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.

[1] He began his career in Chicago as a vaudeville entertainer in the early 1920s as part of a comedy duo with Ed East entitled "The Mirthquakers".

[1] A capstone of "The Mirthquakers" performance run was being one of the leading acts for the opening of Radio City Music Hall on December 27, 1932.

[1] He returned to Broadway numerous times during the 1940s, appearing as General Bardini in The Merry Widow (1943-1944), Calchas in Helen Goes to Troy (1944), the Duke of Maddeloni in The Maid as Mistress (1944), Joe Horn in Sadie Thompson (1944-1945), Dapper Dan Pepper in Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945), and Cap'n Andy in Show Boat (1946-1947).

Among these were All the King's Men (1949), The Breaking Point (1950), The War of the Worlds (1953), Daddy Long Legs (1955), and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).