Dennis Morgan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-12-20
Day of Death
1994-09-07 (85 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)
(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
(1956)
Uranium Boom
as Bradford "Brad" E. Collins
(1955)
Pearl of the South Pacific
as Dan Merrill
(1955)
The Gun That Won the West
as Jim Bridger
(1954)
(1952)
This Woman Is Dangerous
as Dr. Ben Halleck
(1952)
Cattle Town
as Mike McGann
(1951)
(1951)
Raton Pass
as Marc Challon
(1950)
Pretty Baby
as Sam Morley
(1950)
Perfect Strangers
as David Campbell
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as Dennis Morgan
(1949)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1949)
The Lady Takes a Sailor
as Bill Craig
(1948)
One Sunday Afternoon
as Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes
(1948)
To the Victor
as Paul Taggart
(1948)
Two Guys from Texas
as Steve Carroll
(1947)
Always Together
as The Bridegroom (uncredited)
(1947)
Cheyenne
as James Wylie
(1947)
Blow-Ups of 1947
as Self
(1947)
My Wild Irish Rose
as Chauncey Olcott
(1947)
Hollywood Wonderland
as Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited)
(1946)
(1946)
The Time, The Place and The Girl
as Steven Ross
(1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee
as Prince Henry
(1946)
Blow-Ups of 1946
as Self
(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)
Hollywood Canteen
as Self
(1944)
The Shining Future
as Self
(1944)
Shine on Harvest Moon
as Jack Norworth
(1944)
The Very Thought of You
as Sgt. David Stewart
(1944)
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
(1944)
I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
(1944)
The Road to Victory
as Dennis Morgan (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Tommy Randolph
(1943)
The Hard Way
as Paul Collins
(1943)
The Desert Song
as Paul Hudson / El Khobar
(1943)
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Peter Kingsmill
(1942)
Captains of the Clouds
as Johnny Dutton (bush pilot)
(1942)
Wings for the Eagle
as Corky 'Cork' Jones
(1941)
Kisses for Breakfast
as Rodney Trask
(1941)
Affectionately Yours
as 'Rickey' Mayberry
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Cole Younger
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
as Wyn Strafford
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Lieutenant Ames
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Tommy McCabe
(1940)
Flight Angels
as Chick Farber
(1940)
River's End
as John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston
(1940)
Three Cheers for the Irish
as Angus Ferguson
(1940)
March On, Marines
as Bob Lansing
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Rhodes
(1939)
Waterfront
as Jim Dolan
(1939)
Persons in Hiding
as Mike Flagler
(1939)
No Place to Go
as Joe Plummer
(1939)
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Dinny Logan
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Galton
(1938)
King of Alcatraz
as First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley)
(1938)
Illegal Traffic
as Cagey Miller
(1937)
Song of the City
as Tommy
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Marine 2nd Lt.
(1937)
Mama Steps Out
as Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner)
(1936)
The Great Ziegfeld
as Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number
(1936)
Piccadilly Jim
as Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited)
(1936)
Suzy
as Lieutenant
(1936)
Annie Laurie
as William Douglas
(1936)
I Conquer the Sea!
as Tommy Ashley