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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-12-20 (116 years old)

Place of Birth

Prentice, Wisconsin, USA

Dennis Morgan

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dennis Morgan (born Earl Stanley Morner, December 20, 1908 – September 7, 1994) was an American actor-singer. He used the acting pseudonym Richard Stanley before adopting the name under which he gained his greatest fame.

Morgan started working at MGM as Stanley Morner. His best roles were in Mama Steps Out (1937) and Song of the City (1937), but he mostly did small parts. Morgan signed with Paramount billed as Richard Stanley. He was in several films in 1938 and 1939, including Men With Wings (1938).

At Warner Bros. Morgan was billed as Dennis Morgan and was finally given lead roles in B movies such as Waterfront (1939) and No Place to Go (1939). In 1940 he was promoted to A movies. His best parts were in Kitty Foyle (1940) (on loan to RKO), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), and God is My Co-Pilot. He was often paired with Jack Carson. After Morgan's contract with Warner ended in 1952 he appeared in sporadic television guest roles. He retired from film work in 1956.

Known For

Acting

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977

The Love Boat as Steve Brian

1976

1974

That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)

1968

Rogue's Gallery as Dr. Jonas Pettingill

1963

Petticoat Junction as Dennis Roberts

1959

21 Beacon Street as Dennis Chase

1956

Uranium Boom as Bradford "Brad" E. Collins

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Dennis O'Finn

1954

1953

1952

This Woman Is Dangerous as Dr. Ben Halleck
Cattle Town as Mike McGann

1951

Raton Pass as Marc Challon

1950

Perfect Strangers as David Campbell
Pretty Baby as Sam Morley

1949

It's a Great Feeling as Dennis Morgan

1948

One Sunday Afternoon as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes
Two Guys from Texas as Steve Carroll
To the Victor as Paul Taggart

1947

Cheyenne as James Wylie
My Wild Irish Rose as Chauncey Olcott
Always Together as The Bridegroom (uncredited)
Hollywood Wonderland as Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

1946

Two Guys from Milwaukee as Prince Henry
One More Tomorrow as Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III

1945

Christmas in Connecticut as Jefferson Jones
God Is My Co-Pilot as Col. Robert Lee Scott

1944

The Road to Victory as Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
The Very Thought of You as Sgt. David Stewart
Shine on Harvest Moon as Jack Norworth
I Am an American as Self (uncredited)

1943

The Hard Way as Paul Collins
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Tommy Randolph
The Desert Song as Paul Hudson / El Khobar

1942

Captains of the Clouds as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
In This Our Life as Peter Kingsmill
Wings for the Eagle as Corky 'Cork' Jones

1941

Affectionately Yours as 'Rickey' Mayberry
Bad Men of Missouri as Cole Younger
Kisses for Breakfast as Rodney Trask

1940

Kitty Foyle as Wyn Strafford
Flight Angels as Chick Farber
River's End as John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston
Tear Gas Squad as Tommy McCabe
Three Cheers for the Irish as Angus Ferguson
The Fighting 69th as Lieutenant Ames
March On, Marines as Bob Lansing

1939

No Place to Go as Joe Plummer
Waterfront as Jim Dolan
Persons in Hiding as Mike Flagler
Ride, Cowboy, Ride as Dinny Logan

1938

Men with Wings as Galton
Illegal Traffic as Cagey Miller
King of Alcatraz as First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)

1937

Mama Steps Out as Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner)
Navy Blue and Gold as Marine 2nd Lt.

1936

I Conquer the Sea! as Tommy Ashley
Piccadilly Jim as Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited)
Annie Laurie as William Douglas
The Great Ziegfeld as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
Suzy as Lieutenant