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Dennis Hoey(1893-1960)

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Dennis Hoey
Traveling on the overnight train from London to Edinburgh, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are accompanying Roland Carstairs and his mother. They are there to protect the famed Star of Rhodesia, a 400-plus carat diamond that Mrs Carstairs had received on her 25th wedding anniversary many years before. There had been an attempt to steal the diamond while in London but when young Carstairs is killed and the diamond stolen, Holmes realizes that it must be the work of the noted thief and criminal, Colonel Sebastian Moran.
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Dennis Hoey was born on 30 March 1893 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943), Terror by Night (1946) and The Spider Woman (1943). He was married to Josephine Marta Ricca and Sarah Pearl Lyons (known as Cissie). He died on 25 July 1960 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
BornMarch 30, 1893
DiedJuly 25, 1960(67)
BornMarch 30, 1893
DiedJuly 25, 1960(67)
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Known for

Basil Rathbone, Hillary Brooke, Nigel Bruce, and Milburn Stone in Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
6.9
  • Lestrade
  • 1943
Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, and Renee Godfrey in Terror by Night (1946)
Terror by Night
6.7
  • Inspector Lestrade
  • 1946
The Spider Woman (1943)
The Spider Woman
7.0
  • Lestrade
  • 1943
David and Bathsheba (1951)
David and Bathsheba
6.1
  • Joab
  • 1951

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  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Jock
    • 1957
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Arthur Conan Doyle (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")
    • 1956
  • Gene Tierney, Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson, Dawn Addams, and Leo Genn in Plymouth Adventure (1952)
    Plymouth Adventure
    6.2
    • Head Constable (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Arlene Dahl, Cedric Hardwicke, and John Payne in Caribbean (1952)
    Caribbean
    5.8
    • Burford
    • 1952
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Signor Cassini
    • 1952
  • Cosmopolitan Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1951
  • David and Bathsheba (1951)
    David and Bathsheba
    6.1
    • Joab
    • 1951
  • W. Somerset Maugham in Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950)
    Somerset Maugham TV Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950)
    The Adventures of Ellery Queen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Ronny Sinclair
    • 1950
  • Actor's Studio (1948)
    Actor's Studio
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Father Hyacinth
    • 1950
  • The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
    The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1950
  • Audie Murphy and Gale Storm in The Kid from Texas (1950)
    The Kid from Texas
    6.3
    • Maj. Harper
    • 1950
  • The Secret Garden (1949)
    The Secret Garden
    7.5
    • Mr. Pitcher
    • 1949
  • Broderick Crawford, Julie Gibson, Marjorie Reynolds, Barry Sullivan, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Badmen of Tombstone (1949)
    Badmen of Tombstone
    6.1
    • Mr. Smith
    • 1949
  • John Wayne and Gail Russell in Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
    Wake of the Red Witch
    6.4
    • Capt. Munsey
    • 1948

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • March 30, 1893
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 25, 1960
    • Palm Beach, Florida, USA
  • Spouses
      Josephine Marta Ricca1931 - 1946 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Michael A. Hoey
  • Relatives
    • Dennis Hoey(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "The General" / "Boxer") in "Getting Married" on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Written by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Peter Frye. ANTA Playhouse: 13 May 1951-20 May 1951 (16 performances). Cast: Margaret Bannerman, Barbara Britton (as "Leo"), John Buckmaster, Bramwell Fletcher (as "William Collins"), Frances Greet, Edith Meiser (as "Lesbia Grantham"), John Merivale, Michaele Myers, Dora Sayers, Guy Spaull (as "Alfred Bridgenorth, Bishop of Chelsea"), Ronald Telfer, Arthur Treacher (as "Reginald Bridgenorth"), Frederic Warriner (as "Oliver Cromwell Soames" / "Anthony"), Peggy Wood (as "Mrs. George Collins"). Produced by Marjorie Ewing (for ANTA) and Sherman Ewing.
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    Was a close friend of fellow actors Nigel Bruce and Rex Harrison.

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