Dennis Morgan

Born: 1908-12-20 in Prentice, Wisconsin, USA

Died: 1994-09-07

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

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

1952

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

1951

Raton Pass as Marc Challon
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine as Vince

1950

Pretty Baby as Sam Morley
Perfect Strangers as David Campbell

1949

It's a Great Feeling as Dennis Morgan
Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
The Lady Takes a Sailor as Bill Craig

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)
Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
Hollywood Wonderland as Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)

1946

Okay for Sound
Two Guys from Milwaukee as Prince Henry
The Time, The Place and The Girl as Steven Ross
Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
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

Hollywood Canteen as Self
Shine on Harvest Moon as Jack Norworth
Breakdowns of 1944 as Self
The Very Thought of You as Sgt. David Stewart
The Road to Victory as Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
I Am an American as Self (uncredited)
The Shining Future as Self

1943

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

1942

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

1941

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

1940

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

1939

The Return of Doctor X as Dr. Rhodes
No Place to Go as Joe Plummer
Waterfront as Jim Dolan
Ride, Cowboy, Ride as Dinny Logan
Persons in Hiding as Mike Flagler

1938

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

1937

Navy Blue and Gold as Marine 2nd Lt.
Mama Steps Out as Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner)
Song of the City as Tommy

1936

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