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Dennis Morgan

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 was born in the village of Prentice in Price County in northern Wisconsin, the son of Grace J. (née Vandusen) and Frank Edward Morner. He was of Swedish descent on his father's side. Morgan started working at MGM as "Stanley Morner". His best roles were in Mama Steps Out (1937) and Song of the City (1937), but mostly did small parts. Morgan signed with Paramount billed as "Richard Stanley". He was in several films in 1938 & 1939 including "Men With Wings (1938). At Warner Brothers 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 Kttty Foyle (1940) (on loan to RKO), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943), 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. In 1983, Dennis Morgan, along with his film pal, Jack Carson, who had died in 1963, was inducted into the Wisconsin Performing Artists Hall of Fame. Morgan died in 1994 of respiratory failure. He was a staunch Republican and a member of the Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church in Oakhurst, California.


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Born:
Dec 20, 1908 In Prentice, Wisconsin, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
81
First Appeared:
In the movie I Conquer the Sea! 1936-01-23
Latest Project:
Movie Obscura 2020-12-06
Known For
Poster of 21 Beacon Street
Poster of Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
Poster of Okay for Sound
Poster of Stars on Horseback
Filmography
Movie Obscura Mr. Donelly 2020-12-06
Movie Stallone's Knockouts Announcer 1990-02-02
Movie Thunder and Mud Announcer 1990-02-12
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Movie Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Tour Guide 1976-07-26
Movie That's Entertainment! (archive footage) 1974-06-21
Movie Rogue's Gallery Dr. Jonas Pettingill 1968-01-01
Series Petticoat Junction Unknown 1963-09-24
Series 21 Beacon Street Dennis Chase 1959-07-02
Movie Uranium Boom Bradford "Brad" E. Collins 1956-03-02
Movie The Gun That Won the West Jim Bridger 1955-09-01
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1955-10-02
Movie Pearl of the South Pacific Dan Merrill 1955-09-16
Movie A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954-09-28
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie This Woman Is Dangerous Dr. Ben Halleck 1952-02-09
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Cattle Town Mike McGann 1952-09-06
Movie Raton Pass Marc Challon 1951-04-07
Movie Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Vince 1951-10-10
Movie Perfect Strangers David Campbell 1950-03-11
Movie Pretty Baby Sam Morley 1950-09-16
Movie It's a Great Feeling Dennis Morgan 1949-08-01
Movie Breakdowns of 1949 Self 1949-12-31
Movie The Lady Takes a Sailor Bill Craig 1949-12-16
Movie Two Guys from Texas Steve Carroll 1948-08-27
Movie Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight Jack Norworth in Film Clip from 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' (uncredited/archive footage) 1948-01-24
Movie To the Victor Paul Taggart 1948-10-26
Movie One Sunday Afternoon Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes 1948-12-25
Movie Always Together The Bridegroom (uncredited) 1947-12-10
Movie Cheyenne James Wylie 1947-06-06
Movie Hollywood Wonderland Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) 1947-08-09
Movie My Wild Irish Rose Chauncey Olcott 1947-12-24
Movie Blow-Ups of 1947 Self 1947-12-31
Movie Two Guys from Milwaukee Prince Henry 1946-07-26
Movie One More Tomorrow Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III 1946-05-24
Movie The Time, The Place and The Girl Steven Ross 1946-12-26
Movie Blow-Ups of 1946 Self 1946-12-31
Movie Okay for Sound 1946-09-07
Movie God Is My Co-Pilot Col. Robert Lee Scott 1945-04-07
Movie Christmas in Connecticut Jefferson Jones 1945-07-27
Movie The Shining Future Self 1944-04-11
Movie Shine on Harvest Moon Jack Norworth 1944-03-10
Movie The Road to Victory Dennis Morgan (uncredited) 1944-05-18
Movie The Very Thought of You Sgt. David Stewart 1944-10-20
Movie Breakdowns of 1944 Self 1944-12-31
Movie I Am an American Self (uncredited) 1944-12-23
Movie Hollywood Canteen Self 1944-12-15
Movie The Hard Way Paul Collins 1943-01-13
Movie Stars on Horseback 1943-04-23
Movie The Desert Song Paul Hudson / El Khobar 1943-12-17
Movie Thank Your Lucky Stars Tommy Randolph 1943-09-25
Movie Captains of the Clouds Johnny Dutton (bush pilot) 1942-02-12
Movie Wings for the Eagle Corky 'Cork' Jones 1942-07-18
Movie In This Our Life Peter Kingsmill 1942-05-08
Movie Affectionately Yours 'Rickey' Mayberry 1941-05-10
Movie Bad Men of Missouri Cole Younger 1941-07-26
Movie Kisses for Breakfast Rodney Trask 1941-07-05
Movie Tear Gas Squad Tommy McCabe 1940-05-04
Movie The Fighting 69th Lieutenant Ames 1940-01-27
Movie Three Cheers for the Irish Angus Ferguson 1940-03-16
Movie River's End John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston 1940-08-10
Movie Flight Angels Chick Farber 1940-05-18
Movie Kitty Foyle Wyn Strafford 1940-12-27
Movie March On, Marines Bob Lansing 1940-12-14
Movie Persons in Hiding Mike Flagler 1939-02-10
Movie Waterfront Jim Dolan 1939-07-15
Movie No Place to Go Joe Plummer 1939-09-23
Movie Ride, Cowboy, Ride Dinny Logan 1939-09-09
Movie The Return of Doctor X Dr. Rhodes 1939-11-23
Movie Men with Wings Galton 1938-07-16
Movie King of Alcatraz First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley) 1938-09-30
Movie Illegal Traffic Cagey Miller 1938-11-02
Movie Mama Steps Out Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner) 1937-02-05
Movie Song of the City Tommy 1937-04-02
Movie Navy Blue and Gold Marine 2nd Lt. 1937-11-19
Movie I Conquer the Sea! Tommy Ashley 1936-01-23
Movie The Great Ziegfeld Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number 1936-04-08
Movie Annie Laurie William Douglas 1936-10-31
Movie Piccadilly Jim Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited) 1936-08-14
Movie Suzy Lieutenant 1936-07-20