Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | In the Nick of Time | as Jimmy Dunn | |
| 1930 | Believe It or Not#3 | Reporter | uncredited |
| Barefoot Days | |||
| Tom Thumbs Down | as Jimmy Dunn | ||
| The Varsity Show | as Jimmy Dunn | ||
| 1931 | Bad Girl | Eddie Collins | |
| Sob Sister | Garry Webster | ||
| Over the Hill | Johnny Shelby as an Adult | ||
| 1932 | Society Girl | Johnny Malone | |
| Dance Team | Jimmy Mulligan | ||
| Handle with Care | Bill Gordon | ||
| 1933 | Hold Me Tight | Chuck | |
| Hello, Sister! | Jimmy | ||
| Arizona to Broadway | Smiley Wells | ||
| Sailor's Luck | Jimmy Harrigan | ||
| Jimmy and Sally | Jimmy O'Connor | ||
| The Girl in 419 | Dr. Daniel French | ||
| Take a Chance | Duke Stanley | ||
| 1934 | Hold That Girl | Barney Sullivan | |
| 365 Nights in Hollywood | James 'Jimmy' Dale | ||
| Have a Heart | James 'Jimmie' Flaherty | ||
| Bright Eyes | James 'Loop' Merritt | ||
| Change of Heart | Mack McGowan | ||
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Jimmy Dugan | ||
| Baby Take a Bow | Eddie Ellison | ||
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Eddie Nolan | |
| The Daring Young Man | Don McLane | ||
| The Payoff | Joe McCoy | ||
| Welcome Home | Richard Foster | ||
| George White's 1935 Scandals | Eddy Taylor | ||
| 1936 | Come Closer, Folks | Jim Keene | |
| Don't Get Personal | Bob | ||
| Hearts in Bondage | Lieutenant Kenneth Reynolds | ||
| Two-Fisted Gentleman | Mickey | ||
| Mysterious Crossing | Addison Francis Murphy | ||
| 1937 | We Have Our Moments | John Wade | |
| Living on Love | Gary Martin | ||
| Venus Makes Trouble | Buzz Martin | ||
| 1938 | Shadows Over Shanghai | Johnny McGinty | |
| 1939 | Pride of the Navy | Speed Brennan | |
| Mercy Plane | Speed Leslie | ||
| 1940 | Son of the Navy | Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone | |
| Hold That Woman! | Jimmy Parker, a Skip-Tracer | ||
| 1942 | The Living Ghost | Nick Trayne | |
| 1943 | The Ghost and the Guest | Webster Frye | |
| 1944 | Leave It to the Irish | Terry Moran, Private Investigator | |
| Government Girl | Sergeant Joe Blake | ||
| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Johnny Nolan aka The Brooklyn Thrush | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| The Caribbean Mystery | Mr. Smith | ||
| 1946 | That Brennan Girl | Denny Reagan aka Prof. Who's Its | |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy | Brian McCoy | |
| 1948 | Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven | Mike | |
| 1950 | A Wonderful Life | ||
| The Golden Gloves Story | Joe Riley | ||
| 1960 | The Bramble Bush | Stew Schaeffer | |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Telegrapher | |
| 1966 | The Oscar | Network Executive |
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