Image: Wikimedia CommonsDennis Hoey
British film actor (1893-1960)
- Born March 30, 1893
- 5 movies
Dennis Hoey was a British film and stage actor, best remembered for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. His Hollywood work of the 1940s also included Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), Terror by Night (1946), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) and Golden Earrings (1947).
Dennis Hoey appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1947. Most of that work is in romance, crime and mystery. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Roy William Neill (2), Basil Rathbone (2), Nigel Bruce (2), Harry Cording (2), Doris Lloyd (2).
Known for
- Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945), Inspector Lestrade. One of six Universal Sherlock Holmes films in which he played the Scotland Yard man.
- Terror by Night (1946), Inspector Lestrade. Another Universal Sherlock Holmes film featuring his best-remembered role.
- Anna and the King of Siam (1946). A supporting part from the same year.
- Golden Earrings (1947). A credit from his Hollywood years in the 1940s.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Dennis Hoey been in?
- Dennis Hoey appears in Golden Earrings (1947), Terror by Night (1946), Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946), Anna and the King of Siam (1946) and Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945) on The Remote.
- When was Dennis Hoey born?
- Dennis Hoey was born on 30 March 1893.
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