1. Dennis Hoey received his formal education at Brighton College, and originally planned to be a teacher.
11 Facts About Dennis Hoey
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Dennis Hoey served in the British Army during World War I After a career as a singer, which included entertaining British troops during his war service, he moved into theatre-acting in 1918, and later into cinema films.
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In 1931, Dennis Hoey moved to the United States and commenced a career in Hollywood.
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Dennis Hoey is best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six Universal's Sherlock Holmes series.
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Dennis Hoey portrayed the master of Harrow in The Foxes of Harrow and appeared in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman.
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Dennis Hoey "appeared frequently in London" stage productions, including those of Sydney Carroll's Shakespearean repertory company.
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Dennis Hoey played Mr Rochester opposite Katharine Hepburn in the American production of Helen Jerome's stage adaptation of Jane Eyre.
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Dennis Hoey wrote a play called The Haven and toured in it in 1946 with Melville Cooper, Valerie Cossart and Viola Roache.
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On radio, Dennis Hoey played Mr Welby in Pretty Kitty Kelly on CBS.
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Dennis Hoey died at the age of 67 in Palm Beach, Florida, of kidney disease on 25 July 1960.
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Dennis Hoey's body was buried at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park cemetery, in Tampa, Florida.