Stephen Dunne (actor)

Stephen Dunne
Stephen Dunne in the 1945 film Doll Face
Born	Stephen Michael Dunne (1918-01-13)January 13, 1918 Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1977(1977-09-02) (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Stephen Dunn, Steve Dunn, Steve Dunne
Years active	1936–1977

Stephen Michael Dunne (January 13, 1918, – September 2, 1977) was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey. He was active on television and in films from 1945 to 1973 and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michael Dunne, Stephan Dunne, and Steve Dunne.

Dunne majored in drama and journalism during his two-and-a-half years at the University of Alabama. While there, he worked at a local radio station and "found himself in love with the business."

Dunne worked as an announcer at a radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts, and then went to New York, where he worked as both an announcer and a newscaster. He went on to star as private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade from 1950 to 1951. He played Lucky Larson in Deadline Mystery (1947), and he was the announcer for The Jack Kirkwood Show (1943 - 1946).

In 1950, Dunne starred in Love and Kisses on KTSL-TV in Los Angeles, California. On network television, Dunne starred in the comedy Professional Father (1955). He was the announcer for The Bob Crosby Show (1958) and The Liberace Show (1958-1959). In the 1960-1961 season, he and Mark Roberts played private detective brothers in the syndicated television series The Brothers Brannagan. He was also the host of the game shows Truth or Consequences (nighttime version, 1957),You're On Your Own (1956-1957) and Double Exposure (1961).

Dunne appeared in several television shows, including Professional Father, The Millionaire, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Petticoat Junction, Batman (episodes 47 and 48), Dragnet 1967, Nanny and the Professor, and The Brady Bunch.