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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-03-29

Day of Death

1960-07-25 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Samuel David Hyams

Dennis Hoey

Biography

Known For

Acting

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

A Yank in the R.A.F.

as

Intelligence Officer

The Spider Woman

1943

The Spider Woman

as

Insp. Lestrade

Terror by Night

1946

Terror by Night

as

Inspector Lestrade

The House of Fear

1945

The House of Fear

as

Inspector Lestrade

The Strange Woman

1946

The Strange Woman

as

Tim Hager

The Pearl of Death

1944

The Pearl of Death

as

Inspector Lestrade

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

Wake of the Red Witch

as

Capt. Munsey

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

as

Alec Chisholm (uncredited)

Ruthless

1948

Ruthless

as

Mr. Burnside

She-Wolf of London

1946

She-Wolf of London

as

Inspector Pierce

Where There's Life

1947

Where There's Life

as

Minister of War Grubitch

Second Chance

1947

Second Chance

as

Roger Elwood

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

as

Inspector Lestrade

Roll on Texas Moon

1946

Roll on Texas Moon

as

Cole Gregory

Christmas Eve

1947

Christmas Eve

as

Williams 'Bill', Matilda's Butler

Golden Earrings

1947

Golden Earrings

as

Hoff

The Man from Chicago

1930

The Man from Chicago

as

Jimmy Donovan

Black Roses

1936

Black Roses

as

Nikander

Uncivilised

1936

Uncivilised

as

Mara the White Chief

If Winter Comes

1947

If Winter Comes

as

Tiny Wilson

The Crimson Key

1947

The Crimson Key

as

Steven Loring

Caribbean

1952

Caribbean

as

Burford

Tiptoes

1927

Tiptoes

as

Hotelier

Tell England

1931

Tell England

as

The Chaplain, called "Padre"

Honeymoon for Three

1935

Honeymoon for Three

as

M. Daumery

Love Lies

1931

Love Lies

as

Cyrus Watt

Plymouth Adventure

1952

Plymouth Adventure

as

Head Constable

Facing The Music

1933

Facing The Music

as

Capradossi

Bomber's Moon

1943

Bomber's Moon

as

Gestapo Col. von Grunow

Maid Happy

1933

Maid Happy

as

Sir Rudolph Bartlett

Confirm or Deny

1941

Confirm or Deny

as

Duffield, Ministry of Information

Uncertain Glory

1944

Uncertain Glory

as

Father Le Clerc

Chu Chin Chow

1934

Chu Chin Chow

as

Rakham, chief henchman

Cairo

1942

Cairo

as

Colonel Woodhue

The Immortal Gentleman

1935

The Immortal Gentleman

as

Soldier / Toby Belch

I Spy

1934

I Spy

as

MNT

Baroud

1932

Baroud

as

Captain Sabry

My Old Duchess

1934

My Old Duchess

as

Montagu Neilson

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

Bad Men of Tombstone

as

Mr. Smith

Never Trouble Trouble

1931

Never Trouble Trouble

as

Stranger

National Velvet

1945

National Velvet

as

Mr. Greenford

Life Goes On

1932

Life Goes On

as

Anthony Carlisle

The Wandering Jew

1933

The Wandering Jew

as

Lord de Beaudricourt (Phase II)

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

as

Sultan Kamar Al-Kir / Prince Hadji

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

Parsons

The Kid from Texas

1950

The Kid from Texas

as

Major Harper

The Secret Garden

1949

The Secret Garden

as

Mr. Pitcher

Kitty

1945

Kitty

as

Jonathan Selby

A Criminal at Large

1939

A Criminal at Large

as

C.I. Tanner

Joan of Arc

1948

Joan of Arc

as

Sir William Glasdale

Lily of Killarney

1934

Lily of Killarney

as

Miles-Na-Copaleen

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Arthur Conan Doyle

Production

Crew

Directing