Dennis Hoey
| Dennis Hoey | |
|---|---|
 Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade | |
| Born |
Samuel David Hyams 30 March 1893 London, UK |
| Died |
25 July 1960 (aged 67) Palm Beach, Florida, US |
Resting place | Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1924–52 |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Hoey (1933–46) (divorced) 1 son |
Dennis Hoey (30 March 1893 – 25 July 1960) was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series.
Life and career
Hoey joined the British Army when he was 17.[1]
He is best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. Hoey also portrayed the Master of Harrow in The Foxes of Harrow and appeared in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.
After a career as a singer, Hoey moved to acting on the stage in 1918 and later to films. In 1931, he moved to the United States and began appearing in Hollywood films. He also played Mr. Rochester opposite Katharine Hepburn in the American production of Helen Jerome's stage adaptation of Jane Eyre.[2]
Issue No. 45 of "Films of the Golden Age" magazine features an interview with Hoey's son Michael A. Hoey, who extensively discusses Dennis Hoey's early life, career, marriages and death. In his book, "Elvis, Sherlock and Me: How I Survived Growing Up in Hollywood" (Bear Manor Media-2007) he discusses his father's career and their sometimes turbulent relationship.
On radio, Hoey played Mr. Welby in Pretty Kitty Kelly on CBS.[3]
Selected filmography
- Tip Toes (1927), Hotelier
- Never Trouble Trouble (1931)
- Tell England (1931), The Padre
- Love Lies (1931), Cyrus Watt
- The Maid of the Mountains (1932), Orsino
- Facing the Music (1933), Capradossi
- The Good Companions (1933), Joe Brundit
- The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935), Tom Goodschard
- Brewster's Millions (1935), Mario
- Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935, Gambler
- Honeymoon For Three (1935), Mons Daumery
- Black Roses (1937), Nikander
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942), Lord Tarrant
- Cairo (1942), Colonel Woodhue
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943), Inspector Lestrade
- Bomber's Moon (1943), Colonel von Grunow
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), Inspector Owen
- Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943), Inspector Lestrade
- The Spider Woman (1944), Inspector Lestrade
- Uncertain Glory (1944), Father Le Clerc
- The Pearl of Death (1944), Inspector Lestrade
- National Velvet (1944), Mr. Greenford
- Kitty (1945), Mr. Selby
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), Inspector Lestrade
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), Commissioner
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946), Sir Edward
- Terror by Night (1946), Inspector Lestrade
- The Foxes of Harrow (1947), Master of Harrow
- "Golden Earrings" (1947), Hoff
- Joan of Arc (1948), Sir William Glasdale
- The Secret Garden (1949), Mr. Pitcher
Stage
- Hassan (1924), Masrur
- Katja (1926), Ivo
- Green Waters (1936), Ian McRuvie
- Jane Eyre (1936), Mr. Rochester
- Virginia (1937), Sir Guy Carleton
- Empress of Destiny (1938), Potemkin
- The Circle (1938), Lord Porteous
- Lorelei (1938), Reprecht Eisenkranz
- The Burning Deck (1940), Captain Applegate
- Heart of a City (1942), Leo Saddle
- The Haven (1946), Edmund Durward
- Getting Married (1951), The General
References
- ↑ "Say Hello to ..." (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror 14 (2): 44. June 1940. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ Mann, William J. Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn. (2007) Macmillan. p. 257.
- ↑ "Monday's Highlights" (PDF). Radio and Television Mirror 13 (4): 43. February 1940. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
External links
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- Dennis Hoey at the Internet Movie Database
- Dennis Hoey at the Internet Broadway Database
- Dennis Hoey at Find a Grave
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