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Dennis Lotis(1925-2023)

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Dennis Lotis
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Poltettujen noitien hotelli (1960)
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Handsome, pipe-smoking South-African born singer and actor who reached the peak of his popularity in Britain during the late 1950s and early '60s. Lotis began his career in the entertainment industry at the tender age of nine after winning a talent contest. He then made several stage appearances and sang on radio. After leaving school, aged fifteen, he briefly worked as a bus conductor and as an electrician before leaving for England with a letter of introduction to the bandleader Ted Heath. Engaged as a regular vocalist with the Heath orchestra during the early 1950s, Lotis often crooned ballads which proved especially popular with female audiences. He straddled different genres, his repertoire encompassing jazz, pop and rock 'n' roll.

As a solo act from the mid-'50s, Lotis recorded a number of albums for Decca, Pye Nixa and Columbia, was featured frequently on BBC radio, toured the variety circuit and performed at the London Palladium. His singing career peaked in the '60s when he became a regular guest on TV pop music shows like Six-Five Special (1957) and Dial for Music (1959). He also acted in a few motion pictures, including Poltettujen noitien hotelli (1960) and Robin Hoodin uudet seikkailut (1960). As changing musical trends began to adversely affect his career by the end of the decade, Lotis reinvented himself as a restaurateur and antique store owner, based in the market town of Tring in Hertfordshire. He did, however, make a brief nostalgic comeback in the 1980s.

Lotis was married to the South African singer Alexandrena Maie (Rena) Mackie (1929-1997). After her death from cancer, he remarried and moved to North Norfolk where he passed away, aged 97, on February 8 2023.
BornMarch 8, 1925
DiedFebruary 8, 2023(97)
BornMarch 8, 1925
DiedFebruary 8, 2023(97)
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Dennis Lotis and Norman MacOwan in Poltettujen noitien hotelli (1960)
Dennis Lotis

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Christopher Lee in Poltettujen noitien hotelli (1960)
Poltettujen noitien hotelli
6.7
  • Richard Barlow
  • 1960
Sarah Branch and Richard Greene in Robin Hoodin uudet seikkailut (1960)
Robin Hoodin uudet seikkailut
5.8
  • Alan A'Dale
  • 1960
Death Is a Woman (1966)
Death Is a Woman
4.6
  • Soundtrack("Francesca")
  • 1966
The Extra Day (1956)
The Extra Day
5.7
  • Ronnie Baker
  • 1956

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Actor

  • Blackeyes (1989)
    Blackeyes
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Singer
    • 1989
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Bryant
    • 1964
  • What Every Woman Wants (1962)
    What Every Woman Wants
    5.5
    • Tom Yardley
    • 1962
  • She'll Have to Go (1962)
    She'll Have to Go
    5.3
    • Gilbert
    • 1962
  • Sarah Branch and Richard Greene in Robin Hoodin uudet seikkailut (1960)
    Robin Hoodin uudet seikkailut
    5.8
    • Alan A'Dale
    • 1960
  • Christopher Lee in Poltettujen noitien hotelli (1960)
    Poltettujen noitien hotelli
    6.7
    • Richard Barlow
    • 1960
  • The Extra Day (1956)
    The Extra Day
    5.7
    • Ronnie Baker
    • 1956

Music Department

  • September Song
    TV Series
    • singer
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • Len Goodman's Big Band Bonanza
    TV Movie
    • archive
    • 2014

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Horror Hotel
Trailer 1:39
Horror Hotel

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Denis Lotis
  • Born
    • March 8, 1925
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Died
    • February 8, 2023
    • Norfolk, England, UK(Natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Bronwen Z Odell2000 - February 8, 2023 (his death)
  • Other works
    He performed in Tony Essex's revue, "Six of One," at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England with Dora Bryan, Richard Wattis, Amanda Barrie, Lindsay Dolan, and David Toguri in the cast.
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    • 1 Article

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    Started his career as a singer with the Ted Heath Band

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