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Birthday: Dec 20, 1908
Place of Birth: Prentice, Wisconsin, USA

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 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
Movie Cast Year
The Return of Doctor X Dr. Rhodes 1939
It's a Great Feeling Dennis Morgan 1949
Captains of the Clouds Johnny Dutton (bush pilot) 1942
Christmas in Connecticut Jefferson Jones 1945
The Hard Way Paul Collins 1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars Tommy Randolph 1943
In This Our Life Peter Kingsmill 1942
Hollywood Canteen Self 1944
Perfect Strangers David Campbell 1950
Affectionately Yours 'Rickey' Mayberry 1941
This Woman Is Dangerous Dr. Ben Halleck 1952
Kitty Foyle Wyn Strafford 1940
Wings for the Eagle Corky 'Cork' Jones 1942
God Is My Co-Pilot Col. Robert Lee Scott 1945
Pearl of the South Pacific Dan Merrill 1955
Flight Angels Chick Farber 1940
The Time, The Place and The Girl Steven Ross 1946
The Gun That Won the West Jim Bridger 1955
The Lady Takes a Sailor Bill Craig 1949
Rogue's Gallery Dr. Jonas Pettingill 1968
Bad Men of Missouri Cole Younger 1941
Mama Steps Out Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner) 1937
Pretty Baby Sam Morley 1950
Cattle Town Mike McGann 1952
The Road to Victory Dennis Morgan (uncredited) 1944
The Desert Song Paul Hudson / El Khobar 1943
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
Cheyenne James Wylie 1947
Kisses for Breakfast Rodney Trask 1941
The Very Thought of You Sgt. David Stewart 1944
I Conquer the Sea! Tommy Ashley 1936
River's End John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston 1940
My Wild Irish Rose Chauncey Olcott 1947
Raton Pass Marc Challon 1951
Uranium Boom Bradford "Brad" E. Collins 1956
One Sunday Afternoon Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes 1948
Tear Gas Squad Tommy McCabe 1940
No Place to Go Joe Plummer 1939
Shine on Harvest Moon Jack Norworth 1944
Men with Wings Galton 1938
Two Guys from Texas Steve Carroll 1948
Three Cheers for the Irish Angus Ferguson 1940
The Shining Future Self 1944
Two Guys from Milwaukee Prince Henry 1946
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Vince 1951
Waterfront Jim Dolan 1939
One More Tomorrow Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III 1946
Illegal Traffic Cagey Miller 1938
Song of the City Tommy 1937
The Fighting 69th Lieutenant Ames 1940
That's Entertainment! (archive footage) 1974
Navy Blue and Gold Marine 2nd Lt. 1937
March On, Marines Bob Lansing 1940
To the Victor Paul Taggart 1948
Always Together The Bridegroom (uncredited) 1947
King of Alcatraz First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley) 1938
Piccadilly Jim Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited) 1936
Blow-Ups of 1947 Self 1947
Annie Laurie William Douglas 1936
The Great Ziegfeld Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number 1936
Suzy Lieutenant 1936
Persons in Hiding Mike Flagler 1939
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Tour Guide 1976
Ride, Cowboy, Ride Dinny Logan 1939
I Am an American Self (uncredited) 1944
Blow-Ups of 1946 Self 1946
Breakdowns of 1949 Self 1949
Breakdowns of 1944 Self 1944
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight Jack Norworth in Film Clip from 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' (uncredited/archive footage) 1948
Okay for Sound 1946
Stars on Horseback 1943
Hollywood Wonderland Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) 1947
Series Cast Year
Petticoat Junction Dennis Roberts 1963
General Electric Theater Roger Duane 1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dennis O'Finn 1955
This Is Your Life Self 1952
21 Beacon Street Dennis Chase 1959
The Love Boat Steve Brian 1977
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