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Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Acting1908Prentice, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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.

Acting History

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
The Love Boat
TVas Steve Brian• 1 eps
1976
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1968
Rogue's Gallery
as Dr. Jonas Pettingill
Petticoat Junction
TVas Dennis Roberts• 1 eps
1960
This Is Your Life
TVas Self• 1 eps
1959
21 Beacon Street
TVas Dennis Chase
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Dennis O'Finn• 1 eps
1956
Uranium Boom
as Bradford "Brad" E. Collins
1955
1954
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Roger Duane
1952
Cattle Town
as Mike McGann
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Dr. Ben Halleck
1951
Raton Pass
as Marc Challon
1950
Perfect Strangers
as David Campbell
Pretty Baby
as Sam Morley
1949
Two Guys and a Gal
as Dennis Morgan
1948
One Sunday Afternoon
as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes
To the Victor
as Paul Taggart
Two Guys from Texas
as Steve Carroll
1947
My Wild Irish Rose
as Chauncey Olcott
Always Together
as The Bridegroom (uncredited)
Cheyenne
as James Wylie
Hollywood Wonderland
as Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
1946
One More Tomorrow
as Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot
as Col. Robert Lee Scott
Christmas in Connecticut
as Jefferson Jones
1944
I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
The Road to Victory
as Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
The Very Thought of You
as Sgt. David Stewart
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Jack Norworth
1943
The Hard Way
as Paul Collins
The Desert Song
as Paul Hudson / El Khobar
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Tommy Randolph
1942
In This Our Life
as Peter Kingsmill
Captains of the Clouds
as Johnny Dutton
Wings for the Eagle
as Corky 'Cork' Jones
1941
Kisses for Breakfast
as Rodney Trask
Affectionately Yours
as 'Rickey' Mayberry
Bad Men of Missouri
as Cole Younger
1940
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn Strafford
The Fighting 69th
as Lieutenant Ames
Flight Angels
as Chick Farber
Tear Gas Squad
as Tommy McCabe
River's End
as John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston
March On, Marines
as Bob Lansing
1939
Waterfront
as Jim Dolan
No Place to Go
as Joe Plummer
Persons in Hiding
as Mike Flagler
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Dinny Logan
1938
King of Alcatraz
as First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)
Illegal Traffic
as Cagey Miller
1937
Mama Steps Out
as Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Marine 2nd Lt.
1936
Suzy
as Lieutenant
The Great Ziegfeld
as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
I Conquer the Sea!
as Tommy Ashley
Piccadilly Jim
as Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited)
Annie Laurie
as William Douglas

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/20/1908
Day of Death
9/7/1994
Place of Birth
Prentice, Wisconsin, USA