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
Resting place	Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, Tampa, Florida
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.

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.

Selected filmography

• Tip Toes (1927), Hotelier
• Tell England (1931), The Padre
• 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
• 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
• 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

External links

• Dennis Hoey at the Internet Movie Database
• Dennis Hoey at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dennis Hoey at Find a Grave