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Reginald Denny(1891-1967)

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  • 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
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.1
  • Frank Crawley
  • 1940
Madam Satan (1930)
Madam Satan
6.3
  • Bob Brooks
  • 1930
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

Credits

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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
    6.5
    • Commodore Schmidlapp
    • 1966
  • Assault on a Queen (1966)
    Assault on a Queen
    5.6
    • Master-at-Arms
    • 1966
  • Adam West and Burt Ward in Batman (1966)
    Batman
    7.5
    TV Series
    • King Boris
    • 1966
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • George
    • 1965
  • Cat Ballou (1965)
    Cat Ballou
    6.7
    • Sir Harry Percival
    • 1965
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Beauford
    • 1964
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Stewart
    • Winston Harrow
    • 1961–1962
  • Lon Chaney Jr. in The Phantom (1961)
    The Phantom
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Commissioner R.G. Mallory
    • 1961
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Chauvelin
    • 1960
  • Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
    Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Inspector Ireland
    • 1960
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 1960
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • George White
    • Dean
    • 1957
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Explorer Brewster
    • Cruise Passenger
    • Reggie the Butler ...
    • 1955–1957
  • The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (1955)
    The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Admirer
    • 1957
  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sir Bertram Cecil
    • 1957

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
    5.2
    • story and scenario
    • 1929
  • Reginald Denny and Barbara Kent in That's My Daddy (1927)
    That's My Daddy
    7.8
    • story
    • 1927
  • Reginald Denny, Charles K. French, Claude Gillingwater, Armand Kaliz, Lee Moran, and Barbara Worth in Fast and Furious (1927)
    Fast and Furious
    5.3
    • 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
    5.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 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
    7.8
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1927

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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)
  • Children
    • Barbara Gertrude Dugmore
  • 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

Did you know

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

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  • When did Reginald Denny die?
    June 16, 1967
  • How did Reginald Denny die?
    Stroke
  • How old was Reginald Denny when he died?
    75 years old
  • Where did Reginald Denny die?
    Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
  • When was Reginald Denny born?
    November 20, 1891

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