Reginald Denny

Biography

Reginald Denny (born Reginald Leigh Dugmore) was an English stage, screen, and television actor, as well as an aviator and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pioneer.

Career Overview

Reginald Denny has 168 screen credits in a career dating back to 1915. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) Collection with 7 titles. Signature works include Rebecca, Sunday Night at the Trocadero, Payment Through the Nose. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

168

Birth Date

1891-11-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Richmond, Surrey, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Rebecca
• 

  Sunday Night at the Trocadero
• 

  Payment Through the Nose
• 

  We're in the Legion Now
• 

  It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
• 

  Midnight Phantom

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) Collection (7 titles)
• The Leather Pushers (6 titles)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters (1 titles)
• The Crime Doctor Collection (1 titles)
• The Duncan Maclain Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ronald R. Rondell (2 collaborations)
• Lester Dorr (2 collaborations)
• Claudia Dell (2 collaborations)
• Robert Frazer (2 collaborations)
• Laurence Olivier (1 collaborations)
• Joan Fontaine (1 collaborations)
• George Sanders (1 collaborations)
• Judith Anderson (1 collaborations)
• Nigel Bruce (1 collaborations)
• C. Aubrey Smith (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (161 credits)

  • LA 92

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Batman

    Commodore Schmidlapp

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Assault on a Queen

    Master-at-Arms

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Batman

    - When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play (1966) ... King Boris actor actors

    - A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away (1966) ... King Boris actor actors
    1966
  • Cat Ballou

    Sir Harry Percival

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Phantom

    Commissioner R.G. Mallory

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Helen Morgan Story

    George White

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Last Tycoon

    Dean

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Police Chief

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Escape to Burma

    Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Sabaka

    Sir Cedric

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • World for Ransom

    Major Ian Bone

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Climax!

    - The Hanging Judge (1956) ... Ronnie Pond actor actors
    1954
  • Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Fort Vengeance

    Inspector Trevett

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Iroquois Trail

    Capt. Edward Brownell

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Screen Actors

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Escape Me Never

    Mr. MacLean

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Christmas Eve

    Phillip Hastings

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    Colonel

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Macomber Affair

    Police Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • My Favorite Brunette

    James Collins

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Locket

    Mr. Wendell

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Tangier

    Fernandez

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Jungle Terror

    Ralph Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Love Letters

    Defense Counsel Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Song of the Open Road

    Director Curtis

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

    Paul Ashley

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Thunder Birds

    Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Eyes in the Night

    Stephen Lawry

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Captains of the Clouds

    Commanding Officer

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Over My Dead Body

    Richard 'Dick' Brenner

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Appointment for Love

    Michael Dailey

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • International Squadron

    Wing Commander Severn

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Seven Sinners

    Captain Church

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Spring Parade

    The Major

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Rebecca

    Frank Crawley

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Bulldog Drummond's Bride

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Hollywood Hobbies

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

    'Algy' Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Everybody's Baby

    Dr. Pilcoff

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Arrest Bulldog Drummond

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Bulldog Drummond in Africa

    Algernon 'Algy' Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Blockade

    Edward Grant

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Four Men and a Prayer

    Douglas Loveland

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Bulldog Drummond's Peril

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Bulldog Drummond's Revenge

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Beg, Borrow or Steal

    Clifton Summitt

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero

    Master of Ceremonies

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Jungle Menace

    Ralph Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Great Gambini

    William Randall

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Let's Get Married

    George Willoughby

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Women of Glamour

    Fritz Eagan

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Join the Marines

    Steve Lodge

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Bulldog Drummond Escapes

    Algy Longworth

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • We're in the Legion Now

    Dan Linton

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • More Than a Secretary

    Bill Houston

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Two in a Crowd

    James Stewart Anthony

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Benvolio

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

    Greg Stone

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Preview Murder Mystery

    Johnny Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Midnight Phantom

    Prof. David Graham

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Remember Last Night?

    Jake Whitridge

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Lady in Scarlet

    Oliver Keith

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Here's to Romance

    Emery Gerard

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Starlit Days at the Lido

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • No More Ladies

    Oliver Allen

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Vagabond Lady

    John Spear

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Without Children

    Phil Graham

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Lottery Lover

    Captain Payne

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Little Minister

    Captain Halliwell

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Richest Girl in the World

    Phillip Lockwood

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • One More River

    David Dornford

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Of Human Bondage

    Harry Griffiths

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • We're Rich Again

    "Bookie" Wells

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The World Moves On

    Erik von Gerhardt

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Dancing Man

    Paul Drexel

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Big Bluff

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Fog

    Dr. Winstay

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Only Yesterday

    Bob

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Barbarian

    Gerald Hume

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hamlet, Act I: Scenes IV and V

    Horatio

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Iron Master

    Steve Mason

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Strange Justice

    Henry I. Judson

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Christmas Party

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Private Lives

    Victor Prynne

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Stepping Out

    Tom Martin

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Kiki

    Victor Randall

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

    Jeffrey Haywood

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Oh, for a Man!

    Barney McGann

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • A Lady's Morals

    Paul Brandt

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Those Three French Girls

    Larry

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Madam Satan

    Bob Brooks

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Voice of Hollywood

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • What a Man

    Wade Rawlins

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Voice of Hollywood No. 3

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Embarrassing Moments

    Thaddeus Cruikshank

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • One Hysterical Night

    William 'Napoleon' Judd

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • His Lucky Day

    Charles Blaydon

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Clear the Decks

    Jack Armitage

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Red Hot Speed

    Darrow

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Night Bird

    Kid Davis

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Good Morning, Judge

    Freddie Grey

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • That's My Daddy

    James 'Jimmy' Norton

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • On Your Toes!

    Elliott Beresford

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Out All Night

    John Graham

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Life in Hollywood No. 3

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Fast and Furious

    Tom Brown

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • The Cheerful Fraud

    Sir Michael Fairlie

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Take It from Me

    Tom Eggett

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Rolling Home

    Nat Alden

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • Skinner's Dress Suit

    Skinner

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • What Happened to Jones?

    Tom Jones

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • California Straight Ahead

    Tom Hayden

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Where Was I?

    Thomas S. Berford

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • I'll Show You the Town

    Alec Dupree

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • Oh, Doctor!

    Rufus Billings Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The Fast Worker

    Terry Brock

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Reckless Age

    Dick Minot

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • Sporting Youth

    Jimmy Wood

    actor

    actors
    1924
  • The Thrill Chaser

    Himself - Cameo

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Barnaby's Grudge

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Columbia, the Gem, and the Ocean

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Something for Nothing

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Don Coyote

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Widower's Mite

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Wandering Two

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Abysmal Brute

    Pat Glendon, Jr

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Joan of Newark

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • Strike Father, Strike Son

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • When Kane Met Abel

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • The Chickasha Bone Crusher

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1923
  • He Raised Kane

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Kentucky Derby

    Donald Gordon

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Young King Cole

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Jaws of Steel

    Cpl. Haldene, N.W.M.P.

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Never Let Go

    Campbell - the Mountie

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Whipsawed

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Taming of the Shrewd

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • A Fool and His Money

    Kane Halliday / Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Round Two

    Kane Halliday/Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Payment Through the Nose

    Kane Halliday/Kid Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Sherlock Holmes

    Prince Alexis

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Let's Go

    Kane Halliday / 'Kid' Roberts

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Iron Trail

    Dan Appleton

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Tropical Love

    The Drifter

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Footlights

    Brett Page

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Beggar Maid

    The Earl of Winston / King Cophetua

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Disraeli

    Charles, Viscount Deeford

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Experience

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • The Price of Possession

    Robert Dawnay

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • Paying the Piper

    Keith Larne

    actor

    actors
    1921
  • 39 East

    Napolean Gibbs Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • A Dark Lantern

    Prince Anton of Argovinia

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Oakdale Affair

    Arthur Stockbridge

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Bringing Up Betty

    Tom Waring

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Melting Pot

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Niobe

    Cornelius Griffin (as Leigh Denny)

    actor

    actors
    1915

• directing (1 credits)

  • The Big Bluff

    director

    directing
    1933

• writing (6 credits)

  • The Big Bluff

    story

    writing
    1933
  • One Hysterical Night

    writer

    writing
    1929
  • That's My Daddy

    story

    writing
    1927
  • Fast and Furious

    screenplay

    writing
    1927
  • Tropical Love

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • The Beggar Maid

    writer

    writing
    1921