Dennis King (actor)
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Dennis King (November 2, 1897, Coventry - May 21, 1971, New York City) was an English actor and singer.
Born Dennis Pratt, King had a stage career in both drama (including Shakespeare) and musicals. He emigrated to the USA in 1921 and went on to a successful career on the Broadway stage. He appeared in two musical films and played non-singing roles in two other motion pictures.
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[edit] Musical theater credits:
- 1919 Monsieur Beaucaire (London production)
- 1925 Rose Marie as Jim Kenyon (Broadway production)
- 1925 The Vagabond King as François Villon (Broadway production)
- 1928 The Three Musketeers as d'Artagnan (Broadway production)
- 1930 The Three Musketeers as d'Artagnan (London production)
- 1932 Show Boat as Gaylord Ravenal (Broadway revival)
- 1933 Command Performance as Peter Mali (London production)
- 1937 Frederika as Goethe (Broadway production)
- 1938 I Married an Angel as Count Willi Palaffi (Broadway production)
- 1951 Music in the Air as Bruno Mahler (Broadway revival)
- 1956 Shangri-La as Hugh Conway (Broadway production)
[edit] Musical film credits
- 1930 The Vagabond King
- 1933 The Devil's Brother, a version of Daniel Auber's Fra Diavolo (although Laurel and Hardy were the stars, King played the title role)
[edit] Other film credits include
- 1944 Between Two Worlds (a remake of the 1930 film Outward Bound), as a minister
- 1959 The Miracle, as a nobleman who is one of Carroll Baker's admirers
[edit] Television credits include
- 1957 Twelfth Night (play) (as Sir Toby Belch, on the Hallmark Hall of Fame)
- 1958 Aladdin, CBS color television special with songs by Cole Porter (presented on the DuPont Show of the Month)
- 1961 Give Us Barabbas! (as Pontius Pilate) (also presented on the Hallmark Hall of Fame)
