Reginald Denny (I) (1891–1967)

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Sometime in the early 1930s, Denny was between scenes on a movie set when he met a neighborhood boy who was trying to fly a bulky gas-powered model plane. When he tried to help by making an adjustment on the machine, Denny succeeded only in wrecking it. But this launched his infatuation with model aviation, and his new hobby grew into Reginald ... See full bio »

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Known For

Cat Ballou
Cat Ballou Sir Harry Percival
(1965)
Rebecca
Rebecca Frank Crawley
(1940)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Simms
(1948)
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days Bombay Police Inspector
(1956)
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 1966 Batman: The Movie
Commodore Schmidlapp
 1966 Assault on a Queen
Master-at-Arms
 1966 Batman (TV Series)
King Boris
- When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play (1966) ... King Boris
- A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966) ... King Boris
 1965 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series)
George
- Somewhere George Is Calling (1965) ... George
 1965 Cat Ballou
Sir Harry Percival
 1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Mr. Beauford
- The Timothy Heist (1964) ... Mr. Beauford
 1961-1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
Stewart / Winston Harrow
- Policeman's Holiday (1962) ... Stewart
- A Penny a Day (1961) ... Winston Harrow
 1961 The Phantom (TV Movie)
Commissioner R.G. Mallory
 1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
Chauvelin
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (1960) ... Chauvelin
 1960 Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (TV Series)
Inspector Ireland
- The Datchet Diamonds (1960) ... Inspector Ireland
 1957 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
George White / Dean
- The Helen Morgan Story (1957) ... George White
- The Last Tycoon (1957) ... Dean
 1955-1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series)
Reggie the Butler / Explorer / Cruise Passenger / ...
- Robinson Crusoe (1957) ... Explorer
- Freddie on a Luxury Liner or Bum Overboard (1956) ... Cruise Passenger
- Red Goes to Barber College (with Charles Coburn) (1955) ... Reggie the Butler
- Love Thy Neighbor (1955) ... Reggie the Butler
- The Smog Czar starring George Raft (1955) ... Reggie
 1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Admirer
- The Ghost of Devil's Island (1957) ... Admirer
 1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series)
Sir Bertram Cecil
- Cecil of Kabul (1957) ... Sir Bertram Cecil
 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
Bombay Police Inspector
 1956 Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- Perfect Alibi (1956)
 1956 Passport to Danger (TV Series)
- Edinburgh (1956)
 1956 Alias Mike Hercules (TV Series)
George 'The Professor' Thayer
- Pilot (1956) ... George 'The Professor' Thayer
 1956 General Electric Summer Originals (TV Series)
George 'The Professor' Thayer
- Alias Mike Hercules (1956) ... George 'The Professor' Thayer
 1956 Telephone Time (TV Series)
Gov. William Cosby
- Grandpa Changes the World (1956) ... Gov. William Cosby
 1956 Climax! (TV Series)
Ronnie Pond
- The Hanging Judge (1956) ... Ronnie Pond
 1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Thompson
- The Sport (1955) ... Thompson
 1955 Topper (TV Series)
Albert
- The Neighbors (1955) ... Albert
 1955 Private Secretary (TV Series)
- Anything Can Happen (1955)
 1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Lord Henry Delves
- Roberta (1955) ... Lord Henry Delves
 1955 Escape to Burma
Commissioner
 1955 The Whistler (TV Series)
Carrington
- A Case for Mr. Carrington (1955) ... Carrington
 1954 Sabaka
Sir Cedric
 1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Roger Peabody
- The Mason-Dixon Line (1954) ... Roger Peabody
 1954 World for Ransom
Maj. Ian Bone
 1954 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series)
Mr. Petrie
- George Reading Play to Be Done in London (1954) ... Mr. Petrie
 1952-1953 Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
Gen. Prescott / Col. Patterson
- The Stolen General (1953) ... Gen. Prescott
- All's Well with Lydia (1952) ... Col. Patterson
 1953 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- The Deauville Bracelet (1953)
 1953 Fort Vengeance
Inspector Trevett
 1952 My Hero (TV Series)
Reginald Denny
- Movie Star (1952) ... Reginald Denny
 1951 Personal Appearance Theater (TV Series)
- He Woke Up Smiling (1951)
 1951 Hollywood Theatre Time (TV Series)
- New York Story (1951)
- His Lordship Detects (1951)
 1950 The Iroquois Trail
Capt. Edward Brownell
 1949 Your Show Time (TV Series)
- The Invisible Wound (1949)
 1947 Escape Me Never
Mr. MacLean
 1947 Christmas Eve
Phillip Hastings
 1947 The Macomber Affair
Police Inspector
 1947 My Favorite Brunette
James Collins
 1946 The Locket
Mr. Wendell
 1946 Tangier
Fernandez
 1945 Love Letters
Defense Counsel Phillips
 1944 Song of the Open Road
Director Curtis
 1942 Over My Dead Body
Richard 'Dick' Brenner
 1942 Eyes in the Night
Stephen Lawry
 1942 Captains of the Clouds
Commanding Officer
 1941 Appointment for Love
Michael Dailey
 1941 International Squadron
Wing Commander Severn
 1941 One Night in Lisbon
Erich Strasser
 1940 Seven Sinners
Captain Church
 1940 Spring Parade
The Major
 1940 Rebecca
Frank Crawley
 1939 Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Algy Longworth
 1939 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Algy Longworth
 1939 Everybody's Baby
Dr. Pilcoff
 1938 Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Algy Longworth
 1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Algy Longworth
 1938 Blockade
Edward Grant
 1938 Four Men and a Prayer
Capt. Douglas Loveland
 1938 Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Algy Longworth
 1937 Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Algy Longworth
 1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal
Clifton Summitt
 1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (Short)
Reginald Denny - Master of Ceremonies
 1937 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Algy Longworth
 1937 Jungle Menace
Ralph Marshall [Chs.1-3]
 1937 The Great Gambini
William Randall
 1937 Let's Get Married
George Willoughby
 1937 Women of Glamour
Fritz 'Frederick' Eagan
 1937 Join the Marines
Steve Lodge
 1937 Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Algy Langworth
 1936 We're in the Legion Now
Dan Linton
 1936 More Than a Secretary
Bill Houston
 1936 Two in a Crowd
James Stewart Anthony
 1936 Romeo and Juliet
Benvolio - Nephew to Montgue and Friend to Romeo
 1936 The Preview Murder Mystery
Johnny Morgan
 1935 Midnight Phantom
Prof. David Graham
 1935 Remember Last Night?
Jake Whitridge
 1935 The Lady in Scarlet
Oliver Keith
 1935 Anna Karenina
Yashvin
 1935 Here's to Romance
Emery Gerard
 1935 No More Ladies
Oliver
 1935 Vagabond Lady
John 'Johnny' Spear
 1935 Without Children
Phil Graham
 1935 Lottery Lover
Capt. Payne
 1934 The Little Minister
Captain Halliwell
 1934 The Richest Girl in the World
Phillip Lockwood
 1934 One More River
David Dornford
 1934 We're Rich Again
Bookie Wells
 1934 Of Human Bondage
Griffiths
 1934 The World Moves On
Erik von Gerhardt
 1934 Dancing Man
Paul Drexel
 1934 The Lost Patrol
Brown
 1933 Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V (Short)
Horatio
 1933 Fog
Dr. Winstay
 1933 Only Yesterday
Bob
 1933 The Big Bluff
 1933 The Barbarian
Gerald Hume
 1933 The Iron Master
Steve Mason
 1932 Strange Justice
Henry I. Judson
 1931 The Christmas Party (Short)
Reginald Denny (uncredited)
 1931 Private Lives
Victor Prynne
 1931 Stepping Out
Tom Martin
 1931 Kiki
Victor Randall
 1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Jeffrey Haywood
 1930 Oh, for a Man!
Barney McGann
 1930 A Lady's Morals
Paul Brandt
 1930 Madam Satan
Bob Brooks
 1930 What a Man
Wade Rawlins
 1930 Embarrassing Moments
Thaddeus Cruikshank
 1929 One Hysterical Night
William 'Napoleon' Judd
 1929 His Lucky Day
Charles Blaydon
 1929 Clear the Decks
Jack Armitage
 1928 Red Hot Speed
Darrow
 1928 The Night Bird
Kid Davis
 1928 Good Morning, Judge
Freddie Grey
 1927 That's My Daddy
James 'Jimmy' Norton
 1927 On Your Toes
Elliott Beresford
 1927 Out All Night
John Graham
 1927 Fast and Furious
Tom Brown
 1926 The Cheerful Fraud
Sir Michael Fairlie
 1926 Take It from Me
Tom Eggett
 1926 Rolling Home
Nat Alden
 1926 Skinner's Dress Suit
Skinner
 1926 What Happened to Jones?
Tom Jones
 1925 California Straight Ahead
Tom Hayden
 1925 Where Was I?
Thomas S. Berford
 1925 I'll Show You the Town
Alec Dupree
 1925 Oh, Doctor!
Rufus Billings Jr.
 1924 The Fast Worker
Terry Brock
 1924 The Reckless Age
Dick Minot
 1924 Sporting Youth
Jimmy Wood
 1923 The Thrill Chaser
Reginald Denny
 1923 Barnaby's Grudge (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 Columbia, the Gem, and the Ocean (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 Something for Nothing (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 Don Coyote (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 The Widower's Mite (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 The Wandering Two (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 The Abysmal Brute
Pat Glendon, Jr
 1923 Joan of Newark (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 Strike Father, Strike Son (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 When Kane Met Abel (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1923 The Chickasha Bone Crusher (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 He Raised Kane (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 Young King Cole (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 The Kentucky Derby
Donald Gordon
 1922 Plain Grit (Short)
 1922 The Jaws of Steel (Short)
Cpl. Haldene, N.W.M.P.
 1922 Never Let Go (Short)
Campbell - the Mountie
 1922 Whipsawed (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 The Taming of the Shrewd (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 A Fool and His Money (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 The Leather Pushers
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 Payment Through the Nose (Short)
Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts
 1922 Sherlock Holmes
Prince Alexis
 1922 Round Two (Short)
Kane 'Kid Roberts' Halliday
 1922 Let's Go (Short)
Kane Halliday / 'Kid' Roberts
 1921 The Iron Trail
Dan Appleton
 1921 Tropical Love
The Drifter
 1921 The Beggar Maid (Short)
The Earl of Winston / King Cophetua
 1921 Footlights
Brett Page
 1921 Disraeli
Charles, Viscount Deeford
 1921 Experience
 1921 The Price of Possession
Robert Dawnay
 1921 Paying the Piper
Keith Larne
 1920 39 East
Napolean Gibbs Jr.
 1920 A Dark Lantern
Prince Anton
 1919 The Oakdale Affair
Arthur Stockbridge
 1919 Bringing Up Betty
Tom Waring
 1915 The Melting Pot
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 1915 Niobe
Cornelius Griffin (as Leigh Denny)
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Stage Play: The Professor's Love Story (Revival). Written by J.M. Barrie. Knickerbocker Theatre: 26 Feb 1917- Apr 1917 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: George Arliss (as "Professor Goodwillie"), Florence Arliss [credited as Mrs. George Arliss] (as "Miss Agnes Goodwillie"), Ethel Dane (as "The Dowager Lady Gilding"), Reginald ... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Leigh Denny

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Rebecca (1940) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Melville Cooper also appeared in both films. Reginald also appears in one other Best Picture nominated film: Romeo and Juliet (1936). See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio
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