Dennis Morgan(1908-1994)

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

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 had three children, Stanley Jr., Kristin Morgan and James.

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Awards
- 3 wins total

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Known for

My Wild Irish Rose

6.4

Chauncey Olcott

1947

Christmas in Connecticut

7.3

Jefferson Jones

1945

God Is My Co-Pilot

6.4

Col. Robert Lee Scott

1945

Cheyenne

6.5

James Wylie

1947

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Actor

The Love Boat
6.3
TV Series
- Steve Brian
- 1980
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
4.8
- Tour Guide
- 1976
Rogue's Gallery
6.2
- Dr. Jonas Pettingill
- 1968
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
- Dennis Roberts
- 1968
The Dick Powell Theatre
7.4
TV Series
- Dr. Clay Maitland
- 1963
Saints and Sinners
6.1
TV Series
- Chad Hamilton
- 1962
21 Beacon Street
8.2
TV Series
- Dennis Chase
- 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
- Dennis O'Finn
- 1958
Telephone Time
6.8
TV Series
- 1957
Uranium Boom
5.8
- Brad Collins
- 1956
Crossroads
7.3
TV Series
- Reverend Mark Runyon
- 1955
Star Stage
7.5
TV Series
- Dr. Jordan
- 1955
Stage 7
7.2
TV Series
- Ranger Jim Harris
- Elliot Fairchild
- 1955
The Gun That Won the West
4.8
- Jim Bridger
- 1955
Pearl of the South Pacific
5.3
- Dan Merrill
- 1955

Soundtrack

That's Entertainment!
7.8
- performer: "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" (1919) (uncredited)
- 1974
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (uncredited)
- 1968
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "The Ninepenny Fidil" (uncredited)
- 1958
Cattle Town
5.4
- performer: "The Band Played On", "The Cowboy", "West Virginia", "Underneath a Western Sky", " (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land" (uncredited)
- 1952
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
5.7
- performer: "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", "Vienna Dreams", "You're My Everything", "Jalousie" (uncredited)
- 1951
Pretty Baby
6.5
- performer: "Pretty Baby" (uncredited)
- 1950
It's a Great Feeling
6.4
- performer: "Give Me a Song with a Beautiful Melody", "There's Nothing Rougher than Love", "Blame My Absent-Minded Heart" (uncredited)
- 1949
Two Guys from Texas
5.7
- performer: "There's Music in the Land", "Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More)", "I Don't Care If It Rains All Night", "I Wanna Be a Cowboy in the Movies" (uncredited)
- 1948
Let's Sing a Song from the Movies
5.5
Short
- performer: "A Gal in Calico"
- 1948
My Wild Irish Rose
6.4
- performer: "Hush-a-Bye, Wee Rose of Killarney" (1947), "There's Room in My Heart for Them All" (1947), "My Wild Irish Rose" (1899) (uncredited), "My Nellie's Blue Eyes" (1886) (uncredited), "Mother Machree" (1910) (uncredited), "Dear Old Donegal" (uncredited), "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (1912) (uncredited), "You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine" (1899) (uncredited), "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie" (1905) (uncredited), "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?" (1905) (uncredited), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1905) (uncredited), "Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited), "Let Me Dream Some More" (uncredited), "How Many Miles to Dublin Town?" (uncredited), "One Little, Sweet Little Girl" (1907) (uncredited), "A Little Bit of Heaven" (1914) (uncredited), "I Love the Name of Mary" (1911) (uncredited), "Sweet Inniscarra" (1897) (uncredited), "'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream" (1916) (uncredited), "Sing an Irish Song" (uncredited), "Show Me the Way to the Kerry Fair" (uncredited)
- 1947
The Time, the Place and the Girl
5.9
- performer: "I Happened to Walk Down First Street", "Oh, But I Do", "A Gal in Calico", "A Rainy Night in Rio"
- 1946
Christmas in Connecticut
7.3
- performer: "The Wish That I Wish Tonight", "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (uncredited)
- 1945
Hollywood Canteen
7.0
- performer: "You Can Always Tell a Yank" (1944)
- 1944
The Shining Future
6.2
Short
- performer: "One Alone" (uncredited)
- 1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
6.3
- performer: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1908) (uncredited), "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight" (1908) (uncredited), "When It's Apple Blossom Time in Normandie" (1912) (uncredited), "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1908) (uncredited), "I've Got a Garden in Sweden" (uncredited), "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" (1926) (uncredited), "Who's Your Honey Lamb?" (1944) (uncredited), "I Go for You" (1944) ("I Go for You" (1944))
- 1944

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Alternative names
- Stanley Morner
Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Born
- December 20, 1908
- Prentice, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- September 7, 1994
- Fresno, California, USA(respiratory failure)
Spouse
- Lillian Mae VedderSeptember 5, 1933 - September 7, 1994 (his death, 3 children)
Children
Parents
Other works
(9/27/43) Radio: Appeared (as Himself) in a "Screen Guild Theater" broadcast of "Thank Your Lucky Stars"
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