Police Lt. Dundy — The Maltese Falcon Character Profile

About Police Lt. Dundy

A police lieutenant who interrogates Spade regarding the murders alongside Detective Polhaus. He later arrives at Spade's office to handle the aftermath of the conspirators' deaths and assists in the final arrests.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Elliott

Appears in

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Maltese Falcon

• Sam Spade (Ricardo Cortez)
• Ruth Wonderly (Bebe Daniels)
• Casper Gutman (Dudley Digges)
• Effie Perrine (Una Merkel)
• Iva Archer (Thelma Todd)
• Wilmer Cook (Dwight Frye)
• Det. Sgt. Tom Polhaus (J. Farrell MacDonald)
• Dr. Joel Cairo (Otto Matieson)
• Miles Archer (Walter Long)
• Capt. John Jacobi (uncredited) (Agostino Borgato)
• District Attorney (uncredited) (Morgan Wallace)
• Sarah the Prison Matron (uncredited) (Lucille Ward)