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Cliff Dunstan

1899 – 1968

American stage and screen actor

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Lived 1899 – 1968 (aged 69). Cliff Dunstan was a television actor, stage actor, actor and film actor.

Cliff Dunstan (born Clifford Dunstan; July 18, 1899 – November 8, 1968) was an American actor known for his work on stage, in film, and on television. He appeared in numerous Broadway productions and had roles in films and TV series in the mid-20th century.

Theater Dunstan began his stage career in the early 1930s and performed in a wide variety of plays and musicals on Broadway. His Broadway credits include:

1932: The Round Up as Parenthesis 1935: Three Men on a Horse as Clarence Dobbins 1937: Room Service as Joseph Gribble 1938: The Boys from Syracuse as Merchant of Ephesus / Tailor 1939: Aries Is Rising as Jake 1940: The Unconquered as Upravdom 1940: Pal Joey as Assistant Hotel Manager 1942: Beat the Band as Hotel Manager 1944: Snafu as Detective 1946: Annie Get Your Gun as Mac 1950: Arms and the Girl as General Lucius Curtis 1951: Out West of Eighth as Horace MacNamara

Film Dunstan also appears in two films, most notably in the Marx Brothers' Room Service, where he reprises the role he originated on Broadway.

1934: Woman in the Dark as Doctor 1938: Room Service as Joseph Gribble

Television On television, he had appearances in:

1950: Rocky King, Detective

1951: Shadow of the Cloak

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Who was Cliff Dunstan?

American stage and screen actor

When was Cliff Dunstan born?

Cliff Dunstan was born on 18 July 1899.

When did Cliff Dunstan die?

Cliff Dunstan died on 8 November 1968.

What was Cliff Dunstan's occupation?

Cliff Dunstan was a television actor, stage actor, actor and film actor.

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· Wikidata: Q134100177

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