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How Did Dennis Hoey Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 67Also known asSamuel David HyamsGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn29/03/1893Born inLondon, England, UKDied25/07/1960Died inPalm BeachCausediseaseWikidataQ3023171 ↗Buried atMyrtle Hill Memorial ParkTMDb#25175 ↗
Dennis Hoey was a British film and stage actor, best remembered for playing Inspector Lestrade in six films of Universal's Sherlock Holmes series.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | Arthur Conan Doyle | 59 |
| 1952 | Plymouth AdventureMovie | Head Constable | 59 |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red WitchMovie | Capt. Munsey | 55 |
| 1948 | Joan of ArcMovie | Sir William Glasdale | 55 |
| 1947 | The Crimson KeyMovie | Steven Loring | 54 |
| 1947 | Second ChanceMovie | Roger Elwood | 54 |
| 1947 | Christmas EveMovie | Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler | 54 |
| 1946 | Anna and the King of SiamMovie | Sir Edward | 53 |
| 1946 | Tarzan and the Leopard WomanMovie | Commissioner | 53 |
| 1946 | Terror by NightMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 53 |
| 1945 | National VelvetMovie | Mr. Greenford | 52 |
| 1945 | KittyMovie | Jonathan Selby | 52 |
| 1945 | A Thousand and One NightsMovie | Sultan Kamar Al-Kir / Prince Hadji | 52 |
| 1945 | The House of FearMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 52 |
| 1944 | The Keys of the KingdomMovie | Alec Chisholm (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1944 | Uncertain GloryMovie | Father Le Clerc | 51 |
| 1944 | The Pearl of DeathMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 51 |
| 1943 | Bomber's MoonMovie | Gestapo Col. von Grunow | 50 |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes Faces DeathMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 50 |
| 1943 | The Spider WomanMovie | Insp. Lestrade | 50 |
| 1943 | They Came to Blow Up AmericaMovie | Col. Taeger | 50 |
| 1942 | This Above AllMovie | Parsons | 49 |
| 1942 | CairoMovie | Colonel Woodhue | 49 |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponMovie | Inspector Lestrade | 49 |
| 1939 | A Criminal at LargeMovie | C.I. Tanner | 46 |
| 1936 | Black RosesMovie | Nikander | 43 |
| 1935 | The Immortal GentlemanMovie | Soldier / Toby Belch | 42 |
| 1935 | Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red BarnMovie | Gambling Winner | 42 |
| 1935 | FaustMovie | Mephistopheles | 42 |
| 1935 | Honeymoon for ThreeMovie | M. Daumery | 42 |
| 1935 | The Mystery of the Mary CelesteMovie | Tom Goodschild | 42 |
| 1934 | I SpyMovie | MNT | 41 |
| 1934 | Lily of KillarneyMovie | Miles-Na-Copaleen | 41 |
| 1934 | Chu Chin ChowMovie | Rakham, chief henchman | 41 |
| 1934 | My Old DuchessMovie | Montagu Neilson | 41 |
| 1933 | The Good CompanionsMovie | Joe | 40 |
| 1933 | The Wandering JewMovie | Lord de Beaudricourt (Phase II) | 40 |
| 1933 | Facing the MusicMovie | Capradossi | 40 |
| 1933 | Maid HappyMovie | Sir Rudolph Bartlett | 40 |
| 1933 | BaroudMovie | Captain Sabry | 40 |
| 1932 | Life Goes OnMovie | Anthony Carlisle | 39 |
| 1932 | The Maid of the MountainsMovie | Orsino | 39 |
| 1931 | Tell EnglandMovie | The Chaplain, called "Padre" | 38 |
| 1931 | Love LiesMovie | Cyrus Watt | 38 |
| 1931 | Never Trouble TroubleMovie | Stranger | 38 |
| 1930 | The Man from ChicagoMovie | Jimmy Donovan | 37 |
| 1927 | TiptoesMovie | Hotelier | 34 |