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Reginald Denny(1891-1967)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Reginald Denny c. 1930 Universal Studios **I.V.
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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 Denny Industries, maker of model plane kits.

When the U.S. Army began hunting for a better and safer way to train anti-aircraft gunners than using targets towed by piloted planes, Denny and his associates Walter Righter and Paul Whittier began work on a radio-controlled target drone, and their third prototype won them an Army contract. Radioplane was formed in 1940, and during WWII produced nearly 15,000 target drones (the RP-5A) for the Army. Radioplane was later purchased by Northrop in 1952.
BornNovember 20, 1891
DiedJune 16, 1967(75)
BornNovember 20, 1891
DiedJune 16, 1967(75)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win

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Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Reginald Denny, Kathleen Howard, C. Aubrey Smith, Jane Wyatt, and Diana Wynyard in One More River (1934)
Reginald Denny and Victor McLaglen in The Lost Patrol (1934)
Reginald Denny, Wallace Ford, J.M. Kerrigan, and Victor McLaglen in The Lost Patrol (1934)
Reginald Denny in The Lost Patrol (1934)
Billy Bevan, Reginald Denny, and Victor McLaglen in The Lost Patrol (1934)
Reginald Denny, C. Aubrey Smith, Jane Wyatt, and Diana Wynyard in One More River (1934)
Reginald Denny and Jeanette MacDonald in Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Reginald Denny and Jeanette MacDonald in Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Reginald Denny and Norma Shearer in Private Lives (1931)
Reginald Denny and Jeanette MacDonald in Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Reginald Denny in Strange Justice (1932)
Reginald Denny and Norma Shearer in Private Lives (1931)

Known for:

Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.1
  • Frank Crawley
  • 1940
Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat 'King' Cole, Dwayne Hickman, Stubby Kaye, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
Cat Ballou
6.7
  • Sir Harry Percival
  • 1965
Adam West, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Lee Meriwether, and Burt Ward in Batman: The Movie (1966)
Batman: The Movie
6.5
  • Commodore Schmidlapp
  • 1966
Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.2
  • Simms
  • 1948

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Actor

  • Adam West, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Lee Meriwether, and Burt Ward in Batman: The Movie (1966)
    Batman: The Movie
    • Commodore Schmidlapp
    • 1966
  • Assault on a Queen (1966)
    Assault on a Queen
    • Master-at-Arms
    • 1966
  • Batman (1966)
    Batman
    • King Boris
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Pat Crowley, Jeff Fithian, Joe Fithian, and Lord Nelson in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • George
    • TV Series
    • 1965
  • Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat 'King' Cole, Dwayne Hickman, Stubby Kaye, and Tom Nardini in Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    • Sir Harry Percival
    • 1965
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    • Mr. Beauford
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    • Stewart
    • Winston Harrow
    • TV Series
    • 1961–1962
  • Lon Chaney Jr. in The Phantom (1961)
    The Phantom
    • Commissioner R.G. Mallory
    • TV Movie
    • 1961
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    • Chauvelin
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
    Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
    • Inspector Ireland
    • TV Series
    • 1960
  • "Eighty Yard Run, The" (Playhouse 90) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. 1957 CBS
    Playhouse 90
    • George White
    • Dean
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    • Explorer Brewster
    • Cruise Passenger
    • Reggie the Butler ...
    • TV Series
    • 1955–1957
  • The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955)
    The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
    • Admirer
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    • Sir Bertram Cecil
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    • Bombay Police Inspector
    • 1956

Writer

  • Claudia Dell, Reginald Denny, Donald Keith, Jed Prouty, and Lucille Ward in The Big Bluff (1933)
    The Big Bluff
    • story
    • 1933
  • One Hysterical Night (1929)
    One Hysterical Night
    • story and scenario
    • 1929
  • Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent in That's My Daddy (1927)
    That's My Daddy
    • story
    • 1927
  • Reginald Denny, Charles K. French, Claude Gillingwater, Armand Kaliz, Lee Moran, and Barbara Worth in Fast and Furious (1927)
    Fast and Furious
    • story
    • 1927
  • Ruth Clifford in Tropical Love (1921)
    Tropical Love
    • scenario
    • 1921
  • Mary Astor and Reginald Denny in The Beggar Maid (1921)
    The Beggar Maid
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1921

Director

  • Claudia Dell, Reginald Denny, Donald Keith, Jed Prouty, and Lucille Ward in The Big Bluff (1933)
    The Big Bluff
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent in That's My Daddy (1927)
    That's My Daddy
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1927

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Batman (1966)
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Leigh Denny
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • November 20, 1891
    • Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 16, 1967
    • Richmond, Surrey, England, UK(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Betsy LeeNovember 24, 1928 - June 16, 1967 (his death, 3 children)
  • Parents
      W. H. Denny
  • Relatives
    • Malcolm Denny(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (1915- 1962?). Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 27 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Owned hobby shop called Reginald Denny's Model Shop on Hollywood Blvd. specializing in RC model planes.

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