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Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

Actor · Died January 4, 1964, aged 64 · South Bend, Indiana, USA

Ralph Dumke (July 25, 1899 - January 4, 1964) was an American actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 25, 1899
Died
January 4, 1964 (aged 64)
From
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 32% in 30 days

What are Ralph Dumke's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
26%
Self
18%
Power
13%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
6
Melancholic
6
Romantic
5
Joyful
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ralph Dumke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ralph Dumke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • All in a Night's Work(1961)

    as Baker

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Greendale Mayor Purdy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Elmer Gantry(1960)

    as Salesman in Saloon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Wake Me When It's Over(1960)

    as Senator Gillespie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Albert Humboldt (uncredited)

  • Dennis the Menace(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Burnley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Aikens

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Fry

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ed Wynn Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hartley

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Tooley

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Hudson Nichols · as Roland Carter

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Loving You(1957)

    as Jim Tallman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Buster Keaton Story(1957)

    as Mr. Jennings (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Annette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Abernathy

  • The Gale Storm Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Clem Thompson

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac(1956)

    as Warren Gillie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Francis in the Haunted House(1956)

    as Mayor Hargrove

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • When Gangland Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Walter Pritchard

  • Forever, Darling(1956)

    as Henry Opdyke

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956)

    as Police Chief Nick Grivett

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Artists and Models(1955)

    as Mr. Trimm (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Desperate Hours(1955)

    as Clint

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Hell's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Casino Drunk

  • Violent Saturday(1955)

    as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • They Rode West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Dr. Gibson

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Nelson · as Henry, Tourist

  • Father Knows Best(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Howard 'Mac' McGrath

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as MacMurdo

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Tumulty (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Massacre Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Phineas J. Canfield

  • Rails Into Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Frank Logan

  • She Couldn't Say No(1953)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Alaska Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Dad Jackson

  • It Should Happen to You(1954)

    as Beckhard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Alesworth

  • The President's Lady(1953)

    as Col. Stark

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The War of the Worlds(1953)

    as Buck Monahan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Count the Hours!(1953)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Lili(1953)

    as M. Corvier

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Mississippi Gambler(1953)

    as Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Life Of Riley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Donovan

  • Hurricane Smith(1952)

    as Ben Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mayor · as Mayor Holcomb · as Sam

  • Holiday for Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mike Hennighan

  • We're Not Married!(1952)

    as Twitchell (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The San Francisco Story(1952)

    as Winfield Holbert (as Ralph E. Dumke)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Carbine Williams(1952)

    as Andrew White

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Boots Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Beckett

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Husband (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mob(1951)

    as Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Law and the Lady(1951)

    as James Horace Caighn

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • When I Grow Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Carp

  • Where Danger Lives(1950)

    as Klauber

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Fireball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Bruno Crystal

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr. McAfee

  • The Breaking Point(1950)

    as Hannagan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Granger · as Kabner · as Kibbe · as Thurston

  • Mystery Street(1950)

    as Jim Black the Tattooist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • All the King's Men(1949)

    as Tiny Duffy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles from 1949 to 1961.

Biggest box office

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

$4K worldwide

Highest rated

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 60: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s55 · acting1960s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
4954

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ralph Dumke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

The Buster Keaton Story (1957)

56th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ralph Dumke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ralph Dumke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Bowers shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers