Ralph Dumke | |
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 Publicity Photo of Ralph Dumke | |
| Born | Ralph Ernest Dumke July 25, 1899 |
| Died | January 4, 1964 (aged 64) |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Years active | 1934–1961 |
| Spouse |
Greta Leona Edner (m. 1925) |
| Children | 2 |
Ralph Ernest Dumke (July 25, 1899 – January 4, 1964) was an American comedian and actor who had an active career from the early 1920s up until his death in 1964. He rose to fame as part of a comedy duo with Ed East, performing nationally in vaudeville on the B. F. Keith Circuit from 1922-1932 and then headlining the nationally popular daily afternoon radio program "Sisters of the Skillet" on NBC Radio. In the 1940s Dumke worked as a character actor in Broadway musicals, and from 1949-1964 he worked in American film and television.