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