Dennis Morgan was born Stanley Morner in the small town of Prentice, Wisconsin. His first jobs in Hollywood were mostly bit parts, but he scored big after playing opposite Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle (1940). He starred in films like My Wild Irish Rose (1947), God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) and The Very Thought of You (1944). He teamed up with buddy Jack Carson to do Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946), Two Guys from Texas (1948) and It's a Great Feeling (1949). His engaging performance as seaman "Jefferson Jones", with Barbara Stanwyck and a wonderful supporting cast, has made Christmas in Connecticut (1945) a holiday favorite. Morgan retired in the late 1950s, but did cameos now and then. He and his wife were married for 61 years, and he passed away in 1994. He also had three children, Stanley Jr., Kristin Morgan and James.
Movie | Obscura | Mr. Donelly | 2020-12-06 |
Movie | Stallone's Knockouts | Announcer | 1990-02-02 |
Movie | Thunder and Mud | Announcer | 1990-02-12 |
Movie | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
Movie | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Tour Guide | 1976-07-26 |
Movie | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
Movie | Rogue's Gallery | Dr. Jonas Pettingill | 1968-01-01 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Series | 21 Beacon Street | Dennis Chase | 1959-07-02 |
Movie | Uranium Boom | Bradford "Brad" E. Collins | 1956-03-02 |
Movie | The Gun That Won the West | Jim Bridger | 1955-09-01 |
Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown | 1955-10-02 |
Movie | Pearl of the South Pacific | Dan Merrill | 1955-09-16 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | This Woman Is Dangerous | Dr. Ben Halleck | 1952-02-09 |
Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | Cattle Town | Mike McGann | 1952-09-06 |
Movie | Raton Pass | Marc Challon | 1951-04-07 |
Movie | Painting The Clouds With Sunshine | Vince | 1951-10-10 |
Movie | Perfect Strangers | David Campbell | 1950-03-11 |
Movie | Pretty Baby | Sam Morley | 1950-09-16 |
Movie | The Lady Takes a Sailor | Bill Craig | 1949-12-16 |
Movie | It's a Great Feeling | Dennis Morgan | 1949-08-01 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | 1949-12-31 |
Movie | Two Guys from Texas | Steve Carroll | 1948-08-27 |
Movie | To the Victor | Paul Taggart | 1948-10-26 |
Movie | One Sunday Afternoon | Timothy L. "Biff" Grimes | 1948-12-25 |
Movie | Cheyenne | James Wylie | 1947-06-06 |
Movie | Hollywood Wonderland | Western Hero (clip from "Ride, Cowboy, Ride", 1939) (uncredited) | 1947-08-09 |
Movie | Blow-Ups of 1947 | Self | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Always Together | The Bridegroom (uncredited) | 1947-12-10 |
Movie | My Wild Irish Rose | Chauncey Olcott | 1947-12-24 |
Movie | Two Guys from Milwaukee | Prince Henry | 1946-07-26 |
Movie | One More Tomorrow | Thomas Rufus 'Tom' Collier III | 1946-05-24 |
Movie | The Time, The Place and The Girl | Steven Ross | 1946-12-26 |
Movie | Okay for Sound | 1946-09-07 | |
Movie | Blow-Ups of 1946 | Self | 1946-12-31 |
Movie | God Is My Co-Pilot | Col. Robert Lee Scott | 1945-04-07 |
Movie | Christmas in Connecticut | Jefferson Jones | 1945-07-27 |
Movie | The Shining Future | Self | 1944-04-11 |
Movie | Shine on Harvest Moon | Jack Norworth | 1944-03-10 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1944 | Self | 1944-12-31 |
Movie | The Road to Victory | Dennis Morgan (uncredited) | 1944-05-18 |
Movie | The Very Thought of You | Sgt. David Stewart | 1944-10-20 |
Movie | I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
Movie | Hollywood Canteen | Self | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | The Hard Way | Paul Collins | 1943-01-13 |
Movie | Stars on Horseback | 1943-04-23 | |
Movie | The Desert Song | Paul Hudson / El Khobar | 1943-12-17 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Tommy Randolph | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | Captains of the Clouds | Johnny Dutton (bush pilot) | 1942-02-12 |
Movie | Wings for the Eagle | Corky 'Cork' Jones | 1942-07-18 |
Movie | In This Our Life | Peter Kingsmill | 1942-05-08 |
Movie | Affectionately Yours | 'Rickey' Mayberry | 1941-05-10 |
Movie | Bad Men of Missouri | Cole Younger | 1941-07-26 |
Movie | Kisses for Breakfast | Rodney Trask | 1941-07-05 |
Movie | Three Cheers for the Irish | Angus Ferguson | 1940-03-16 |
Movie | The Fighting 69th | Lieutenant Ames | 1940-01-27 |
Movie | Tear Gas Squad | Tommy McCabe | 1940-05-04 |
Movie | March On, Marines | Bob Lansing | 1940-12-14 |
Movie | Flight Angels | Chick Farber | 1940-05-18 |
Movie | Kitty Foyle | Wynnewood 'Wyn' Strafford VI | 1940-12-27 |
Movie | River's End | John Keith / Sgt. Derry Conniston | 1940-08-10 |
Movie | Persons in Hiding | Mike Flagler | 1939-02-10 |
Movie | Waterfront | Jim Dolan | 1939-07-15 |
Movie | The Return of Doctor X | Dr. Rhodes | 1939-11-23 |
Movie | No Place to Go | Joe Plummer | 1939-09-23 |
Movie | Men with Wings | Galton | 1938-07-16 |
Movie | King of Alcatraz | First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley) | 1938-09-30 |
Movie | Illegal Traffic | Cagey Miller | 1938-11-02 |
Movie | Song of the City | Tommy | 1937-04-02 |
Movie | Mama Steps Out | Chuck Thompson (as Stanley Morner) | 1937-02-05 |
Movie | Navy Blue and Gold | Marine 2nd Lt. | 1937-11-19 |
Movie | I Conquer the Sea! | Tommy Ashley | 1936-01-23 |
Movie | The Great Ziegfeld | Stage Singer in "Pretty Girl" Number | 1936-04-08 |
Movie | Suzy | Lieutenant | 1936-07-20 |
Movie | Piccadilly Jim | Chrystal Club Singer (uncredited) | 1936-08-14 |