Dennis Hoey
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 29, 1893
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
The Wandering Jew
Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.
Tell England
In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
National Velvet
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
The Pearl of Death
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders begin, the murderer leaving his victims with their spines snapped and surrounded by a mass of smashed china.
The Secret Garden
When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.
The Keys of the Kingdom
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
The Spider Woman
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
The House of Fear
The Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members begin to perish in the most grisly of manners. Foul play is suspected by the Good Comrades' insurance agent, who turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson for guidance.
Filmography
as Head Constable
as Arthur Conan Doyle
as Burford
as Joab
as Major Harper
as Mr. Pitcher
as Mr. Smith
as Capt. Munsey
as Sir William Glasdale
as Mr. Burnside
as Tiny Wilson
as Minister of War Grubitch
as Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler
as Hoff
as Roger Elwood
as Steven Loring
as Tim Hager
as Cole Gregory
as Sir Edward
as Inspector Pierce
as Commissioner
as Inspector Lestrade
as Jonathan Selby
as Sultan Kamar Al-Kir / Prince Hadji
as Inspector Lestrade
as Mr. Greenford
as Alec Chisholm (uncredited)
as Inspector Lestrade
as Father Le Clerc
as Insp. Lestrade
as Inspector Lestrade
as Gestapo Col. von Grunow
as Col. Taeger
as Inspector Owen
as Inspector Lestrade
as Colonel Woodhue
as Parsons
as Lord Tarrant
as Duffield, Ministry of Information
as Intelligence Officer
as C.I. Tanner
as Mara the White Chief
as Gambling Winner
as M. Daumery
as Tom Goodschild
as MNT
as Montagu Neilson
as Rakham, chief henchman
as Capradossi
as Lord de Beaudricourt (Phase II)
as Sir Rudolph Bartlett
as Joe
as Orsino
as Cyrus Watt
as Stranger
as The Chaplain, called "Padre"
as Jimmy Donovan
as Hotelier