Person Details
Birthday: 1908-12-20 02:05:30
Death: 1994-09-07 02:05:30
Aliases: Earl Stanley Morner , Stanley Morner , Richard Stanley
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Prentice, Wisconsin, USA
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Movie Involvements: 49
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
This Is Your Life
(1952) SelfAlfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Dennis O'FinnThe Great Ziegfeld
(1936) Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" NumberTo the Victor
(1948) Paul TaggartThat's Entertainment!
(1974) (archive footage)Kitty Foyle
(1940) Wyn StraffordPearl of the South Pacific
(1955) Dan MerrillTear Gas Squad
(1940) Tommy McCabeActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
1977 | Steve Brian | |
1976 | Tour Guide | |
1974 | (archive footage) | |
1968 | Dr. Jonas Pettingill | |
1963 | Dennis Roberts | |
1959 | Dennis Chase | |
1956 | Bradford "Brad" E. Collins | |
1955 | Dennis O'Finn | |
Dan Merrill | ||
Jim Bridger | ||
1954 | Self | |
1953 | Roger Duane | |
1952 | Self | |
Mike McGann | ||
Dr. Ben Halleck | ||
1951 | Vince | |
Marc Challon | ||
1950 | Sam Morley | |
David Campbell | ||
1949 | Self | |
Bill Craig | ||
Dennis Morgan | ||
1948 | Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes | |
Paul Taggart | ||
Steve Carroll | ||
Jack Norworth in Film Clip from 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' (uncredited/archive footage) | ||
1947 | Self | |
Chauncey Olcott | ||
The Bridegroom (uncredited) | ||
Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) | ||
James Wylie | ||
1946 | Self | |
Steven Ross | ||
N/A | ||
Prince Henry | ||
Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III | ||
1945 | Jefferson Jones | |
Col. Robert Lee Scott | ||
1944 | Self | |
Self (uncredited) | ||
Self | ||
Sgt. David Stewart | ||
Dennis Morgan (uncredited) | ||
Self | ||
Jack Norworth | ||
1943 | Paul Hudson / El Khobar | |
Tommy Randolph | ||
N/A | ||
Paul Collins | ||
1942 | Corky 'Cork' Jones | |
Peter Kingsmill | ||
Johnny Dutton (bush pilot) | ||
1941 | Cole Younger | |
Rodney Trask | ||
'Rickey' Mayberry | ||
1940 | Wyn Strafford | |
Bob Lansing | ||
John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston | ||
Chick Farber | ||
Tommy McCabe | ||
Angus Ferguson | ||
Lieutenant Ames | ||
1939 | Dr. Rhodes | |
Joe Plummer | ||
Dinny Logan | ||
Jim Dolan | ||
Mike Flagler | ||
1938 | Cagey Miller | |
First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley) | ||
Galton | ||
1937 | Marine 2nd Lt. | |
Tommy | ||
Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner) | ||
1936 | William Douglas | |
Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited) | ||
Lieutenant | ||
Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number | ||
Tommy Ashley | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |