Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey
Born Samuel David Hyams
30 March 1893(1893-03-30)
London, England UK
Died 25 July 1960(1960-07-25) (aged 67)
Palm Beach, Florida USA
Occupation Actor
Years active 1924–52
Spouse Josephine Hoey (1933–46) (divorced) 1 son

Dennis Hoey (1893–1960) was a British film and stage actor, best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in Universal's Sherlock Holmes series. He played 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.[1]

Issue #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.

Dennis Hoey's interment was in Tampa, Florida's Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

Contents

Selected filmography

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

  1. ^ Mann, William J. Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn. (2007) Macmillan. p. 257.

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