2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1948SupermanRailroad Track WorkerUncredited (chapters 1 & 2)
1951Vengeance ValleyPoker Dealer Uncredited
Racket Squad1st Man - Ed Episode: "The Case of the Miracle Mud"
BannerlineGrand Jury Clerk Uncredited
Reunion in RenoCourt Clerk
1952Fireside TheaterEpisode: "Another Harvest"
1953Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson KidZekeTelevision movie
1953The Cisco KidCookieEpisode: "Smuggled Silver"
1954I Led Three LivesPhotography clerkEpisode: "Asylum"
Dragon's GoldBoard Member Uncredited
SabrinaParty Guest with Tray
1955The WhistlerEpisode: "The First Year"
Bride of the MonsterCaptain Tom Robbins Alternative title: Bride of the Atom
One DesireLamplighterUncredited
Tales of the Texas RangersBert Haskins Episode: "Carnival Criss-Cross"
Producers' ShowcaseEpisode: "Out Town"
It's a Dog's LifePawnbroker Uncredited
1956GiantAfter dinner speaker
MedicHarvy Episode: "Just Like Your Father"
Ransom!Elderly Man Uncredited
I Killed Wild Bill HickokDr. Reed
Highway PatrolCharlie Webster Episode: "Prospector"
The Fastest Gun AliveTellerUncredited
1956 to
1958
Sky KingAppleby
Bailey
2 episodes
1957Last of the BadmenGallatin telegraph operator Uncredited
The Kettles on Old MacDonald's FarmJudge
1958Desire Under the ElmsFarmerUncredited
Bat MastersonMayor Episode: "General Sherman's March Through Dodge City"
1959Night of the GhoulsHenry Alternative title: Revenge of the Dead
The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerThe VergerUncredited
Teenagers from Outer SpaceGramps MorganAlternative title: The Gargon Terror
1960The DeputySleepy Man Episode: "Passage to New Orleans"
The UntouchablesApartment SuperintendentEpisode: "The Purple Gang"
The Sinister UrgeMr. Romaine
1961AdaPolitician Uncredited
1964My Fair LadyAscot extraUncredited
1965The Long, Hot SummerBarlettEpisode: "Home Is a Nameless Place"
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreEpisode: "The Admiral"

Notes and References

  1. News: Story of Lost Finger Bores Actor - So He Prints It. The Portsmouth Herald. 1946-01-04.
  2. Web site: USO performer in Philippine show draws comment. The Record (Troy). 1946-01-07.