Dennis Morgan
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
Credits
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Steve Brian
- 1976 · Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Tour Guide
- 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
- 1955 · Pearl of the South Pacific as Dan Merrill
- 1955 · The Gun That Won the West as Jim Bridger
- 1954 · A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Roger Duane
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1952 · Cattle Town as Mike McGann
- 1952 · This Woman Is Dangerous as Dr. Ben Halleck
- 1951 · Painting The Clouds With Sunshine as Vince
- 1951 · Raton Pass as Marc Challon
- 1950 · Pretty Baby as Sam Morley
- 1950 · Perfect Strangers as David Campbell
- 1949 · Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
- 1949 · The Lady Takes a Sailor as Bill Craig
- 1949 · It's a Great Feeling as Dennis Morgan
- 1948 · One Sunday Afternoon as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes
- 1948 · To the Victor as Paul Taggart
- 1948 · Two Guys from Texas as Steve Carroll
- 1948 · Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight as Jack Norworth in Film Clip from 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' (uncredited/archive footage)
- 1947 · Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
- 1947 · My Wild Irish Rose as Chauncey Olcott
- 1947 · Always Together as The Bridegroom (uncredited)
- 1947 · Hollywood Wonderland as Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
- 1947 · Cheyenne as James Wylie
- 1946 · Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
- 1946 · The Time, The Place and The Girl as Steven Ross
- 1946 · Okay for Sound as
- 1946 · Two Guys from Milwaukee as Prince Henry
- 1946 · One More Tomorrow as Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III
- 1945 · Christmas in Connecticut as Jefferson Jones
- 1945 · God Is My Co-Pilot as Col. Robert Lee Scott
- 1944 · Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
- 1944 · I Am an American as Self (uncredited)
- 1944 · Hollywood Canteen as Self
- 1944 · The Very Thought of You as Sgt. David Stewart
- 1944 · The Road to Victory as Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
- 1944 · The Shining Future as Self
- 1944 · Shine on Harvest Moon as Jack Norworth
- 1943 · The Desert Song as Paul Hudson / El Khobar
- 1943 · Thank Your Lucky Stars as Tommy Randolph
- 1943 · Stars on Horseback as
- 1943 · The Hard Way as Paul Collins
- 1942 · Wings for the Eagle as Corky 'Cork' Jones
- 1942 · In This Our Life as Peter Kingsmill
- 1942 · Captains of the Clouds as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
- 1941 · Bad Men of Missouri as Cole Younger
- 1941 · Kisses for Breakfast as Rodney Trask
- 1941 · Affectionately Yours as 'Rickey' Mayberry
- 1940 · Kitty Foyle as Wyn Strafford
- 1940 · March On, Marines as Bob Lansing
- 1940 · River's End as John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston
- 1940 · Flight Angels as Chick Farber
- 1940 · Tear Gas Squad as Tommy McCabe
- 1940 · Three Cheers for the Irish as Angus Ferguson
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as Lieutenant Ames
- 1939 · The Return of Doctor X as Dr. Rhodes
- 1939 · No Place to Go as Joe Plummer
- 1939 · Ride, Cowboy, Ride as Dinny Logan
- 1939 · Waterfront as Jim Dolan
- 1939 · Persons in Hiding as Mike Flagler
- 1938 · Illegal Traffic as Cagey Miller
- 1938 · King of Alcatraz as First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)
- 1938 · Men with Wings as Galton
- 1937 · Navy Blue and Gold as Marine 2nd Lt.
- 1937 · Song of the City as Tommy
- 1937 · Mama Steps Out as Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner)
- 1936 · Annie Laurie as William Douglas
- 1936 · Piccadilly Jim as Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited)
- 1936 · Suzy as Lieutenant
- 1936 · The Great Ziegfeld as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
- 1936 · I Conquer the Sea! as Tommy Ashley